VOL. 2. No. 22.]- CITY OF NAUVOO, ILL. . -[Whole No. 34 TIMES AND SEASONS. CITY OF NAUVOO, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15, 1841. The word of the Lord to the citizens of London of every sect and denomination: and to every in- dividual into whose hands it may fall—showing forth the plan of Salvation, as laid down in the New Testament:—namely, faith in our Lord Je- sus Christ—Repentance—Baptism for the Re- mission of sins—and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands. Presented by two of the Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints. Feeling an anxious desire for the sal- vation of souls, we now lay before the world those principles which were taught by our Lord Jesus Christ, and his apos- tles; and as we implicitly believe the word of God, we declare that a full sal- vation cannot be obtained, except through obedience to all the commandments laid down in the New Testament. Our Lord Jesus Christ, previous to his ascension, gave this commission to his apostles: "Go ye into all the world and preach the gos- pel to every creature; he that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved: but he that believeth not, shall be damned; and these signs shall follow those that believe: —in my name they shall cast out devils —they shall speak with new tongues— they shall take up serpents—and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them—they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover." Luke (chap. xxiv. 45—50) writes, that he (Jesus) then opened their understandings, that they might understand the scriptures, and said unto them, Thus it is written, thus it behoveth Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day; and that re- pentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem; and ye are wit- nesses of these things, and behold I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be endowed with power form [from] on high; and he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands and blessed them. Thus we see that the apostles, notwithstanding all the teachings and the many instructions which they had re- ceived from their Lord during a three years' sojourn with him, were not fully qualified to preach the gospel— they had not been endowed with power from on high. In testimony of this, turn to the 2nd chapter of Acts, which reads thus: "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come they were all with one accord in one place: and suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rush- ing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting: and there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them: and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utter- ance." These things caused the people to marvel, some said they were drunk, but Peter, standing up with the eleven, said, "Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words—these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day; but this is that which was spoken by the Prophet Joel: And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and you sons and you daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: and on my ser- vants, and on my handmaidens, I will pour out in those days of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy." Now, we observe, that the apostles, after having received the Holy Ghost, were clothed with pow- er, and began to preach unto the people Jesus crucified; and they being pricked to the heart, cried out, "Men and breth- ren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them repent and be baptized every one of you in the name Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall re- ceive the gift of the Holy Ghost: for the promise is unto you, and to your chil- dren, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.— And with many other words did he tes- tify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized, and the same day were added unto them three thousand souls."