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Nov [October] 9th Sunday O Pratt Addressed the Assembly &
said He did not believe any man capable or qualifyed to
speak acceptable to God no matter what his Abilities
were unless he had the spirit of the Holy Ghost He would
not take any office on Earth if the office of the president
of the United States was offered Him He would disdain it
as far as the honor of it was concerned. He would rather
have the office of a teacher in this church as it would last
forever while the office of president of the U. S would not
last but 4 or 8 years I should be glad to live to see the
day when their should not be a kingdom or govern[men]t
on Earth ownly that ordained of God to govern the
world I do not know as I shall live to see it But I have
much desired it for A man to desire to live merely to
get honor to himself would not be right But for him
to desire to live to honor God & build up his kingdom would
be a good desire. If I knew I could be translated to all
the glory of the Celestial Kingdom in an instant I would
rather live & suffer with my Brethren through all their
troubles untill the coming of Christ I am sorry to see
the old vetrans who have helped to lay the foundation of
this church lay their bodies in the grave. I believe
many will live those who have had it promised unto them
if they remain faithful untill the coming of Christ & help
build up the kingdom this has been promised to me By
the patriarch & prophet while reciving my Endowment
the hearts of men were inspired to give us these blessings
while their hands were upon our heads. this always stim-
ulates us to hold on by faith when death is around us &
slayes thousands upon our right & left hand it is an easy matter
for God to strengthen a man in his Tabernacle in the midst of
Death & plagues all around him. He did the Ancients who lived
to a great Age their Eyes were not dim their ears were quick
to hear But we all have weaknesses & much to contend with
this is that we may increase & arive at Great Glory by
getting the mastery over the devil & much evil if we were
not tempted & tryed & overcome we should not get the
glory that we otherwise shall. How could God trust a man
who would be overcome by temptation it would take him
a long time to get confidence in him again. Jesus was
a fair sample subject as He was to temptation in all things
He overcame so can we & follow in the steps of our Elder
Brother Better to do this than to enjoy the plesasure of sin for
a season then die as the fool dieth if a man had power given
him & had not discretion given him to use it he would ruin
himself this is the reason why this people 20 years old
has not power greater power they have not wisdom to use it
we have the gifts of the Gospel to Heal the sick to speak
with New tongues, to cause the Blind to see lame to walk
deaf to hear, & cast out devels & with these gifts some
have been so lifted up taken honor & glory unto themselves
they have fallen. I thank God for sparing his gifts any
further than they prove Beneficial to us if God gave us all
things at once it would kill us but if we were proven in all
things then we could endure all things (things are freq-
uently given of the Lord that men cannot all endure they
are more than they have wisdom to manage. when this is
the case they cannot Advance untill they master what has
been given let this be remembered & not ask for more after
what we can manage for if we ask the Lord for a revelati-
on & He gives us a New comm[an]dment we are under the greater respon
sibility for we have to keep all the commandments of God
if comm[an]dments are given us & we dont obey then our
light becomes darkness then how great is that darkness [Matthew 6:23]
it would be better for him not to have the light at all
If the Lord had given all men all they have Asked for
they would many of them been out of the Church now. I have
herd many say I have Asked the Lord to reveal certain
principls unto me & He did not do it but this is because it
was not wisdom to give it unto you But if you are faithful
the day will come when God will give any man what He
asks for if He asks for it in righteousness. I believe the
Lord loves this people & is prepareing us to recieve all good
things the day will come when the Lamanites will build
a city called the New Jerrusalem. They not we build
it we with all the Gentiles who repent will help build it
the powers of Heaven will be revealed & Jesus be in our
midst And the power of Heaven be revealed By Adam
& all men will hear it in the kingdom of God And all secrets
& key words of the priesthood & all things will be revealed
I hope you will harken to council & do all things which
God requires of us in the name of Jesus Christ Amen
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he did not believe any man capable or qualifyed to speak acceptable to God no matter what his abilities were unless he had the spirit of the Holy Ghost
I should be glad to live to see the day when their should not be a Kingdom or government on Earth ownly that ordained of God
I should be glad to live to see the day when their should not be a Kingdom or government on Earth ownly that ordained of God to govern the world
If I knew I could be translated to all the glory of the Celestial Kingdom in an instant I would rather live & suffer with my Brethren through all their troubles untill the coming of Christ
we all have weaknesses & much to contend with this is that we may increase & arive at Great Glory by getting the mastery over the devil & much evil if we were not tempted & tryed & overcome we should not get the glory that we otherwise shall. How could God trust a man who would be overcome by temptation it would take him a long time to get confidence in him again Jesus was a fair sample subject as He was to temptation in all things He overcame so can we & follow in the steps of our Elder Brother
we have the gifts of the Gospel to heal the sick to speak with New tongues, to cause the blind to see lame to walk deaf to hear, & cast out devels & with these gifts some have been so lifted up taken honor & glory unto themselves they have fallen. I thank God for sparing his gifts any further than they prove beneficial to us if God gave us all things at once it would kill us but if we were proven in all things then we could endure all things
If the Lord had given all men all they have asked for they would many of them been out of the Church now I have herd many say I have Asked the Lord to reveal certain principls unto me & He did not do it but this is because it was not wisdom to give it unto you but if you are faithful the day will come when God will give any man what he asks for if he asks for it in righteousness. I believe the Lord loves this people & is preparing us to recieve all good things
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