instead of being heirs according to promise. the pristhood is
eternal without the begining of days or end of life as the Apostle
has expressed it [Hebrews 7:1-3] but man through Aposticy which is entire disobedi-
ance has lost or suffered the keys & privileges of the Priesthood
to be taken away from them & they left to wander in darkness
and practice all manner of wickedness untill thousands became the
vessals of wrath & were doomed to destruction for as long as men
are without the Priesthood they continue to wander from God
& never retrace their steps untill it is done by the priesthood, & the
Idea of the Saints being led by fals Prophets is just a notion accor-
ding to the light in which they view them all the fals prophets we
have are men who have turned aside from the truth.

The man is the head & God of the woman, but let him act like a
God in virteous principles & God like conversation, walk and
deportment & such men will continue to gain influence & power
and advance in Glory to all eternity. But should they use there
power in wickedness as a tyrant they soon will be called to
render an account of their stewardship. if not found worthy
they will be hurled down to perdition & their family & kingdom
be given to another that is more worthy. Some say that a
woman cannot be saved without a man, neither can a man
without a woman. Br Joseph said he had taught the Twelve
all that he knew concerning the order of the kingdom but the
difficulty was they could not remember it as he told them, but
when it was necessary they would not be at a loss for under-
standing; & I bear record to the truth of his word before God
this day that I always had an understanding & evry thing
was brought to my mind just as he taught them to us. All the
ordinances of the Temple & building of the Alter &c. came to me just
right when they were to be attended to & could we now know
Br Hyde, Pratt & Taylor'^s feelings you would say that they could
read a man through as soon as they cast there eyes upon him.
The Apostle Paul while speaking of the Fathers & the Ancients
said that thay without us could not be made perfect [Hebrews 11:40] there
was a lack in his day & still will be to all eternity untill the
chain of that Priesthood is restored & evry spirit take a taber-
nacle that was foreordained according to the dispensation of the
will of God. I am entitled to the keys of the Priesthood
according to linage & Blood, so is Brother H. C. Kimball & many others
Have taken kingly power & grades of the Priesthood. this we
would have taught in the Temple if time had permitted.
Joseph Smith was entitled to the keys of the Priesthood according
to Blood still He was the fourth son. But when we get anoter
Temple built then we will teach you concerning these things
suffice it to say that I will extend the chain of the Prist-
hood back through the Apostolic dispensation to Father Adam
just as soon as I can get a temple built. Jesus could have
restored the order of the Pristhood in his day & brought in
the Millenium if the people would have harkened to his inst-
ructions but they rebelled & would not, & it was for this
cause that Jesus told them that all the Blood that had Been
shed from Righteous Abel down to Zechariah the Prophet should
be required at there hands. [Matthew 23:35-36]

I have a request to make of my family & that is that they
(esspecially old people) omit calling me their Father. Call
me Brother Brigham. I shall feel better when you do

instead of being heirs according to promise. the pristhood is eternal without the begining of days or end of life as the Apostle has expressed it but man through aposticy which is entire disobediance has lost or suffered the keys & privileges of the Priesthood to be taken away from them & they left to wander in darkness and practice all manner of wickedness untill thousands became the vessals of wrath & were doomed to destruction for as long as men are without the Priesthood they continue to wander from God & never retrace their steps untill it is done by the priesthood, & the Idea of the Saints being led by fals Prophets is just a notion according to the light in which they view them all the fals prophets we have are men who have turned aside from the truth.

The man is the head & God of the woman, but let him act like a God in virteous principles & God like conversation, walk and deportment & such men will continue to gain influence & power and advance in glory to all eternity. But should they use there power in wickedness as a tyrant they soon will be called to render an account of their stewardship. if not found worthy they will be hurled down to perdition & their family & kingdom be given to another that is more worthy. Some say that a woman cannot be saved without a man, neither can a man without a woman. Br Joseph said he had taught the Twelve all that he knew concerning the order of the kingdom but the difficulty was they could not remember it as he told them, but when it was necessary they would not be at a loss for understanding; & I bear record to the truth of his word before God this day that I always had an understanding & evry thing was brought to my mind just as he taught them to us. All the ordinances of the Temple & building of the Alter &c. came to me just right when they were to be attended to & could we now know Br Hyde, Pratt & Taylor's feelings you would say that they could read a man through as soon as they cast there eyes upon him. The Apostle Paul while speaking of the Fathers & the Ancients said that thay without us could not be made perfect there was a lack in his day & still will be to all eternity untill the chain of that Priesthood is restored & evry spirit take a tabernacle that was fore ordained according to the dispensation of the will of God. I am entitled to the Keys of the Priesthood according to linage & blood, so is Brother H. C. Kimball & many others have taken Kingly power & grades of the Priesthood. this we would have taught in the Temple if time had permitted. Joseph Smith was entitled to the Keys of the Priesthood according to blood still he was the fourth son. But when we get another Temple built then we will teach you concerning these things suffice it to say that I will extend the chain of the Pristhood back through the Apostolic dispensation to Father Adam just as soon as I can get a temple built. Jesus could have restored the order of the Pristhood in his day & brought in the Millenium if the people would have harkened to his instructions but they rebelled & would not, & it was for this cause that Jesus told them that all the blood that had been shed from righteous Abel down to Zechariah the Prophet should be required at there hands.

I have a request to make of my family & that is that they (esspecially old people) omit calling me their Father. Call me Brother Brigham. I shall feel better when you do