the way of the Lord & make his paths strait [Matthew 3:3]
& they were informed if they could receive it it
was the spirit of Elias & John was vary particular
to tlell the people He was not that light but was sent
to bear witness of that light. [John 1:6-9] He told the people
that his mission was to preach repentane & baptize
with water, but it was he that should come after
hism that should baptise with fire & the Holy Ghost [Matthew 3:11]
if he had been an imposture he might have gone
to work beyound his bounds & undertook to have
performed ordinances that did not belong to that
office & calling under the spirit of Elias. The
spirit of Elias is to prepare the way for a greater
revelation of God which is the priesthood of Elias
or the priesthoodarof Aaron was ordained unto.
And when God sends a man into the world to prepare
for a greater work holds the keys of the power
of Elias it was called the doctrin of Elias even
from the early ages of the world. John's
mission was limited to preaching & Baptizeing but
what he done was legal & when Jesus Christ
came to any of John's deciples He baptized them
with fire & the Holy Ghost. We find the Apostles
endowed with greater power than John their
office was more under the spirit & power of Elijah than Elias.
In the case of Philip when
he went down to Samaria was under the spirit
of Elias he baptised both men & women. when Peter & John herd of it they went down
& lade hands on them & they received the
Holy Ghost [Acts 8:12-17] this shows the distinction between
the two powers. when paul came to certain
deciples He asked if they had received the
Holy Ghost they said no, who baptized you
then we were Baptized unto Johns Baptism [Acts 19:1-6]
way of the Lord & make his paths strait
& they were informed if they could receive it it
was the spirit of Elias & John was vary particular
to tell the people he was not that light but was sent
to bear witness of that light. He told the people
that his mission was to preach repentane & baptize
with water, but it was he that should come after
him that should baptise with fire & the Holy Ghost
if he had been an imposture he might have gone
to work beyound, his bounds & undertook to have
performed ordinances that did not belong to that
office & calling under the spirit of Elias. The
spirit of Elias is to prepare the way for a greater
revelation of God which is the priesthood of Elias
or the Priesthood of Aaron was ordained unto.
And when God sends a man into the world to prepare
for a greater work holds the keys of the power
of Elias it was called the doctrin of Elias even
from the early ages of the world. John's
mission was limited to preaching & baptizing but
what he done was legal & when Jesus Christ
came to any of John's deciples he baptized them
with fire & the Holy Ghost. We find the Apostles
endowed with greater power than John their
office was more under the spirit & power of
Elijah than Elias. In the case of Philip when
he went down to Samaria was under the spirit
of Elias he baptized both men & women, when
Peter & John herd of it they went down
& lade hands on them & they received the
Holy Ghost this shows the distinction between
the two powers. when Paul came to certain
deciples he asked if they had received the
Holy Ghost they said no, who baptized you
then we were baptized unto Johns Baptism
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," March 10, 1844, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 7, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/zoZ