A large assemby of Saints met at the Temple
And herd an interesting discours deliverd
By President Joseph Smith. The following is
a synopsis of his discourse upon the occasion
When I consider the surrounding circumstances
in which I am placed this day, standing in the
open air with week lungs & sumwhat out of
health, I feel that I must have prayers & faith
of my brethren that God may strengthen me
& pour out his special blessings upon me if you
get much from me this day.
Their are
many people assembled here to day & throughout
this city, & from various parts of the world
who say that they have recieved to a certainty
a portion of knowledge from God by revelation
in the way that he has ordained & pointed out
I shall take the broad ground then that if
we have or can receive a portion of knowledge
from God by immediate revelation by the
same source we can receive all knowledge.
What shall I talk about today I know what Br Cahoon wants me to speak about, he wants me
to speak about the comeing of Eligah in the last
days I can see it in his eye. I will speak upon
that subject then. The Bible says "I will send
you Elijah before the great & dredful day of the
Lord come that he shall turn the hearts of the
fathers to the children & the hearts of the children
to their fathers lest I come & smite the whole
earth with a curse." [Malachi 4:5-6] Now the word turn here
should be translated -[bind or seal]- But what is
the object of this important mission or how is it to be
fulfilled. The keys are to be deliverd the spirit
of Elijah is to come, The gospel to be esstablished
Jan 21st Sunday [FIGURE]
A large assembly of Saints met at the Temple
and herd an interesting discours delivered
by President Joseph Smith. The following is
a synopsis of his discourse upon the occasion
When I consider the surrounding circumstances
in which I am placed in this day, standing in the
open air with week lungs & sumwhat out of
health, I feel that I must have prayers & faith
of my brethren that God may strengthen me
& pour out his special blessings upon me if you
get much from me this day. Their are
many people assembled here to day & throughout
this city, & from various parts of the world
who say that they have recieved to a certainty
a portion of knowledge from God by revelation
in the way that he has ordained & pointed out
I shall take the broad ground then that if
we have or can receive a portion of knowledge
from God by immediate revelation by the
same source we can receive all knowledge.
What shall I talk about today? I know what Br
Cahoon wants me to speak about, he wants me
to speak about the comeing of Elijah in the last
days I can see it in his eye. I will speak upon
that subject then. The Bible says "I will send
you Elijah before the great & dredful day of the
Lord come that he shall turn the hearts of the
fathers to the children & the hearts of the children
to their fathers lest I come & smite the whole
earth with a curse." Now the word turn here
should be translated [bind or seal] But what is
the object of this important mission or how is it to be
fulfilled. The keys are to be delivered the spirit
of Elijah is to come, The gospel to be esstablished
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," January 21, 1844, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 22, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/VDM