them chose & ordained them & this is the
reason why they are so. you have men in your
midst who will not turn to the right hand or left
if you are in their path you must get out
you cannot cort by yfavor or welth or any
thing els. they do not ask Poleticians kings
or people for favor. they ask God for it alone
if the world make them rich or poor they
never ask for it. The man whom God has
raised up to lay the foundation of this work
is placed in such a situation that He cannot
fall and He is so lovely that I cannot get
mad at him. This is an important part
in the History of the Church. the cry of some
is, I shall not get office if these men are not
put down. well God intended to keep them
fearing iwhen God sets up his kingdom
He will sustain it above all laws & kingdom
of the world & the world has no power
over the kingdom of God. the laws will
be so strict that the world will make to
try to ketch the Saints that it will hang
themselves by the wholesale. we want to
build up the Laws of God in Hancock Co I
dont care any thing about all the laws in
the world for I will live above them. God
teaches his servants to respects kings, Gov
Presidents, & men in authority. But I have a
right to proclaim myself a king and priest
unto the most High God, yet I will not transgress
your laws, but dont do as they did in Missouri kill people abecause they would not bre
break the law. I dont want any office in
this goverment for I am determined to be
a king in the kingdom of God; what be
them chose & ordained them & this is the
reason why they are so. you have men in your
midst who will not turn to the right hand or left
if you are in their path you must get out
you cannot cort by favor or welth or any
thing els, they do not ask Poleticians kings
or people for favor, they ask God for it alone
if the world make them rich or poor they
never ask for it. The man whom God has
raised up to lay the foundation of this work
is placed in such a situation that he cannot
fall and He is so lovely that I cannot get
mad at him. This is an important part
in the History of the Church, the cry of some
is I shall not get office if these men are not
put down, well God intended to keep them
fearing when God sets up his kingdom
he will sustain it above all laws & kingdoms
of the world & the world has no power
over the kingdom of God, the laws will
be so strict that the world will make to
try to ketch the saints that it will hang
themselves by the wholesale. we want to
build up the Laws of God in Hancock Co. I
dont care any thing about all the laws in
the world for I will live above them, God
teaches his servants to respects kings Gov
Presidents, & men in authority. But I have a
right to proclaim myself a king and priest
unto the most High God, yet I will not transgress
your laws, but dont do as they did in
Missouri kill people because they would not
break the law. I dont want any office in
this goverment for I am determined to be
a king in the kingdom of God, what be
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," April 6, 1844, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/PNw