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have them with us in our family organization in
the Resurrection to dwell with us forever in the Eternal
worlds that we may have an increas of posterity forever
in connextion with Abraham Isaac and Jacob and all
the Ancient Patriarch's And God Our Heavenly Father
Knowing that this was the ownly Law ordained by
the Gods o[f] Eternity that would Exhalt Immortal
Beings to Kingdoms, Thrones, Principalities, Powers and
dominions and heirs of God, and Joint heirs of Jesus
Christ to a fulness of Celestial Glory. I say the God of
Israel knowing these things commanded Joseph Smith
the Prophet and the Latter Day Saints to obey this
Law or you shall be damned Saith the Lord. Now
after obeying this law for many years. The Congress of
the United States, and the Supreme Judges of the
Nation theyn stand forth and say you shall be
damned if you do obey it. Now Ye Latter Day Saints
what are you going to do under these circumstances
God says we shall be damned of we do not obey
the Law, Congress says we shall be damned if we do.
It places us precisely in the same position that it
did the Hebrews in the firey furnice [Daniel 3], or Daniel in the
Den of Lions [Daniel 6:4-5]. The Enemies of Daniel counciled together
and said we cannot find any occasion against this
Daniel except we find it against him concerning the Law
of his God. Our Enemies have persued the same cource
and the Law makers and Judges have Joined with
them, and made it a Law of Offence to obey one of the

4 have them with us in our family organization in the Resurrection to dwell with us forever in the Eternal worlds that we may have an increas of posterity forever in connextion with Abraham Isaac and Jacob and all the Ancient Patriarch's And God Our Heavenly Father Knowing that this was the ownly Law ordained by the Gods of Eternity that would Exhalt Immortal Beings to Kingdoms, Thrones, Principalities, Powers and dominions and heirs of God, and Joint heirs of Jesus Christ to a fulness of Celestial Glory. I say the God of Israel knowing these things commanded Joseph Smith the Prophet and the Latter Day Saints to obey this Law or you shall be damned Saith the Lord. Now after obeying this law for many years. The Congress of the United States, and the Supreme Judges of the Nation then stand forth and say you shall be damned if you do obey it. Now Ye Latter Day Saints what are you going to do under these circumstances God says we shall be damned of we do not obey the Law, Congress says we shall be damned if we do. It places us precisely in the same position that it did the Hebrews in the firey furnice, or Daniel in the Den of Lions. The Enemies of Daniel counciled together and said we cannot find any occasion against this Daniel except we find it against him concerning the Law of his God. Our Enemies have persued the same cource and the Law makers and Judges have Joined with them, and made it a Law of Offence to obey one of the