Letter from L. D. Hickey, 27 October 1894
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Letter from L. D. Hickey, 27 October 1894
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Excerpt:Trinidad, ^Col^ Oct. 27, [18]94 Eld. F. M. Lyman, I promised to write you. But I did not promise to write lies, nor the fables of old Granny women, or the tales of old pappas, who swear by all that is good, that Joseph said this, & that. And they know by the gift of God, & power of the Holy Ghost, Joseph done this & said that. No, Sir I dont want any such Witnesses ^on^ our side, to prove that Strang was the Man God ... -
Excerpt:Joseph Smith was to appoint a man. God said he should not have power, except to app oint. And that was not to be done, until he was taken. Joseph done all that God, & he said he should do. Again, Joseph did all his part in planting Another. Again, God & Joseph said, the Successor, should be ordained, as was Joseph & Oliver. See 43rd S, D. &. C. This was all fulfilled to the letter. In the call of James J Strang. In ... -
Excerpt:It may be well to remind who you are dealing with when you shake hands with L. D. Hickens, Not that I wish to boast, But that my garments may be clean of your blood, God called me, by Revelation to the Apostleship, & as such, I preach, teach both, day & night. And as such I write that you & all that I great may find Rest in Christ. I dont leave house, home & loved ones for gain, or vain-glory. But wo was me if I did not witness to you, what ... -
Excerpt:the truth, get what God said, of you before & after you left Nauvoo. That settles the ques- tion as what relation you hold to God & the church organized in A.D. 1830. You hold no more priesthood from Brigham & those who usurped authority with him, ^then^ did any man or set of that Joseph cut off under God before his death. When you, (or they) usurped & despised the Man God set up by Joseph. It was the same God & priest- hood that cast Brigham out, & ... -
Excerpt:Who was the Successor of Joseph Smith? Not long ago we saw an article in an Iowa paper, dated Utah [18]90, but directed to an Iowa divine. The answer was given to the Utah man, but it did not agree with what Joseph Smith taught his people concerning his suc- cessor thirteen years before his death. The Utah man claimed to be an honest seeker for truth, and wanted to learn who the successor of Joseph Smith was. We made up our mind to point the Utah man, to ... -
Excerpt:By this we see he put the people on their guard, that they be not deceived by usurpers. Yet we know L. D. S. who have accepted and published to the broad world, Revelations from men that had no more right to get or give reve- lations than Ben Butler or Gen. Sheridan, yet these saints feast on the false tales of usurpers, and call it good. As many as four times during his ministry, he called the attention of his people to his death, and the appointing of another in his stead. In 1830 ... -
Excerpt:James and John, (Angels). By this we learn that the successor was to be or- dained as the predecessor was ordained, no less no more. This compels us to hold that the successor was to be ordained by Angels. The Book (D. & C.) brings us to these and no other conclusions. Thus we have fulfilled our prom- ise, by simply telling the public what the Book says on the appointment and ordination of the successor to Joseph Smith. After setting forth the law on appointing and ordaining the ... -
Excerpt:better ropes (doctrine false) to hang the boys he has been playing with who claim to defend Joseph as a Prophet. They tell us that Joseph Smith did in [18]43 anoint and ordain his son, and publicly on the stand in Nauvoo, said: "I am no longer your Prophet, but this, my son, is your Prophet." When this same Joseph had told the church years before, that all the part he would be able to take in planting another man in his stead would be to ap- point, and that he would not ... -
Excerpt:took Angels to ordain a man like him. But we have no record that James should appoint a man to fill his place. Yet we can tell our friends, who held the highest Priesthood in the Church at the death of James. Nov. 6, 1846, James J. Strang was commanded to go and anoint and ordain Joseph Smith, the son of the martyr, to the same Priesthood his uncle Hiram held. We have all the proof we want that James did obey God. And that left the ... -
Excerpt:^I^ old Lyman, I dont know as it should do you any ^good^ to send you ^the^ claims, of James J. Strang & the words of God. But I told you I would & I generaly do as I agree. And you promised to read, & as one whom God has ^called^ (not by man.) But by the revelation of Jesus Christ. Have as such to do to my fellow men, Or wo is me. Therefore I will do my part & I men but ^heed^ my testimony. I shall be dear, of their ...