and when once made cannot be broaken by the Devel
when we return to Zion & build the great Temple which Joseph
saw & the centre of Zion is Esstablished the glory of God
will rest upon it by day & by night & those that are prepared
will see the face of the sun of man & they will see Joseph & Hiram in the flesh in their resurrected bodies. Then will the
armies of Israel be terrible to all Nations then will one chase
a thousand & two put ten thousand to Flight. [Deuteronomy 32:30] Who will resurrect Joseph`s Body? It will be Peter, James, John, Moroni, or some one howho has or will receive the keys of the resurrection it will proba-
bly be one of those who hold the keys of this dispensation & has
deliverd them to Joseph and you will see Jesus & he will eat peaches
& Apples with you but the world will not see it or know it for
wickedness will increase. Joseph & Jesus will be there they will
walk & talk with them at times & no man mistrusts howho they
are. Joseph will lead the Armies of Israel whether He is seen
or not, whether visible or invisible as seemeth him good Joseph has
got to receive the keys of the resurrection for you & I. After he is
resurrected he will go & Broresurrect Brother Brigham Brother Heber & Brother Carloss, and when that is done then He will
say now go Brother Brigham & resurrect your wives & children &
gather them together while this is done the wicked will know nothing
of it though they will be in our midst and they will be struck with
fear this is the way the resurrection will be all will not be raised at once
but it will continue in this way untill all the righteous are res-
urrectioned. Atfter Joseph comes to us in his resurrected body He will
more fully instruct us concerning the Baptism for the dead & the sealing
ordinances. He will say be baptized for this man & that man & that
man be sealed to that man & such a man to such a man, and
connect the Priesthood together. I tell you their will not be
much of this done untill Joseph comes. He is our spiritual Father
Our hearts are already turned to him and his to us. This the order of
the Holy Priesthood and we shall continue to administer in the ordin-
ances of the kingdom of God here on Earth. Joseph will not officiate
in this low capacity any more neither did Jesus after his Resur-
rection if so he would have baptized Saul but he was exhalted above
the Earth and he told Saul to go to a certain man in a certain street
& he would administer to him the ordinances upon the Earth. [Acts 9:10-18] I say
to you dont hurry in the ordinances dondt do what you ought
not it is not time to hurry we should not undertake to do now
what we ought to do 50 years hence. what have we to do to day. Purify
your hearts that you may receive the manifestation of the spirit
of God. When you sow your wheat you prepare the ground then
sow your wheat & watch it untill the hearvest it is Just so in the
priesthood you will be just as busiy as you can be to do the things
which are to be done to day. Now dont be in a hurry I say we are going
to have time enough. I say I will be on the Earth to do all I can. And
after I die & get my body again my resurrected body I mean to come
back to the Earth again and fight the Devils and be here at the winding up
scene. I want to see righteousness prevail & the Saints have peace on the earth
I wish now to speak upon another subject I am here as the
Governor of this Territory And I wish to commence my remarks
upon this subject with the President of the United States. Is he the
Master of the United States no he is not. He is selected to sit there
and when once made cannot be broaken by the Devel
when we return to Zion & build the great Temple which Joseph
saw & the centre of Zion is Esstablished the glory of God
will rest upon it by day & by night & those that are prepared
will see the face of the sun of man & they will see Joseph &
Hiram in the flesh in their resurrected bodies. Then will the
armies of Israel be terrible to all Nations then will one chase
a thousand & two put ten thousand to Flight. Who will resurrectJoseph's Body? It will be Peter, James, John, Moroni, or some one
who has or will receive the keys [FIGURE] of the resurrection it will probably be one of those who hold the keys of this dispensation & has
deliverd them to Joseph and you will see Jesus & he will eat peaches
& Apples with you but the world will not see it or know it for
wickedness will increase. Joseph & Jesus will be there they will
walk & talk with them at times & no man mistrustswho they
are. Joseph will lead the Armies of Israel whether He is seen
or not, whether visible or invisible as seemeth him good Joseph has
got to receive the keys of the resurrection for you & I. After he is
resurrected he will go & Bresurrect Brother Brigham Brother
Heber & Brother Carloss, and when that is done then He will
say now go Brother Brigham & resurrect your wives & children &
gather them together while this is done the wicked will know nothing
of it though they will be in our midst and they will be struck with
fear this is the way the resurrection will be all will not be raised at once
but it will continue in this way untill all the righteous are resurrected. After Joseph comes to us in his resurrected body He will
more fully instruct us concerning the Baptism for the dead & the sealing
ordinances. He will say be baptized for this man & that man & that
man be sealed to that man & such a man to such a man, and
connect the Priesthood together. I tell you their will not be
much of this done untill Joseph comes. He is our spiritual Father
Our hearts are already turned to him and his to us. This is the order of
the Holy Priesthood and we shall continue to administer in the ordinances of the kingdom of God here on Earth. Joseph will not officiate
in this low capacity any more neither did Jesus after his Resurrection if so he would have baptized Saul but he was exhalted above
the Earth and he told Saul to go to a certain man in a certain street
& he would administer to him the ordinances upon the Earth. I say
to you dont hurry in the ordinances dont do what you ought
not it is not time to hurry we should not under take to do now
what we ought to do 50 years hence. what have we to do to day. Purify
your hearts that you may receive the manifestation of the spirit
of God. When you sow your wheat you prepare the ground then
sow your wheat & watch it untill the hearvest it is Just so in the
priesthood you will be just as busy as you can be to do the things
which are to be done to day. Now dont be in a hurry I say we are going
to have time enough. I say I will be on the Earth to do all I can. And
after I die & get my body again my resurrected body I mean to come
back to the Earth again and fight the Devils and be here at the winding up
scene I want to see righteousness prevail & the saints have peace on the earth
I wish now to speak upon another subject I am here as the
Governor of this Territory. And I wish to commence my remarks
upon this subject with the President of the United States. Is he the
Master of the United States no he is not. He is selected to sit there
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," January 13, 1856, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/2Vj