Now query: Could Moses have got the
law had he remained in the midst of the children of
Israel and not gone into the mountain? The Lord said
Go and do so and so. Stand before Pharoah. Pull off
your shoes for the ground is holy &c. [Exodus 3:5] Moses obeyed
and obtained the blessing; but if he had not obeyed he
would not have obtained the blessing.

But why query about it at all? Has
the Lord spoken? Yes. Then that is enough. I
do not care whether the people gather or not. If they
don't want to I do not wish to save the people against
their will. I wish you to have your choice—either to
gather with the righteous or stay with the wicked.
I would like to have all people bow down to the Lord
Jesus Christ but it is one of the decrees of the Lord
that all persons shall act upon their agency which
was the case even with the angels that fell from
heaven

Now will you help us build
the Nauvoo House and Temple? If so you will
be blessed; if not we will build it alone. And
if you do not hearken you will not have the
Spirit of the Lord for the Spirit of the Lord
is in the gathering.

The Apostles tried to gather
together the people in their day. Christ said he
would have gathered the Jews oft as a hen gathereth
her chicken under her wings; but they would
not [Matthew 23:37]

It mattereth not to God and angels
whether men hear or forbear. They will carry
on their work for the full set time is come
We care about it. We must build a house and
get an endowment and preach the gospel warn
the people gather the Saints build up Zion
finish our work and be prepared for the coming
of Christ

Now we want to send missionaries

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Now query: Could Moses have got the law had he remained in the midst of the children of Israel and not gone into the mountsin? The Lord said Go and do so and so. Stand before Pharoah. Pull off your shoes for the ground is holy &c. Moses obeyed and obtained the blessing; but if he had not obeyed he would not have obtained the blessing.

But why query about it at all? Has the Lord spoken? Yes. Then that is enough. I do not care whether the people gather or not. If they don't want to I do not wish to have the people against their will. I wish you to have youre choice — either to gather with the righteous or they with the wicked. I would like to have all people bow down to the Lord Jesus Christ but it is one of the decrees of the Lord that all persons shall act upon their agency which was the case even with the angels that fell from heaven

Now will you help us build the Nauvoo House and Temple? If so you will be blessed; if not we will build it alone. And if you do not hearken you will not have the Spirit of the Lord for the Spirit of the Lord is in the gathering.

The Apostles tried to gather together the people in their den. Christ said he would have gathered the Jews oft as a hen gathereth her chicken under her wings; but they would not

It mattereth not to God and angels whether men hear or forbear. They will carry on their work for the full set time is come We care about it. We must build a house and get an endowment and preach the gospel warn the people gather the Saints build up Zion finish out work and be prepared for the coming of Christ

Now we want to send missionaries