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... talking to his neighbors of what he had read and written . He was greatly superior to the people generally with whom he came in contact in that part of the country , both in mental capacity and education , possessed a com- manding ...
... talking to his neighbors of what he had read and written . He was greatly superior to the people generally with whom he came in contact in that part of the country , both in mental capacity and education , possessed a com- manding ...
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... talk and writings . The author has recently received a letter ( see Appendix No. 2 ) from a very aged man , still living near Amity , who distinctly re- members Solomon Spaulding and his " Manuscript Found . " This same Mr. Miller ...
... talk and writings . The author has recently received a letter ( see Appendix No. 2 ) from a very aged man , still living near Amity , who distinctly re- members Solomon Spaulding and his " Manuscript Found . " This same Mr. Miller ...
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... talking of it two years since , described its rooms and surroundings as she saw them in 1816 and 1817 , which correspond very closely to their present condition . Among Mrs. Spaulding's belongings which she con- veyed to the old ...
... talking of it two years since , described its rooms and surroundings as she saw them in 1816 and 1817 , which correspond very closely to their present condition . Among Mrs. Spaulding's belongings which she con- veyed to the old ...
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... talk of the house . Some authors on Mormonism have said Smith stole the Spaulding manuscript while at Mr. Sabine's ; this state- ment is not correct . He heard of it , and from his knowledge of it was afterward prepared to use what he ...
... talk of the house . Some authors on Mormonism have said Smith stole the Spaulding manuscript while at Mr. Sabine's ; this state- ment is not correct . He heard of it , and from his knowledge of it was afterward prepared to use what he ...
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... talk on religious topics and his pre- tensions to be able to work miracles , as well as to locate gold and silver . Numerous tricks were played on Smith by the unbelieving , and his father - in - law threatened to shoot him if he ...
... talk on religious topics and his pre- tensions to be able to work miracles , as well as to locate gold and silver . Numerous tricks were played on Smith by the unbelieving , and his father - in - law threatened to shoot him if he ...
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Page 206 - We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
Page 146 - That no polygamist, bigamist, or any person cohabiting with more than one woman, and no woman cohabiting with any of the persons described as aforesaid in this section, in any Territory or other place over which the United States have exclusive jurisdiction, shall be entitled to vote at any election held in any such Territory or other place, or be eligible for election or appointment to or be entitled to hold any office or place of public trust, honor, or emolument in, under, or for any such Territory...
Page 228 - And again, as pertaining to the law of the Priesthood : If any man espouse a virgin, and desire to espouse another, and the first give her consent ; and if he espouse the second, and they are virgins, and have vowed to no other man, then is he justified; he cannot commit adultery, for they are given unto him ; for he cannot commit adultery with that that belongeth unto him and to no one else...
Page 207 - We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion will be built upon this continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
Page 224 - ... and shall inherit thrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers, dominions, all heights and depths, then shall it be written in the Lamb's Book of Life that he shall commit no murder, whereby to shed innocent blood ; and if ye abide in my covenant, and commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood...
Page 227 - I might require an offering at your hand by covenant and sacrifice ; and let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, receive all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph, and who are virtuous and pure before me ; and those who are not pure, and have said they were pure, shall be destroyed, saith the Lord God...
Page 173 - Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or forbidding the free exercise thereof, was intended to allow every one under the jurisdiction of the United States to entertain such notions respecting his relations to his Maker and the duties they impose as may be approved by his judgment and conscience, and to exhibit his sentiments in such form...
Page 223 - Verily thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant Joseph, that inasmuch as you have inquired of my hand, to know and understand wherein I, the Lord, justified my servants Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, as also Moses, David and Solomon, my servants, as touching the principle and doctrine of their having many wives and concubines: Behold!
Page 228 - And again, I say, let not my servant Joseph put his property out of his hands, lest an enemy come and destroy him; for Satan seeketh to destroy; for I am the Lord thy God, and he is my servant; and behold ! and lo, I am with him, as I was with Abraham, thy father, even unto his exaltation and glory.
Page 224 - ... it shall be done unto them in all things whatsoever my servant hath put upon them in time and through all eternity; and shall be of full force when they are out of the world, and they shall pass by the angels and the gods, which are set there, to their exaltation and glory in all things, as hath been sealed upon their heads, which glory shall be a fulness and a continuation of the seeds for ever and ever.