Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow: One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSnow, Eliza R. (Eliza Roxey)
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Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow: One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Snow, Eliza R. (Eliza Roxey)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Snow family; Snow, Lorenzo, 1814-1901
We are at peace with all nations, with all kingdoms, with all
powers, with all governments, with all authorities under the whole
heavens, except the kingdom and power of darkness, which are from
beneath, and are ready to stretch forth our arms to the four
quarters of the globe, extending salvation to every honest soul;
for our mission in the Gospel of Jesus Christ is from sea to sea,
and from the rivers to the ends of the earth; and the blessing of
the Lord is upon us; and when every other arm shall fail, the power
of the Almighty will be manifest in our behalf; for we ask nothing
but what is right, we want nothing but what is right, and God has
said that our strength shall be equal to our day; and we invite
all presidents, and emperors, and kings, and princes, and nobles,
and governors, and rulers, and judges, and all nations, kindreds,
tongues and people under the whole heaven, to come and help us to
build a house to the name of the God of Jacob, a place of peace,
a city of rest, a habitation for the oppressed of every clime,
even for those that love their neighbor as they do themselves, and
who are willing to do as they would be done unto; and this we are
determined to do, and we will do, God being our helper; and we will
help every one that will help to sustain good and wholesome laws
for the protection of virtue, and the punishment of vice.
The kingdom which we are establishing, is not of this world; but it
is the kingdom of the great God. It is the fruit of righteousness,
of peace, of salvation to every soul that will receive it, from
Adam down to his latest posterity. Our good will is towards all
men, and we desire their salvation in time and in eternity; and we
will do them good so far as God will give us the power and men will
permit us the privilege, and we will harm no man; but if men will
rise up against the power of the Almighty to overthrow His cause,
let them know assuredly that they are running on the bosses of
Jehovah's buckler, and as God lives they will be overthrown.
Come, then, ye Saints; come, then, ye honorable men of the earth;
come, then, ye wise, ye learned, ye rich, ye noble, according
to the riches, and wisdom, and knowledge of the great Jehovah,
from all nations, and kindreds, and kingdoms, and tongues, and
people, and dialects, on the face of the whole earth, and join the
standard of Emanuel, and help us to build up the Kingdom of God,
and establish the principles of truth, life and salvation, and you
shall receive your reward among the sanctified, when the Lord Jesus
Christ cometh to make up His jewels; and no power on earth or in
hell can prevail against you. * * *
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