Essentials in Church History: A History of the Church from the Birth of Joseph Smith to the Present Time (1922), with Introductory Chapters on the Antiquity of the Gospel and the "Falling Away"Smith, Joseph Fielding
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Essentials in Church History: A History of the Church from the Birth of Joseph Smith to the Present Time (1922), with Introductory Chapters on the Antiquity of the Gospel and the "Falling Away"
Smith, Joseph Fielding
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History
All these things were predicted by the apostles and must be fulfilled;
and the twelve who were with the Savior in his ministry shall come in
glory to judge the house of Israel who have been faithful, "and none
else." The trump shall sound, the righteous dead will rise and Christ
reign on the earth with his Saints for a thousand years. After the
thousand years are ended, and men begin again to forsake the Lord, the
earth shall be spared but for a little season. The final resurrection
shall come; the righteous received in to eternal life and the wicked
banished to partake of the second death with the devil and his angels.
The second death is that same death which was first pronounced on
Adam--banishment from the presence of the Lord. Those who partake of it
cannot return, for they have no power. Then shall come the redemption
of the earth, for old things shall pass away and all things become
new, yet not "one hair, neither mote, shall be lost" for it is the
workmanship of the hands of the Lord.
The Second Conference of the Church
According to appointment, on the 26th of September, the Church met in
conference at Fayette. There were present eight elders, four priests
and two teachers when the conference convened. Thirty-five persons had
joined the Church, making a total of sixty-two in all. Joseph Smith
opened the meeting with prayer and then read the fifth chapter of
Isaiah, which speaks of the gathering, and made comments thereon. The
matter of Hiram Page's "peepstone" was discussed and after considerable
investigation, Hiram Page and all who were present, renounced the
stone, and there was mutual satisfaction and happiness again. At this
conference, which continued for three days, the Spirit of the Lord
was manifest; much business was attended to, and those previously
baptized were confirmed. Special prayer was offered in behalf of Oliver
Cowdery and Peter Whitmer, Jr., who were called to go to the Lamanites.
Peter Whitmer, Jr., was called by revelation at this conference to
that mission. When the conference adjourned it was to meet January 1,
1831, and David Whitmer was appointed to keep the record. There were
some baptisms during the conference and a number of the brethren were
ordained.
The Call to Ziba Peterson and Parley P. Pratt
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