History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volume 1Smith, Joseph, Jr.
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History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Volume 1
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
22. And that you be firm in keeping the commandments wherewith I
have commanded you, and if you do this, behold I grant unto you
eternal life, even if you should be slain.
23. And now, again, I speak unto you, my servant Joseph concerning
the man that desires the witness.
24. Behold, I say unto him, he exalts himself and does not humble
himself sufficiently before me; but if he will bow down before me,
and humble himself in mighty prayer and faith, in the sincerity of
his heart, then will I grant unto him a view of the things which he
desires to see.
25. And then he shall say unto the people of this generation,
Behold, I have seen the things which the Lord hath shown unto
Joseph Smith, Jun., and I know of a surety that they are true for
I have seen them, for they have been shown unto me by the power of
God and not of man.
26. And I, the Lord, commanded him, my servant Martin Harris, that
he shall say no more unto them concerning these things, except he
shall say, I have seen them, and they have been shown unto me by
the power of God, and these are the words which he shall say;
27. But if he deny this, he will break the covenant which he has
before covenanted with me, and behold he is condemned.
28. And now, except he humble himself and acknowledge unto me the
things that he has done which are wrong, and covenant with me that
he will keep my commandments, and exercise faith in me, behold, I
say unto him, he shall have no such views, for I will grant unto
him no views of the things of which I have spoken.
29. And if this be the case, I command you, my servant Joseph that
you shall say unto him, that he shall do no more, nor trouble me
any more concerning this matter.
30. And if this be the case, behold, I say unto thee Joseph, when
{31} thou hast translated a few more pages, thou shalt stop for a
season, even until I command thee again; then thou mayest translate
again.
31. And except thou do this, behold, thou shalt have no more gift,
and I will take away the things which I have entrusted with thee.
32. And now, because I forsee the lying in wait to destroy thee,
yea, I forsee that if my servant Martin Harris humbleth not
himself, and receive a witness from my hand, that he will fall into
transgression;
33. And there are many that lie in wait to destroy thee from off
the face of the earth, and for this cause, that thy days may be
prolonged, I have given unto thee these commandments;
34. Yea, for this cause I have said, Stop and stand still until
I command thee, and I will provide means whereby thou mayest
accomplish the thing which I have commanded thee.
35. And if thou art faithful in keeping my commandments, thou shalt
be lifted up at the last day. Amen.
Footnotes
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