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
38. And as one earth shall pass away, and the heavens thereof, even
so shall another come; and there is no end to my works, neither to
my words.
{101} 39. For behold, this is my work and my glory--to bring to
pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
40. And now, Moses, my son, I will speak unto thee concerning this
earth upon which thou standest; and thou shalt write the things
which I shall speak.
41. And in a day when the children of men shall esteem my words as
naught and take many of them from the book which thou shalt write,
behold, I will raise up another like unto thee; and they shall be
had again among the children of men--among as many as shall believe.
42. These words were spoken unto Moses in the mount, the name
of which shall not be known among the children of men. And now
they are spoken unto you. Show them not unto any except them that
believe. Even so. Amen.
Meantime, and notwithstanding all the rage of our enemies, we had much
consolation, and many things occurred to strengthen our faith and cheer
our hearts.
[Sidenote: Encouragement From Inspired Dreams.]
After our departure from Colesville, after the trial, the Church there
were very anxious, as might be expected, concerning our again visiting
them, during which time Sister Knight, wife of Newel Knight, had a
dream, which enabled her to say that we would visit them that day,
which really came to pass, for a few hours afterwards we arrived; and
thus was our faith much strengthened concerning dreams and visions in
the last days, foretold by the ancient Prophet Joel; and although we
this time were forced to seek safety from our enemies by flight, yet
did we feel confident that eventually we should come off victorious, if
we only continued faithful to Him who had called us forth from darkness
into the marvelous light of the everlasting Gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Shortly after our return home, we received the following commandments:
_Revelation to Joseph Smith, Jun., and Oliver Cowdery, given at
Harmony, Pennsylvania, July, 1830._ [2]
1. Behold thou wast called and chosen to write the Book of
Mormon, and to my ministry; and I have lifted thee up out of thy
afflictions, and have {102} counseled thee, that thou hast been
delivered from all thine enemies, and thou hast been delivered from
the powers of Satan and from darkness!
2. Nevertheless, thou art not excusable in thy transgressions;
nevertheless, go thy way and sin no more.
3. Magnify thine office; and after thou hast sowed thy fields and
secured them, go speedily unto the church which is in Colesville,
Fayette, and Manchester, and they shall support thee; and I will
bless them both spiritually and temporally;
4. But if they receive thee not, I will send upon them a cursing
instead of a blessing.
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