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
29. And Enoch said unto the Lord, How is it that thou canst weep,
seeing thou art holy, and from all eternity to all eternity?
30. And were it possible that man could number the particles of
the earth, yea millions of earths like this, it would not be a
beginning to the number of Thy creations; and Thy curtains are
stretched out still; and yet Thou art there, and Thy bosom is
there; and also thou art just; Thou art merciful and kind forever;
31. And Thou hast taken Zion to Thine own bosom, from all Thy
creations, from all eternity to all eternity; and nought but peace,
justice, and truth is the habitation of Thy Throne; and mercy shall
go before Thy face and have no end; how is it thou canst weep?
32. The Lord said unto Enoch, behold these thy brethren; they are
the workmanship of mine own hands, and I gave unto them their
knowledge, in the day I created them; and in the Garden of Eden,
gave I unto man his agency;
33. And unto thy brethren have I said, and also given commandment,
that they should love one another, and that they should choose me,
their Father, but behold, they are without affection, and they hate
their own blood.
{136} 34. And the fire of mine indignation is kindled against them;
and in my hot displeasure will I send in the floods upon them; for
my fierce anger is kindled against them.
35. Behold, I am God; Man of Holiness is my name; Man of Counsel is
my name; and Endless and Eternal is my name, also.
36. Wherefore, I can stretch forth mine hands and hold all the
creations which I have made; and mine eye can pierce them also; and
among all the workmanship of mine hands there has not been so great
wickedness as among thy brethren;
37. But behold, their sins shall be upon the heads of their
fathers; Satan shall be their father, and misery shall be their
doom; and the whole heavens shall weep over them, even all the
workmanship of mine hands; wherefore should not the heavens weep,
seeing these shall suffer?
38. But behold, these which thine eyes are upon shall perish in the
floods; and behold, I will shut them up; a prison have I prepared
for them.
39. And Him which I have chosen hath plead before my face.
Wherefore, He suffereth for their sins; inasmuch as they will
repent in the day that my Chosen shall return unto me, and until
that day they shall be in torment;
40. Wherefore, for this shall the heavens weep, yea, and all the
workmanship of mine hands.
41. And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto Enoch, and told
Enoch all the doings of the children of men; wherefore Enoch knew,
and looked upon their wickedness and their misery, and wept and
stretched forth his arms, and his heart swelled wide as eternity;
and his bowels yearned; and all eternity shook.
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