History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 2Smith, Joseph, Jr.
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History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 2
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
"On Sunday, June 1, we preached all day, and many of the inhabitants of
the town came out to hear. Brother John Carter preached in the morning.
By this time the inhabitants began to flock down in companies to hear
preaching, as they understood we were professors of religion and had
had a meeting in the morning. Brother Joseph then proposed that some of
the brethren should set forth different portions of the Gospel in their
discourses, as held by the religious world. He called upon Brother
Joseph Young to preach upon the principle of free salvation. He then
called upon Brigham Young to speak, who set forth baptism as essential
to salvation. He was followed by Brother Orson Hyde, who proved by
the scriptures that baptism was for the remission of sins. He next
called upon Brother Lyman E. Johnson, who spoke at some length upon the
necessity of men being upright in their walk, and keeping the Sabbath
day holy. He then called upon Brother Orson Pratt, who delivered an
excellent discourse on the principle of the final restoration of
all things. The services of the day were concluded by a powerful
exhortation from Eleazer Miller. * * * After the day's services were
over at this place, many strangers were in our camp making remarks upon
the preaching which they had heard. They said Brother Joseph Young,
by his preaching, they should judge was a Methodist. They thought
Brother Brigham Young was a close communion Baptist. Brother Orson Hyde
they supposed was a Campbellite or Reformed Baptist. Brother Lyman H.
Johnson they supposed was a Presbyterian, and Brother Orson Pratt a
Restorationer. They inquired if we all belonged to one denomination.
The answer was, we _were_ some of us Baptists, some Methodists, some
Presbyterians, some Campbellites, and some Restorationers." (_Times and
Seasons_., vol. 6, pp. 772-3.)
7. According to Elder Kimball's journal, the facts concerning the
person whose bones had been found in the mound were not revealed to the
Prophet Joseph until the camp had departed from the mound. He says:
"While on our way we felt anxious to know who the person was who had
been killed by the arrow. It was made known to Joseph that he had
been an officer who fell in battle in the last destruction among the
Lamanites, and his name was Zelph. This caused us to rejoice much, to
think that God was so mindful of us as to show these things to His
servant. Brother Joseph had inquired of the Lord, and it was made known
in a vision." (_Times and Seasons_. vol. 6, p.788.)
8. Elder Heber C. Kimball corroborates this prediction of the 3rd of
June, closing his reference to it in his journal in these words: "Which
[predicted calamity] afterwards actually did take place, to the sorrow
of the brethren." (_Times and Seasons_, vol. 6, p. 788.)
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