The Missouri PersecutionsRoberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)
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The Missouri Persecutions
Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)
Latter Day Saints -- Missouri -- History -- 19th century
Edward Partridge, who is described by the Prophet as a pattern of
piety, one of the Lord's great men, and, like Nathaniel of old, a man
in whom there was no guile, after some investigation of the truth,
was baptized by the Prophet in Seneca Lake, and was also called by
revelation to the ministry.
The addition of these brethren to The Church greatly strengthened the
ministry; they preached almost daily, and were frequently engaged in
receiving the word of the Lord by revelation and through the revision
of the scriptures; for it had been made known that in consequence of
imperfections in translation in some instances, and the omission of
many plain and precious parts in other instances, the scriptures--the
Old and New Testaments--were imperfect, and hence the necessity for
the revision. Finally the brethren received a commandment that after
they had strengthened The Church in these parts, they should go to
Ohio. The Church in New York was also commanded to gather to Ohio,
which commandment, by the way, is the first one given to The Church to
gather together in this dispensation. Obedient to this commandment,
Joseph Smith, in company with Elders Rigdon and Partridge, and with
his family, about the latter part of January removed to Kirtland,
where he received a hearty welcome, and was there when Parley P. Pratt
arrived from the west with his report of the labors of the Indian
missionaries, as already stated.
What effect this Indian mission report had upon the mind of the
Prophet he has left no word to indicate; but that a deep impression
was made upon him, and that he attached much importance to that
mission, can scarcely be doubted, because of the mighty consequences
which subsequently grew out of it.
Since the departure of the Indian missionaries for the west a very
great amount of knowledge had been revealed concerning the work of
the Lord in the last days. Soon after the arrival of Sidney Rigdon at
Fayette, in New York, as already related, work upon the translation
of scripture was begun, and among the ancient scriptures that were
revealed in the course of this work, was "The Prophecy of Enoch,"
which is alluded to in the writings of Jude,[F] in the New Testament.
According to this "Prophecy of Enoch" the Lord revealed to that
patriarch very much that would take place in the last days, among
which is the following:
[Footnote F: Jude 14, 15 and 16.]
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