The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-09

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Master Mahan; Cain in time muir
deTed Abel, because he coveted Abel
hocks and powsr. Adam still HEX
the priesthood, after Abel had beer
murdered. Then Seth was born AMI
hardened to the voice of the Lord
and the priesthood was conferred
upon him After . little over 1C(
years, Euos was born and the priest
hood was conferred on him. he be-
gat q son called Canaan. The
people bad become quite numerUuI
and go great was their evil that il Wal
counseled by Zoos that all the right.
eous should flee out of the land,
which they did about 325 years after
Acam was placed on the earth. They
gathered into Canaan, called the
promised land; il does not say thai
Adam accompanied. but ] prerume
he did. l mention these circum
stances to show the early history oil
the priesthood and the dealings oil
God with the children OF men. They
seemed 70 maintain ioo,hold in the
land. 1t may have been north OF
Jackeon County for ell l know, as
there are macy old ruins in Davis
County, which may have been alt.rs
built by them Enoch was born The
seventh from Adam, and being
wrought upon by the Lord, left
Canaan and travelled eastward till be
came to the bordsrs OF the sss.
Whether it Ess the Atlantic do not
know. He came TO the sea shore and
the Lord appeared to him Inc does
not appear to people who have not the
priesthood). The Lord told him to
anoint his eyes with clay and be
should see the things CT God. He did
80, and bis spiritual eyes were opened
and be could see things that
we're invisible to the natural
eyes OF men. He first saw
the spirits OF men before this
world was made. snd the Lord COM
manded him to lift up his voice TO
the nations in Inc east 40 hsd for
gotten him. Euoch did so Euoch
succeeded in building up to the Lord
many churches in various parts of the
earth. having preached to all the
people except to one people wnicl
we're under the curse-lne children OF
Gain, the murderer. He gathered
them together and built up a city
called Zion. Where is was located is
not revealed in any written revela-
ton; nor where the Garden OF Eden
was. 1t may have been verbally
revealed. Enoch Was called when he
was very young in the conditions of
those days. The City of Zion stood
on the earth S65 years, making
Enooh 40 years old when be and his
city were taken up. The children OF
Adam were gathered together in 8
valley which is now in Davis County,
and here they held their conferences.
1t Is probable that Zion had fed
before this time, but l do not know.
The Lord appeared to the people OF
that conference towards the close OF
the conference. Adam rose up and |
predicted what should happen to
all the people on the earth; and
it was considered 30 important that
it was written down in foil. What
has become OF the book cannot
tell, but l presume it is hidden away
somewhere. l presume Noah would |
see that the records OF bic foreiathers
we're preserved, aud IS he lived on
this land l suppose that bis records, !
and those OF Epoch and all the others, ]
are hidden away in this land. We
have the revelation thst the things !
that we're written by Enooh and the |
records of the last great conference |
will be revealed in due time; Enock
knew that his city would be trans
lated and that a period of time would |
snterTene between its translation and |
the coming Of the Messiah. He saw
the spirits in prison. But says one,
l thought they were all 10 prison.
No, some were too wicked, and we're
held in chains and will be held there
long after the others have been re-
leased. The speaker referred fully to
the visions of Enoch. Now in regard
to the priesthood, let US not lose sight
Of this. In the days of Adam
promise was made that this same
held by the ancient and
holy men, should be revealed on
earth again in the latter days. After
Enoch was taken up from the earth,
the priesthood was left with
the son OF Enoch.
He was not translated with Zion,
because the Lord had promised
Enoch his seed should live on
the earth until the end OF time should
come. Methuselah was a good man,
have no doubt, but he had bis
faults, and took the glory TO himself.
The speaker here traced the confer
ring OF the priesthood down through
Noah to shem. Shem was not the
bat it was given him be.
cause the 6rssbOrn of Noah was not
fl to receive it; then down to Abra-
ham, and showed the different chan
nels coming down to the days 500
years beioIeChrist, when a man named
Lehi saw visions, the face of God and
the angels. Does not this show that
be had received the priesthood, be-
cause no one can zee the Lord who
has not received IT'D He beheld the
Redsemer; Lehi passed away. Then
Jacob and Joseph. his sons, saw yis-
ions, showing that the priesthood had
been conferred on them. Reading
in the Book OF Mormon to the days eli
Alma, il is shown that the same
priesthood that had been conferred |
on Adam was still upon the earth;
and the priesthood was traced down |
to the days OF Mormon. This was the
course of tbs priesthood, in the west
ern hemisphere. he then traced the
priesthood for Abraham and through
different channels. We are not ALI
OF the chosen seed. and yet are not
deprived of the priesthood, foT We can
read that sill that are faithful, it does
not matter through what seed they
descended, may attain to the twol
InAsmuch as vel
magnify our calling We become Of the
seed OF Abraham, and the elect OF
God; and when you ladies receive
baptism, though you are not entitled |
10 the priesthood on this earth, yo1
are entitled to its covenents, and may
see the face OF the Lord; you are no; |
cut Of because yon cannot attain to |
the priesthood. You are entitled 10 |
have the veil reut. in temporal as well
as spiritual life. There are some who
are not entitled 10 it temporarily
they are the children of Lamen and |