The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-18

m'nistra'lon OF ordinances. ana q su'
instruction of Thy peonIo "Iu The
principles of science and IN IN al
gence pertaining to this life e lnse .,
lives that are to come. N'iu me
It hath pleased Thee. OTo.5
our Heavenly Father, to reveal 9Id,
self in our DAY, and to make NY ny
unto US through Thy s anoWn
JOesph-by the manifestaf;on1
Thyself and Thy well beloved q OF
Jesus Christ, our Savior ana son,
deemer. by Thine appearinn he
him, that Thou still livest. h. ugto
opening Of the heavens, nv :! sne
brightness Of Thine appe9yo.tn Inc
and by Thine own voice TbOn1 ice,
manifested Thyself unto him usSt
pointing also to our glorion. 1 qua
deemer who was present with mt ns-
declared Him to be Thy we'll Jnn IS,
loved Son IN whom Thou vast MN 30,
pleased, and commanded Tbv We" We
want Joseph to hear Him. ''R'
Thou hast also been n,oo,.s
through Him and throuob " fSa
Holy Priesthood, which have 1--WE vas
on the earth and still exist in ~
heavens, to restore the everIastinDco
Gospel III its fulnees, richness
power and glory; with the HoI5,
Priesthood, and the KEYS tberacs
and pertaining thereunto. togefhsr
with the dispenGatiOn OF the fnlneso
OF times, spoken OF by all the hoIv
Prophets since the world was.
which our forefsthers have waite}
to be revealed. that, we, as we'll as
Thy servant Joseph, might be mt
III possession Of the knowledge Of
Thyself and Of Thy law, through
the power Of the Holy Priesthood
and the everlasting Gospel which
briggs life and immortality 10
light, and Opeus a communication
between the heavens and the earth,
and through which, az Thol hast
stated, "GOd shall give unto Won
(the Saints a knowledge by His
Holy Spirit, yea, by the unspeaks-
BILE gift o. the holy Ghost, that has
not been revealed since the world
was until now.
1heu didst command Thy servant
Joseph in the land Of Ohio to build
house unto Thee, saying: "Organ,
ize yourselves. prepare every need
full thing, and establish q house,
even house of prayer, house Of
fasting, house Of faith, a house Of
learning, a house Of glory,a house Of
order, a house of God. "And when
this house was completed Thou
didst manifest Thyself to Thy ser.
want Joseph, to Oliver CoWdery,
and TO Others Of the holy Priesthood.
and In the brightness of Thy glorv
d1dSt reveal unto him exceedingly
great and precious principles, and
Thou didst send also Thine ancient
servant Moses, who formerly gath
cred Thy people Israel from the
land OF Egypt, to commit the keys
of the gathering Of lstter-dsy Israel;
and also Elias, who committed The
dispensati0n Of the gospel Of Abrs-
ham, and also Elijah, the Prophet,
to whom was committed the keys
of the dispensstiOn spoken OF by
Malachi, which was to "turn the
heart of the fathers to The children,
and the heart OF the children to
their fathers" And Thou didst
then introduce preparatory work
associated Will toe washingS AMI
Amounting of Thy people. Thou
didzt also command Thy servant
Joseph 20 build q house at NauYOO,
hpV - In, ~
holy Priesthood night be MIRO
Guce6. saying: "For there is not
place found on EARN that He mey
come anG restore tdst which was
lost unto you, or which He hath
taken away, even the fulnes5 Of the
Priesthood, for a baptismal font
there is not upon the earth, Tat
ihey, My Saints, may be baptized
Tor those who are dead" As it Is
written: "Therefcre, verify I say
say unto you, that your anointiDgs,
snd your wRshIngs, and your baO~
tisms for the dead, and your solemn
assemblies, and your memorials fer
your sacrifices, by the SONS OF Levi,
and for your OracieS in your most
holy places, wherein you receive
conversations, and your statutes
and judgments, for the beginning
OF the revelations and foundation
CT Zion and for the glory, honor,
and endowment of all her NUM-
cipals are ordained by the ordinance
of nv holy house which my people
are always commanded to build
unto my holy NAME" This house
was commenced By Thy servant
Joseph, and completed by Thy SER
want brigham and the Twelve;
aud in it were revealed many greaV
and precious principles and ordl-
nances which had previously been
communicated to chosen few, before
Tbv servant Joseph's death, And as
Thou didst give a standing COM
raaudment that Thy people were
always to build houses unto Thy
holy name, when Thy people came
here unto this land, even the land
of Zion, Thy servant Brigham, &C,
c0rding TO this commandment and
Thy manifestations unto him,
did build 8 house in ST.
George, in his Territory, wherein
many precious principles have been
and much labor perform
ed ACCORDING 70 Thy holy oTdinsn-
ces. in the interests Of the living
and the dead; so we have now cam
,1AtaS thie anOthpr hOuse which We