Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-17
ORIGIN, OBJECT AND
DESTINY OF WOVEN.

29, 1857, inc upper COnlalniuB IL OeinR
furnished US by Robert Nav, Of Plain
City.
The Latler.day Saints have ofte n
been fidiculed on account Of their be.
lief in the pre-existence Of spirits, and in
marrying Tor time and for all eternity,
both being Bible doctrines. We have
often been requested 10 give our views
| relation to these principles, but con-
sidered the things OF the Kingdom be
longed to the children of the kingdom,
therefore not meet to give them to those
without. But being very politely re-
quested by lady few days since, "a
member OF the Church, to answer the
following questions, we could not con-
sistenti!y refuse;-viz., "Where did !
come irom5 What is my originr VIVA,
am doing herel Whittier am going1
| and What is my destiny, after having
| obeyed the truth, il faithful TO the endl"
For her benefit and all others con-
cerned, we will endeavor 10 answer the
| questions in brief, as we understand
them. The reason will be apparent for
| our belief in the pre-existence of spirits,
and in marrying for time and for all
eternity.
Lady, whence CONTEST ihou1 Thine
originI What art thou doing heref
Whittier art thou going, and what is thy
destiny Declare unto ME il thou mast
understanding Knowest thou not, that
thou art spark OF Deity, struck from
the fire OF His eternal blaze, and brought
forth in the midst OF eternal burnings?
Knowest thou not that eternities ago,
thy spirit. pure and holy, dwelt in thy
Heavenly Fathers bosom, and in his
presence, and with thy mother, one oil
The queens OF heaven, surrounded by
thy brothe r and sister spirits in the spirit
world, among the Gods. That as thy
spirit beheld the scenes transporting
there, and thou growing in intelligence,
thou sawest worlds upon worlds organ
lied and peopled with thy kindred spirits,
took upon them tabernaclei. died, we're
resurrected, and received their exalton
on the redeemed worlds they once dwelt
upon. Thou being willing and anxious
to initiate them, waiting and DESTROYS to
obtain body, resurrection and exalta.
ton also, and having obtained permits
sion, thou made covenant with one OF
thy kindred spirits to be thy guardian
angel while in mortality, also with two
others, male and female spirits, that thou
wouldst come and take a tabernacle
through their lineage, and become one
OF their offspring. You also choose a
kindred spirit whom you loved in the
spirit world, land had permission to
come to this planet and take a taber-
nacle,) to oe your head, stay. husband
and protection on the earth, and to exalt
you in the eternal worlds. All these
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shou tabernacle through your lineage.
Thou longed, thou sighed, and thou
prayed to thy Father in heaven for the
time to arrive when thou couldst come
to this earth, which had fled and fell
from where il was first organized, near
the planet kolob. Leave thy father and
mothers bosoms and all thv kindred
spirits, come to earth, take tabernacle,
and initiate the deeds Of those YOU had
seen exa ted before you.
At length the time arrived, and thou
heard the voice OF thy Father, saying,
go daughter to Wonder lower world, an
take upon thee a tabernacle, and work
out thy probation with fear and trembling
and rise to exaltatlon. But daughter
remember you go ON this condition, that
is, you are 10 forget all things you ever
saw, or knew TO be transacted in the
spirit worll; you are not to know or re
member anything concerning the same
that you have beheld transpife here; but
YOU must 90 and become one OF the
most helpless OF all beings that have
created, while in your infancy; subject
to sickness, pain, tears, mourning, sor-
row and death. But when truth shall
touch the cords OF your heart they will
vibrate; then intelligence shall illuminate
Your mind, and shed its lustre in your
soul, and you shall begin to understand
the things you once knew, but which had
gone from you; you shall then begin 10
understand and know the object of your
creation. Daughter, go, and be faithful
in your second estate, keep it as faithful
as thou hast thy first estate.
Thy spirit flied with Joy and thanks
giving, rejoiced in thy Father, and rem
dered praise to His holy name, and the
spirit world resounded in anthems of
praise and rejoicing to the Either of
spirits. Thou babe father, mother and
all farewell, and along with thy guardian
angel, thou came on this terraqueous
globe. The spirits thou had chosen to
come and tabernacle through their
lineage, and your head having left the
spirit world some years previous thou
came spirit pure and holy thou hast
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obeyed the truth, and thy guardian angel
ministers unto thee and watches over
thee. Thou hast chosen him you loved
in the spirit world TO be thy companion.
Now, crowns, thrones, exaltations and
dominions are in reserte for thee in the
eternal worlds, and the way is opened
for thee to return back into the presence
OF thy Heavenly Father, il thou wilt only
abide by and walk in celestial law, full
fiji the designs OF thy creation, and hold
oct to the end That when mortality IS
laid in the tomb, you may so down to
your grave in peace, arise in glory, and
receive your everlasting reward in the
resurrection OF the Just, along with thy
head and husband. Thou wilt be per-
mitted to pass by the Gods and angels
who guard the gates, and onward, up
ward 10 thy exaltaiion in celestial
world among the Gods. To be priest
ess queen unto thy Heavenly Father,
and n glory 10 thy husband and offspring,
to bear the souls of men, to people
other worlds, las thou ddst bear their
tabemacles ia mortality while eternity
goes and e'ernity come and II you Will
receive it, lady, this is eternal life. And
herein is the saying Of tie Apostle Paul
fulfilled, 'that the man is not without the
woman in the Lord, neither is the woman
without the man in the Lord" That
man IS the head of the womln, and the
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