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

| 90, 1857, the iaper containing II being
furnished US by Robert Nav, Of Plain
City.
The Lat err day Saints have ofte N
been ridiculed on account Of their be.
lief in the pre-existence of spirits, and in
marrying for time and for all eternity,
both being Bible doctrines. We have
often been requested 10 give our views
n 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-
sistently refuse;-viz., "Where did
come ironf What is my orieinp what
am doing heref Whittier am ! goingl
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 endeavur 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 Tor time and for all
eternity.
Lady, whence CONTEST ihou1 Thine
originr What art thou doing herel
Whittier art thou going, and what is thy
destiny Declare unto me II 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 brother 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 tabernacles, died, were
resurrected, and received their exaltion
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 a 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
woudst 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 taber-
nacle,l to ue your head, stay, husband,
and protection on the earth, and to exalt
you in the eternal worlds. All these
were arranged, Likewise the spirits that
shou tabernacle through your lineage.
Thou longed, thou sighed, and thou
prayed TO thy Father in heaven Tor the
time TO arrive when thou couidst come
to this earth, which had fled and fell
from where it was first organized, near
the planet Kolob. Leave thy father and
mothers bosoms and all thv kindred
spirits, come to earth, take a 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, All d
take upon thee 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 world; you are not to know or re
member anything concerning the same
that you have beheld transpire here; but
YOU must 20 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 aud 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 kaew, but which had
gone from you; you shall thea begin TO
understand and know the object Of your
creation. Daughter, go, and be faithful
In your second estate, keep il as faithful
as thou hast thy first estate.
Thy spirit, flied with 10y 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 Father 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 a spirit pure and holy, thou hast
taken upon thee tabernacle thou hast
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, eNaltations and
dominions are in reserve 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 a celestial law, full
fl the designs OF thy creation, and hold
ort to the end. That when mortality is
laid in the tomb, you may go 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.
miited to pass by the Gods and angels
who guard the gates, and onward, up.
ward TO Thy eSaltaiion in celestial
world among the Gods. To be a priest
ess queen unto thy Heavenly Father,
and glory TO thy husband and offspring,
to bear the souls of men, to people
other worlds, las thou ddst bear their
tabemacles 10 mortality while eternity
goes and eternity come and If you will
receive it, lady, this IS eternal life. And
herein is the saying Of TIE Apostle Paul
fulfilled, 'that the man is mol without the
woman in the Lord, neither is the woman
without the man in the Lord" THAT
man S the head OF the womln, and the
glory of the man S the woman" Hence,