Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-10

Rave cur sons and our daughters, or W.
will be- the poorest per ms ihcfei We
will be barron and unfruliful. ana VIII
be under condlmnn.i1r. II W. have qpt
| taught our sons and d1ughiers in me
| principles Of righicousntfs- fnc W.
/ count 20 Lars dream aa recorded IN
I the drhih chapitr q ! Nephl. ls a. fql.
nws.
And II came t. gass that We had
gathered together 800 manner of seeds
[ on every Kind. both Of grain Of every
Z kind. and nifo 81 the seeds % fruit oi
evory kind
Aud ID opme TO pass that while my
father tnrriod IN the wilderness. be-
apakc unto uf saying Behold, J have
dreamed a dream. or IN other words, J
seen n Vision.
Ana behold. because Of the thing
which / have seen. / have reason to
rejoice In the Lord because Of Ncphl
and also N sam; Tor I have reason w.
suppose that they. and niro many Of
their seed. VIII be saved.
nut behold Tamau and Lsmuei. I
fear exceedingly became NJ you Tor
behold. moth0urht I saw IN my dream.
q dark and dreafy wilderness.
And Il came TO pass thnt | saw n
man. ana he was dressed In white
robt' and he came and stood before
me.
And Il came 10 PASS that he apakc
unto me. and bade me follow him.
And Il came % pnF1 that ns ! fol-
/ lowed him. I boheld myself that I was
/ In q dark and dreafy waste.
Aud after I had Travelled for the
/ space OF many hours IN darkness. be.
| kan to pray unto the Lord that lie
/ would have mercy on me. nrc1rdlnE 90
the multitude Of lis tender mcrcica
And Il came 20 pass after had
prayed unto the Lord. I bchcld q large
and Fraclua nHid.
And IL came 10 pass thnu hchcld n
tree, whose fruit was desirable TO make
happy.
Ana IL came - pass thnt ! ala 70
forth and pnftakr of the fruit thereof.
and 1 hehoid that II was most sweet.
above all that I ever before tasted.
Yea, and behold that the fruit tncrc-
81 was white TO exceed all the white
ness that J had ever seen.
Ana aa I pnrtook Of tho fruit thcrc-
n. Il filled my soul with exceeding
great inyi wherefore. I began 90 be de-
alroua that my family should partake
~ u nisui for I knew that u was de-
rlrable above all other fruit.
And No I east my eyes round about.
that perhaps I might discover my
family also. hohcid river N water.
and Il ran along. and II was near the
trce OF which I was partaking the
fruit,
And looked 10 behold from whence
u Camel and I saw the head thereof
n little way OF. and at tho head there
~. heheld your mother Sarah. and
Sam. md Nenhl. and they stood ~ n
they knew not whittier they should go.
And u came 10 pass that I hoclgouoi
unto them. ana | also did nny unto
them with a loud voice. That thov should
come unto me. and partnke ~ the fruit.
which was desirable above all other
fruit.
And u came to pass that they ala
come unto me, and partakc Of the fruit
also.
Aud Il came 10 pass that was de-
HIruuH that Lamar and f.rmuci should
clmc and paftake u the fruit ninli
wherefore. ! cnrt mine eyes towards the
head of the river that perhaps l might
sec them.
Ana Il came 70 pass that saw them.
but they would not come % mo.
And | heheld a rod % iron. and u cn.
tended along the bank ~ tho river. and
led 10 tho tree by which l stood.
And I also heheid n straight and mar
row path. which came along by the ROD
or irnn. even o. the tree by which I
stood. ana n also led by tho head Of
the fountain. unto "a large aud spacious
field. ~ II a had been world.
And I saw numhOrlcHa cnncourToH Of
people. many 81 whom were pressing
forward, that they might obtain ths
path which led unto the tree BY which
! stood.
Ana IL came 70 pass that they ana
come forth. and commence In tho path
which led 60 tho tree
And Il came 20 pass that there arose
n mist or dnfknern. yea. even an cx-
cccdlng great mist of darkness. inro-
much that they whn had commenced
IN the path. did lose their way, that they
wandered on and were lost
And Il came 10 parn that I behold
/ others pressing forward. and they cnms
/ forth and caught hold n tho end OF I'M
NOD Of Iron; and they ana press forward
/ through the mist of darkness. cling,
| Ing 10 the rod Of iron. even until the,
did come forth aud partake of ths
| fruit of the tree
And after they had partnkon o. m,
fruit ~ the tree thry did east theli
eyes about aa II they were ashamed.
And also cast my eyes round al1ut
and heheid, On tho other side of N,
river of water great and npacioui
building; and a. stood an q were Ia IN,
air, high above tho earth;
And II was filled with people. both
Old una young both male aud female
and their manner Of drura was exceed
Ing iinci and thoy were iu tho attitude
o. mockinF ana pointing their nnrori
towards thlro who hal come at. ami
we're pnrtnklnr ~ the fruit
And after they had tnHtcd ~ TN
fruit they were ashamed. because of
those that were ucuiiing az them; and
they foll away into forbidden path
and were Lost.
And now, ! Nonhi, do not speak al
tho words 81 my father.
hut 60 be short In writing. behold
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