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Client prophet who lived upon TINS com
tinent. and who had charge Of the
plates from which the BOOK ~ Mormon
was taken. After his race was destroy
ed. he hid this record In the hill Gu
inorah. where II could be gfs'hstved
until the time should come when the
dispsnsation ~ the fulncas " the Dos
pei should be begun upon the canth. He
rame to him by night. clothed In glory.
20 much 10 that the room wna nllcd
NJ With the ilfht Of the MONDAY sun.
Joseph received line upon line and pre-.
ccpt upon pfcecpt frpm this messenger.
lie quoted the prophecies OF Isaiah.
m joel and Of Malachi. and also some
of the words ~ the New Testament Ia
relation to the coming Of the Messiah
IN the latter days, etc. lie told Joseph
that those scriptures. though believed
TO have been fulnilcd by some of the
nnClrnts, had not yet been fulnlled.
But for his declaration Of this fact. we
would not have known that they had
not been fulfilled He said that their
fulnllment was about 10 take place.
Joseph received these Instructions from
HIN three successive times In tho one
nlcht. Thrice did the angel visit him
In his chamber ana repeat these pas
tagca of scripture TO him. IN order 20
Impress them upon his mind. Then he
made an agreement with Joseph 10
meet him once n year for four success
slvc years. In which he was 60 be-
tauHht these and other matters over
aud over again. M we have 10 be taught
aver and over again IN order that we
may learn and undorstand some things
that Il sccms diflcult Tor ~ to compre.
bend. The angel Moront visited him.
and educated him. and prepared his
mind FOR the great work that was about
20 devolvc upon him. lie came four
successive years, ana Joseph finally re-
ccivcd the plates containing the record
N the Hook 81 Mormon. which had been
hidden up by Moronl about 400 years
before.
Then Joseph began their TRANSLATION.
While transiatlnr them with hia scribe
TO write, frequently they would come
TO paararua they dld not understand.
remember hearing David Whitmcr
ON one occasion relate an Incident COM
nccted with the translation. lie said
Joseph had come To a passage which
referred to Jerusalem aH being a walled
city. aud Joseph was 80 ignorant In h..
gard TO Jerusalem that he ala not
Know whether II was walled city or
not. How IA that, olivcr7" said JOS
eph' 'is Il tfue7" oliver Informed him
that II was true. and Il was the first
time he knew II. iiy and by they came
TO passage which spoke Of baptism
for the remission u sins. by INNER.
sion. Joseph aud oliver went out into
the woods TO enquire Of the Lord In re-.
gard TO this. and 10 know what tho
Lords viii was concerning baptism.
This was on the 18th day Of May. iS2g.
They were two boys that tho
world had never taken any mo-
,lcc Of. and but Tor tho work
the Lord called them 20. would
never have noticed thcm at all. They
knelt down In a secret place. and began
TO pray. when To- nm angel appeared
unto them. He declared that he was
John the baptist. who had been ho-
headed by lier0di that he had come be.
FORE TO prepare the way for the first
coming OF the Son " Man. and that he
had been sent again 10 prepare the way
for His second coming. when lie shall
take vengeance upon the wicked and
the ungodly. ana receive those who are
righteous. lie told them 10 go down
Into the river Ohe SuHduchannal and
lhptlke each other. Joseph was TO
baptixo oliver. and then Oliver was TO
baptiEa Joseph. Previous Ia this, John
the baptist laid his hands upon their
heads, and said unto them.
Upon you. my fellow servants. In the
name Of Messiah. I confer the PRIEST
hood Of Aaron. which holds tho keys
Of the minlHtcring of angels. and OF the
Gospel OF rcpentancs. and 81, hap
tirm by immersion Tor the remission ~
sinai aud this shall never be taken
again FROM the earth. until the sons II
Lew do 0fcr again an Offering unto tho
Lord In Righteousness"
After they had baptized each other.
they ordained each other 60 the
Aaronlc priesthood, nH they had been
commanded by John tho baptist. After
the angel had discharged his duty and
prepared these boys for the preaching
~ the Gospel and baptism for the re-.
mission ~ sins, he left them, and they
rclpiced exceedingly, A. they returned
from the waters edge they overheard
one ~ IoHeph'a brothers playing 10
know what the Lord required of him,
for he had faith already In the mission
OF MS brother Joseph, and when thoy
found him they taught him the prin.
clple OF baptism. ana then baptized
him hy immersion.
This was the beginning OF the res.
torauon of the authority " Ood to
man, by which man could preach tho
Gospel In the name Of the Lord Jesus
Christ ana could administer haptlnn to
those That believed and rrpented OF
their gius. IN the name ~ the Father
ANA Of the Son and % tho Holy Ghost.
u was commission sent from god.
not from man; aud II was sent through
the channels of the Holy Priesthood.
God sent those who held the Keys In
ancient times TO confer the prienthoo1
times, ny and by lie sent iiia servants
Peter. James ana John. who held tho
Mtlchlnedek Priesthood which II after
the order u the Son Of Ood. and they
laid their hands upon Joseph Smith
nnd oliver cowdcry and ordained them
10 tho Apoatlonhip and the Meichlfe-
dek frlcnlhnod. which holds the Keys
10 minister In nll the ordinances 81 the
Gospel from beginning ~ end, and
which holds the power or lie unto
NE and death unto death
Ana those mcn--Iosrph smith
and oliver cowdery -cnnfcfred that
Priesthood upon othorH. and 10 has been
handed down from Apostle 90 Apostle
ana from Elder 20 Elder. until today.
NJ u body. We hold the pHoathogI n
God. Most N NJ hold the Mnichist,iok
Priesthood. Aud we are called a. hs
ministers u life nnd salvation 10 tho
world. We arr commissioned To call
upon the world 10 repent N their sins
and 20 be baptized Tor the romisslon
or sins. Most of ua have raceivcd this
authority, through the administration
~ Joseph Smith and oliver Cowdery
they having received Il from God tho
Eternal Father. And II ~ not ana amos.
tate nor a bastard pHcHthood, IL IA
not an assumed authority. II IL nu.
thority FROM God. Ana II has never
been taken from the Church. ANA thor.
never has been any rngUHaltv Ia r..r