The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-10
.rNr Joseph F. SMITH
bSpIlu nd OWED TO BE A PERJURER

lowing extracts from the revelation ap-
pear:
Therefore, prepare thy heart to receive and
obey the instructions which I am about to
| give unto you; for all those who have this
law revealed unto them must obey the same
For behold l reveal unto you new and
] that covenant, then are ye damned; for NO
one can reject this covenant, and be per,
mitted to enter into my glory;
Then shall they be Gods because they
have no end;
Abraham received concubines and thev
bear him children, and il WAS accounted unto
him for righteousness, because they were
given unto him, and he abode in my law, as
Isaac also, md Jacob did mono other things
| than that which they were commanded and
because they did none other things than that
which they were commanded they have en-.
| tered into their eSsltation. according TO the
promises, and SIT upon thrones, and are not
angels. but are Gods
David also received many wives and con.
cubines. MS also Solomon and Moses my ser.
wants; as also many other OF my servants,
from the beginning OF creation until this
time; and IN nothing did they sin. save in
those things which they received not of me.
And again as pertaining to the law Of the
Priesthood; II any man espouse virgin,
and desire to espouss another, and the hrst
| ond and they are virgins. and have vowed 10
no other man, then he is justified; he cannot
commit adultery, for they are given unto
him; for he cannot commit adultery with
that that helongeth unto him and to no one
else:
And il he have ten virgins given unto him
| by this law. he cannot commit adultery, for
they belong unto him, and they are given
unto him. therefore he is justified.
And again, as pertaining to the law of the
WV
and desire 10 espouse another. and the 6rst
give her consent and if he espouse the sec
no other man, then is he justified; he cannot
commit adultery, for they are given unto him:
for he cannot commit adultery with that that
eeiongeth unto him and TO no one else;
And II he have ten virgins given unto him
ny TINS law, he cannot commit adultery for
they belong to him, therefore is he justi-
But il one either Of tho ten virgins,
after she is espoused, shall he with another
man she has committed adultery, and shall
to multiply and rcpiensh the earth ac-
cording TO my commandment. and to fulfill
me promise which was given by M Father
their eHaltation in the eternal worlds. that
they may bear the souls OF men; for herein
may he elorifed
And again, verify I soy unto you, II any
man have wife, who holds the KEYS Of this
power and he teaches unto her the Law of
then shall she believe. and administer nnfo
him, or she shall be DESTROYED saith the
Lord your God; for will magnify nv nnme
upon all those who receive and abide in INV
law
Therefore, il shall be lawful in me- il she
receive not this law, for him to receive all
tnings whatsoever ], tho Lord his God will
give unto him. because she did nor administer
unto MIN according to my word; and she
men becomes the transgressor; and he is
tered unto Abraham according TO the law
when | commanded Abraham to take Hagar
10 wife.
And now, as pertaining to This Law -.-i,-
verify say unto you. ] will reveal more unto
you, hereafter; therefore let this suffice for
the present. Behold am Alpha and Omega
Amen.
In view OF the existence of the mani
festo forgotten among the older Saints
and unknown TO the younger ones) Il
would seem that the Lord, as promised
In paragraph 66. has revealed more" In
the matter Of polygamy. But Joseph r.
Smith apparently holds different View.
II may be that he does not see any rela-
tion between the Woodruff manifesto and
polysamy. Or is 1t possible that Joseph
+. Smiths Interpretation OF more" as
used in paragraph SIS, has reference only
TO the number OF virgins he may espouse,
and that the manifesto looks like less"
and not "more?" Having espoused Ave
Tor six). Joseph F. Smith may have "1et
this suffice for the present and is now
impatiently awaiting the divine com
mand to espouse more that being the
only kind OF revelation on this subject
which he will recognize.
In this present year OF 1906 the Nor
mon church issued book copyrighted
by Joseph F. SMITH opening with this
title page;
A Concordance
TO
The Book OF Doctrine and Covenants of the
Church Of Jesus Christ OF Latter
day Saints.
By Elder John Widtsoe
Salt Lake City. Utah.
Published by the Descret Sunday School
Union,
1906.
Observe that this book is especially
published for use In the Sunday schools
of the Mormon church, az an aid TO the
study OF the Doctrine and Covenants by
the children and the young men and
young women OF the church
Among other matters OF reference and
under the subheading indicated by the
letter M is the following notation:
"l32 nd Concerning Plurality of
Wives"
Very careful scrutiny OF this subhead
Ing reveals the words Man" Man
chester and Manner" as being the
nearest approaches 10 the word Mani
festo" which this book contains.
The Deseret News. the official organ
Of the Mormon church. with the busi-
ness activity which characterizes itself
and the alleged prophet IT. represents,
constantly advertises for sale all OF the
official publications Of the church, pa
rading them in all sorts OF anery, from
paper covers 10 Morocco cases and gilt
edges (at so much per. OF course): but
what OF the manifesto forbldd!ng polyg
amy?
Recently land since public attention