What is FAIR? #2
August 2005
Highest Order of Priesthood Revealed Joseph Smith
said:
“Wednesday, 4.—I spent the day in the upper part of the store, that is in my private office * * * in council with General James Adams, of Springfield, Patriarch Hyrum Smith, Bishops Newel K. Whitney and George Miller, and President Brigham Young and Elders Heber C. Kimball and Willard Richards, instructing them in the principles and order of the Priesthood, attending to washings, anointings, endowments and the communication of keys pertaining to the Aaronic Priesthood, and so on to the highest order of the Melchizedek Priesthood, setting forth the order pertaining to the Ancient of Days, and all those plans and principles by which any one is enabled to secure the fullness of those blessings which have been prepared for the Church of the Firstborn, and come up and abide in the presence of the Eloheim in the eternal worlds. In this council was instituted the ancient order of things for the first time in these last days. And the communications I made to this council were of things spiritual, and to be received only by the spiritual minded: and there was nothing made known to these men but what will be made known to all the Saints of the last days, so soon as they are prepared to receive, and a proper place is prepared to communicate them, even to the weakest of the Saints; therefore let the Saints be diligent in building the Temple, and all houses which they have been, or shall hereafter be, commanded of God to build; and wait their time with patience in all meekness, faith, perseverance unto the end, knowing assuredly that all these things referred to in this council are always governed by the principle of revelation. (May 4, 1842.) —DHC 5:1-2.” Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith Page 237
"Send twenty-five men: let them preach the Gospel
wherever they go. Let that man go that can raise $500, a good horse and
mule, a double-barrel gun, one-barrel rifle, and the other smooth bore, a
saddle and bridle, a pair of revolving pistols, bowie-knife, and a good
sabre. Appoint a leader, and let them beat up for volunteers. I want every man that goes to
be a king and a priest. When he gets on the mountains, he may want to
talk
with his God; when with the savage nations have
power to govern, &c. If we don't get volunteers, wait till after the
election." (Feb. 23, 1844.) —DHC 6:224.” TPJS Page
333
Bob
God talks with Kings and Priests on mountain tops.
“Woe to ye rich
men, who refuse to give to the poor, and then come and ask
me for bread. Away with all your meanness, and be liberal. We need
purging, purifying and cleansing. You that have little faith in your
Elders when you are sick, get some little simple remedy in the first
stages. If you send for a doctor at all, send in the first stages.
All ye doctors who are
fools, not well read, and do not understand the human
constitution, stop your practice.
And all ye lawyers who have no business, only as
you hatch it up, would to God you would go to work or run away! (Oct. 15,
1843.) 329—Documentary History of thye Church 6:56-59.
and Teachings of the Prophet Joseph
Smith Page 329
“The
Character of God In the first place, I wish to go back to
the beginning—to the morn of creation. There is the starting point for us
to look to, in order to understand and be fully acquainted with the mind,
purposes and decrees of the Great
Elohim, who sits in yonder heavens as he did at the creation of
this world. It is necessary for us to have an understanding of God himself
in the beginning. If we start right, it is easy to go right all the
time; but if we start wrong, we may go
wrong, and it be a hard matter to get right.
There are but a very few beings in the world who understand rightly the character of God. The great majority of mankind
do not comprehend anything, either that which is past, or that which is to
come, as it respects their relationship to God. They do not know, neither
do they understand the nature of that relationship; and consequently they
know but little above the brute beast, or more than to eat, drink and
sleep. This is all man knows about God or his existence, unless it is
given by the inspiration of the Almighty.” TPJS Page 343 CLICK HERE to see that Church President Spencer W. Kimball did not understand the character of God as
Joseph taught.
Joseph
said: “Some say I do not interpret the Scripture the same as they
do. They say it means the heathen's gods. Paul says there are Gods many
and Lords many; and that makes a plurality of Gods, in spite of the whims
of all men.
Without a revelation, I am
not going to give them the knowledge of the God of heaven. You know
and I testify that Paul had no allusion to the heathen gods. I have it from God, and get over it
if you can. I have a witness of the Holy Ghost, and a testimony that
Paul had no allusion to the heathen gods in the text. I will show
from the Hebrew Bible that I am correct, and the first word shows a
plurality of Gods; and I want the apostates
and learned men to come here and prove to the contrary, if
they can. An unlearned boy must give you a little Hebrew. Berosheit
baurau Eloheim ait aushamayeen vehau
auraits, rendered by King James' translators, "In the beginning
God created the heaven and the earth." I want to analyze the word
Berosheit. Rosh, the head; Sheit, a grammatical
termination; the Baith was not originally put there when the
inspired man wrote it, but it has been since added by an old Jew.
Baurau signifies to bring forth; Eloheim is from the word Eloi, God, in
the singular number; and by adding the word heim, it renders it
Gods. It read first, "In the beginning
the head of the Gods brought forth the Gods," or, as others have
translated it, "The head of the Gods called the Gods together."
I want to show a little learning as well
as other fools.
The head God organized the heavens and the
earth. I defy all the world to refute me. In the beginning the
heads of the Gods organized the heavens and the earth. Now the learned
priests and the people rage, and the heathen imagine a vain thing. If we
pursue the Hebrew text further, it reads, "The head one of the Gods said, Let us make a man
in our own image."
I once asked a
learned Jew, "If the Hebrew language compels us to render
all words ending in heim in the plural, why not render the
first Eloheim plural?" He replied, "That is the rule with few
exceptions; but in this case it would ruin the Bible." He acknowledged I
was right. I came here to investigate these things precisely as I believe
them. Hear and judge for yourselves; and if you go away satisfied, well
and good.
In the very beginning the Bible
shows there is a plurality of Gods beyond the power of
refutation. It is a great subject I am dwelling on.
The word Eloheim ought to be in the
plural all the way through—Gods. The heads of the Gods
appointed one God for us; and when you take [that] view of the
subject, its sets one free to see all the beauty, holiness and perfection
of the Gods. All I want is to get the simple, naked truth, and the
whole truth.
Many men say there is one God; the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are only one God. I say that is a strange God anyhow—three in one, and one in three! It is a curious organization. "Father, I pray not for the world, but I pray for them which thou hast given me." "Holy Father, keep through Thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one as we are." All are to be crammed into one God, according to sectarianism. It would make the biggest God in all the world. He would be a wonderfully big God—he would be a giant or a monster. I want to read the text to you myself—"I am agreed with the Father and the Father is agreed with me, and we are agreed as one." The Greek shows that it should be agreed. "Father, I pray for them which Thou hast given me out of the world, and not for those alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word, that they all may be agreed, as Thou, Father, are with me, and I with Thee, that they also may be agreed with us," and all come to dwell in unity, and in all the glory and everlasting burnings of the Gods; and then we shall see as we are seen, and be as our God and He as His Father. I want to reason a little on this subject. I learned it by translating the papyrus which is now in my house.” Teachings fo the Prophet Joseph Smith Page 371
“All the prophets
had the Melchizedek Priesthood and were ordained by God himself.” TPJS Page 181
Bob I think that you were probably surprised when I
told you that you have the authority to slay a lamb for Passover. The
Mormons and all of the rest of the world are in error about sacrifice. The
LDS people do not believe their own Prophet Joseph Smith so I will quote
him again.
“Thus we behold
the keys
of this Priesthood consisted in obtaining the voice of
Jehovah that He talked with him [Noah] in a familiar and friendly
manner.
The priesthood under the directions and
commandments of the Almighty in any of the
dispensations, shall all be had in the
last dispensation, therefore all
things had under the authority of the Priesthood at any former period,
shall be had again,
bringing to pass the restoration spoken of
by the mouth of all the Holy Prophets.”
Page
171
Phoney, pretend, false prophets are not Holy Prophets.
Doctrine
and Covenants 64: 38-39 tells: “For it shall come to pass that the
inhabitants of Zion shall judge all things
pertaining to Zion. And liars and hypocrites shall be proved by
them, and they who are
not apostles and prophets shall be
known.”
Sacrifice to Be
Part of Restoration
“It
will be necessary here to make a few observations on the doctrine set
forth in the above quotation, and it is generally supposed that
sacrifice was entirely done away when the Great Sacrifice [i.e.,] the
sacrifice of the Lord Jesus was offered up, and that there will be no
necessity for the ordinance of sacrifice in future; but those who assert this are certainly not acquainted with the duties, privileges and authority
of the Priesthood, or with the Prophets.
The offering of sacrifice has
ever been
connected and forms a part of the duties of the Priesthood. It
began with the Priesthood, and will be continued until after the coming of
Christ, from generation to generation” Page 172
“It is not to be understood that the law of Moses will
be established again with all its rites and variety of ceremonies; this
has never been spoken of by the prophets; but those things which existed
prior to Moses' day, namely,
sacrifice, will be
continued.” Page 173
“To Gain Salvation the Laws of God Must Be
Obeyed I * * * spoke to the people, showing
them that to get salvation we must not only do some things, but
everything which God has commanded. Men may preach and practice
everything except those things which God
commands us to do, and will be damned at last. We may tithe mint
and rue, and all manner of herbs, and still not obey the commandments of
God.
The object with me (Joseph) is to obey and teach others to obey God
in just what He tells us to do. It mattereth not whether
the principle is popular or unpopular, I will always maintain a true
principle, even if I stand alone in
it. (Feb. 21, 1844.) —DHC 6:223.” Page 332
“Reading the experience of others, or the revelation given to them, can never give us a comprehensive view of our condition and true relation to God. Knowledge of these things can only be obtained by experience through the ordinances of God set forth for that purpose. Could you gaze into heaven five minutes, you would know more than you would by reading all that ever was written on the subject. CLICK HERE to see that crashed airplane.
We are only capable of comprehending that certain
things exist, which we may acquire by certain fixed principles. If men
would acquire salvation, they have got to be subject, before they leave this world, to certain rules and
principles, which were fixed by an unalterable decree before the
world was. The disappointment of hopes and expectations at the
resurrection would be indescribably dreadful.” Page 324 Bob not for 5
minutes, but 3 weeks beyond the veil after my plane
crash.
CLICK
HERE to see that crashed airplane.
“On the subject of
revelation, he said, a man would command his son to dig
potatoes and saddle his horse, but before he had done either he
would tell him to do something else. This is all considered right; but as
soon as the Lord gives a commandment and revokes that decree and
commands something else, then the Prophet
is considered fallen. Because we will not receive chastisement
at the hands of the Prophets and Apostles, the Lord chastiseth us with
sickness and death. Let not any man publish his own righteousness, for
others can see that for him; sooner let him confess his sins, and then he
will be forgiven, and he will bring forth more fruit. When a corrupt
man is chastised he gets angry and will not endure it. The reason we do
not have the secrets of the Lord revealed
unto us, is because we do not keep them but
reveal them; we do not keep our own secrets, but reveal our
difficulties to the world, even to our enemies, then how would we keep
the secrets of the Lord? I can
keep a secret till Doomsday. (Not very long from now.)
What
greater love hath any man than that he lay down his life for his friend;
then why not fight for our friend until we die? (December 19, 1841.) —DHC
4:478-479” Page 194
“Many objections are urged against the Latter-day Saints for not admitting the validity of sectarian baptism, and for withholding fellowship from sectarian churches. Yet to do otherwise would be like putting new wine into old bottles, and putting old wine into new bottles. What! new revelations in the old churches? New revelations would knock out the bottom of their bottomless pit. New wine into old bottles! The bottles burst and the wine runs out! What! Sadducees in the new church! Old wine in new leathern bottles will leak through the pores and escape. So the Sadducee saints mock at authority, kick out of the traces, and run to the mountains of perdition, leaving the long echo of their braying behind them.” Page 192
“Behold, there are many
called, but few are chosen. And why are
they not chosen? Because their hearts are set so much upon
the things of this world, and aspire to the honors of men, that they do
not learn this one lesson—that the rights of the Priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of
heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor
handled only upon the principles of righteousness. That they may be
conferred upon us, it is true; but when we undertake to cover our
sins, or to gratify our pride, our vain ambition, or to exercise control,
or dominion, or compulsion, upon the souls of the children of men, in any
degree of unrighteousness, behold, the heavens withdraw themselves; the
Spirit of the Lord is grieved; and when it is withdrawn, Amen to the Priesthood, or the authority of that man. Behold!
ere he is aware, he is left unto himself, to kick against the pricks; to
persecute the Saints, and to fight against
God.
We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature
and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority,
as they suppose, they will immediately
begin to exercise unrighteous dominion. Hence many are called, but few are chosen”.Page 142
Now my own comment. That there
are millions who are LDS and fight against keeping all of God’s commandments!
That they can read in the books themselves.
They don’t really believe the
true prophets. They love to hear their leaders
praise them.
“I showed them that it was generally in consequence
of the brethren disregarding or disobeying counsel that they
became dissatisfied and murmured; and many when they arrived here,
were dissatisfied with the conduct of some of the Saints, because everything was not done perfectly right,
and they get angry, and thus the
devil gets advantage over them to destroy them. I told them I was
but a man, and they must not expect me to be perfect; if they expected perfection from me, I should
expect it from them; but if they would bear with my infirmities and
the infirmities of the brethren, I would likewise bear with their
infirmities.
I told them it was likely I
would have again to hide up in the
woods, but they must not be discouraged, but build up the city, the
Temple, &tc. When my enemies take away my rights, I will bear it and
keep out of the way; but if they take away your rights, I will fight for
you. I blessed them and departed. (Oct. 29, 1842.) —DHC
5:181.” Page 268
“The Rule of Christ in the Millennium While in conversation at Judge Adams' during the evening, I said, Christ and the resurrected Saints will reign over the earth during the thousand years. They will not probably dwell upon the earth, but will visit it when they please, or when it is necessary to govern it. There will be wicked men on the earth during the thousand years. The heathen nations who will not come up to worship will be visited with the judgments of God, and must eventually be destroyed from the earth. (Dec. 30, 1842.) —DHC 5:212.
What Constitutes a Prophet? If any person should ask me if I were a prophet, I should not deny it, as that would give me the lie; for, according to John, the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy; therefore, if I profess to be a witness or teacher, and have not the spirit of prophecy, which is the testimony of Jesus, I must be a false witness; but if I be a true teacher and witness, I must possess the spirit of prophecy, and that constitutes a prophet; and any man who says he is a teacher or a preacher of righteousness, and denies the spirit of prophecy, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; and by this key false teachers and impostors may be detected. (Dec. 30, 1842.) —DHC 5:215-216.
Status of
the Negro At five went to Mr. Sollars' with
Elders Hyde and Richards.
Elder Hyde inquired the situation of the
negro. I replied, they came into the world slaves, mentally and
physically. Change their situation with the whites, and they would be
like them. They have souls, and are subjects of salvation. Go into
Cincinnati or any city, and find an educated negro, who rides in his
carriage, and you will see a man who has risen by the powers of his own
mind to his exalted state of respectability. The slaves in Washington are
more refined than many in high places, and the black boys will take the
shine off many of those they brush and wait on.
Elder Hyde
remarked, "Put them on the level, and they will rise above me." I
replied, if I raised you to be my equal, and then attempted to oppress
you, would you not be indignant and try to rise above me, as did Oliver
Cowdery, Peter Whitmer, and many others, who said I was a fallen
Prophet, and they were capable of leading the people, although I never
attempted to oppress them, but had always been lifting them up?
Had I anything to do with the
negro, I would confine them by strict
law to their own species, and put them on a national
equalization.” Page 268
See what Brigham Young and other leaders said about the Church and the Negro CLICK
HERE
See about Authority and
True Priesthood CLICK
HERE
The Priesthood is Gentle and Long-suffering
“No power
or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the Priesthood,
only by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness, and meekness,
and by love unfeigned; by kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall
greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile,
reproving betimes with sharpness, when moved upon by the Holy Ghost,
and then showing forth afterwards an increase of love toward him whom thou
hast reproved, lest he esteem thee to be his enemy; that he may know that
thy faithfulness is stronger than the cords of death; let thy bowels also
be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let
virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly, then shall thy confidence wax
strong in the presence of God, and the doctrine of the Priesthood shall
distil upon thy soul as the dews from heaven. The
Holy Ghost shall be thy constant companion, and thy sceptre an
unchanging sceptre of righteousness and truth, and thy dominion shall be
an everlasting dominion, and without compulsory means it shall flow unto
thee forever and ever.]
The ends of the earth shall inquire after thy name, and fools shall have thee in derision, and hell shall rage against thee, while the pure in heart, and the wise, and the noble, and the virtuous, shall seek counsel, and authority and blessings constantly from under thy hand, and thy people shall never be turned against thee by the testimony of traitors; and although their influence shall cast thee into trouble, and into bars and walls, thou shalt be had in honor, and but for a small moment and thy voice shall be more terrible in the midst of thine enemies, than the fierce lion, because of thy righteousness; and thy God shall stand by thee forever and ever.
Experience Through Suffering
If thou art called to pass through tribulations; if thou art in perils
among false brethren; if thou art in perils among robbers; if thou art
in perils by land or by sea; if thou art accused with all manner of false
accusations; if thine enemies fall upon thee; if they tear thee from the
society of thy father and mother and brethren and sisters; and if with a
drawn sword thine enemies tear thee from the bosom of thy wife, and of
thine offspring, and thine elder son, although but six years of age, shall
cling to thy garments, and shall say, My father, my father, why can't you
stay with us? O, my father, what are the men going to do with you? and if
then he shall be thrust from thee by the sword, and thou be dragged to
prison, and thine enemies prowl around thee like wolves for the blood of
the lamb; and if thou shouldest be cast into the pit, or into the hands of
murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast
into the deep, if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce
winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the
elements combine to hedge u0p the way; and above all, if the very jaws of
hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that
all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.
The Son of Man hath descended below them all; art thou greater than he?”
Page 143
“The Savior said when
these tribulations should take place, it should be committed to
a man who should be a witness over the whole world: the keys of knowledge, power
and revelations should be revealed to a witness who should hold the testimony to
the world. It has always been my province to dig up hidden
mysteries—new things—for my hearers.
Just at the time when some men
think that I have no right to the keys of
the Priesthood—just at that time I have the greatest right. The
Germans are an exalted people. The old German translators are the most
nearly correct—most honest of any of the translators; and therefore I
get testimony to bear me out in the
revelations that I have preached for the last fourteen years.
The old German, Latin, Greek and Hebrew translations all say it is true:
they cannot be impeached, and therefore I am in good company.
All
the testimony is that the Lord in the last days would commit the keys of the Priesthood to a witness over all people.
Has the Gospel of the kingdom commenced in the last days? And will God take it from the man until He takes him Himself? I have read it precisely as the words flowed from the lips of Jesus Christ. John the Revelator saw an angel flying through the midst of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth.
The scripture is ready to be fulfilled when great wars, famines, pestilence, great distress, judgments, &c., are ready to be poured out on the inhabitants of the earth. John saw the angel having the holy Priesthood, who should preach the everlasting Gospel to all nations. God had an angel—a special messenger—ordained and prepared for that purpose in the last days. Woe, woe be to that man or set of men who lift up their hands against God and His witness in these last days: for they shall deceive almost the very chosen ones!” Page 364- 365
Yes Bob, the Fulness of the Melchizedek Priesthood is
here at present July 20, 2005
in its Patriarchal fullness. After the
Order of the Son of God. I had those Ancient keys committed to
me many years ago. Check with the State of Utah, and see who is
the registered agent for “The Kingdom of God”
in the State of Utah.
801-
https://secure.utah.gov/bes/action/searchresults For Kingdom of God in
Utah.
Find the Truth CLICK HERE
OR HAVE
ETERNAL REGRETS.
"If we get puffed up by thinking that we have much
knowledge, we are apt to get a contentious spirit, and correct
knowledge is necessary to cast out that spirit.” TPJS Page 287
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