# 8 Calling and Election Sure The Church of the First Born Watch the “Quotes.”
“So being ordained an Elder, or a High Priest, or an Apostle, or even President of the Church, is not the thing that brings the exaltation, but obedience to the laws and the ordinances and the covenants required of those who desire to become members of the Church of the First Born as these are administered in the House of the Lord. To become a member of the Church of the First Born, as I understand it, is to become one of the inner circle. We are all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by being baptized and confirmed, and there are many who seem to be content to remain such without obtaining the privileges of exaltation. The Lord has made it possible for us to become members of the Church of the First Born by receiving the blessings of the House of the Lord, and "overcoming all things." Thus we become heirs, "priests and kings, who have received of his fulness, and of his glory," who shall "dwell in the presence of God and his Christ forever and ever," with full exaltation. Are such blessings worth having?” Joseph Fielding Smith, “The Pearl of Great Price,” Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, July 1930, pages 97-104
“Joseph Smith taught
that the family unit as it is organized and sealed in the temple—not the social
order of the gospel or a particular office or position in the Church—is the
basis of exaltation and glory for man. The Saints were
to receive
a fulness of priesthood
and glory within the divine
patriarchal order, not by occupying a
given office in the priesthood or holding a designated position in the Church.
To receive a fulness,
a man had to have the Melchizedek Priesthood
conferred upon him and, as an elder in that priesthood,
receive
all
the rites and
ordinances of the temple.
The Prophet explained:
"If a man gets a
fulness
of the priesthood of God he has to get it in the
same way that Jesus Christ obtained it, and that was
by keeping
all
the commandments and obeying
all the ordinances
of the house of the Lord." Again he
declared:
The question is frequently asked "Can we not be saved without going through
with
all those ordinances,
&c.?" I would answer, No,
not the
fulness of salvation.
Jesus said, "There are many mansions in
my
Father's house, and I will go and prepare
a place for you." House here named should have been translated kingdom; and any
person who is exalted to the
highest mansion
has to abide a celestial law,
and the whole law too.”
“Principles of Perfection”
Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1970 page 280
“The scriptures attest that
there will be
kings
and priests
in every land and among every kindred,
tongue, and people before the Lord Jesus comes in glory (Revelation 5:9-10).
That implies that temples will dot the earth, that
the
fulness
of priesthood blessings
will be available
to men and women everywhere,
even before the ushering in of the
Millennium. Such sacred labor will be intensified
during the thousand-year era of peace and righteousness, for "to
accomplish this work there will have to be not only one temple but thousands of
them, and thousands and tens of thousands of men and women will go into those
temples and officiate for people who have lived as far back as the Lord shall
reveal” “Watch and Be Ready: Preparing for the Second
Coming of the Lord” Salt Lake City:
Deseret Book Co., 1994 pages 179 – 180 It does
not matter if there are hundreds of buildings
if there is no real authority
there.
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TO see that. The Pope lives in Rome.
So what!
“Joseph Smith's promise,
upon turning the key
to women,
that "knowledge and intelligence shall
flow down" was fulfilled as women of this
dispensation began to receive the blessings of the
temple endowment. Emma Smith
received her endowment September 28, 1843, the first of a small group of women
who were endowed before the Nauvoo Temple was completed. Before the Saints left
Nauvoo, some three thousand women would be endowed with sacred knowledge through
participation in temple ordinances. It was for many as the Prophet Joseph
promised Mercy Fielding Thompson it would be for her: the endowment "will bring
you out of darkness into marvelous light."
"In addition to the endowment, Joseph Smith received and established by revelation temple ordinances that sealed husband and wife together in marriage "for time and for all eternity." Latter-day Saints learned that unless a marriage were performed "through him whom God anointed and appointed unto this power," it would not be "valid neither of force" when a husband and wife died. "Acting with the sealing powers conferred upon him in the Kirtland Temple, Joseph Smith both performed sealings and delegated the sealing power to others before the completion of the Nauvoo Temple," explains historian Carol Cornwall Madsen.
The revelation on eternal marriage, Doctrine and Covenants 132, taught that marriage in the "new and everlasting covenant" brought the same promise that Abraham and Sarah had received concerning their seed or posterity, that "both in the world and out of the world should they continue as innumerable as the stars." Men and women sealed though priesthood power in the new and everlasting covenant could, if they remained worthy, receive "an exceeding, and an eternal weight of glory," "thrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers," "a fulness and a continuation of the seeds forever and ever." By pursuing the narrow way to "exaltation and continuation of the lives," they would become involved in "the continuation of the works of the Father, wherein he glorifieth himself" Ultimately, they would "be gods, because they have no end; therefore shall they be from everlasting to everlasting, because they continue." Such promises are given in full measure to both marriage partners.
Indeed, fulfillment of the promise of eternal
godhood or parenthood in the
highest degree of celestial
glory requires
both man and woman. Scripture shows that through celestial marriage, a
man and a woman enter into an "order
of the priesthood," and Joseph Smith made
clear that in connection with the temple, men and
women together would ultimately receive a "fulness
of priesthood" unavailable to
either of them alone. Eliza R. Snow relied
on this understanding in summarizing the unique status of Latter-day Saint women
and the spiritual blessings available to them: They
"occupy a more important position than is occupied by any
other women on the
earth. Associated, as they are, with apostles and prophets inspired by
the living God-with them sharing in the gifts and powers of
the holy
Priesthood . . . participating in those sacred
ordinances, without which, we could never be prepared to dwell in the presence
of the
Holy
Ones."
A "kingdom of priestesses"
had indeed been established as Joseph had prophesied,
not so much
as an organization, but by
virtue of the numbers of
women
so anointed
in the early days
of the church. As the ancient apostle Paul had preached: "Neither is the man
without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord." “Women
of Covenant: The Story of
Relief Society” Salt Lake City: Deseret
Book Co., 1992 page 55
Today the LDS Church leaders love the
“blacks more” than
having any “Priestesses” ! So they all get to
burn together.
See where you can walk on their ashes, as God has said.
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“At this time Joseph Smith was
not willing to discuss
the temple ordinances
of conferral of the
fulness
of the priesthood, of
marriage for time and
eternity, or
of sealing children to parents; nevertheless, he
indicated that the conferral of
the
fulness
of the priesthood was a "sealing…on top of the head", of which the phrase
"sealed in their foreheads" was symbolic.
Furthermore, Joseph Smith here taught that it was
through the ordinance of conferral of the
fulness of the priesthood
that men could be qualified
to be a part of the special missionary
force of the last days which would number 144,000 high priests (Doctrine and
Covenants 77: 8-11, 14).” The Words of Joseph Smith:
The Contemporary Accounts of the Nauvoo Discourses of the Prophet Joseph,
compiled and edited by Andrew F. Ehat and Lyndon W. Cook [Provo: BYU Religious
Studies Center, 1980], page 297.)
“These have received their washings and anointings
in the temple of God on this earth; they have been chosen, ordained,
and anointed kings
and
priests, to reign as such in the resurrection of the just.
Such as have not received the
fulness
of the priesthood, (for the
fulness
of the priesthood includes the authority of both
king
and
priest) and have not
been anointed and ordained in the temple of the Most High, may obtain salvation
in the celestial kingdom, but
not a celestial
crown. Many are called to enjoy a
celestial glory, yet few are
chosen to wear a celestial
crown,
or rather, to be rulers in the celestial kingdom.” The Words of
Joseph Smith pages 298-299
“Additionally, the Prophet here clarifies that the Patriarchal Priesthood was not the same as the crowning ordinances of the fulness of the Melchizedek Priesthood. Elias returned the authority of promising innumerable posterity, but Elijah restored the authority of the fulness of the priesthood (D&C 110:12-16). CLICK HERE about Elijah.
Aside from this theological commentary, it is
important to point out that the Prophet's teachings fit perfectly within a
historical context. Joseph Smith administered the
first ordinances
of the Patriarchal
Priesthood on 4 May 1842 when he gave
both
the Aaronic
and
Melchizedek portions
of the endowment to nine men in his store
in Nauvoo.”
(see Documentary History of the Church, 5:1-2; or
TPJS 137 )
CLICK HERE to begin to learn about the
Aaronic Endowment.
Not an endowment; but what to
expect.
“But the higher ordinances that confer the
fulness
of the priesthood had not
as yet been administered. However one month and a day after this 27 August 1843
discourse, Joseph and Emma
received the
anointing and
ordination "of the highest and holiest
order of the priesthood" Joseph
Smith Diary, 28 September 1843, Church Archives. The
Words of Joseph Smith page 303
Perhaps more important than his later understanding of the relationship
between the Aaronic
and
Melchizedek portions of the endowment is the
fact that three weeks before this 27 August 1843 discourse, Brigham Young
demonstrated that the Prophet made clear to those who had received the endowment
and patriarchal marriage
ordinances, (Polygamy) that they had
not as yet
received the
fulness
of the priesthood. On
6 August 1843, Brigham Young said:
“If any in the church have
the
fullness
of the Melchizedek Priesthood I do not know it.
For any person to have the
fullness
of that priesthood, he must be a
king
and
priest.” Since he had received, with eight
others, an anointing in 1842 promising him he would, if faithful,
eventually receive
another
anointing actually ordaining him a king
and a
priest, Brigham Young therefore added, “A person may be
anointed king
and
priest long
before
he receives his kingdom”
History of the Church, 5:527,
The Words of Joseph Smith
page 304
“Priesthood ordination
does not, by itself,
assure a man
that God will ratify all his acts as a priesthood bearer. Perhaps Abraham
received the "anointing and sealing" (the priesthood ordination of
king and priest) under the hands of
Melchizedek (Genesis 14:17-24 and JST Genesis
14:25-40), but
the "election sure"—the
absolute assurance of power in the priesthood—came
directly from God
only
after Abraham
indicated his willingness to
sacrifice Isaac.” (Genesis
22:1-14) The Words of Joseph Smith
page 305
Are you watching the
“quotes?”
“What was this fulness of
the priesthood? The most concise but
inclusive definition of the authority of the
fulness
of the priesthood was given by Joseph Smith in his
10 March 1844 discourse when he said, "Now for Elijah; the spirit, power
and calling of Elijah is that ye have power
to hold
the keys of the
revelations,
ordinances, oracles, powers and endowments of the
fulness
of the Melchizedek Priesthood and of the
Kingdom of God on the Earth
and to receive, obtain and perform all the
ordinances belonging to the kingdom of God…to
have power to seal on earth and in heaven."
(TPJS 337) However, the Prophet
had not as yet administered the
ordinances that made men
kings
and priests.
Brigham Young said three weeks before this discourse that no one yet in the
Church had the fulness
of the Melchizedek Priesthood,
"For any person to have the
fullness
of that priesthood, he must be
a king
and
priest" (History of the Church, 5: 527)
The Words of Joseph Smith
page 306
Brigham Young said:
“In the rise of this Church, and for years afterwards, if four men had been
appointed to live in the capacity of a neighborhood, there would have been more
real difficulty in one month than there has been in this Ward since brother
Miller has been its Bishop. This proves that the people
are learning to let things alone that they do not know to be right,
and
wait
until they know what right is. This is a great lesson to learn.
It is also a precious gift, that some people seem to be possessed of, to have
knowledge enough not to talk until they can say something to advantage and
benefit to themselves, or others, or both.” “1861”
Journal of Discourses
9: 86 Brigham Young
“The instructions some of you need here I presume would be good for all.
It is not always an easy matter for persons to
understand the true position they really hold before God and before their
brethren. People do not seem to understand fully
their position and the duties they are called upon to perform;
but when a person comes to understanding, he will not
go amiss. There are so many traits in the lives of the people possessing
the Priesthood, that, touch it where you will, you cannot touch it amiss;
and if you know and understand it, it is to you a
source of great satisfaction,
while those who do not understand are
still left in the dark.”
“What are the privileges of a Bishop?
Has he the privilege of the administration of angels?
Yes; this belongs to
the lesser
Priesthood. Has he the privilege of using
the Urim and Thummim? Yes”
Journal of
Discourses 9: 86
“The office of a Bishop belongs to the
lesser
Priesthood. He is the highest officer in
the Aaronic
Priesthood, and has the privilege of using the Urim and Thummim—has the
administration of angels,
if
he has faith, and lives so that he can
receive and enjoy all the blessings Aaron enjoyed.
At the same time,
could Aaron rise up and say,
"I have as much power and authority as you, Moses?"
No;
for Moses held the keys and authority above all the rest upon the earth. He
holds the keys of the Priesthood of
Melchisedek, which is the Priesthood of the Son of
God, which holds the
keys of all
these Priesthoods, dispensing the blessings and
privileges of both Priesthoods to the people, as he did in the days of the
children of Israel when he led them out of Egypt.
This Priesthood has been on the earth at various times.”
Journal of Discourses 9: 87
“The children of Israel
never received the
Melchisedek Priesthood; they went into bondage
to enjoy it in part, but
all its privileges and blessings they never would receive in full,
until
Jesus came, and then but a
few of them would receive
it. This High
Priesthood rules, directs,
governs, and controls all the Priesthoods, because it is the highest of all.
What ordination should a man
receive to possess
all the keys and powers of the Holy
Priesthood that were delivered to the sons of Adam? He
should be ordained an
Apostle
of Jesus Christ.”
(From him.)
Journal of
Discourses 9: 87
“When Bishop Miller finds that the Seventies in
his Ward are teaching doctrine that he does not believe
in, he has nothing to do with the matter while acting in the capacity of a
Bishop. He would say, "I stand here as your Bishop,
and I
have nothing to do with the doctrines you teach.
I cannot control the higher Priesthood, while in my present calling.
I cannot officiate here as an Apostle, as a Revelator, as one who has authority
to say 'Thus saith the Lord' to the people concerning spiritual things."
The Doctrine and Covenants teaches us whom they are to
be decided by. Though brother Miller, as a Bishop, should say nothing on
controverted points of doctrine, yet he can meet with his brethren of the High
Priesthood who may be in his neighborhoods.”
Journal of Discourses 9: 91
(I once had a Bishop stand up and tell me to shut-up and sit down,
because he didn’t like what I was saying in a testimony meeting. That was a
great embarrassment to my children. Would you do likewise?
And I have had a Stake President who told me not to even come to meetings in his
Stake. How about that for “fear of the truth!.” Do you see how messed up things
are now? We need to have things set back in order.)
“In the capacity of a
Bishop, has any person a right
to direct the spiritual affairs of the kingdom of God?
No.
In that capacity his right is restricted
to affairs in a temporal and moral point of view.
He has a right to deal with the transgressor. I do not care what office a
transgressor bears in the Church and kingdom of God, if he should be one of the
Twelve Apostles, and come into a Bishop's neighbourhood, and purloin his
neighbour's goods, defile his neighbour's bed, or commit any breach of the moral
law, the Bishop has a right to take that man before himself and his council, and
there hold him to answer for the crime he has been guilty of, and deal with him
for his membership in the Church, and cut him off from the Church to all intents
and purposes, to all time and eternity, if he will not make restitution and
sincerely repent. "What! one of the Seventies?" Yes. "One of the High Priests?"
Yes. "One of the Twelve Apostles?" Yes, anybody that happens to come into his
neighborhood and transgresses the moral law. On the other hand, can the
Seventies try a Bishop? No. Can the High Priests try him? No, unless they call
twelve High Priests in the capacity of a High Council; and then
you must have the Presidency of the
Melchisedek Priesthood to preside over the
council, and there you can try a Bishop.” Journal
of Discourses 9: 91
“I will now say a few words upon the callings of men in a neighborhood or Ward
capacity. Some of the High Priests may be
ordained to officiate in callings pertaining to the Church in Ward capacities.
Now I will ask the Bishop of this Ward if he has a right to neglect this Ward to
meet with the High Priests' Quorum in their meetings. He has no such right—he
has no right to neglect this Ward one minute for the sake of such meeting. That
is not his right and calling when his services are required here as Bishop.
There is a poor widow, a sick family, business is going at random here and
there, and he has no right to believe that he has the privilege of leaving all
his Ward to look out for themselves, and say, "If you do well, it is well: and
if you do ill, I cannot help it, I am going to my Quorum meeting." It is his
duty to devote his time, from new Year's morning to New Year's morning again,
for the benefit of his ward. He is placed to preside over it, and he will
dictate all in his Ward. If he sees a Seventy or a High Priest squandering his
property, or if he sees any getting drunk, gambling, or loafing about, wasting
their time, he has a perfect right to call them to account.”
Journal of Discourses
9: 92
“It is not the duty of a Seventy or High Priest, who is appointed a
Teacher or a Bishop, to neglect the duties of those callings to attend a
Seventies' or High Priests' meeting. Attend to the wishes of your Bishop, and
never ask who has the most power. The man who has the
most power with God will
wield it, and earth and hell cannot hinder it.
Talk about power, and "I want you to give me influence!" There are but few
things that offend me more than to have men come to me and say,
"Brother Brigham,
give me influence, for I am a great man in this kingdom." And what would he do
with it? He would take himself and all who would follow him to the Devil.
Every man who has true influence has
obtained it before God through faithfulness,
and in all such cases there is not the least danger but what he will have it
before the Saints. It is the man who converses with the
heavens, who delights in doing so, and knows for himself that this is the
kingdom of God, who has true influence.” “1861” Mill Creek Ward Brigham
Young Journal of Discourses 9: 92-93
“When Joseph Smith came to the people with the message of the Gospel
in its fullness,
they said "let us kill him, or
he will change our customs,
overthrow our religions,
make proselytes in foreign lands and flood our country with them, expose our
political corruptions, and may take away
our place in the nation; come, let us kill him." They
did kill him, that debt is upon
them, and they have it to pay.
The Lord pity them; I do.
I pity them because they are
so short-sighted, so wicked, and so determined to fight God and his laws.
They killed Joseph Smith, and cast out this people for believing in him. Are
they still upon our track? They are.” Journal of
Discourses 9: 367
Brigham Young “1862”
(I have death threats
from hypocrites all the time.)
“Let there be a mutual
desire in every man
to disseminate knowledge, that
all may know. I have always
followed out the rule of dispensing
what I know to others,
and been blessed in so doing. After all our endeavors to obtain wisdom from the
best books, &c., there still remains an open fountain for all; "If any man lack
wisdom let him ask of God." Let every Latter-day Saint constantly practice
himself in the performance of every good word and work,
to acknowledge God to be God,
to be strict in keeping his laws and learning
to love mercy, eschew evil and delight in constantly doing that which is
pleasing to God. This is the only sure way
to obtain influence with God and all good men. I want the fellowship and
confidence of those who are justified before the heavens,
and to have this I must walk in the
path Christ has marked out, and let all the rest go their own way.
Let all who are for God and his laws, walk with me and gain influence with those
heavenly powers, and there is no danger but what they will gain influence with
all good persons who labor for the same influence, which will bear us off
conquerors over all our enemies, spiritual and temporal.
May the Lord bless you. Amen.”
Brigham Young “1862” Journal of Discourses 9: 370
(So what will you do to save those that you love
and get the blessings of God for eternal life? What do you think that it is
worth? Would you have tried Spencer W. Kimball for
trying to give the Priesthood to the Blacks? Has God given any word
about that kind of thing? Yes he has!)
We read in Mormon Doctrine
by McConkie about apostasy.
“Apostasy consists in
the abandonment and forsaking
of these true principles,
and all
those who do not believe and conform to them are in a apostate condition,
whether they are the ones who departed from the truth
or whether they
inherited their false concepts from their
apostate fathers.”
Bruce R. McConkie,
Mormon Doctrine, 2d ed. Salt Lake City:
Bookcraft, 1966 page 43
So what have the Mormon’s
abandoned and forsaken that are
true
principles? Lets begin to make a list from their own sources. Mormon church
members won’t like this list. They will
deny
the Holy Ghost.
1st. Plural Marriage or Polygamy.
2nd. A good full Aaronic endowment.
3rd. A good FULL Melchizedek
endowment.
4th. The Fulness of Priesthood
to kings and
priests.
5th. The Law of Consecration and United Order
in reality.
6th. Visits from angels through the
veil.
7th. Have tried to give priesthood to
the Canaanites. And deny women.
8th. In truth have lost their authority
themselves for love of the world.
9th. Millions forsake the truth for love of
the world. And die in vain.
Some (a few) people will remember back
on April 10, 1990 when the endowment was changed ‘again’ to the present mode.
Much more truth was lost because of external influences.
And the
complaints of some
women that some parts of the endowment seemed very cruel and harsh.
So the LDS leaders had to
compromise covenants and blessings to
appease the church people. The result is that the Mormons will get killed in the
war coming just like everyone else. Some
people think that they can tell God what
is right and what is wrong. Just like Satan did.
Have I not yet given you enough proof? Do Facts Matter
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Isaiah foretold: “As for my
people, children are their oppressors,
and
women rule over them. O my
people, they which lead thee cause thee to err,
and destroy
the way of thy paths.”
Isaiah
3: 12
So who leads?
Wilful
Sin
Unpardonable
“Again, if men sin wilfully
after
they have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice
for sin, but a
certain fearful looking for of
judgment and fiery indignation to come,
which shall devour these adversaries. For
he who despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses.
Of how much more severe
punishment suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath sold his brother,
and denied the new and
everlasting covenant by which he was
sanctified, calling it an unholy thing, and doing despite to the Spirit of
grace.” TPJS 128
All
Ordinances Necessary
“The question is frequently asked,
"Can we not be saved without going through with all those ordinances?" I would
answer, No, not the fulness of salvation.
Jesus said, There are many mansions in my Father's house, and I will go and
prepare a place for you. House here named should have been translated kingdom;
and any person who is
exalted to the highest mansion has to abide a celestial law, and
the whole law too.
But there has been a great difficulty in
getting anything into the heads of this generation. It has been like splitting
hemlock knots with a corn-dodger for a wedge, and a pumpkin for a beetle.
Even the Saints are slow to understand.”
Unwillingness
of Saints to Learn
“I have tried for a number of years to get
the minds of the Saints prepared to receive the things of God; but we frequently
see some of them, after suffering all they have for the work of God, will fly to
pieces like glass as soon as anything comes that is
contrary to their traditions: they cannot stand the fire at all. How many
will be able to abide a celestial law, and go through and receive their
exaltation, I am unable to say,
as many are called,
but few
are chosen.” (January
20, 1844.)--DHC 6:183-185 TPJS
331
January 6, 2003 Yesterday
afternoon at 3 pm. I met with Saint George Utah Mayor Daniel McArthur to discuss
the Nuclear fallout coming from Nellis Air force base just one hour away. The
Mayor said about 60,000 people were his stewardship as Mayor. I gave him some
information and warnings of what I saw was about to happen. I said as a leader
he would have to turn his back to those who would follow him and truly lead
or thousands will die soon.
We had never met before but he remembered my airplane
crash well. CLICK HERE
see the plane.
He like most Mormons asked about my authority.
I told him I got it the same
place that Joseph Smith got his authority. From God.
Remember in Matthew 21: 23 the elders asked Jesus that same
question. I
showed him the booklet I published back in “1980” and page 26 where I had
the
words of God in “quotes.”
When I had asked when will
these things happen? The answer to me was:
“In the third year.”
And we are now in “2003”
I gave him other visions and proof, yet I
fear for the people in St. George. because almost all their leaders there are
the Mormon's leaders. He had a city council meeting at 4pm. So I don’t know if he
will do anything to save his people and their kids or not.
Not much time to
prepare a city. Like Joseph Smith said:
About the
Unwillingness
of Saints to Learn.
While I was
in St. George I gave the same information to the Spectrum Newspaper. So watch to
see if they are awake or asleep.
The Same problem.
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