Advice for Illness and Doctors — Willard Richards (October 15, 1843) get some little simple remedy in the fi[r]st stages — if you send for a Dr at all send in the first stages all ye Drs. — who are fools not well read do not understand the human constitution. stop your practice.— Discourse, 15 […]
Power from Doctrine, Not from Compulsion — Wilford Woodruff (March 24, 1844) In relation to the power over the minds of the mankind which I hold, I would say it is in consequence of the power of truth in the doctrins which I have been an instrument in the hands of God of presenting unto […]
Last Dispensation Will Be a Restoration of All Previous Ordinances and Duties — Robert B. Thompson (October 5, 1840) Now the purpose in himself in the winding up scene of the last dispensation is, that all things pertaining to that dispensation should be conducted precisely in accordance with the preceeding dispensations, And again, God purposed […]
Don’t Trust in an Arm of Flesh When Sick — Thomas Bullock (September 5, 1841) I preached to a large congregation at the Stand, on the Science and practice of Medicine, desiring to persuade the Saints to trust in God. when sick, and not in an arm of flesh, and live by faith and not […]
Keys to Differentiate between the Devil and an Angel — Wilford Woodruff (June 27, 1839) In order to detect the devel when he transforms himself nigh unto an angel of light. When an angel of God appears unto man face to face in personage & reaches out his hand unto the man & he takes […]
Key to Determine Whether an Angel Has a Body and Is from God — Wilford Woodruff (June 27, 1839) In order to detect the devel when he transforms himself nigh unto an angel of light. When an angel of God appears unto man face to face in personage & reaches out his hand unto the […]
Self-Evident That the Term “Heaven” in Bible Refers to More than One Kingdom — History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 (January 25–February 16, 1832) Upon my return from Amherst conference, I resumed the translation of the scriptures, From sundry revelations which had been received, it was apparent that many important points, touching the salvation of man, had […]
Death Reminds Us to Repent — Wilford Woodruff (March 20, 1842) (We should take warning & not wait for the deathbed to repent) As we se the infant taken away by death, so may the youth & middle as well as the infant suddenly be called into a great eternity, Let this then proove as […]
Desire to Be Blessed in Order to Pay Debts — Joseph Smith Journal (September 22, 1835) My heart is full of desire to day, to be blessed of the God, of Abraham; with prosperity, untill I will be able to pay all my depts; for it is the delight of my soul to be honest. […]
King David in Hell Because of Murder — William P. McIntire (January 12, 1841) in the Eternal Judgment there is many things to know & to under stand in Gods Judging for instance Peter said Davidd had not yet ascend to heaven & that he was a Murderer— & that his soul was in Hell […]
John the Revelator’s Vision Is Different than Daniel’s Prophecy — Willard Richards Account (April 2, 1843) Meeting 7. eve resumd the subjct of the beast.— shewed very plainly that Johns vision was very different from Daniels Prophecy— one refering to things exting in heaven. the other a figure of things on the which are on […]