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to any particular person ilke

ilka qualities there you find god in all
lika
elfing in his glory power and majesty theresubi tance but to truth dw
oor
tor substance
dwelling
or
vast variety of substances wherever fore if you worshipthese
vastvariety
a zvastvariety
adorable perworship these adorablep
ypa find a falness
fulness of wisdom know fections you worshipgod
worship god
ood
jout
bout
ledge truth goodness love and su
ch
such
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to te

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continued from page ig

the flrt

thqtfirst
ahe
fart great

commandment which
3odggave
gq4jgave unto mankind as record
ed
recorded
in the scriptures was 10
to
lo 11 be fruit
multiply and replenish the
andmultiply
ood
find
fod
fid and
earths
28
earth gen i 28.
the principal
object
ct was to people this creation with
gie
pie
mynn
myrn
imyriads
myri ads of intelligent moral beings
myriads
abher
arter
after
afterhis
image and likeness en
his own iniacre
god like capacities and
dowed with godlike
capable of progressing
the
the grand
0 in thegrand
scale
of knowledge and happiness unqof
EWbof
til they should receive a ful
fulness
ness and
falness
become mke
ilke god and be glorified in
like
them that they might
him and he in themthat
migbt
miget
0
beron
leron
in glory
leionetin
beodie
etin
LeiOn
beoiie
glory and in power and in
dominion
ninion hereinis
cloi
He
herminis
herein
reinisis god glorified
because
be
canse there are millions of beings
cause
mho eventually become like himself
witlrwhom
ath whom he can associate and who
are capable of understanding and aprare
rard
preciating
precia ting all the fulness
falness of his
glorious attributes and of acting with
in the most perfect harmony in
him inthe
himinthe
thil the
rali
rail
rall
the magnificent
works of creation
magnificentworks
Herein are the dominions of the altlereiuare
hereinare
mighty enlarged by the accession of
mew
new rw
worlds
orlds peopled with beings in
and of his own order
form
for
dormand
his own formand
mand
and herein joy andgladness
and gladness and
happiness reign in the bosom of the
eqq
esq creator in all their fulness
great
falness and
perfection because he exercises his
infinite i goodness in the formation of
drIess worlds
numb griess
numberless
peopled with
beings
worldspeopled
withbeings
upon whom if obedient he bestows
bestons all
zhe fulness
falness of his own greatperfections
iliefulnessof
the
great perfections
if then the multiplication of human
beings adds to the dominions of the
almighty glorifies his name and
ogived
ogives
pport unlay
unity of displaaal 0opportunity
aai
gives him an
ying his Jn
infinite i good
goodness
ness it is reafinite
supposethat
giye
thattze4wouldgiye
heiwould
Heiwould biye
oppose
sonable tosuppose
1

tth

laws unto
nto mankind regulating them
lawsu
lansu
uupon
pon so important a subject a subject fraught with consequences aht
that

are eternal think for one moment

of the great responsibilities resting
resting
inupon the father and mother of an 111
fant child they havebeen
have been instruments
in giving
givino
civino existence to a being capable
of eternal happiness or of eternal
i
misery
imse ry they have been entrusted
with the protection and instruction of
a being in the imag
ge and likeness of
image
god who by proper training may soar
unwisdom
wisdom and L
aloft in inwisdom
knowledge
nowledge and
god like majesty ao
power and godlike
to the
realms of immortality and everlasting
havo
have been entrusted with1I
light they havebeen
valuable
a treasure infinitely more xaluable
than all the riches and hondours
honours of this
world a treasure which by their mis
mismls
eternally
management may be lost ete
maily
mally
afe
lost laa treasure for which they aie
are
accountable in the great judgmentof
judgment of
quick and dead 0 how great will bee
quickanddead
glory
and happiness of that man
gloryann
gloryand
910
the glo
ryand
and woman who have obeyed that great
first commandment to
multiply
and have trained up themselves anndd
their children unto life and immoron the other hand
band what
tality
wretchedness and misery will b e in
inflicted upon those who have been inconnect lona
struments of unlawful connections
st
iona
lons
whose illegitimatechildren
remain
illegitimate children will re
as a astanding
bstanding
time and
in irne
standing curse both intirne
irre
int
in eternity to testify loudly of the
guiltyy
their guilt
unvirtuous associations of theirguilt
D
spgn
parents
the respon0 how fearful tbexe
sign
sibilities
sibili
ties resting upon mankind in
regardto
e ntoussubjeet
ssubjeet
regard to this mom
momentous
is because of the infinitely 1Iim
ln the
important
consquenpsjn olvedjaabe
jpqrtant consequencesinvolved
iportant

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multiplication of the human species

yulated the same by
regulated
that god has re
the strictest kind of laws he has not
permitted an indiscriminate intercourse
between the sexes as among the dumb
brutes but he has ordained marriage
0
as the only justifiable means through
which the sexes can legally 11 multiply
and replenish the earth
all conneccovenant are
tions out of the marriage
0
unlawful in the sight of god and all
who are guilty 0of such crimes will be
severely punished for the same in
ancient times persons committing
adul
adulteries
teries fornications and unvirtuous
connections w
were punished with death
of god which
according to the law ofgod
reads as follows
if a man be found lying with a
woman married to an husband then
they shall both die both the man that
lay
laf with the woman and the woman
BO
so shalt thou put away evil from israel
if a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband and a man
find her in the city and lie with her
then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city and ye shall
stone them with stones that they die
the damsel because she cried not being
mia the man because he
aud
and
in the city mid
wife so
hath humbled his neighbours
0
shalt thou put away evil from among
you but if a man find a betrothed
damsel in the field and the man force
and lie with her then the man
her ana
herana
herand
only that lay with her shall die
25.
23
oeuteronomy xxii
xvii 22 25
deuteronomy
the great abhorrence which the
tea
manifes
manifested
ted towards all unvirlord manifee
tuous connections may be clearly
seen from the following
if any man take a wife and go
in unto her and hate her and give
occasions of speech against her and
bring up an evil name upon her and
bringup
bringus
tools this woman and when 1
say 1I took
I
came to her 1I found her not a maid
and 11 if this thing be true and the
be not found for
tokens of virginity
virgi
taring out
the damsel then they shall bring
thedamsel
the damsel to the door of her fathers
of her city shall
house and the me
mendof

stone her with stones that she die

because Sshhe hath wrought folly in
israel to
6 play the whore in her fathers
house so shalt thou put evil away
from amon
among
amonayou
amongyou
xvii
you
deuteronomy xxii
0 ayou

13 14 200 21.
21
it was pleasing to the lord to have
such wicked characters put to deaths
deatha
death
phinehas
has the grandson of aaron was
Phin

greatly blessed of the lord for putting to death a man and woman who
were guilty of unlawful connections
we give the history of this ev
edentia
entlain
event
eventia
the words of scripture
and behold one of the children
of israel came and broug
his
brought
ht unto bi
baroug
brethren a midianitish woman in the
sight of moses and in the sight of ar
ail
ali
all
the congregation of the children of
israel who were weeping before the
congre
door of the tabernacle of the congro
congregation and when phinehas the son
of eleazer the son of aaron the
priest saw it he rose up from among
the congregation and took a javelin in
his hand and bd went after the man
hishand
histand
of israel into the tent and thrust both
so the plague
of them through
was stayed from the children of israel
arrue
plague
and those that died in the pl
were twenty and four thousand arid
arld
the lord spake unto moses saying
phinehas the son of eleazer the son
of aaron the priest hatli
hath turned my
wrath away from the children of israel
while he was zealous for my sake
consumedcl not tho
among them that 1I consume
the
children of israel in my jealousy
wherefore say behold 1I give unto
him my covenant of peace and he
shall have it ana
ant his seed after him
even the covenant of an everlasting
priesthood because he was zealous
for his god and made an atonement
numfor the children of israel
13
bers xxv
xiv 6 13.
why was the lord so displeased
with the sexes that he would punish
them with death for unvirtuous conhaci orhafi
harl
duct 2 it was because he had
dained marriage aa
a9 the only lawful way
a5
of multiplying the human race the
direful effects which follow unvirtuous

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ari
lt
and
0 the wise and the learned arl
tee
tiie
tile
the rich that are puffed up in the
pride of their hearts and all those who
preach false doctrines and all those
who commit whoredoms
whoredonts
whore
ebore doms and pervert
the right way of the lord wo wo wo
be unto them saith the lord god al

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associations can easily be perceived

egena
edena
eienA
eienahough
even though
hough there were no law of god
against such evils first illegitimate
children are thrown upon the world
without any lawful protector to look
after their temporal welfare secondly
these cl
children
ildren have not the moral ad
lidren
advantages which should be derived
from the teach
teachings
inas and examples of
teachinas
lawful parents and consequently are
lii greater
lil
ill
greater danger of losing their eterin
nal salvation
oh and lastly aan indissalvati
criminate intercourse between the
sexes
bexes would break up all family associati
ciations
ons and destroy the harmony and
peace enjoyed in the domestic circle
fathers
hthers
athers would not know their own
children and children could not with
oildreh
confidence saywho
say who were their fathers
such an order of things would be deplo rable and would strike a deadly
plorable
biow at the foundation of all domestic
blow
happiness
bppiness many other dreadful consequences might also be named as the
result of licentiousness such as jealousies
sles want of confidence loathsome
sies
iou
lou
diseases transferi
ed to posterity all of
transferred
transfers
which
ivcich evils are abhorrent to the feelings
ivhic
6f
of
af every good man itirforthisrea
it is for this reason that god lim
ilas enacted strict laws
lias
in fei
ard to all these crimes it is
regard
ara
for thisreasorr
this reason that he punishes with
such heavy penalties those who violate
the
these
se sacred laws
adulterers and unvirtuous persons
were
werenot
not only to be punished temporally but also spiritually after this
life hence the lord says
the
f&u
fearful
fui and unbelieving
ful
fau
unbelievina0 and the
abominable and murderers and whore
mon
ifionaers
mongers
gers and scorcerers and idola
idolaters
idolaters
idolators
bongers
tors

and all liars shall have their part in

the lake which burneth with fire and
the1ake
brimstone
which is the second
rev xxi
death
punishment
axi 8
by
byaa temporal death is not sufficient
to salisfyther
satisfy the demands ofofjustice
justuce they
justice
must suffer the penalties of the second
death also
t
the same strictness against all unvirtuous conduct is taught in the book
wtuous
of mormon as may be Sseen
from the
een fromthe
following quotations
quotatiofig

yor

por
mighty
mightyoy
mightyfor
mightyor
for they

be thrust domn
shall he
down
to hell
2 nephi xii 22
speaking
ang to
the prophet alma in speal
his son on the same subject says
11
know ye not my son that these
things are an abomination in the sight
siht
abominable
of the lord yea most abo
1141
irli
above all sins save it be the shedding
qf innocent blood or denying the holy
pf
af

ghost alma xix 1

in another place the lord says to
the ancient inhabitants of america as
follows

the lord god delight in the

chastity of women ana
and whoredoms
are an abomination before me thu
thuss
saith the lord of hosts wherefore
this people shall keep my commandments saith the lord of hosts or
cursed be the land for their sakes
host
for if I1 will saith the lord of hosts
raise up seed unto me 1I will command
otherwise they shall
my people
hearken unto these things for behold 1I the lord have seen the sorrow and heard the mourning of the
daughters of my people in the land of
jerusalem yea and in all the lands
of my people because of the wickedness and abominations of their husbands and 1I will not suffer saith
the lord of hosts that the cries of
the fair daughters of this people which
1I have led out of the land of jerusalem
shall come up unto me against tho
men of my people saith the lord of
hosts for they shall not lead away
myspeople
captive the daughters of mypeople
mys
my people
save 1I
daye
theu tenderness saye
then
because of their
dave
shall visit them with a sore curse even
unto destruction for they shall not
commit whoredoms like unto them of
old saith the lord of hosts
book
k
hors boo
of jacob ii 60
when jesus appeared unto the anccient Nep
northern
rth em part
hites in the no
nephites
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taught them
concerning adultery in
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domnall
shaj1dqjnjql1
dol nall
cases which shall come
doi
doinall
shall
shail
shali
nail case
nali
before
alli par 223
bef6r
befar yop sec xiii
ahe
wile
wite
ile saints are prohibited by xe
lie
ite
ihe
aeve
jeve
110
ilo
iati
lati
lation
0o receive certain persons gnp
lationto
onto
lnp
dhe church
ahe
the
the lord says
behold verily 1I say unto you
youthan
youthat
son that
sou

these words
behold it is written by them pf
af
old time that thou
shait
thon shalt
wit not commit
adultery but 1I sayunto
say unto you that whosagunto
soever looketh on a woman to lust after whatever persons among you I haying
having
her hath committed adultery already put
ut away their companions fo
for fififtfi
in his heart behold 1I give unto you cause
woras
causa of fornication or inother
another
in other words
a commandment that ye suffer none if tbeyshall
they shall
ail
ali
all
shail testify before you in
shali
in11
of these things to enter into your heart lowliness of heart
heartt hat
the casee
that this is thega
for it is better that ye should deny
dedy ye shall not cast them out
oat from among
yourselves of these things wherein ye you but if ye shall find that any perwill take up your cross than that ye gons
ions
sons have left their companions fqr
the
far tho
should be cast into hell
book of sake of adultery and they themselves
6 0 c v 10
eplin page 4400
eplii
jelphi
N
jephi
are the offenders and their companions
the same doctrine is taught in
out frpm
intthee are living they shall be cast outkipi
fram
revelations and commandments given among you and again 1I say urpo
o
unto
anto
anko
urio
unt
ant
through joseph the seer
ahat
beer unto this you jhat
that ye shall be watchful and carechurch in february 1831
1831 the lord ful with all inquiry that ye receive
recgiye
pake thus
none such among you if they aremqr
are marwith all
thou shalt love thy wife withall
ali ried and if they are not marriedthey
ail
married they
anel shalt
ancl
and
thy heart anci
shait cleave unto her shall
shail repent of all theirs
shali
their sins
or ye shall
shali
in s0rye1i1
and
none else and he that looketh notreceive
see xiii pax
sec
andnone
940
not receive them
androne
par ago
upon a woman to just
lust after her shall
uponaiyonign
and again the word of the lord
nid
deny the faith and shall not have the came unto joseph the seer
AU gus to
seqin
sebin in august
spirit and if he repents not he shall 1831
1631 saying
be cast out thou shalp
shaip
shalt not commit
among sou
you adulterers
there were amongyou
adultery and lie
ile
lle
he that committeth
commit teth adul and adulteresses
adulte resses some of whom hayo
havo
hase
tery
te ryand
repenteth
andrepenteth
repen teth not shall be cast turned away from you and others reout but he that has committed adul- main with you that
shallbe
shallue
tha hereafter hqllbo
tery and
repents with all his heart and revealed liet
andrepents
such beware and repent
let
forsa
boeth it no more thou spe
forsaketh
keth it and doeth
peedily
edily lest judgments shall cqme
came
shait
shalt
boeth it again upon them as a snare and their
shah forgive but if he doeth
shak
shlit
folly
theirfolly
he shall not be forgiven but shall be shall be made manifest and their works
cast out
doctrine and covenants shall follow them in the eyes of
df the
see xiii par 7
sec
people and verily 1I say uunto
you
as
yous
lito
and if any man or woman shall 1I have said before he that
twat lookeil4
on a
thatlooketh
commit adultery he or she shall be woman to lust after her or if any shall
shali
smi
tried before two elders of the church commit adultery in their heaas
hearts
heads they
or more and every word shall be esta- shall not have the spirit but shall deny
blished
blis ed against him or her by two wit- the faith and shall
bils
shail fear whe
shali
wherefore
refo re f
wherefor
wherefo
nesses of the church and not of the the lord have said that the fearful and
enemy but if there are more than two the theunbelieving
00.
unbelieving and all liars and whowitnesses it is better but heon
he or she soeyer19yeth
soever ipveth and maketh
mabeth a lie and the
be condemned by the southof
shali
shail
shall
sh
shallbe
mo
month
mouth
shallie
of whoremonger and the sorcerer
ailbe
alibe
allbe
mouthof
uthof
shail
shali
shall
sorcerers4ll
two witnesses
thfp
param
i14psses and the elders shall lay have thap
pant
part in that lake which
partm
bu
their pann
whichbum
whichbu
the case before the church and the eth with fire and brimstone chichis
whi chig
whichis
chis
ay iai4
church shall lift up their hands against the second death verily
G
blat
say
vernly 1 eay
at
tilt
tlat
aum
liim or her that they may be dealt they
oum
shail not have part inplie
shali
shall
theyshallzot
the first rein
inalie
with according to the law of god
dod and surrection and nowjehold
now behold 1I the
nov
cabbe
be itispecess
can
juititcan
arJ that the lord say un
canbe
it is necessary
itcanbe
to you that ye are uot
unto
biot
not
lot
iot
Aed
bishop is present also and
ana
bid because these things
ted
justi
thusye
ye justl
justified
and thus
justiaed
thusie
gsga
jfttq
thin asga

nit

hii
hil

aid
sid

spi

te

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Ju
ai
aleon
ftoif
15you

nevertheless he
hd that en
eel
thie
uie
ole
81eftli
boeth my will ule
ih faith
durelh
falth and doeth
durell ehi
sayle
shail overcome and shall receive
shali
saele shall
afilinhoritauce upon the earth when
anmheritance
kome
lome
come
&ddy
the day of transfiguration shall come
addy
S ec xx par 4 ai
5 6
5i
in all these quotations from ancient
rm
and modern revelations every one
oaid can
oiid
sw
see the dreadful consequences arising
from the least indulgence of these sinsine
suffer
ful lusts those
these persons who summer
ifjivktudus
uhvirtuous thoughts to come into their
unvirtuous
uh
virtuous
dna cherish them there
hearts and
therb fir
for one
moment will find themselves under
iiifiienfl
undot
condemnation they have broken the
god they have become defiled
law
l& ofgod
vyihleir wicked thought
by4heir
thoughts and unless
e
willt
they pent
lepant
epent
willdepdirt
the spirit willtlepart
lepart from
rlewt
t1rdbi
tltem for the holy ghost dwell
iltem
oth
dwelloth
eth
dweneth
dweueth
not in unholy
unhoty temples andand they will
vdlefi
be lef in darkness and their faith
falth will
die away and they vill
will be filled with
and finally becast
east down toliell
fear ana
be cast
beli
beil
hell
to liell
becart
tee latter
the
sainta are ujieer
under
ander
iatter day saints
obligations than any other
greater
later10lo an
people
peg
p on
6n the whole earth to keep
emselves
wore
before
emselves pure
th tg6ffidves
pard and virtuous woro
ptrd
teo
th lord to refrain from adul
tee
teries
adulteries
fornications licentiousness all unlaw
ful Cc0onnections all uncleanness all
fai
fal
fleshly lusts all unvirtuous and unholy
desires and from all lustful thoughts
thought
carnal affections for vre
anu clai
we
6tl
atl
ire have
ite
been
and
imn
ian faithfully warned again pro
lah
aga
aaa
aam
gront
groat
aaim j by the voice of that great
reye
Tator josoph
Revelator
pnel
and revelator
pmi
sinith
joseph smith
josefh
ami ind
we have be
been
en warned by the voice
i
iloh by the voice of aninspiration
of m
splra
ira
itation
gels
deh by the voice of the ancient
hdts of america sp
effiner0 tta
prrophets
0 p hats
speaking
as it
yerg
yerd
mhd dead through the mewere from the
thd
ai
dium of their ancient t60fdg
rec6rds
records we
eave
elkiv
war
have
edu var
been
warned
lkiv be
volce of
hed by the voice
god 1&ehtening
nreatemng us vith
nith
tith destruction
aeed
afea wilh the miserie
miseries of the second
and
miserae
death if we do- not keep oti
ourselves
relves
malla pure from
fidd maila
dn tirely freehand
entirely
froin ali
tnese
&6ter
aall
il anese
soui destroying lusts
ae
sinful soul
we
4e
sirn
sirt
siri
reject
warninggs a nd sini
debt so great warnings
iebt
so
aamst
gio
s6 great
dro at light how can we6
dio
aalst sa
obtain forgiveness or
escape the
6k
ak 6scapef
1111
damnafion of hell
damnation
IIII tho
heii
heil
the lord our
god
064 is 4hwly
holy and
hd just god faithful

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dinall
ail his words ana
ali
all
and will 7
truo lii
and arde
true
ili
iii
ardo
inall
in nowise
noise vary from that which he
hath said for judgment
judgmehtgoeth
goeth before
justlee and righteousjustice
his face and justicer
is the habitation of his throsel
throned
thrones
esthe
throhelf
ness isthe
iiits of the last days do ya
ilits
saints
youa
0 ye sa
oub
bub
you1
y1
bul
realize the fearful the infinitely
realizethe
infir4tel important the eternal responsibilities
which rest upon you to watch ovey
ovei
avei
over
yourselves your children and all
who are placed under your charge
realiz6
realise that your condemnado you realine
tion and punishment will be in pro
ligpit
light and knowledge
portion to the ligfit
inst
yow
yowfully
fully
youfully
aga
ast which you sin if you
against
aua
rn
the warn
thenm
understand and appreciate theam
ings which you have received happy
you if you give heed and obey
are youif
louif
the voice of the lord your god for
eterettr
great shall be your reward and estr
nal shall be your
ybur glory but if any
your
yow
you
among somr
sout harden their hearts and
0
nviel
wicked
yield themselves unto the aviel
O
the&
thea
lusts of their flesh and suffer theirn
shih 9 in
shib
cherishing
selves to be defiled by chen
aeed
ared
arid
alid
their minds unvirtuous thoughts
0
unholy desires they shall speedily
hd vigited
visited by sore judgments and
be
their names shall be blotted out from
belv
beia
shail bola
shali
shall
be
wail
waii
under heaven and they aall
thrust down to hell where there isi
gno
weeping and wailing0 and agno
gnashing
hingr
hiner
of teeth
erom
faour the foregoing0 quotations and
frour
from
tee
remarks it will be seen that the
latter day saints have stricter notions of virtue and consider them
obligations to
solves under greater obligation
selves
refrain not only from unvirtuous a Cctsf
of
tilan
bilt from unvirtuous thoughts
but
0
any other people under heaven
do the
tho saints actually demonstrate
buado
butdo
but
belleve
by their practices that they believe
what the lord has taught them upon
ula
uli
ul6
tiso
practise
these
them
do
da they prac
then subjects
precepts
ats deliver the prec
ais
cis
virtue as well as
brec opts
we answer
prad
thereof
anster let the prac
saintsing
sallhtgin
sai
saintsin
cices of the thirty thousand Sain
tices
tsin
gho
ho hite
have
utah speak let strangers who
travelled through our flourishing terdeciare let
ie t the records of the
ritory declare
iet
lot
iet
courts of justice bear witness let
theinjured
the injured females if there be any
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whose character and re

reputation
potation have
been destroyed by the vile seducer
publish their wrongs let illegitimate
zhildren if utah affords them come
children
forth as a public monument of our
anace
arace if a house of ill fame can
dieg
disg
disgrace
be found throughout the length and
breadth
adelf of our territory then let the
br
e adtlf
shaine and
saints hide their faces in shame
the sons and daughters of utah blush
before the heavens if an adulterer
or seducer of female virtue can be
found in all that land then let the elders be clad in sackcloth and the saints
put on the garments of mou
ming and
mourning
weep before the lord day and night
until the evil betaken
betoken from their midst
but have not some of the saints
in utah more wives than one yes
and they take good care of them too

and teach them and their children the

great principles of virtue and holiness
by example as well as by precept
but
bat is it not sinful for a man to have
more than one wife living atthe
at the same
daas
dias
time
BibleJaas
bibie
has not told
if it is the biblejaas
us of it but is it not contrar
contraryy to the
contrad
christian religion if it is the christian religion has not revealed it as an
evil but do you not really think that
it is contrary to the will of god for a
man in these days to take a plurality
yes unless god shall
of wives
give them to him by a revelation
through a holy prophet Is it not
contrary to the constitution and laws
of the united states for the citizens
of utah to practise the plurality of
wives 9 no neither the constitution
nor the laws of the united states
have said anything on the subject of
marriage or domestic relations but
is it not contrary to the laws of the
no the legislature of
territory
that territory do not feel disposed
to debar her citizens of any blessings
und
tho sancunder
the
or privileges enjoyed una
underthe
erthe
undertie
tion of the almighty by holy prophets and patriarchs of old
do you believe that the book of
mormon is a divine revelation
we
do does that book teach the doctrine of plurality of wives
it does

not does the lord in that book

hook forbid the plurality doctrine
he forbid
the ancient nephites
Nep hites to have any
wife
more than one wite
what does the
ife
ite
book of mormon say on this subject
it says as follows 11 thus saith tho
the 1
forth
lord J1I have led this people forthout
out
forthcut
forthout
of the land of jerusalem by the power
over
of mine arm that 1I might raise up
unto me a righteous branch from the
fruit of the loins of joseph whe
wherere
fore 1I the lord
wiil
win not suffer
lora god will
that this people shall do like unto them
kofold
oid
of old
ofold
wherefore my brethren hear
me and hearken to the word of the
lord for there shall not any man
among yo
yona have save it be one wife
you
and concubines he shall have none
book of jacob ii 06 why
were
mere
whymere
the ancient nephites
Nephites
nepbites
bites restricted to the
one wife system
because first the
number of males and females among
them at the time the command was
given was about equal
secondly
there was no probability that judgments wars on any other calamities
which were to befall their nation
would produce a disproportionate
number of males and females
thirdly this small remnant of the tribe of
joseph were at that time about
equally righteous and one was about
as ca
abie of raising
capable
pable
in
C up a family dn
righteousness as another and last
ly the lord himself informs them
in the same connection with the quoqu q
tation which 1I have just made that if
he would have them practise differently from what he had previo
previously
usly
asly
pravio
taught them it must be by his co
comm
mand it reads as follows 11 for if
1I will saith the lord of hosts raise
up seed unto me 1I will command my
people otherwise they shall hearken
unto these things
s ee
thus we see
Nephites by
that a man among the nephites
the law of god had no right to take
more than one wife unless the
tho
rd
lord
thelo
should command for the purpose of
raising up seed unto himself without such a command they were strictly limited to the one wife doctrine
f
otjierwise
othe
sass th eLord 11 they shall
sacs
M se says

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CELESTUL MARRIAGE
aliese things
Js approbation of
unto tliese
that is

aj
7fai
ith ouly an
ithouly

express command they

shou14 hearken to the law limiting them
should
so it is in this church
one wife
to ope
of latter day saints every man is
strictly limited to one wife unless the
presidentand
tora
tord
lord
and prolora through the president
Presidentand
phet of the church gives a revelation per
permitting
mitting him to take more
termitting
Ter
without such a revelation it would
bee sinful according to the book of
mormon which this church are required
quir ed ta
to obey hence the book of
mormon is somewhat more strict than
the
th
bibie for there is nothing in the
bible
thbible
bible that limits mankind to one
wife but the book of mormon does
absolutely forbid a man to have more
thap
thau one wife unless god shall comthan
mand
inand otherwise
now
new
rew
bew in the early rise of this church
the lord gave no command unto any
thooid
of his servants authorizing
6flffis
authorizinc them to
take more than one wife but on the
contrary said unto them that they
should give heed to that which was
written in the book of mormon
therefore they were under the strictobligations
est oblig
oblia
nations to confine themselves
to one wife until a commandment
toone
came to the contrary which the lord
did not see proper to give unto any of
them until about thirteen years after
the first organization of the church
the church therefore are still reed by the severest penalties to
stficted
stricted
stricter
lse
ise
wife
ife according to the book of
one w
mormon unless in individual cases
where the lord shall by revelation
direct
otherwise
directotherwise
no man in utah who already has
a wife and who may desire to obtain
another has any right to make any
irions of marriage to a lady
itions
propositions
propos
until he has consulted the president
over the whole church and through
him obtains a revelation from god as
to whether it would be pleasingg in his
sight if he
be is forbidden by revelation
that ends the matter if by revelation
the privilege is granted he still has
no right to consult the feelings of the
young lady until he has obtained the
0

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31
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her parents provided

livingcr invtah
liam
in utah if their c onthey are livm
on
sent cannot be obtained this also ends
the matter but if the parents or
guardians freely give their consent
then he may make propositions of mar
ariage to the young lady if she refuse
riage
these propositions this also ends the
matter but if she accept a day is
generally set apart by the parties for
the marriage ceremony to be celebrated it is necessary to state that
before any man takes the least step
towards getting another wife it is his
duty to consult the feelings of the wife
which he already has and obtain her
consent as recorded in the 24th paragraph of the revelation published in
first number of the seer
when the day set apart for the solemnization of the marriage ceremony
has arrived the bridegroom and his
wife and
bribe togetherwith
together with
ani also the bride
their relatives and such other guests
as may be invited assemble at the
place which they have appointed them
ther
the
scribe then proceeds to take the names
awes
ages native towns counties states
and countries of the parties to be marcare
carefull
fuliy enters on refull
ried which he carefully
carefully
cord the president who is the prophet seer and revelator over the
whole church throughout the world
and who alone holds the keys of authority in this solemn ordinance as
recorded in the ad
2d and 5thparagraphs
5th paragraphs
ath
of the revelation on Al
calls
marriage
arriage
upon the bridegroom and his wife
and the bride to arise which they do
noy the president
nor
ncr
fronti
fronting
the wife
stands on the left hand of her hus
band while the bride stands on her
left
the president then puts this
are you willing0
question to the wife
to give this woman to your husband to
be his lawful and wedded wife for time
and for all eternity
if you are you
will manifest it by placing her right
band within the right hand of your
hand
husband
the right hands of the
bridegroom and bride being thus joined the wife takes her husband by the
left arm as if in the attitude of walk

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ing the president then proceeds to the president then says sain
tho
the
in the
follown
followingg question of
ask the follows
of theeLord
the man name otthelord
odthe
ofthe
dord jesus chiist
ohrisf ana
anndd
lord
otth
hint by name
bint
priest
doyoubrother
do you brother fcalling hintby
es ttl
by the authority of the holy pri
calling
llhig the bride
take sister ca
tride by her hood 1I pronounce you legally
and
drik
g
71cf1 ze
name
by the right hand to receive lawfully husband and wife for time
rame
nifae and
tifae
and
be your lawful for all eternity and 1I seal upon your
her unto yourself to he
you
andl
and wedded wife and you to be her the blessings of the holy resurrection
lawful and wedded husband for time with power to comeforth
come forth in the
themom
morn
thebom
and for all eternity vith
with a covenant in
ing ofthe
odthe
of the first resurrection clothed
and promise on your part that yo
you with glory immortality and eternal
will fulfill
fulfil all the laws rites and ordi- lives and 1I seal upon you the bless
biess
nances pertaining to this holy matri- ings of thrones and dominions and
mony in the new and everlasting principalities and powers and exaltacovenant
ov6nant doing this in the presence of tions together with the blessings of
godi angels and these witnesses of abraham isaac and jacob and say
your own free will and choice
the unto you bee fruitful and multiply and
blede
biede
bilde
room answers yes thepresi
bridegroom
have
the presi- replenish the earth that you may haye
dent then puts the question to the joy and rejoicing in your posterity in
bride
do you sister calling hez
elay of the lord jesus
her the clay
bcr
day
all these
by
name
byna
bim
hint
him blessings togptherith
hinl
biess
bynanej
together with all otherblbs4
other bless
neJ take brother calling binl
by hanzej
hanzek by the right hand and give ings pertaining to the new and everbame
dame
ourself
urself to him to be his lawful and lasting covenant 1I seal upon your
yourself
heads7
wedded
badea wife for time and for all eter- headst
heads through your faithfulness unto
nity with a covenant and promise on the end by the authority of the holy
iiitywith
your part thatyou
that you will fulfill
fulfif
fulfil all the priesthood in the name of the father
eatherr
fathe
laws rites and ordinances pertainingC and of the son and of the holy ghost
this holy matrimony in the new and amen
to this1oly
the scribe then enters on
everlasting covenant doing this in the the
prce
pree
thegeneralrecord
general record the date and place
presence
ce of god angels and these of the marriage together with the
tho
witnesses
ses of youiown
free will and narag
own freewill
your
fown
lown
namess of two or three witness&divho
nanag
you
witnesses who
sour
souiown
choice
answers
the bride an
sers yes were present
i
coniing
ed
te continued
to be
coniinu

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