cellCELICELESTIAL marriageMAREIAGE 2505klioiln0jreferenceaj0jreference to any particular personoroortor substancesubitance but to truth dwdwellingelfing ina zvastvarietyvastvarietyvastvariety of substances whereverboutjoutypa find a fulnessfalness of wisdom knowledge truth goodness love and susuchch

ilkelikailka qualities there you find god in allhis glory power and majesty there-fore if you worshiptheseworship these adorablepadorable per-fections you worshipgodworship godood

to tebe continued

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ahe1 thethqtfirstfartflrt great commandment which3odggavegq4jgave unto mankind as recordrecordeded

in the scriptures was tolo10 11 be fruitfodfidood andfindandmultiplymultiply and replenish theearthearths gen i 28.28 the principalpiegieobjectct was to people this creation withmyrnmyrimynnimyriadsmyriadsads of intelligent moral beingsabherafterarterafterhishis own imageiniacre and likeness endowed with godlikegod like capacities andcapable of progressing0 in thegrandthethe grandscaleEWbofqofof knowledge and happiness un-til they should receive a fulnessfalnessfulness andbecome likeilkemke god and be glorified inhim and he in themthatthem that they mightmigbtmiget0beodiebeoiieLeiOnleronberonleionetinetinin gloryglory and in power and incloidominionninion hereinisherminisHehereinreinisis god glorifiedbebecausecausecanse there are millions of beingsmho eventually become like himselfathtthwitlrwhomwhom he can associate and whorarerardare capable of understanding and ap-preciatingpreciating all the fulnessfalness of hisglorious attributes and of acting withhiminthehim inthein the most perfect harmony inrallrailralithil thethe magnificentmagnificentworksworks of creationhereinaretlereiuareHerein are the dominions of the al-mighty enlarged by the accession ofnewmew rwworldsorlds peopled with beings inhis own dormandformandforformmandand of his own orderand herein joy andgladnessand gladness andhappiness reign in the bosom of thegreatesqeqq creator in all their fulnessfalness andperfection because he exercises hisinfinite i goodness in the formation ofnumberlessnumb drIessgriess worldspeopledworlds peopled withwithbeingsbeingsupon whom if obedient he bestowsbestons alliliefulnessofzhethefulnessfalness ofhis own greatperfectionsgreatperfections

if then the multiplication of humanbeings adds to the dominions of thealmighty glorifies his name and

ogivedogivesgives him anaaiaal opportunity0pportunlayunity of displa-ying his Jninfinitefinite i goodgoodnessness it is rea-sonablesonable toopposesupposesupposethatthattze4wouldgiyeheiwouldHeiwould biyegiye

lansulawsulaws untonto mankind regulating themuponupon so important a subject a sub-ject fraught with consequences thatahtare eternal think for one momentof the great responsibilities restingrestingupon the father and mother of an 111in-fant child they havebeenhave been instrumentsinin givinocivinogiving existence to a being capableof eternal happiness or of eternalimmiseryisery they have been entrustedwith the protection and instruction ofa being in the imagimagege and likeness ofgod who by proper training may soaraloft in wisdominwisdomunwisdom and knowledgeLnowledge andpower and godlikegod like majesty toao therealms of immortality and everlastinglight they havebeenhavehavo been entrusted withI1a treasure infinitely more xaluablevaluablethan all the riches and honourshondours of thisworld a treasure which by their mismlsmis-management may be lost eteeternallymallymailylost laa treasure for which they aieafeareaccountable in the great judgmentofjudgment ofquickanddeadquick and dead 0 how great will beethe glo910gloryandgloryanngloryryandand happiness of that manand woman who have obeyed that greatfirst commandment to multiplyand have trained up themselves aandndtheir children unto life and immor-tality on the other handband whatwretchedness and misery will bbee inin-flicted upon those who have been in-strumentsst of unlawful connectionsconnect lonaionalonswhose illegitimatechildrenillegitimate children will reremainas a standingastandingbstanding curse both intirneintin timeirneirre andin eternity to testify loudly of theunvirtuous associations of theirguilttheir guiltyguiltyparents 0D how fearful tbexethe respon-sibilities

spgnsignsibilities resting upon mankind inregardregardto to this mommomentousentoussubjeetssubjeet

jt is because of the infinitely I1immimportantiportantjpqrtant consequencesinvolvedconsquenpsjn olvedjaabeln the

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multiplication of the human speciesthat god has reregulatedyulated the same bythe strictest kind of laws he has notpermitted an indiscriminate intercoursebetween the sexes as among the dumbbrutes but he has ordained marriage0as the only justifiable means throughwhich the sexes can legally 11 multiplyand replenish the earth all connec-tions out of the marriage0 covenant areunlawful in the sight of god and allwho are guilty 0off such crimes will beseverely punished for the same inancient times persons committingadulteriesadul teries fornications and unvirtuousconnections wwereere punished with deathaccording to the law ofgodof god whichreads as follows

if a man be found lying with awoman married to an husband thenthey shall both die both the man thatlaylaf with the woman and the womanBOso shalt thou put away evil from israelif a damsel that is a virgin be be-trothed unto an husband and a manfind her in the city and lie with herthen ye shall bring them both out un-to the gate of that city and ye shallstone them with stones that they diethe damsel because she cried not beingin the city midandaudmia the man because hehath humbled his neighbours0 wife soshalt thou put away evil from amongyou but if a man find a betrotheddamsel in the field and the man forceherandheranaher anaand lie with her then the manonly that lay with her shall diedeuteronomyoeuteronomy xxiixvii 22 2525.23

the great abhorrence which thelord manifesmanifeemanifestedtedtea towards all unvir-tuous connections may be clearlyseen from the following

if any man take a wife and goin unto her and hate her and giveoccasionsoccasions of speech against her andbringupbringusbring up an evil name upon her andsay I1 tooktools this woman and when I1came to her I1 found her not a maidand 11 if this thing be true and thetokens of virgivirginity be not found forthedamselthe damsel then they shall bringtaring outthe damsel to the door of her fathershouse and the memendofof her city shall

stone her with stones that she diebecause Ssheh hath wrought folly inisrael to6 play the whore in her fathershouse so shalt thou put evil awayfrom amonamongyouamonayouamong0 youayou deuteronomy xxiixvii13 14 200 21.21

it was pleasing to the lord to havesuch wicked characters put to deathdeathsdeathaPhinphinehashas the grandson of aaron wasgreatly blessed of the lord for put-ting to death a man and woman whowere guilty of unlawful connectionswe give the history of this eventiaentiaeveventedentiaentlainthe words of scripture

and behold one of the childrenof israel came and brougbroughtbarought unto bihisbrethren a midianitish woman in thesight of moses and in the sight of allaraliailthe congregation of the children ofisrael who were weeping before thedoor of the tabernacle of the congrocongrecongre-gation and when phinehas the sonof eleazer the son of aaron thepriest saw it he rose up from amongthe congregation and took a javelin inhishandhistandhis hand and bd went after the manof israel into the tent and thrust bothof them through so the plaguewas stayed from the children of israeland those that died in the plplaguearruewere twenty and four thousand aridarldthe lord spake unto moses sayingphinehas the son of eleazer the sonof aaron the priest hatlihath turned mywrath away from the children of israelwhile he was zealous for my sakeamong them that I1 consumeconsumedcl not thothechildren of israel in my jealousywherefore say behold I1 give untohim my covenant of peace and heshall have it antana his seed after himeven the covenant of an everlastingpriesthood because he was zealousfor his god and made an atonementfor the children of israel num-bers xxvxiv 6 1313.

i why was the lord so displeasedwith the sexes that he would punishthem with death for unvirtuous con-duct 2 it was because he hadharlhafihaci or-dained marriage aaa5a9 the only lawful wayof multiplying the human race thedireful effects which follow unvirtuous

CELESTIAL MARRIAGEMARRUGE 27associations can easily be perceivedegenaeienAedenaeveneienahoughthoughhough there were no law of godagainst such evils first illegitimatechildren are thrown upon the worldwithout any lawful protector to lookafter their temporal welfare secondlythese clildrenchildrenlidren have not the moral adadvantages which should be derivedfrom the teachteachingsteachinasinas and examples oflawful parents and consequently areillinlillii greatergreater danger of losing their eter-nal salvationsalvatioh and lastly aann indis-criminate intercourse between thebexessexessexesbexes would break uupp all family asso-ciationsciations and destroy the harmony andpeace enjoyed in the domestic circlefathershthersathers would not know their ownoildrehchildren and children could not withconfidence saywhosaywho were their fatherssuch an order of things would be de-plorableplorable and would strike a deadlyblowbiow at the foundation of all domesticbphappinesspiness many other dreadful con-sequences might also be named as theresult of licentiousness such as jea-lousieslouiousiessles want of confidence loathsomediseases transferitransferredtransfersed to posterity all ofwhichivhicivcich evils are abhorrent to the feelingsof6faf every good man itirforthisreait is for this rea-son that god liaslimilas enacted strict lawsin feiregardaraard to all these crimes it isfor thisreasorrthis reason that he punishes withsuch heavy penalties those who violatethethesese sacred laws

adulterers and unvirtuous personswerewerenotnot only to be punished tempo-rally but also spiritually after thislife hence the lord says thefauf&ufearfulfulfui and unbelievingunbelievina0 and theabominable and murderers and whoreifionaersmongersbongersmongers and scorcerers and idolatorsidolatersidolidolatorsatersand all liars shall have their part inthe1akethe lake which burneth with fire andbrimstone which is the seconddeath rev xxiaxi 8 punishmentbybyaa temporal death is not sufficientto salisfythersatisfy the demands ofofjusticejusticejustuce theymust suffer the penalties of the seconddeath alsot the same strictness against all un-virtuouswtuous conduct is taught in the bookof mormon as may be seeneenS fromfromthethefollowing quotationsquotatiofig

0 the wise and the learned arlariandltthe rich that are puffed up in theteetiletiiepride of their hearts and all those whopreach false doctrines and all thosewho commit whoredomswhoredontswhoreeboredoms and pervertthe right way of the lord wo wo wobe unto them saith the lord god almightyormightyformightmightyyoryoyporfor they shall hebe thrust domndownto hell 2 nephi xii 22

the prophet alma in spealspeakingang tohis son on the same subject says11 know ye not my son that thesethings are an abomination in the sightsihtof the lord yea most aboabominableirli1141

above all sins save it be the sheddingafpfqf innocent blood or denying the holyghost alma xix 1

in another place the lord says tothe ancient inhabitants of america asfollows

I1 the lord god delight in thechastity of women andana whoredomswhoredomsare an abomination before me thuthusssaith the lord of hosts whereforethis people shall keep my command-ments saith the lord of hosts orcursed be the land for their sakesfor if I1 will saith the lord of hostshostraise up seed unto me I1 will commandmy people otherwise they shallhearken unto these things for be-hold I1 the lord have seen the sor-row and heard the mourning of thedaughters of my people in the land ofjerusalem yea and in all the landsof my people because of the wicked-ness and abominations of their hus-bands and I1 will not suffer saiththe lord of hosts that the cries ofthe fair daughters of this people whichI1 have led out of the land of jerusalemshall come up unto me against thomen of my people saith the lord ofhosts for they shall not lead awaycaptive the daughters of mypeoplemyspeoplemysmy peoplebecause of theirthentheu tenderness savesayedayedave I1shall visit them with a sore curse evenunto destruction for they shall notcommit whoredomswhoredoms like unto them ofold saith the lord of hostshors bookbookof jacob ii 60

when jesus appeared unto the an-cientc nephitesNephites in the nonorthernrthem part

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of what we call south america hetaught themthemeoncemingconcerning adultery inthese words

behold it is written by them pfafold time that thouthon shaltshaitwitnit not commitadultery but I1 sayuntosaguntosay unto you that who-soever looketh on a woman to lust afterher hath committed adultery alreadyin his heart behold I1 give unto youa commandment that ye suffer noneof these things to enter into your heartfor it is better that ye should denydedyyourselves of these things wherein yewill take up your cross than that yeshould be cast into hell book ofNjelphijephiepliieplin page 44006 0 c v 10

the same doctrine is taught ininttheerevelations and commandments giventhrough joseph the seerbeer unto thischurch in february 18311831 the lordpake thus

thou shalt love thy wife withallwith allailalithy heart anciandanclanel shaltshait cleave unto herandnoneandroneand none else and he that lookethuponaiyonignupon a woman to lustjust after her shalldeny the faith and shall not have thespirit and if he repents not he shallbe cast out thou shaltshalpshaip not commitadultery and liehelleile that committethcommitteth adulteryteryandandrepentethrepentethrepenteth not shall be castout but he that has committed adul-tery andandrepentsrepents with all his heart andforsakethforsaketh it and doethboeth it no more thoushaltshakshaitshlitshah forgive but if he doethboeth it againhe shall not be forgiven but shall becast out doctrine and covenantssecsee xiii par 7

and if any man or woman shallcommit adultery he or she shall betried before two elders of the churchor more and every word shall be esta-blishedbilsblis ed against him or her by two wit-nesses of the church and not of theenemy but if there are more than twowitnesses it is better but heonhe or sheshallbeshallieshshallshailshaliallbealibeailbebe condemned by the mouthofmosouthofmouthmonthuthofoftwo witnessesi14psses and the elders shall laythe i case before the church and thechurch shall lift up their hands against

aumoumliim or her that they may be dealtwith according to the law of goddod andjuitjfititcanbeitcancabbecanbecan be itispecessit is necessaryarJ that thebishop is present also andandana thusyethusiethus ye

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shallshalishailshaj1dqjnjql1doinalldoidoldomnallnalinailnall casescase which shall comebefarbeforebef6r yop sec xiiialli par 232

aheihewitewileitelieile saints are prohibited by xeaevejevelatiiatilationlationtoonto0o receive certain persons gnplnpilo110

theahedhe church the lord saysbehold verily 1I say unto yousousonyouthatyouthanthat

whatever persons among you I1 hayinghavingputut away their companions fofor fififtficausecausa of fornication or inotheranotherin other wordsworasif tbeyshallthey shallshalishail testify before you in11in allaliaillowliness of heartheartt hatthat this is thegathe caseeye shall not cast them outoat from amongyou but if ye shall find that any per-sonsgonsions have left their companions farfqr thethosake of adultery and they themselvesare the offenders and their companionsare living they shall be cast outkipiout framfrpmamong you and again I1 say untoantoankourpouriountantoyou thatjhatahat ye shall be watchful and care-ful with all inquiry that ye receiverecgiyenone such among you if they aremqrare mar-ried and if they are not marriedtheymarried theyshallshalishailhilhii repent of all theirstheir sinsins0rye1i1or ye shallshalinotreceivenot receive them secsee xiii parpax ago940

and again the word of the lordaidsidnidcame unto joseph the seerseqinsebin in augustAUgus to

18311631 sayingthere were amongyouamongyousou adulterers

and adulteressesadulteresses some of whom hasehayohavoturned away from you and others re-main with you thattha hereafter shallueshallbehqllborevealed letliet such beware and repentsspeedilypeedily lest judgments shall camecqmeupon them as a snare and theirtheirfollyfollyshall be made manifest and their worksshall follow them in the eyes ofdf thepeople and verily I1 say uuntolito youyousasI1 have said before he twatthatthatlookethlookeil4on awoman to lust after her or if any shallspishalismicommit adultery in their heartsheaasheads theyshall nothave the spirit but shall denythe faith and shallshalishail fear whewhereforewherefowhereforrefo re fthe lord have said that the fearful andthe theunbelievingunbelieving and all liars and who-soever

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soeyer19yethipveth and makethmabeth a lie and tethewhoremonger and the sorcerers4llsorcerer shallshalishailhave thapthfptheir pantpartpannpartmparamini that lake whichwhichbumwhichbubueth with fire and brimstone chichiswhichiswhichigchisthe second death vernlyverily 1 Gsayeayay iai4blattilttlatattheytheyshallzotshallshalishail not have part inalieinpliein the first re-surrection and nowjeholdnownov behold 1I thelord say ununtoto you that ye are iotuotbiotnotlotjustljustijustifiedjustiaedbidAedted because these thinthingsgsgaasga jfttq

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CELESTIAL MARRIAGE 29aialeonftoif15youJu nevertheless hehd that enendurelh81eftlidurell ihehieel faithfalth and doethboeth my will uleolethieuiesaylesaele shallshalishail overcome and shall receiveanmheritanceafilinhoritauce upon the earth whenaddy&ddythe day of transfiguration shall lomecomekomecome

Sec xx par 4 ai5i5 6in all these quotations from ancient

rmand modern revelations every oneoiidoaid canswsee the dreadful consequences arisingfrom the least indulgence of these sinesin-ful lusts thosethese persons who summersuffervirtuousuhvirtuousifjivktudusunvirtuousuh thoughts to come into theirhearts anddna cherish them theretherb firfor oneiiifiienflmoment will find themselves underundotcondemnation they have broken thelawl&la dofgodgod they have become defiledby4heirvyihleir wicked thoughtthoughts and unlessthey rrepentlentpentlewte the spirit willdepdirtwilltlepartwilltlepantlepart fromiltemtltemt1rdbi for the holy ghost dwelldwellothdweuethdwenethothethnot in unholyunhoty temples andanda they willvdlefibe lef in darkness and their faithfalth will&fttydie away and they willvill be filled withffear andana finally becastbecartbe casteast down toliellto liellhellbeilbeli

thetee latteriatter day saintssainta are anderunderujieerlatergreater obligations than any otherpegpeopleplo10 on6nan the whole earth to keepthemselvestg6ffidvesemselves pureptrdpard and virtuous worebeforeworoteeteoth lord to refrain from adulteriesadulteriesfornications licentiousness all unlawfulfalfai Cconnections0 all uncleanness allfleshly lusts all unvirtuous and unholydesires and from all lustful thoughtsthoughtatl6tlanu claicarnal affections for weiteirevre havebeenlahianimn faithfully warned again andaaaagaaaiaamm j by the voice of that greatgroatgront propnelpmiami indand revelatorRevereyelatorTator josephjosophjosefh smithsinithwe have bebeenen warned by the voiceof minspirationi spiraitalrationiloh by the voice of an-gelsdeh by the voice of the ancientpprophetsr0phdtshats of america spspeakingeffiner0 ttaas ityerdyergwere from thethdmhd dead through the me-diumaimediammedlamof their ancient rec6rdst60fdgrecords wehavelkiveaveelkiv bebeenedu warvarwarnedhed by the voicevolce ofgod nreatemng1&ehtening us vithnithtith destructionaeedandafea wilh the miseriemiseriesmiserae of the seconddeath if towe do- not keep otiourselvesrelvesentirelydntirely freehandfidd mailamalla pure fromfroin all0ailali tnese&6teranesesinful soulsoui destroying lusts if ae4ewedebtrejectiebt so great warningswarninggs aandnd sirnsirisirtsini

aamstaalst sos6sa diogiodrogreatat light how can we66obtain forgiveness or6kak escape6scapef thedamnationdamnafion of hellheilheiiIIII1111 thothe lord ourgod064 is 4hwlyholy andhd just god faithful

and ardetrueardotruo liiiiiiliinalldinallallaliail his words andana will7

in nowisenoise vary from that which hehath said for judgmentjudgmehtgoethgoeth beforehis face and justicerjusticejustlee and righteous-ness istheestheis the habitation of his thronesthronedthrohelthroself0 ye sasaintsilitsiiits of the last days do yay1youayou1bubbuloubrealizetherealize the fearful the infinitelyinfir4tel im-portant the eternal responsibilitieswhich rest upon you to watch overoveyoveiaveiyourselves your children and allwho are placed under your chargedo you realinerealiserealiz6 that your condemna-tion and punishment will be in proportion to the lightligfitligpit and knowledgeauaagaagainstinstast which you sin if youfullyyowfullyyouyow fullyunderstand and appreciate theamthenmthe warnrnings which you have received happyare youiflouifyou if you give heed and obeythe voice of the lord your god forgreat shall be your reward and estrettreter-nal shall be yourybur glory but if anyamong yowyouryousoutsomr harden their hearts andyield themselves unto the avielnvielwicked0Olusts of their flesh and suffer theirnthe&theaselves to be defiled by chencherishingshibshih9 intheir minds unvirtuous thoughts0 alidaridaredaeed

unholy desires they shall speedilybehd visitedvigited by sore judgments andtheir names shall be blotted out fromunder heaven and they shallaallshalishailwaiiwail bebolabelvbeia

thrust down to hell where there isiweeping and wailing0 and agnognognashinghinerhingrof teeth

fromfroureromfaour the foregoing0 quotations andremarks it will be seen that theteelatter day saints have stricter no-tions of virtue and consider themselvessolves under greater obligationobligations torefrain not only from unvirtuous aactsfCofbutbilt from unvirtuous thoughts0 tilanany other people under heavenbutbutdobuadodo thetho saints actually demonstrateby their practices that they believebelleve 1

what the lord has taught them ulauliuponul6thesethenthem subjects doda they pracpractisetisovirtue as well ascisaisats deliver the brecprecpreceptsoptsthereof we answeranster let the pradpracticescices of the thirty thousand saisalsaintsinsaintsingSainlhtgintsinutah speak let strangers whoghoho havehitetravelled through our flourishing ter-ritory declaredeciare letietiet the records of thecourts of justice bear witness letlotietthetheinjuredinjured females if there be any

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whose character and rereputationpotation havebeen destroyed by the vile seducerpublish their wrongs let illegitimatechildrenzhildren if utah affords them comeforth as a public monument of ourdiegdisgdisgraceanacearace if a house of ill fame canbe found throughout the length andbrbreadtheadelfadtlf of our territory then let thesaints hide their faces in shameshaine andthe sons and daughters of utah blushbefore the heavens if an adultereror seducer of female virtue can befound in all that land then let the eld-ers be clad in sackcloth and the saintsput on the garments of moumourningming andweep before the lord day and nightuntil the evil betakenbetoken from their midst

but have not some of the saintsin utah more wives than one yesand they take good care of them tooand teach them and their children thegreat principles of virtue and holinessby example as well as by preceptbutbat is it not sinful for a man to havemore than one wife living attheat the sametime if it is the BiblebibiebiblejaashasJaasdaasdias not toldus of it but is it not contrarcontradcontraryy to thechristian religion if it is the chris-tian religion has not revealed it as anevil but do you not really think thatit is contrary to the will of god for aman in these days to take a pluralityof wives yes unless god shallgive them to him by a revelationthrough a holy prophet Is it notcontrary to the constitution and lawsof the united states for the citizensof utah to practise the plurality ofwives 9 no neither the constitutionnor the laws of the united stateshave said anything on the subject ofmarriage or domestic relations butis it not contrary to the laws of theterritory no the legislature ofthat territory do not feel disposedto debar her citizens of any blessingsor privileges enjoyed undunaundertheundertieundererthethetho sanc-tion of the almighty by holy pro-phets and patriarchs of old

do you believe that the book ofmormon is a divine revelation wedo does that book teach the doc-trine of plurality of wives it does

not does the lord in that bookhook for-bid the plurality doctrine he forbidthe ancient nephitesNephites to have anymore than one itewifeifewite what does thebook of mormon say on this subjectit says as follows 11 thus saith thothe 1

lord IJ1 have led this people forthoutforthcutfortforthhoutoutof the land of jerusalem by the ppoweroweroverof mine arm that I1 might raiseraise upunto me a righteous branch from thefruit of the loins of joseph whewhere-fore

re1I the lordlora god willwinwiil not suffer

that this people shall do like unto themofoldkofoldof oldoid wherefore my brethren hearme and hearken to the word of thelord for there shall not any manamong yoyouyona have save it be one wifeand concubines he shall have none

book of jacob ii 06 whywhymereweremerethe ancient nephitesnepbitesNephitesbites restricted to theone wife system because first thenumber of males and females amongthem at the time the command wasgiven was about equal secondlythere was no probability that judg-ments wars on any other calamitieswhich were to befall their nationwould produce a disproportionatenumber of males and females third-ly this small remnant of the tribe ofjoseph were at that time aboutequally righteous and one was aboutas cacapablepableabie of raisingC up a family indnrighteousness as another and lastly the lord himself informs themin the same connection with the ququo-tation

qwhich I1 have just made that if

he would have them practise differ-ently from what he had previopraviopreviouslyuslyaslytaught them it must be by his cocom-mand

mit reads as follows 11 for if

I1 will saith the lord of hosts raiseup seed unto me iillaillI1 will command mypeople otherwise they shall hearkenunto these things thus we seeseethat a man among the nephitesNephites bythe law of god had no right to takemore than one wife unless thethothelolordrdshould command for the purpose ofraising up seed unto himself with-out such a command they were strict-ly limited to the one wife doctrine

otheotjierwiseMfse sasssayssacs theLord 11 they shall

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7faiaj unto aliesetliese things that isJsithoulyith0ouly an express command they

shouldshou14 hearken to the law limiting themto opeoneone wife so it is in this churchof latter day saints every man isstrictly limited to one wife unless thelordtordtoralora through the presidentandPresidenpresidenttandand pro-phet of the church gives a revela-tion perTerpermittingtermittingmitting him to take morewithout such a revelation it wouldbee sinful according to the book ofmormon which this church are re-quiredquired tota obey hence the book ofmormon isis somewhat more strict thanthethbibleth biblebibie for there is nothing in thebible that limits mankind to onewife but the book of mormon doesabsolutely forbid a man to have morethanthauthap one wife unless god shall com-mandinand otherwise

nownewrewbew in the early rise of this churchthloidthooidthe lord gave no command unto any6flffisof his servants authorizincauthorizing them totake more than one wife but on thecontrary said unto them that theyshould give heed to that which waswritten in the book of mormontherefore they were under the strict-est obligobliaobligationsnations to confine themselvestotooneone wife until a commandmentcame to the contrary which the lorddid not see proper to give unto any ofthem until about thirteen years afterthe first organization of the churchthe church therefore are still re-strictedstricterstrictedstficteded by the severest penalties toone wifewifeiselse according to the book ofmormon unless in individual caseswhere the lord shall by revelationdirectotherwisedirect otherwise

no man in utah who already hasa wife and who may desire to obtainanother has any right to make anypropospropositionsitionsirions of marriage to a ladyuntil he has consulted the presidentover the whole church and throughhim obtains a revelation from god asto whether it would be pleasingg in hissight if hebe is forbidden by revelationthat ends the matter if by revelationthe privilege is granted he still hasno right to consult the feelings of theyoung lady until he has obtained the

approbation of her parents providedthey are livmliamlivingcr invtahin utah if their ccon-sent

oncannotbe obtained this also ends

the matter but if the parents orguardians freely give their consentthen he may make propositions of marriageariage to the young lady if she refusethese propositions this also ends thematter but if she accept a day isisgenerally set apart by the parties forthe marriage ceremony to be cele-brated it isis necessary to state thatbefore any man takes the least steptowards getting another wife it is hisduty to consult the feelings of the wifewhich he already has and obtain herconsent as recorded in the 24th para-graph of the revelation published ininfirst number of the seer

when the day set apart for the so-lemnization of the marriage ceremonyhas arrived the bridegroom and hiswife aniand also the bridebribe togethertogetherwithwiththeir relatives and such other guestsas may be invited assemble at theplace which they have appointed thethemtherscribe then proceeds to take the namesawesages native towns counties statesand countries of the parties to be mar-ried which he carefullcarefullycarecarefullyfullfuliy enters on re-cord the president who is the pro-phet seer and revelator over thewhole church throughout the worldand who alone holds the keys of au-thority in this solemn ordinance asrecorded in the 2dad and 5thparagraphsath5th paragraphsof the revelation on Almarriagearriage callsupon the bridegroom and his wifeand the bride to arise which they dofrontifrontingnorncrnoy the president the wifestands on the left hand of her husband while the bride stands on herleft the president then puts thisquestion to the wife are you willing0to give this woman to your husband tobe his lawful and wedded wife for timeand for all eternity if you are youwill manifest it by placing her righthandband within the right hand of yourhusband the right hands of thebridegroom and bride being thus join-ed the wife takes her husband by theleft arm as if in the attitude of walk

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ing the president then proceeds toask the followsfollownfollowingg question oftheodtheof the mandoyoubrotherdo you brother fcalling hintbybinthint by nametake sister cacallingllhig the tridebridedrik by herramename71cf1 ze by the right hand to receiveher unto yourself to hebe your lawfulandandl wedded wife and you to be herlawful and wedded husband for timeand for all eternity withithvith a covenantand promise on your part that yoyouwill fulfillfulfil all the laws rites and ordi-nances pertaining to this holy matri-mony in the new and everlastingcovenantov6nant doing this in the presence ofgodi angels and these witnesses ofyour own free will and choice thebiedebildebledebridegroomroom answers yes thethepresipresi-dent then puts the question to thebride do you sister calling bcrherhezbybynanejbynanameneJ take brother calling bimhimhinthinlbinldamebamebyhanzekhanzej by the right hand and giveyourselfurselfourself to him to be his lawful andweddedbadea wife for time and for all eter-nityiiitywithwith a covenant and promise onyour part thatyouthat you will fulfillfulfilfulfif all thelaws rites and ordinances pertainingCto this1olythis holy matrimony in the new andeverlasting covenant doing this in thepresencece of god angels and thesewitnessesses of youryousoursouyouiowniownlownfownown freewillfree will andchoice the bride ananswerssers yes

the president then says sainin thethothename otthelordotthof theeLordlorddord jesus chiistohrisf anaaandndby the authority of the holy pripriestes ttlhood I1 pronounce you legallyg andlawfully husband and wife for timetifaenifae andandfor all eternity and I1 seal upon youyourthe blessings of the holy resurrectionwith power to comeforthcome forth in thethemomthebommornining oftheodtheof the first resurrection clothedwith glory immortality and eternallives and I1 seal upon you the blessbiessings of thrones and dominions andprincipalities and powers and exalta-tions together with the blessings ofabraham isaac and jacob and sayunto you bee fruitful and multiply andreplenish the earth that you may havehayejoy and rejoicing inin your posterity inthe claydayelay of the lord jesus all theseblessings togptherithtogether with all otherblbs4other blessbiessings pertaining to the new and ever-lasting covenant I1 seal upon yourheadstheads7heads through your faithfulness untothe end by the authority of the holypriesthood in the name of the fatherfatheeatherrand of the son and of the holy ghostamen the scribe then enters onthethegeneralrecordgeneral record the date and placepreeprceof the marriage together with thethonaragnanagnamess of two or three witness&divhowitnesses whowere ppresentresent

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