The Migration 1

I having inquired concerning certain things written in holy writ that I might have a greater understanding, and I know that if I ask with real intent understanding that this thing I ask of is for the benefit of my people, even, those who shall come to understand the truth as had been conveyed and as now being conveyed to our understanding by the power of the Holy Ghost, I am sure that a response on the subject shall be given unto me.

It is important to comprehend that there is a land of promise, a land of first inheritance, and all who have seen this land wherein God should take a portion into heaven. And such a land would be considered the land of Christ.

In this thing or in this truth do I understand that in this day I seek that same place to cause the same condition that might have existed in righteousness heretofore done.

For that intent, even a prophet did say concerning this thing: And behold this last, whose branch hath withered away, I did plant in a good spot of ground, yea, even that which was choice unto me above all other parts of the land of my vineyard. Father Lehi did say:

But, said he, notwithstanding our affliction, we have obtained a land of promise, a land which is choice above all other lands; a land which the Lord God hath covenanted with me should be a land for the inheritance of my seed.

Yea, the Lord hath covenanted this land unto me, and to my children forever, and also all those who should be led out of other countries by the hand of the Lord.

…Wherefore, this land is consecrated unto him whom he shall bring.

And if it so be that they shall serve him according to the commandments which he hath given,….Now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words, he said unto those twelve whom he had chosen.

Ye are my disciples; and ye are a light unto this people, who are a remnant of the house of Joseph.

And behold, this is the land of your inheritance, and the Father hath given it unto you. And Ether saith:

Wherefore, the remnant of the house of Joseph shall be built upon this land; and it shall be a land of their inheritance, and they shall build up a holy city unto the Lord, like unto the Jerusalem of old; ….

It is written by them of old that all things testify of God, even the Savior Jesus Christ and his working to bring to pass the will of the Father in the earth.

For these things are all a typifying of the truth unto man to give him an understanding that he may have wherewith to look and see.

Thus, from the beginning, even in the garden of Eden, upon expulsion there from, the Lord Jesus Christ responded to the petition made by Adam that if it be the will of the Savior, he saith thusly:

If I have still thy love and affection for me thy servant, I bequest that if it be thy pleasure that I may take from the garden certain things to remind me of my spiritual inheritance, even that I might remind my seed of this my beginning into mortality, these things I may take from the garden? And the Lord responded to Adam saying: It is good that thou has taken the initiative to ask of me.

It is well that thou art reassured of my love for thee, and that these things thou mayest freely take shall be a token and a reminder of thy temporary stay in the garden.

But know and understand that thou, thy family, and all they who shall keep my commandments in full shall one day return to this very spot, for this place is sacred and holy unto me.

Wherefore, it pleaseth me that thou hast asked and inquired concerning this thing; wherefore, thou may take of those things with thy leaving from this garden.

And Adam asked and it was given unto him; and he took the olive tree (the blessing wherewith he might be reminded), the date, the vine (grape of the vine), the pomegranate, the nard (the oil/ointment wherewith he was anointed), and a branch from the Tree of Life (given to him by the Lord).

But the greatest blessing was given to Eve, despite having caused the expulsion of the man and the woman from the garden.

She was accompanied by her friends from the garden, the bee(s) with their honey.

Upon examination of what was taken, it appears that the branch reappears time and time again in Biblical writings as a staff, even that same staff Moses carried into Egypt and the same staff that budded in the hands of Aaron.

Which staff was brought to this land by the Levi High Priest Zarahemla. And the name branch is synonymous with the chosen seed.

But the bee is a creation of God that formalized a sponsorship, the inspiration or the typifying of the creation, and the guide of the first family trek or a migration per se, even that of having been placed in the garden at first to pollinate and cause the garden to be fruitful for man and the woman.

Then it is conceivable that these bees would benefit man and the woman again to renew the verdure of the former garden world into their new existence; all plants vigorously flourishing in their new mortal condition.

Yea, when Noah and his family disembarked from the Ark, the earth was found barren of life; the bees commenced working to restore the fertility of the forests and fields.

It was the source of honey and the wax the bees produced that gave life unto Adam and his family and the family of Noah.

It is understood, in terms of the guidance of God, that the bees have always shown the way, thus, the bees were qualified or given the spirit of discernment for they knew the place from older times, they themselves being the survivors from that other age or time.

Nevertheless, despite the destruction of the land, the bees always managed to find lash and fertile valleys.

Indeed, the bees led the migration into Egypt, even from the old tower of Babel; even that the fathers followed another migration into Ur and back into the land of Canaan, and even our father Jared brought forth his family again upon the land of promise, which is written saying: and they did also carry with them deseret,

Which, by interpretation, is a honey bee, and thus they did carry with them swarms of bees, and all manner of that which was upon the face of the land, seeds of every kind. And this migration, the Jews called "the separation".

It is then recorded concerning such migrations, two migrations that were separate after the flood from the Tower, one returning to the land of promise and the other moving in an opposite direction.

Now, as is written, both remnants toiled through deserts of the blighted earth, under dark and violent skies, both seeking lands of promise.

It is truth that both remnants carried with them deseret, linking both to a oneness in seeking a land of milk and honey.

Wherefore, I am given the spirit of revelation concerning the subject matter, and I speak and say unto all who shall read this to obtain further truth and light concerning the workings of the Lord; more specifically, the migration of the fathers in olden times unto the typifying of truth inherent in the earth testifying of the Christ and his workings in the earth.

I shall begin stating that the reformed Egyptian discussed and pointedly made mention in the Book of Mormon wherein it states: and now, behold, we have written this record according to our knowledge, in the characters which are called among us reformed Egyptian, being handed down and altered by us, according to our manner of speech.

And if our plates had been sufficiently large we should have written in Hebrew; but the Hebrew hath been altered by us also; and if we could have written in Hebrew, behold, ye would have had no imperfection in our record.

But God knoweth the things we have written, and also none other people knoweth our language; and because none other people knoweth our language, therefore, he hath prepared means for the interpretation thereof.

When Jared and his family and friends left the Tower, he asked the Lord to take the Urim and Thummin, which interpreters were given unto Adam and from him it was handed down to Noah and then through Noah it was given to the Brother of Jared; he also took with him a copy of the original records,

Whereupon, the language of God is so pure and accurate, the recorded keeping only required small plates, whereas it is then written by a translation of the Urim and Thummin into the Book of Mormon the records of the Jaredites concerning and into the reformed Egyptian.

Therein it is stated that if our plates had been sufficiently large we should have written in Hebrew by Mormon; the 16 stones touched by the Lord to light the way; a knowledge of the land of the first inheritance and the building up of the New Jerusalem; and the knowledge of the coming forth of Lehi and his family in a day to come;

And the knowledge written on the records caused them to write concerning the gentiles in the latter days; and they wrote of the scattering of the literal seed by the gentiles, and the recovery that should fail of the literal seed by the gentiles, and the eventual falling away of the gentile people; and the recovery of the literal seed by the Father.

Wherefore, I now write concerning what is written on the plates of brass concerning our father Joseph, who was sold into Egypt by his brethren, those brothers comprising the twelve tribes of Israel.

For the spirit has told me hereto before, that our father Joseph did write the plates of brass, which plates were handed down from father to son, until Laban of old had it in his hands. And, Nephi took from Laban the plates of brass.

Thus, in accord with the will of the Father, the plates of brass were then given and restored unto righteousness for that intent it was written unto Lehi and his family.

There are many things written thereon; many of which shall soon come forth to a generation of the chosen seed for instruction and to sanctify a people.

Now, therefore, the spirit of the Lord telleth me truths unknown and mysteries hid from man, but the holy spirit is able to make manifest in this time for the benefit of man in understanding what hath been written and what is hidden unto man, unless, he is able to seek this truth meaningfully in accord with the laws of heaven.

Joseph in Egypt being a descendant of Abraham, much was written and left behind for his benefit in the priestly city of On by Abraham, wherefore, Joseph did search truth and he came to understanding.

It is revealed that Jacob was personally acquainted with Abraham, and that Joseph was taught of the same by his father.

I then say and reveal a truth; if Jacob was a righteous priest of God and he also being very wealthy in the manner that he did his work, then the Midianite merchants should have known of Joseph, if Joseph had said, Jacob is my father.

Moreover, the Midianites were acquainted with Jacob and his seed for both their fathers was Abraham, the former through Keturah and the latter through Sarah.

And the Midianites would have released Joseph from the pit based on who he was. But Joseph never said a word, but said later:

When Joseph's brethren saw their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

And they sent a messenger unto Joseph saying: thy father did command before he died, saying, so shall ye say unto Joseph, forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and for their sin; for they did unto thee evil; and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spoke unto them.

And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said: Behold, we be thy servants.

And Joseph said unto them, fear not; for am I in the place of God?

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Now therefore, fear ye not; I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.

Wherefore, Joseph knew before hand not to cry out to be released from the pit; yea, he knew his purpose for the which he was born of goodly parents unto the which he should give life unto the whole of the house of Israel, looking distantly also into the last days, for the which all promises and covenants were made of Abraham, then Isaac, then Jacob also named Israel, then to him, and unto both his sons Manasseh and Ephraim.