The Migration 4

Thus, I make a witness of what hath been spoken by them of old, and I testify that without the honey bee the wilderness shall not become like unto Eden.

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And the Zion spoken of shall awake to put on the strength of the Lord; indeed, it saith in holy writ:

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Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion, put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

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Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit down, O Jerusalem, loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

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In accord with the truth, I make a witness of the truth by the power of the Holy Ghost and say unto all who shall read what I have written that Zion is likened unto a beehive, and the honey bee is likened unto the literal seed, the covenant people of the Lord, and the honey bee giveth life and the covenant people also giveth life.

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That through the promise of father Abraham, the literal seed is able to give eternal life through their ministry of the gospel and by the power of the holy High Priesthood which was conferred and ordained unto them.

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Yea, in all migrations of the literal seed, in all parts of the earth, all migrations were instituted of God to re-establish lands of promise that the Zion spoken of might be builded up in the appointed time.

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Thus, in accord with the eternal decree of God, all the fathers from since the beginning have written what it is that must be done to bring about the awakening spoken of.

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I testify that in order for the wilderness to become like unto the garden of Eden, the literal seed must return unto the Lord and loosen the bands of bondage off its neck unto the magnification of the holy High Priesthood of God to bring to pass the restoration spoken of by all the holy prophets.

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Now, the gentile thinketh to control and he thinketh to cause the beehive, the honey bee, or the literal seed to produce in the manner of the world believing in the precepts of men, thus, the Lord speaketh and saith: And now, I will show unto you a parable, that you may know my will concerning the redemption of Zion, this same Zion that all my faithful prophets and apostles have spoken of.

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Yea, the natural honey bee of the hive should according to the gentile take on the resemblance of what the gentile should dictate and nurse.

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Even that this nursing responsibility should be to imprint away the literalness of who they are.

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Moreover, many of the literal seed shall become like unto them for they perceive not the light of the gospel for they are blinded by the precepts of men.

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Wherefore, by the spirit of truth, I am commanded to write this parable which shall manifest truth to thy understanding.

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A certain nobleman had a spot of land, very choice above all other lands in all his vineyard.

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And he said unto his servants the gentile; go ye into my vineyard even upon this very choice piece of land, and plant for me twelve beehives that I may produce fruit in my vineyard and that I may produce the purest honey, even like unto that which was at first.

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I shall provide herewith instructions and the manner that ye should build the beehives and the manner that ye should care for them that I might replenish the land that I might store up for myself against the season the honey for my house and my bees.

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And the gentile servants set watchmen round about while the beehives were built.

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And for sometime, the watchmen in their time watched, overlooking the land round about, that the beehives may not be broken down when the enemy of the nobleman should come to spoil and to plunder the sweet honey and the fruit of the vineyard in its time.

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Now, the gentile servants at first, did as the nobleman had commanded them, preparing all things and to build twelve beehives and they built a fence round about the beehives, and they set watchmen round about.

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They did read the instructions as written by the power of God.

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And while they were yet laying the final foundation of the beehives for the vineyard, the gentile servants began to say among themselves: what need hath the nobleman of these beehives seeing that summer is not and the plants are not?

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And the gentiles servants consulted for sometime among themselves, and they said one to another:

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Is it not more opportune that we send the honey bees elsewhere that we might be able to make money?

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Might not the money and the bees be given unto the exchangers?

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The nobleman hath no need of these bees, hence, there is not a need to build beehives.

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And by and by, the gentile servants heard that the nobleman was coming to see the progress of what he had commanded be done in the vineyard, and the gentile servants began to panic among themselves seeing they had little honey bees left and seeing that the queen bee had been sold, and there was only one beehive built in accord with the nobleman's command.

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Wherefore, the gentiles servants again commenced consulting among themselves once again saying:

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We shall buy an artificial queen bee that we might be able to produce more worker bees.

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Then, we shall buy other drone bees to reproduce more worker bees.

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But, lo and behold, the natural honey bees killed the artificial queen bee, and the honey bees did also kill the drone bees, and there was not any bees left, but a few, sufficient only to bring again the original hive, the fruit of the vineyard and to bring also the honey.

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Thus, the off-spring of the original bee was almost all destroyed, leaving only a remnant of the bees.

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The nobleman said unto the gentiles servants: Why? Why have ye scatter my bees, and why have ye sold that which was not yours to sell?

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Know ye not I did command you to build 12 beehives and to care for them that I might replenish the fruit of my garden, and that I might lay up for me and my father a storage of honey against the season?

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Now it came to pass that when the nobleman did come, behold, the lord of the vineyard shall say to the gentile servants: Why! What is the cause of all this great evil? Ought ye not to have done what I commanded be done?

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Did I not extend unto thee my grace that ye might build unto me my beehives to multiply the fruit of my vineyard and that ye should have set up watchmen round and about the vineyard; and ye should not have fallen asleep lest the enemy should come upon you?

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Know ye not that your diligent care shall shed upon you my grace in days to come?

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Have ye not read the instructions I gave unto you the manner ye should care for my beehives and that ye must gather them before winter is come?

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Ye took not requisite thought for the instructions, but great is your stumbling block for ye think to create an artificial apiarian responsibility?

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And ye have done this unto me because ye seek not to do what I have commanded in full and ye seek to follow your own precepts; and this, shall bring upon you your own destruction for ye shall not cumber my vineyard with your own doings and follies.

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Wherefore, the lord of the vineyard called unto one of his servants saying:

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Go forth and gather together the residue of my people, yea even, all the strength of my house and fulfill the commandment that I have decreed.

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Wherefore, I shall cause the desert and waste places to become fruitful and to be replenished like unto the garden of Eden that my people might receive the benefit thereof.

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Therefore, go ye straightway unto my land, a land most precious and choice above all other lands for my father hath given it unto me, this land, for my children. There ye shall work my vineyard as I have commanded.

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Now therefore, break down all that hath been done by mine enemies, even they of whom I spoke who defied my command given unto them and make barren the cities and palaces.

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I command ye throw down their craft and their idols, even scatter ye their watchmen and their people unto the four winds of the earth, and avenge me of the wrong that has been committed in my name.

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Then ye shall bring again a another original queen bee and drones to cause my beehives to be inhabited and increased in number.

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And ye shall build unto me 12 beehives like it was at first that I may again replenish my land that I may partake of the honey of my garden.

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Do this, and by and by, I will come with the remaining residue of my people that we may inherit a land most fruitful with thanksgiving and a joy of song and melody, even a land that is a garden of the Lord.

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Then it shall be fulfilled: I take you to a land of milk and honey and you shall be my people.

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Wherefore, all the waste places shall be builded up that it may be inherited like as it was in the beginning, and it shall be better than it was at first.

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Wherefore, I bear a solemn witness and a testimony of truth eternal that Zion cannot be builded up except by righteousness and strict obedience to the laws of God.

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And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and they shall be save in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb; and whoso shall publish peace, yea, tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be.

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And, the mountains I speak of is the land of the everlasting hills.

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There my covenant people, my children of the first covenant, shall do a work, a marvelous work and a wonder unto the bringing to pass my will and my promises made unto their fathers.

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Yea, the day cometh that their fathers shall stand upon mount Zion, and my people shall not be afraid, but they shall look for my coming in a cloud of heaven with all the saints that have slept in me.

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And the Lord commandeth that there shall be no priestcraft, for, behold, priestcrafts are that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion.

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For behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they were nothing.

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Wherefore, if they should have charity they should not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish.

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But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion, for if they labor for money they shall perish.

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Wherefore, it is a commandment that Zion should be redeemed that her children shall be restored to her; and the Lord hath prepared means whereby this restoration spoken of should come to pass.

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And it shall come to pass in accord with the decrees of God and it shall be done in accord with the laws of God.

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Yea, I testify that the Lord shall yet fulfill the laws and the prophets for he doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of his people, even those that love him, for he loveth his children, even that he hath laid down his life for them that he may draw his children unto him. Wherefore, he hath prepared means.

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He hath given revelations upon revelations as a guide for his children; and he hath lead them across the great deep and in their despair and great anxiety he hath led them; and he has covenanted with our fathers with a great promise by the which he hath covered them with the palm of his hand; and he will yet perform the promises unto them in flesh in these days that in the land of the first inheritance he will show unto them his mercy and unchanging grace.

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And he shall manifest himself unto them by great revelation unto the redemption of the land of the first inheritance; and he will yet do to them a great work unto the renewing and flourishing of the land which shall bring peace and his righteousness to his people. Even so. Amen.