Reflections of the Gospel and the Blessings

Reflections of the Gospel and the Blessings 2

Behold, this is written unto the remnant of Joseph for the intent that ye may believe that; and if ye believe that ye will believe this also; and because of what the Lord has caused to be written by your fathers and what I have written; and if ye believe this thing ye will know concerning your fathers, and also the marvelous works of the Lord wrought among them, which in this time is beneficial unto you!

Then ye will also know that ye are the remnant seed of Jacob, and many of you are the remnant of Joseph, and many great ones are of the remnant of Nephi, therefore, ye are numbered among the people of the first covenant.

Notwithstanding this great blessing given of the Father unto you, it must be that ye must be baptized, first with water, then with fire and with the Holy Ghost, then ye must follow the example of the Savior Jesus Christ unto full sanctification unto a newness of life, keeping all his commandments unto the end of mortality, then it shall be well with you.

Know that if ye are of the house of Israel, there is none other way prepared for salvation but what is written in holy writ.

Wherefore, know and understand: For none can have power to bring these things forth unto light save it shall be given him of God; for in accord with heavenly requirements found in the Book of Law, God wills that it shall be done with an eye single to his glory, or the welfare of the ancient and long dispersed covenant people of the Lord.

And blessed shall be he that shall bring this thing to light; for it shall be brought out of darkness unto light, according to the word of God; yea it shall be brought out of the earth, and it shall shine forth out of darkness, and come unto the knowledge of the people; and it shall be done by the power of God.

O' Lord my God of heaven and earth, O' my Father, which begottesth Thou me; I am troubled with the sinful state of man, and all that thou hast given unto the gentile, for their temporary grace which cometh of thee to them, which grace they have squandered and buried unto themselves, and they now think that heaven is shut and all miracles that cometh of thee is ended in them.

They reel to and fro in their lands and in all the earth recounting their genealogies, thinking that their fathers were given the Book of Mormon, and now they are chosen above all the people of the earth.

Yet, in thy tenderness towards us because of our fathers, thou didst say that the mercy of Abraham should return unto us in a time acceptable, and that the mourning of our mother Rebekah should cease.

O' then Father, hear my prayer unto thee and know my heart and the desires I have from within to do thy will; but I am alone!

The world seeks their own and not thine will for the which all this has been done from since the beginning unto my time; wherefore, I pray that it might begin in firmness with an undaunting course of righteousness that my fathers may return and our hearts may return unto them.

I pray that Elijah may come again to give of his keys that Israel may be gathered with the power of thy priesthood unto the land that thou hast prepared.

I pray that thou mayest accept of my offering in such an effort of righteousness that thy work may no longer be stayed.

I know it mattereth not what the gentile may think and unto what theology he may attend, for in thee, O' my Father, is all truth found and of these things are they written in holy writ by my fathers to us.

For thy blessing unto us is that we pray to thee and ask in sincerity of our hearts to know and to understand of these things, and by the power which cometh of thee through the Holy Ghost shall we know the truth of all things.

I know thou liesth not for thy declarations have all been fulfilled and shall yet be fulfilled unto the end of all thy works.

Father in Heaven, I shake from within and I seek thy presence in all humility that I might acquire peace and a firmness, even a greater understanding and a greater knowledge of thy works, I pray in thy Son's name, Amen.

Thus saith the Lord God Omnipotent, the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph:

Be ye therefore firm in all your actions before me that all things be done in accord with what is written in the Book of Law; for thus I say unto you: faith is the assurance in truths heavenly with a belief that these truths assured shall be fulfilled, whereby, man believes and with an unwavering hope,

Hope of Israel is born in that man, which hope directs that man unto total obedience to my laws, which obedience is achieved unto great knowledge and understanding, wherein man comes to know and he comes to understand that the pure love of Christ cements his faith, and many before you thereby,

Could not be withheld from without the veil created by doubt and sin.

Wherefore, know and understand that the pure gospel of Christ did not come unto you in word only, but also in power which cometh of the Father, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; and ye know what manner of men were thy fathers before God for your sakes.

I say unto you, the Father saith: It is this journey which leadeth down the narrow path that imparts to man grace from the Savior, who is my Son, unto this man of righteousness; after all he can do unto salvation within bounds of my laws which are contained in the Book of Law; and this path which leadeth to eternal life is narrow and straight; the gate keeper into this narrow path is my Son, even the Christ.

And no man enters this gate unto a newness of life unless it is sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise, which spirit knoweth all things and not a thing can be hid from him.

These are they of whom I have said in other times: they are they who receive the testimony of Christ, and believe on his name and were baptized after the manner of his burial, being buried in the water after his name, and this according to the commandment he has given, that they might be cleansed of all iniquity - that by keeping the commandments they might be washed and cleansed from all their sins,

And they receive the Holy Spirit by the laying on of the hands of him who is ordained and sealed unto this power, and who overcome by faith this world and are sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise, which the Father sheds upon those who are just and true. They are they who are the church of the Firstborn.

Wherefore, I say unto you, in this state of perfection and sanctification by the laws of God, laws committed by God to man, shall the grace of the Lord cement man's righteous actions on earth to heavenly actions, and by the love of Christ is the redemptive power of the Son shed upon man and he is brought back into his presence.

Therefore, doubt not the importance of being upright before God and the seeking of truth unto great knowledge and understanding; it is only by such actions, as those before you have accomplished that the Son shall appear to them in the land of the first inheritance to bring about the salvation of those who have achieved a celestial condition.

There he shall more perfectly give of his glory unto those found in the land that all shall prepare to meet their heavenly parents, for this is the crowning for the which all have tirelessly worked in their refinement and purification as spoken of.

Wherefore, despises not the truth but embrace it with all thine heart, mind, and strength to do righteousness and to perform my will in accord with what I have caused to be written.

For thus saith the Lord - I, the Lord, am merciful and gracious unto those who fear me, and delight to honor those who serve me in righteousness and in truth unto the end; it is for this purpose I created the earth and placed man thereon.

Great shall be their reward and eternal shall be their glory, and it is unto this very purpose all promises and covenants, and commitments are made in my name.

And to them that fear me in righteousness will I reveal all mysteries; yea all the hidden mysteries of my kingdom from days of old, and for ages to come, will I make known unto them the good pleasure of my will concerning all things pertaining to my kingdom.

Yea, even the wonders of eternity shall they know, and things to come will I show them, even the things of many generations of my righteousness in my people.

And their wisdom shall be great, and their understanding reach to the heaven for their wisdom cometh to them from heaven; and before them the wisdom of the wise among men of earth shall perish, for what I speak shall not perish but shall endure unto the end of man, and the understanding of the prudent among the gentiles shall come to naught because it is not of me.

For by my spirit will I enlighten them, and by my power will I make known unto them the secrets of my will - yea, even those things eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor yet entered into the heart of man.

I command you to know my law as is found in the Book of Law; yea, which laws from my Book is contained in the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and many other scriptures I have given unto man; and it is this same law that Enoch, your father, came to comprehend that pure light and he embraced that pure light with fulness, likewise his people, they were thereby perfected and sanctified by the same.

It is because of this thing that God the Father extended the grace of his Son, though his Son was not yet in flesh among men; and before this time, wherefore, my Father did command I tell thee:

I had not yet extended a full salvation, a redemption through my Son to a people so pure like the people of Enoch.

But because of the law irrevocably decreed before the foundation of this world was set in heaven unto the earth upon which thou standest, I commanded a redemption of a preparatory condition that fell upon many who were given this redemption in their pre-mortal existence, and unto them, by covenant and ordination, they were given the High Priesthood by order after my Son to be saviors on mount Zion.

These are my people with whom my Father made the first covenant made in heaven; for that reason they are called the children of the first covenant.

Enoch abided this ordination unto a people; howbeit, I am a God of promise, therefore, I took them unto my abode until the dispensation of the fulness of times be ushered in.