Discourse, 7 April 1844, as Reported by Willard Richards
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Source Note
JS, Discourse, , IL, 7 Apr. 1844; in JS, Journal, 1 Mar. 1844–22 June 1844, pp. 67–71; handwriting of ; JS Collection, CHL.

3¼ P.M.— Joseph commenced speaking on the subject of the Dead— relative to the death of elder who who was crushed in a well. by the falling of a tub of rock on him.—
If men do not comprehend the character of God they do not comprehend themselves. what kind of a being is God?— Eternal life is to know God.— if man does not know God. has not Eternal life.— if I am so fortunate as to comprehend and explain the— [blank] let every one sit in silence and never lift your voice against the servants of God again.
Every man has a right to be a false prophet. as well as a true prophet.—
in the beginning. befor the world was.— Is a man like one of yourselves— should you see him to day, you would see a man in fashion and in form. Adam was formd in his likeness.——
refute the Idea that God was God from all eternity— Jesus said as the father Had power in himself even so hath the son power to do what the fathr did.— Lay down his body. & take it up again.—— you have got to learn how to make yourselves Gods Kings. Priests.— &— by going from a small to great capacity. . . Till they are able to dwell in evelastig everlasting burning & everlasting power.—
how consoling when calld to part with a dear friends. to know their very being will rise to dwell in everlasting bunig [burning].— heirs of God. [p. [67]]
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