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a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that TSP 73:36– 73:50he were drowned in the depth of the sea. commissioned to minister from the spirit 36 Woe unto the world because of offenses; world to your children in the flesh, do ye thinkfor it must needs be that offenses come; but woe that they shall listen to you?to that man by whom the offense cometh. Takeheed that ye despise not one of these little ones; 44 Yea, those of you who have spent the daysfor I say unto you, That in heaven their angels of your probation constantly denying the Holydo always behold the face of my Father which is Spirit because of your pursuit of the fine thingsin heaven. of the world; yea, ye shall be in a state of unquenchable hell and torment as ye witness 37 Behold, all of you who have received my that which shall come to pass to your children inwords in this record that hath been sealed to the flesh.come forth at the time of the greatestwickedness that hath ever existed upon the face 45 For your children shall see the great andof the earth; know ye not that ye are offending terrible day of the Lord. Yea, they shall be in thethe children, even all those who have the flesh when the Lord cometh and with his mouth,countenance of the Father written upon them? which is the sword of his power, he shall subdue the nations of the earth and cause that your 38 Know ye not that when these children children shall drink of the cup of his indignationgrow up and become like unto you that they and feel of his wrath.shall suffer as ye have suffered? 46 Now, do ye think that his wrath shall be a 39 And if ye have not suffered in the flesh, wrath of anger? Do ye think that the swordbecause ye believe that ye have prospered and which proceedeth forth from his mouth shall behave lived peacefully all the days of your lives, wielded in anger? I say unto you that it istruly ye shall suffer when ye are dead and have impossible for the Lord to become angry as yegiven up the flesh; and as a spirit, ye see the are accustomed to become angry one withfruits of the works of your flesh and the way that another, but his anger is a righteous indignation,ye have offended your little ones. which is wielded in love for all men. 40 For your children and the children of 47 And John hath given you the revelationyour children shall be those who suffer at the and hath told you that his name is called Thegreat and dreadful day of the Lord. They are Word of God. And it is the word of God thatthe ones who shall live upon the earth at a shall cause your children to weep and wail andtime of exceedingly great turmoil and gnash their teeth in pain and misery and beunhappiness because of the works of their tormented by that which cometh out of theparents before them. mouth of the Lord at that time. 41 And ye who shall be dead, shall see the 48 For your children shall hear the words offruits of your works and the turmoil and pain of the Lord and shall begin to see the enormousthe suffering of your children, and shall not be error of the things that ye have taught unto themable to take back the example that ye have given and the deceptions that they were led intounto them in the flesh, neither shall ye be given because of your examples.the power to teach them according to the thingsof the spirit. 49 For they shall hear that their honors and their glories, which they receive from men, and 42 For during the days of your flesh with your also the precious and fine things of the worldchildren, ye taught them to set their hearts upon that they were taught by you to desire, are thethe things of the world and the desires and things which the Lord hateth and which hehonors of men. And since their hearts are despiseth according to his words.continually concentrating on these things, do yethink that they shall listen to the Spirit and 50 And they shall see that the Lord shallreceive guidance from God? call forth the poor and the meek, and those who did not receive the mark of the beast in 43 And if they do not listen to the Holy their forehead, and were those whom yourGhost and those who have been children mocked and ridiculed and imprisoned for the way in which they desired to live their lives, even according to the Spirit of God that was in them. Chapter 73 443

TSP 73:51– 73:65 the Lord shall come forth and heal with only his touch? 51 And your children who have spent the daysof their probation pursuing the honors and the 59 Of what use then is the waste of your livesdegrees of a lawyer or a doctor, or a in pursuit of these things, which ye believe arebusinessman adroit in the economy of the beast, noble and great? Yea, there are many of youand who have all lived deliciously with the who believe that which ye pursue is noble andwhore of the earth and have acquired many great and is necessary so that the children ofthings because of the whore; yea, these shall the men might be healthy and happy.Lord despise. 60 But I say unto you that they are not healthy 52 For they have spent their lives in pursuit of and happy, because they follow the course thatthose things which brought riches unto them, Satan hath set before them, which is a course ofwhen they could have used their talents and their indulgence and laziness, which causeth thetime and the intellect of their spirit to bring people of the earth to need the doctors that arepeace upon the earth. taught the ways of Satan, so that they can heal the rewards of these ways. 53 And your children shall witness all thegreat leaders among men, and all those who 61 And when the Lord cometh in the gloryhave received praise and adoration from men, of the Father, what then shall ye doctors sayeven those who are set up because of their unto him? Shall ye say unto him that ye havepopularity in athletics, and in the image of the created more happiness upon the earthbeast which shall be broadcast upon the because of your knowledge and the way thathousetops of all the people of the earth. ye have deceived those who look up to you as the saviors of the flesh? 54 Behold, this image shall be broadcast byway of what ye shall call that which shall give 62 Shall ye say these things when ye realizeunto you a vision, or an image of the beast, by that the spirit world is a place of a much greaterway of the undulations of natural impulses that peace and happiness than mortality, and had yeare cast in the air and underground and received not healed many of the people of those ailmentsinto each household of the earth, even upon the that would have caused them to go home to thehousetops, deceiving those who have given their spirit world from whence they came, then theyhearts and minds to the beast who hath caused would have been much happier as spirits therethis miracle and given his image unto them. than the life that ye have given unto them because of your medicines and your ways, 55 And by this means shall the whole earth be which keep them alive that they might pay youdeceived by Satan; and the people of the earth for your services and enrich you with the fineshall learn of him those things which he would things of the world, which ye desire?teach unto them. 63 Woe unto the doctors of the flesh when the 56 And there shall be many who are made Lord cometh in his glory.popular and rich from the transmissions of theimage of the beast upon the world; and these 64 Yea, woe unto the doctors of the soul, orshall be despised by the Lord when he cometh those of you who have set yourselves up asto judge the world. counselors and the spiritual advisers of another. And the leaders of every church that hath been 57 And your children who honor and give set up among men shall also be despised by theadoration unto them shall suffer with them; for Lord and cut asunder by the sword that comeththey shall see the error of their ways and will not forth from his mouth.be able to look upon the Lord in theirwickedness, having desired the things of Satan 65 For he shall witness in that day againstall the days of their lives. them because of their works. And your children shall see the Lord ignore those who thought of 58 And those among you who are doctors of themselves as his prophets and apostles, histhe flesh and have spent all the days of your ministers, and his evangelists, his priests and hisyouth in pursuit of the knowledge of medicine popes, his bishops and his pastors.so that ye might become rich and be set upabove others; yea, what shall ye think when444 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

66 And all those who have enriched TSP 73:66– 73:82themselves because of the word of God shall becast down and tormented by that which the Lord for the sword of his mouth shall tell them thatshall tell them in that day. they have been the leaders of the nations of Satan, and have done those things that Satan 67 And they shall come forth and kneel before hath commanded them and inspired them to do.him, crying: Lord, Lord, have we notprophesied in thy name; and in thy name have 75 For these are the men who have receivedcast out devils; and in thy name done many greatness and honor from those whom they lead,wonderful works? having deceived those whom they lead by their riches and their flatterings and their promises of 68 And then shall the Lord command them to peace and prosperity.arise and depart from before him, for he shallnot recognize their works, which are not his 76 And when these leaders die, they receiveworks, but the works of Satan. great honor and praise from the world. Yea, they have long funeral processions which those 69 For those who profess to be his prophets who loved them and followed after them giveand apostles, his ministers, and his evangelists, unto them in a memory of their works.his priests and his popes, his bishops and hispastors, who do not live their lives as he lived 77 And now, I would ask of those of you inhis, are not his servants. the latter days, who honor and praise your leaders and give them great glory; yea, what do 70 And therefore, he hath said, By their works ye think of the manner in which Christ wasye shall know them. And now, look at those who honored and praised by the world?profess to you in the latter days that they are theservants of the Lord and the prophets and the 78 Yea, how doth the funeral procession of theseers and the revelators of the will of God. Yea, greatest soul who ever lived in the flesh comparehow do these men dress? Yea, in what manner of to that of your leaders, who are the perpetuatorshouses do they live? Yea, how much money and and promulgators of the plan of Lucifer?honor and status do they receive in the world?Yea, in fine, how much do they actually live as 79 I say unto you, that every one of yourour Lord and Savior Jesus Christ lived? leaders who receiveth the glories and honors of men, receiveth these things from Satan, who is 71 I say unto you that they do not live like the God that they followed while they led you.Jesus lived, nor do they teach the things thatJesus taught by their examples, but they give 80 For the world loveth them and givethunto the people of the earth an example of the them the honor which they sought. And yeworks and glory of Satan. can assure yourselves, that the greater the glory and honor that they received of the 72 For it is Satan who desireth the prestige world, the more wicked they were in theand honor and glory of men. It is Satan who leadership that they gave unto the people.desireth gold and silver and the fine andprecious things of the earth. And all of these 81 And ye should judge all men accordingthings he hath given unto those who serve him to the life of Christ and his works, and notand keep his commandments. according to the works and lives of those whom ye have accepted as the great men 73 And there shall not be any religion upon among you. For these same great men shallthe face of all the earth that shall be the religion not be able to stand in the presence of thethat shall be accepted by the Lord when he Lord when he cometh in the glory of thecometh, but all of them shall be rejected by him, Father.because their works are evil and are not basedupon the word of God, as it was given by Christ. 82 And those of you who are the businessmen and the merchants of the earth, 74 And in the day of the Lord shall the leaders who have gained your wealth by the economyof the governments of men come unto the Lord of the beast and the blessings that Satanfor his blessing and his acceptance of him. But affordeth to all those who seek to perpetuatein their desire they shall be sorely disappointed, his plan; yea, do ye think that ye shall escape the wrath of God at that day? Do ye think that ye shall find any justification of your riches? Chapter 73 445

TSP 73:83– 74:3 was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and 83 Behold, as the history of the peoples of the ye visited me not.earth is revealed unto you in this record, ye shallsee that the merchants and rich men of the earth 93 Then shall they also answer him, saying,are those who caused most of the misery and Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst,unhappiness that is experienced in mortality. or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 84 And there shall not be one of you who isconsidered rich by the standard of the world, yea, 94 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verilyno not one, that shall be justified in your riches in I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to onethe day of the Lord. And ye shall not be able to of the least of these, ye did it not to me. Andstand before the Lord because of your riches. these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. 85 And ye are those of whom the Lord madereference when he spoke to the Jews, saying: 95 And thus shall it be unto all of you whoWhen the Son of man shall come in his glory, have great riches of the latter days. Yea, evenand all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit those of you who have two coats and impartethupon the throne of his glory, which the Father not to him that hath none; ye shall suffer thehath given unto him. same; even all of you who have made money from your businesses and your merchandise; ye 86 And before him shall be gathered all the shall suffer for that which is of an abundancenations of the earth; and he shall separate them that ye keep for yourselves when there areone from another, as a shepherd divideth his others who are in need.sheep from the goats when they come unto himto feed. And he shall set the sheep on his right 96 A word of wisdom I give unto those of youhand, but the goats on the left. who are rich as to the things of the world, remember the widow and her mite, for in this is 87 Then shall the King say unto them on his the foundation of righteousness.right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father,inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the 97 He who hath an ear to hear, let him hearfoundation of the world, even the glories of the and understand.kingdom of my Father. CHAPTER 74 88 For I was an hungred, and ye gave memeat. I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink. I was Judges and lawyers will suffer the most whena stranger, and ye took me in; naked, and ye the Lord comes because of the misuse of theirclothed me. I was sick, and ye visited me and in power over the lives of others. The righteousprison, and ye came unto me. should not go to court, but should love all men and let their light shine by their examples. 89 Then shall the righteous answer him,saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, AND those who make the laws of Satan andand fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? administer these laws unto the children of menWhen saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? shall come forth at the day of the Lord in hopesor naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we that they, too, might receive a justification and athee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? reward for that which they have done during the days of their probation. 90 And the King shall answer and say untothem, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye 2 Then shall the sword of his mouth condemnhave done it unto one of the least of these my them above all others who have set themselvesbrethren, ye have done it unto me. up in the glories and honors of men. 91 Then shall he say also unto them on the left 3 And these are those who cover theirhand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into righteousness by the blackness of the robeseverlasting fire prepared for the devil and hisangels, which is the kingdom that ye havechosen for yourselves. 92 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me nomeat. I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink. I446 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

that they symbolically wear when they TSP 74:4– 74:22administer the laws and justice of Satan untothe children of men. 13 Yea, the Father abideth by the eternal laws of heaven that have been established for 4 For they do not see that they put on a robe the purpose of creating order and maintainingof darkness when they administer justice, as the peace that existeth in His kingdom amongthey suppose, to their other brothers and sisters, His children.and take away from them their liberty and theirpossessions, and their lives according to the 14 And for this purpose is all law given, thatlaws of Satan, whose works they represent in it might protect the rights of one from that whichtheir darkened robes of black. another might do unto him that taketh away from his free agency. 5 And they shall not see those whom theyjudge as their brothers and sisters, but they shall 15 And righteous law is established to protectcondemn them and think of them as the dross of the rights of all and to maintain peace and orderthe earth, because of the wickedness that is in among the people.the souls of them who judge, they having beendeceived by Satan, because of the power that 16 But I have said that these lawyers andthey have been given by him. these judges receive their wages of sin, for that is what they receive by disregarding the law of 6 For behold, all of the servants of God have Christ, which he hath given unto us that weworn light colors, or pure white, when available might have true peace among us.to them according to their tradition and customs,that they might be a witness unto the people of 17 For the law of the latter days shall be set upthat which the Lord requireth of them. for those who administer the law and act under its name to get gain and power over others. 7 But the judges of the latter days shall puton a cloak of darkness and sit in judgment 18 And the lawyers shall incite the people toupon the lives of those who are weak and poor sue one another and make another an offenderamong them. for a word so that the case might be brought before a judge and argued by a lawyer, who is 8 And with their robes of darkness, they paid well for his words, which are honored in ashall think of themselves above all others court of law to which both the lawyer and theupon the face of the earth, they alone wielding judge belongeth.the power of Satan in his kingdom. 19 And these shall be a secret combination in 9 And because of their judgments and their and of themselves, in that they shall not giveways, even the power given unto them by honor and respect to a man who representethSatan to take away the free agency of man, himself before a judge and cometh to defend hiswhich hath been given unto all by the Father, cause before the law of the land without payingthese above all others shall be condemned the wages of sin according to the requirement ofexceedingly by the Lord. the court. 10 And those who are the lawyers shall also 20 For if all people were allowed to give theirsuffer exceedingly; even those who stand before case in truth and honesty before a righteousthe judges and who are of the judges, who make judge, who judgeth not by that which he seeth,their penitence on behalf of those who pay them nor by the manner of the case that is broughttheir wages of sin before the law of the land, before him, but judgeth a righteous judgment,which they have convinced the people is a law rendering the same justice to all;of righteousness and justice. 21 Yea, if a man could come before a judge in 11 And these shall claim in that day that the this manner, then there would be no need for alaw was necessary that there might be order and lawyer, who useth his cunningness and hispeace established and maintained among the expertise in the law that was created for him topeople of the earth. get gain. 12 And of this principle of order they speak 22 And now, if all law was based upon thethe truth, but in hypocrisy. commandments of God, even the greatest of all commandments, yea, that a man should love his neighbor as himself; and if each judge would Chapter 74 447

TSP 74:23– 74:41render judgment based solely on this great 33 And all of you who have found causecommandment, then the law would be just. against you neighbor, who have paid money to a lawyer to represent you against your neighbor 23 But the words of Christ condemneth the in a court of law, do ye think that ye are justifiedlaws of men, because he hath given the in this thing and shall remain spotless before thecommandment of the Father, saying: And if any Lord when ye know that ye have disobeyed hisman sue thee at the law and take away thy coat, commandments concerning these things?let him have thy cloak also. 34 Behold, ye shall also suffer exceedingly, 24 Now, this is the law of the Father. And it both those of you in the spirit world who shallis this law by which the judges and lawyers of witness the coming of the Lord from there, andthe nations shall be judged. also those of you who are the children of those who taught you by their example that ye must 25 For the Lord forbiddeth those who follow sue your neighbor and bring a cause of actionhim from suing another in a court of law. And against him in a court of Satan.if a true follower of Christ is brought before ajudge by another to take away any of his earthly 35 And if ye are a true follower of Christ, thenpossessions, then this humble follower of Christ ye would not enter into a court supporting thewould not fight the case, but give unto him who laws of Satan for any reason. Nevertheless, therehath sued him all that is requested of him. shall be some of you who are forced into these courts by others; and if ye are forced into these 26 And if the children of men obeyed the courts by others, do not fight them therein, butlaw of Christ, then they would surely have give unto them that which they desire of you.peace among them, for there would be no needof lawyers. 36 And if ye are living by the words of Christ, then ye shall not have that which another would 27 And if there were honest and righteous desire to take from you in court.judges, then all men would be judged by thewords of Christ, which are the laws that the 37 And there shall be some who are forcedFather hath given unto him to teach unto us. into court by the laws of Satan, which ye are not abiding by, thinking that ye should not abide by 28 And if we were judged by the laws of the them because they are contrary to the law ofFather, then we would receive a just punishment, God, by which ye supposedly live.if it so be that we disobeyed His laws. 38 But I say unto you, that if ye live by the 29 But the laws of Satan are not the laws of law of God, there should be no reason why theGod. And his laws are set up so that one man courts of men should have reason to carrymight gain power and control over another, and you forth. For the law of God is righteous andthat another might gain money by suing his doeth those things which create peace andneighbor for whatever cause, taking that which harmony and love and happiness upon the earth.he envieth of his neighbor. 39 And if ye live your life in bitterness 30 And there shall be no love in the hearts of towards your enemies, which ye might perceivethe children of men in the latter days. For if a are Satan and his followers, then ye are notman offendeth another, then the man who is living by the command of God, but by your ownoffended shall seek out a counselor of the law of commandment; for the Lord hath commandedthe land that he might sue him who offended, you to love your enemies and do good to thosethat he might take his money. who persecute you and hate you and despitefully use you. 31 And in this way there is no peace amongthe children of men of the latter days because of 40 And this the Father hath commandedthe law and the lawyers and the judges who are you because ye are all His children, and thereamong you; and this is why I have said unto you is no place for hate and pride and disrespectthat lawyers and judges are hypocrites in that in His kingdom.which they believe to be their righteous works. 41 And this I say unto you of the latter days 32 And these all shall be condemned who think in and of yourselves that ye are aboveexceedingly by the Lord and suffer the wrath ofhis indignation, which shall issue forth by thewords of his mouth.448 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

the laws of men, whether they be the laws of TSP 74:42– 74:59Satan or not, it mattereth not, for ye aresubjected to these laws until the Lord cometh to 50 Therefore, if they shall suffer at this time,set up his laws of righteousness. why should ye, who are their brothers and sisters, heap upon them your own judgment 42 And he hath commanded you, like he and condemnation?commanded the Jews, to obey these laws andgive unto Caesar that which is of Caesar and 51 I say this unto those of you who think thatunto God that which is of God. ye are following the commandments of God, yet ye judgeth and condemneth your neighbors 43 And if ye are keeping the commandments because they followeth after Satan in desiringof God in all things, then ye shall have the Spirit the things of the world.of God with you. And the Spirit of God shallteach you to love one another and to do good to 52 Behold the words of the Lord shall notone another and pray for those who misuse you directly condemn anyone, but those who hearand abuse you. his words shall condemn themselves. 44 Do not think that the Lord hath called you 53 And I have already revealed unto you inout of Babylon, or the world, that ye should this record those things which the Lord shall sayisolate yourselves and disregard the rights of in the day of judgment, which shall come at theothers to obey the laws of Satan, if that is what beginning of the seventh thousand years, whichthey choose for themselves. shall mark the end of the half of time and the beginning of a time of great peace and love 45 For this is not the will of God, but the among all the children of God upon the earth;subtle deceptions of Satan that he hath usedto bind your hearts also and bring you down 54 For those things are the same words that heinto captivity. hath spoken to all of the children of men since the world began. They are the words of the 46 For if ye are true followers of Christ, Father, and the only words that we need to listenthen ye would let your light shine unto your to in order to be saved in the kingdom of God.brothers and sisters and love them and be anexample unto them. 55 And when the Lord speaketh these words again, all those who have not abided in these 47 For even Satan is a son of God, and he words shall condemn themselves, even like untois also your brother. Behold, his plan is not that which was prophesied by John when he saidsuch a one that the Father would never allow of those who are the kings of the earth, and theto be followed. For his plan is good to those great men, and the rich men, and the chiefwho follow after him, and cannot cause any captains, and the mighty men, and everyharm to the souls of those who follow the bondman, and every free man, even those whoplan of the Father, except it be that if ye shall hide themselves in the dens and the rocks offollow the plan of Lucifer, ye cannot inherit a mountains away from the presence of the Lord.kingdom of the Father. 56 And they shall say to the mountains and 48 For this reason the Father alloweth the plan rocks, Fall upon us, and hide us from the face ofof Lucifer to be incorporated into the days of our him who sitteth on the throne, and from theprobation, so that we might see for ourselves wrath of the Lamb.which plan bringeth forth happiness and whichplan bringeth forth misery. 57 And these are those of whom I have spoken. And in that day their condemnation 49 Therefore, love your neighbor and do good shall be their own.to those who are following the plan of Luciferand creating unhappiness for themselves. Do 58 But woe unto those who shall condemnnot condemn them, but love them. For they them, for ye have sinned also and shall not beshall bring upon themselves their own ready to stand blameless before the Lord.condemnation according to that which I havetold you, even at the time that they shall see the 59 And now, for this reason the Lord hathLord in his glory and hear the law of the Father commanded these things to come forth unto youfrom his own mouth. of the latter days, even that ye might know of those things which are to come to pass, and that ye might know of the plan of Lucifer which the majority of you follow in the latter days. Chapter 74 449

TSP 74:60– 74:77 69 And now, I say unto you who receive these things with gladness: Behold, if ye have 60 Now, the Father doth not condemn you if received these things with gladness, then inye follow the plan of Lucifer, if that is what this gladness share these things with the rest ofbringeth happiness to you, but He hath your brothers and sisters who have notcommanded the Lord to give His own plan unto received these things.you, so that ye might compare the two and knowof a surety which one truly bringeth the most 70 Do not condemn them for their ignorancehappiness to you. and their captivity in the chains of Satan, but let the word of God condemn them. 61 And this record was prepared as a voice ofwarning to all of you who shall receive these 71 But ye are commanded to rejoice in thatthings, that ye might know of that which shall which hath been revealed unto you. And if yeshortly come to pass among you. rejoice in that which hath been revealed unto you, then it might be the cause of your neighbor 62 For ye of the latter days who shall receive wondering the reason of your rejoicing.these things are already in the final half of thehalf of time of which I have written. 72 And if your neighbor wondereth of the cause of your great joy, then he might, for the 63 And the time is short when the great and first time during the days of his probation, opendreadful day of the Lord shall come upon all the up his mind to the things that he hath neverinhabitants of the earth. heard, nor hath he ever considered. 64 And this record is sent forth not to 73 For there are those who profess to be thecondemn the world for its wickedness, for what followers of Christ who condemn others andgood would the condemnation of their ridicule them for the path that they have chosenwickedness be, if they do not desire to change for themselves to follow.that which they are experiencing, believing thatthey are righteous and happy? 74 And if a man feeleth that he is condemned by another, he will have no cause to want to 65 Behold, for this reason it hath been written know the judgment by which he is condemned,that these things shall come unto the elect, who and will shun him who condemneth this man.are already written in the book of the Lamb, andwho have overcome the world because of the 75 But if this same man seeth that anotherwords of Christ which they understand and rejoiceth in that which he hath received fromfollow in all things. God, then this man shall not feel condemned, but he shall want to experience that which he 66 And because the power of Satan is great seeth in which another rejoiceth.upon the earth, most of the elect, at the timethis record shall be revealed to the world, shall 76 And if ye of the latter days, who are thebe ready for these things and shall accept them elect, have the Spirit of God, ye shall be happywith an open mind and a glad heart. For they and full of joy all the days of your lives; for thereshall read of all the works of the children of shall be no reason that ye should be miserable.men that have led up to the end of the worldand the coming of the Son of God to the earth 77 For misery cometh of the plan of Lucifer,to prepare this earth for its place in the but hath no part of the plan of the Father.kingdom of the Father. Therefore, I say unto you, rejoice in these things and share your rejoicing with the world, that 67 And those of you who shall receive these they, by your example, might glorify yourthings with gladness, are commanded to teach Father in heaven because of that which He haththese things unto your children in gladness, and given unto you that causeth your rejoicing.they shall rejoice with you. 68 And when ye are dead, ye shall not sufferfor that which ye shall observe that yourchildren of the flesh doeth during the days oftheir probations. For ye shall know of all thingsthat shall come to pass, and ye shall prepareyour children for these things.450 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

CHAPTER 75 TSP 75:1– 75:17Moroni returns to the history of the world. The and the nobles, and those who have beenkings and queens of medieval times are appointed by and received their glory from theestablished. The people are taught by their royal families.religions to reverence the royal families of theearth. The arts and thought of the Renaissance 8 But the poor, who are the majority of theare caused by the influence of Satan. people, are those who shall give unto the royal families their prestige and their power. For AND now, I will return once again to the without subjects to rule, there could be noabridgment of the vision of the brother of Jared kingdom and no royalty to rule it.concerning the latter days and those things thatshall transpire in those days that shall cause so 9 And for this reason the churches during thismuch misery and unhappiness among the time period shall become prosperous andchildren of men. important to the royal families. For the people shall believe in the leaders of their churches, and 2 And it came to pass that after the great shall be taught to believe that their leaders areRoman Empire had fallen; and its fall was not of the mouthpieces of God for them.a sudden, but it continued to be diminished in itsstrength and its glory over many years. 10 Therefore, anything or anyone that is sanctioned by the leaders of the church, is 3 And it shall come to pass that it shall be accepted by the people as that which God hathdissolved into many nations, each taking a part sanctioned.of it and forming their own government basedupon that which they believe shall best suit 11 And the kings and the queens and the royalthem. And many great kings and queens and families depend upon the blessings of themany kingdoms shall rise up throughout the church to maintain their power over the people.earth, each sufficiently strong within its ownborders to protect itself and maintain order 12 Thus shall the kings and queens beamong the people who accept the leadership of ordained and prospered by the churches of thethe kings that rule over them. land in sight of the people, that they might know that these kings and queens are called of God to 4 And these kings and queens shall begin to rule and reign over them.think of themselves as those who are special andblessed and chosen by God. And they shall 13 And I have already explained unto you thatdeceive the people and compel them to believe during this time of darkness, which shall bethat they are of a royal bloodline; and this belief known in the latter days as the medieval times,will ensure them their positions and authority the Father shall give Lucifer his equal time toamong the people forever. present his plan to the children of men. 5 Nevertheless, these royal families cannot be 14 And for this reason, the people shall be leftestablished and maintained if they are not to themselves and the light of Christ that isaccepted and supported by the people. within them, if they are righteous; and these shall not be helped by the Holy Ghost, nor shall 6 And the hearts of the people shall turn to they be inspired and guided by the ministrationstheir religions and to their beliefs in God. And of those spirits in the spirit world who weremost of their beliefs and faith are products of the under his direction.hopes and prayers of the poor, who are themajority of the people who work the land and 15 And the children of men shall be left untoprovide the kings and queens with riches and the themselves at this time so that they might learnfine things of the world. from their experience that which is good, and that which is evil. 7 And these poor shall become the property ofthe kingdom and be subjected to the will of the 16 Nevertheless, it is expedient that yeruling class, which are the kings and the queens, understand that each person still possesseth the conscience, or the light of Christ as it hath been explained unto you, that the Father hath given to each of His children in mortality. 17 And I have explained unto you that this is the enmity that the Father hath placed between the sons and daughters of Adam and Lucifer. Chapter 75 451

TSP 75:18– 75:34 some times that there is no threat at the border of their lands. Nevertheless, the kings shall seek 18 But Lucifer began to fulfill the promise to incite the people to believe that they are inthat he made to the Father when he said: And danger of an imaginary enemy, so that the kingswith the enmity that thou hast placed between can keep the people believing in them and inme and the children of men, I will take the need of their protection.treasures of the earth, and with gold and silver Iwill buy up armies and the means of force, and 27 And in this way the royal families are ablepriests and religions, and I will reign with blood to justify the great tax burden that is placed uponand horror on this earth. the people. 19 And these things Satan began to do 28 But in many instances the individualwithout the Spirit upon the earth to aid the kingdoms are threatened by a stronger kingdom,children of men to be able discern between or a larger one that hath more powerful armiesthat which is of God and is good, and that that could conquer the weaker kingdom.which is of Satan. 29 And when the kings are weakened in their 20 And the leaders of the church shall become state of popularity among the people, they callthe emissaries of Satan in all things. And they upon the leaders of the religions to speak to theshall be paid well by him, having received many people and assure them that God is with them.of the fine things of the earth from the kings andthe queens whom they support. 30 And thus shall the church which shall be established during the end times of the Roman 21 And the people shall be taught by their Empire begin to exercise its authority and itsreligious leaders that the kings and queens, power in all aspects of the lives of the people ofwho the people are deceived into believing the earth.have been called of God, deserve the best partsof the land and the best part of all the fine 31 And among all the nations of the earth, thethings of the earth, which the people can sword shall wield the power and bring theproduce and provide for them. people under the submission of the kings and the queens who command the means of force 22 And thus are the principles of priestcraft that Satan hath caused to be set up among all thethat Satan hath established among the kingdoms of the earth.children of men. 32 And now, I, Moroni, have read of all these 23 For behold, if a people believe that their things which shall come to pass among thepossessions and their property, and the things nations of the earth in the words of the brotherthat they produce by the sweat of their own of Jared, which he wrote of the vision that hebrow, do not belong to them, but to God, then it received from the Lord.is easy for them to give up these things to thosewhom they believe have been called of God to 33 And I do not take credit of myself for thatlead them and protect them. which I write, except it be for those things which I speak unto you by the power of the 24 And the people of the various kingdoms Holy Ghost, which is in me, or for those thingsknow that they are threatened at the border of that the Lord, himself, commanded me that Itheir lands by those who are marauders and who should write.are desirous to take their lands and theirpossessions by force. 34 And my abridgment of these things is taken from the vision of the brother of Jared. 25 And in this way the people become And there are times that I have used his owndependent upon their king and his armies for words, but much of the time I have written antheir protection. And when their king goeth up abridgment of that which he hath alreadyto battle against their enemies and is victorious, written concerning these things, so that I mightthen the people believe that their king is blessed emphasize those things that the Spiritby God and hath been given the power of God commandeth me to emphasize for the sake ofto protect them. those of you of the last days, to whom these things shall be revealed; even those things 26 And the kings shall begin to amass strongarmies to protect the people. And there shall be452 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

which are pertinent to your salvation and the TSP 75:35– 75:49times of the latter days. the battles that Satan hath caused it to fight, then 35 Behold, if ye liken unto yourselves all of the people gain trust in their leaders and in theirthe things that I have written in my nation, and then their hearts are more fullyabridgment of the words of the brother of dedicated to their nation and to their leaders,Jared, then ye shall see the great importance of which are the servants of Satan.these things to you. 43 Thus doth Satan cause one nation to rise up 36 And there are many of you of the latter and destroy another that he might keep alldays who shall not believe that ye are like unto nations in his power, as he desireth, in order tothe people before you, who were subjected to keep all people under his power. And during thekings and queens and the royalty of monarchs time of his power, he doeth this thing that hewho received their gain by the power and might maintain control over the hearts andcontrol that they had over the people. minds of the children of men. 37 And if ye believe this, then ye are 44 Behold, first he causeth them to separatedeceived by Satan who hath established his themselves into families, and cities, and nations;kingdom in the same manner throughout the then he causeth them to seek for riches to carehistory of the earth. For are ye not also for their families and make their own nationburdened with great taxes because ye have better than that nation of their brothers; then hebeen convinced by your leaders that if ye do causeth the leaders of this nation to instill fearnot maintain a powerful army your nation and and patriotic duty in the hearts of its citizens, soyour families shall be destroyed? that they will do his will in all things. 38 And have not your leaders in many 45 For the nations and kingdoms of the earthinstances created the wars among you against care not for the doings and the welfare ofenemies that did not exist, so that they could another nation, for Satan hath put it in theircontrol you and show forth the greatness of hearts to hate all other nations and think thattheir leadership and their powers? For they only their nation is a blessed nation under God.care not for the lives of the people of othernations, but care only for their own power 46 And if the people of a nation or a kingdomwhich they hold over the hearts and the minds began to question the position of their ownof the people of their own nation. nation and kingdom, then Satan seeth that he is losing power over the hearts of this people, 39 And ye of these nations ignorantly follow therefore he causeth war with another nation, sothe course that Satan hath set before you. For that the people feel fear for their safety and thewhen Satan reigneth over his dominions, and safety of their families, thus winning over thehath power over all the nations of the earth, hearts of the people again to hate and fight eachthen they are in his hands and he doeth with other and live in fear of each other.them what he will. 47 And when their nation hath risen up and 40 And if there be a nation under his power destroyed another nation, then they thankthat is at peace, and he thinketh that this nation God and praise the greatness of their nationis in need to be reminded of his strength and his for that which they have done unto another.power over them, then he will raise up anothernation and direct that nation to throw itself upon 48 And now my brothers and sisters, do yea peaceful nation to subdue it and destroy it. think that the Father of this earth condoneth war in any manner? Do ye believe that He 41 And when another strong nation under the would command one of His children to risepower of Satan witnesseth that a weaker nation, up and kill another? Do ye think that Hethat is under the same power of Satan, is being hateth one nation because of their works,overcome, then this stronger nation riseth up more than another, even if their works be theand destroyeth the nation that is attempting to works of Satan?overcome a weaker nation. 49 I say unto you that the true God doth not 42 And when this great nation succeedeth in condone war, neither doth He condone that one nation shall think of itself above another. Chapter 75 453

TSP 75:50– 75:65 minds of the children of men from the things of God to the things that he helpeth them create 50 Even in the defense of your life, when with their own hands, even that which bringethanother nation cometh upon you to destroy you, to them a temporary joy.doth God condemn the use of force and anger inyour defense. 58 And when the people are burdened exceedingly because of the causes of the plan of 51 Yea, He suffereth that ye defend Lucifer, he giveth unto them a reprieve fromyourselves from another, but He doth not their pain and their sorrow and the unhappinesscondone this thing. And that is what the Lord that they feel from him.meant when he said, He who saveth his life shalllose it. And he who loseth his life for my sake, 59 And for this reason he also introducedshall find it. wine and the means of other stimulants that relieve the souls of men from the daily 52 Therefore, when a people support their drudgeries of their mortal lives, which wouldleaders in war, and in the pride of their hearts not be miserable if they followed the plan ofthey look down upon another nation, and think the Father.of themselves as a better nation, ye can know ofa surety that these people belong to a nation 60 And he also inspireth the minds of menunder Satan. For a nation under God would do in their inventions of painting and sculptureno such thing. and of other arts that are the creations of their own hands. 53 Now, during the times of peace whenSatan is not causing war and strife among you to 61 For behold, what man among you cankeep you in his power, he beginneth to reveal create the beauty and splendor of nature? Yea,unto the children of men the things that bring look at the animals and the plants that the Fathermoments of peace and happiness, or this hath created in all their beautiful forms andtemporary peace and happiness that I have placed upon this earth for our enjoyment.explained is the reward, or one of his blessings. 62 And how can ye say that ye receive the 54 Therefore, during this dark period of time same enjoyment from a painting or ain which the Spirit of God is not upon the earth sculpture as that which ye receive fromin all its power and purpose, Lucifer beginneth observing the beauty and perfect order ofto introduce into the world many wonderful nature in all of its glory?things, pertaining to the flesh, even in the arts,and in theater, and in music, and in dance, and in 63 And when ye walk in a forest among thesculpture, and in the architecture of the trees and the plants that the Father hath placedbuildings that he causeth to be constructed by there; and ye behold the peace and serenity ofthe poor for the needs and wants of the rich. nature in all of its glory, do ye not come away from this experience with a joy and a happiness 55 And from the time that Adam and Eve which lasteth forever? Doth it not last muchwere banished from the land of Eden, the longer than that which ye experience in a gallerychildren of men began to be influenced by of the paintings that ye suppose are great worksSatan to bring forth the fruits of his own of art, given unto you by the hands of man?blessings unto them. 64 Behold, it is the desire of Lucifer to mimic 56 And remember that which I have said unto the things that the Father hath given unto us toyou concerning the temporality of the blessings bring us joy and happiness. But the things thatof Satan, even that the effect of the happiness Lucifer causeth to come forth to mimic thesethat ye receive from one of his blessings lasteth things, are things made by the arm of flesh.for but a moment, and then returneth you to themisery that ye feel because of him. 65 And because they are made by the arm of flesh, he who hath made these things receiveth 57 And now, since the plan of Lucifer is to the honor and glory that cometh from that whichcircumvent the plan of the Father, which he hath created with his own hands, and thus isoffereth eternal happiness to those who follow the plan of Lucifer fulfilled.after it; yea, Lucifer hath introduced manythings into the world to change the focus of the454 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

CHAPTER 76 TSP 76:1– 76:19The works of humans are temporary and 9 For the works by the hands of a man shallbring temporary satisfaction and glory to end when that man dieth and leaveth thisthem, but the works of God are eternal. The temporal existence and entereth into an eternalrich rule the government of the people with realm that hath nothing that bringeth atheir secret combinations. temporary joy, but bringeth an eternal joy in all things. AND now, it is necessary that I explain untoyou more concerning the periods of time when 10 And the works of God cannot bethe Spirit of God doth not interact with the destroyed, for they are eternal; but the works ofspirits of the children of men and guide them in man, which are temporal, are always destroyedthat which they should do. through the effects of the actions of other men, or through the effects of the actions of those 2 Behold, I have explained these time periods things which are eternal, or by nature.unto you, but it is expedient that ye understandthat all the children of God have been blessed 11 So it is that Lucifer hath provided for thewith this conscience that enableth them to know happiness of his children, so that they mightthe good from the bad, or in other words, that have their consciences satisfied enough towhich bringeth happiness and that which continue in the course of his plan.bringeth misery. 12 And during this medieval time, Satan shall 3 And if a man doth not have the cause to be developed many great cities in allcompanionship of the Holy Ghost, this doth not the nations of the earth that shall flourish andmean that he doth not understand that which is prosper in the temporal blessings that he hathgood and that which is evil. Behold, all of us promised those who follow his plan.understand these things from our ownexperience, and also because of the blessing of a 13 And the people of the earth shall begin toconscience that the Father hath given unto us. fall further away from their dependence on the natural order of things which God hath ordained 4 And when a man doth not have the Spirit of for them, and they shall depend upon the thingsGod, he can still do that which is good and that Satan hath offered them in his plan.bringeth happiness to his soul. But that whichhe doeth, he doeth of himself, and therefore, 14 And because the things of the earth have abringeth joy and glory to himself. value placed upon them, the people shall begin to horde these things and take more than what is 5 Now, this is part of the plan of Lucifer, even necessary to sustain their lives.that a man should bring glory to himself and theworks of his own hands, instead of giving the 15 And the rich shall begin to depend uponglory and honor to the Father, who created him. their money, which is their gold and their silver, and their precious gems. And this money shall 6 And without the Father, this man could not begin to be the most prized possession of all theexist to experience happiness of any kind, people of the earth.therefore the honor and glory of all thingsshould be given unto God. 16 For with gold and silver and precious gems, the people shall trade for that which 7 And the works of man will always receive their hearts desire.the honors and glories of man, but the works ofGod will always demonstrate the glory and 17 And the poor shall become many,honor that is in Him. because of the wants and the needs of the few, who are rich, and who control the wealth and 8 And the plan of Lucifer indeed provideth the money and the prices which are paid forjoy and happiness to those that follow it, but as the things of the earth.I have said before, his plan doth not account forthose things which are not temporal, even those 18 Yea, there shall be many poor because ofthings which are eternal. their inability to have money and purchase that which they create with their own hands for the rich. 19 Behold, the poor shall work all the days of their lives providing the rich with the things that they need to live in easiness and leisure. Chapter 76 455

TSP 76:20– 76:35 28 And if a man refuseth to pay his taxes, or refuseth to provide for the rich those things that 20 And when the poor, through their hard are demanded of him, then the rich would paylabor, produce a thing, then the rich shall place a money to others who would come and take theprice on it which is already predetermined by man and cast him into prison, or kill him.them so that they might receive some sort ofgain from it. 29 And in this manner the rich fix the laws of the land, which laws are established and 21 And during the medieval times, there enforced by the means of the secretwere those who did not want to produce combinations among them.through their labors that which would supportthe rich in their luxury. And these would make 30 Now, I have already given unto you inan attempt to live in all things according to the this record an explanation of these secretlaws of nature, taking from the earth only that combinations which were established in thewhich they needed to sustain their lives and beginning to protect one group of people andthe lives of their children. bring them gain without the need to work by the sweat of their own brow thereby suffering 22 And these wanted nothing to do with the the anguish of physical labor to bring themsystem of economy of the beast, which system their riches.was based on the money that the rich inventedand controlled. 31 And it sufficeth me to say that any government, any religion, any group, any 23 Nevertheless, the rich are powerful and organization that doeth anything in secret, orhave their secret combinations, and develop when it withholdeth the true nature of its worksa way whereby all the people would be from the rest of the people, so that they are notforced to produce that which they need for discovered, then it is a secret combination.their own comfort. 32 And in the latter days these secret 24 Behold, first, there were few land owners combinations shall abound in wickedness. Forwho were not rich. And the rich would make they shall exist in many forms upon the earth.contracts with the poor, giving unto the poor a And many, if not all, of the governments, andportion of their land as a grant, with the religions, and practices of business that arestipulation that in payment for the land, a part of among you in the latter days, belong to thesethat which the poor produced would be given secret combinations, which are set up so that itunto the rich, who own the land, as a rent. is not known among the people about the general operations of these combinations, or the 25 And then the king would demand of the means that each of them useth to obtain the endpoor a portion of that which they produced as a of its desires, which end is profit and gain andtax, which was to be used, according to the power and control over the people.pretenses of the king, to defend the land of thepoor against their enemies as I have explained it 33 And in the nation that is the seat of theunto you. beast in the latter days, these secret combinations shall be rampant. For your 26 And if the poor did not produce that which government shall act in secret meetings that arewas wanted by the rich, or by the king, in order not held before the public, that they might hidethat they might pay their taxes, then they would the way in which they control and manipulatebe forced to exchange that which they produced the hearts and minds of the people.for the money of the rich, which could then betraded for anything upon which the rich had 34 And the religions of the world shall notalready placed a predetermined value. disclose the riches that they possess, which are generated from the tithing of the people that is 27 And since the rich set the value for all given unto their churches by the people whothings; and since they also demand of the poor believe that they are donating their money tothose things which they want to satisfy their God for His purposes.lusts and their easiness of living withoutworking by the sweat of their own brow, the 35 And the leaders of the religions shall alsopoor are forced into submission to the will of therich, even for their very existence.456 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

separate and exclude themselves from the TSP 76:36– 76:52people and hold their meetings in secret that thepeople may not discover their works. 45 And then in the morning, when the man ariseth to labor again, he findeth that that for 36 And the businesses that are set up among which he labored yesterday doth not provide foryou to get gain; are they not also secret the needs of his family as he had supposed.combinations? Doth he who selleth you a thingdisclose unto you how much profit he is making 46 Yet when the man reporteth to hisfrom that which he selleth unto you? Doth he employer, he is not given an increase in thenot sell unto you a thing for the price that ye are wage of the day for that which he lost in valuewilling to pay unto him? of yesterday, which would be a just compensation because of the decision of the rich 37 And in that day ye shall see that your to value the money that he useth to provide formoney shall be valued according to the desires the needs of his family.and whims of the rich, who are your leaders. 47 And this causeth the man to be angry and 38 For I have seen your time, and see that it is curse the secret combinations that he upholdethby these secret combinations that it is with his gratitude and patriotism, which is givendetermined what value is placed upon the to the nation that he hath been convincedmoney of the nations among you. protecteth his life and the lives of his children. 39 And in considering all these things in 48 And when the people begin to rebel againstsecret, the rich do not take into account those these secret combinations, their governmentswho produce the things that are sold and begin to seek for that which will turn the heartspurchased by this money, nor do they consider of the people again unto them. And this they dohow the decisions of their secret combinations in many instances by war and through nationalmight affect the lives of the poor. pride, which is instilled in the people by the flattering words of the rich. 40 But when a determination is made on thevalue of the money of a nation, it is made on 49 And so, my beloved brothers and sisters, ifhow the value of this money shall effect the rich ye know of a government, or a religion, or aand the powerful. practice of business that doth not disclose unto you all things; yea, if they do not let you be in 41 And ye have witnessed these secret attendance at all of their meetings that ye mightcombinations among you. And your laws, know their agendas and the purpose of theirwhich are established by the rich, are meetings, then ye shall know of a surety thatestablished to protect these secret combinations these are the secret combinations that Satan hathand assure their prosperity. set up in his kingdom to give glory to those who follow him and bring under his power those 42 Behold, how can it be that a man who who think that they are not following him.hath a certain amount of money with which hecan buy a certain quantity of bread one day, 50 Thus shall Satan rule over the earth duringshall wake up in the next morning and find the time that the Father hath allotted him tothat the money which he hath from yesterday prove his plan unto us.cannot buy on this new day that which it couldbuy yesterday? 51 And during this time, the cities of the earth shall grow as the children of men begin to 43 And how can ye allow the rich, who do increase in a great number. And because of theirnot work by the sweat of their brows, to cities and their increase in number, greatchange the value of the money that the poor famines and pestilence shall come upon themreceiveth for their labors? and destroy many of them. 44 And it shall be that a poor man shall work 52 But the rich shall not be destroyed so easilyone day for a wage that he thinketh shall provide by these things, for they shall keep themselvesthat which he requireth for the needs of his isolated away from the majority of the people infamily; and in going to his bed, he is satisfied by the splendor of the fine things which they havethe labors of his own hands, knowing that his taken from the people by the greatness of thefamily shall eat on the morrow. riches and money that they possess. Chapter 76 457

TSP 76:53– 77:11 53 Now, all these things that I saw in the 3 And Lucifer shall begin to realize that hisrecord of the brother of Jared, and of which I am plan is failing to bring forth the fruits that he hadnow giving my abridgment, shall be in promised those who followed him away fromfulfillment of the words of John, which he the plan of the Father.wrote, saying: And he had power to give lifeunto the image of the beast, that the image of the 4 And now, I will include herein some of thebeast should both speak, and cause that as many words of the brother of Jared concerning thatas would not worship the image of the beast which he saw in the vision concerning the timeshould be killed. that Lucifer shall begin to realize that his plan is not succeeding as he had intended for it to 54 And he causeth all, both small and great, succeed in the beginning:rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a markin their right hand, or in their foreheads. And 5 And I saw in the Spirit of the Lord, Luciferthat no man might buy or sell, save he that had stand up before those who followed him in thethe mark, or the name of the beast, or the realm of the spirits where they are kept lockednumber of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him in prison of their own accord and unable to takethat hath understanding count the number of the upon them the second estate that would bebeast: for it is the number of a man; and his necessary for their progression in the eternalnumber is Six hundred threescore and six. worlds of the Father. 55 And now, do ye see how the number of the 6 And there were many of these spirits whobeast is money? Do ye not see how all are forced complained to Lucifer that that which wasto have money and be engaged in the economy promised by him was not giving to them thethat hath been set up by Satan, or be killed? happiness that they desired, even the happiness and joy that he had promised them. 56 And most importantly, do ye see how ye allhave the mark of the beast in your right hands? 7 And Lucifer cursed the earth and sent forthAnd those who are not elect, do ye see that they a command to all of those who followed himalso have this mark in their foreheads? that they should stop their wars for a time and bring to pass the things that would bring 57 Yea, even the whole earth is under the temporary happiness to the people.power of Satan, and shall continue to be until thetime the Lord cometh in the glory of the Father. 8 And among all the great nations and kingdoms that were set up, the wars did stop for CHAPTER 77 a time, and Satan went to and fro upon the earth giving inspiration andSatan perpetuates peace and replaces war with revelation to the children of men concerningsecular learning of the sciences and technology. their plights as mortals.The Father gives Lucifer a chance to repent andforsake his plan for His children. 9 And there were schools of thought set up among them, and great institutions of learning AND now, Satan shall begin to see that the and practice that enabled them to bring more ofcause of all the wars among the children of men the promise of Satan to fruition, that they mightshall be the means of their destruction. begin to enjoy their lives in mortality. 2 And when we are witnessing the plan of 10 And the people began to seek out theLucifer unfold before us, both in the spirit world knowledge that would ease their lives of theby those who are dead, and by those of us who burdens that had been placed upon them by theare experiencing the effects of the plan of works of their leaders.Lucifer still in mortality, we shall begin to seethat his plan doeth nothing more than cause 11 And the leaders of the nations began togreat turmoil and wars and rumors of war send forth explorers and scientists to solve thethroughout the whole earth. mysteries that nature presented to them. And a period of time known as the great Renaissance came forth upon the earth, giving to the children of men a great sense of themselves and their own natures.458 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

12 And once Satan had influenced the TSP 77:12– 77:29people to think in the manner that he wouldhave them think, he led them down any path introduce Thy power upon the earth so that Ithat they would follow in search for the might prove my words therein.meaning of life and for the happiness forwhich their souls craved. 21 And I saw the Father call forth Lucifer from the spirit world into His own kingdom to 13 And it came to pass that there arose out of answer his prayer.this time many wise and talented men, as far asthe arm of the flesh is concerned, or as far as the 22 And Lucifer stood before the Father.knowledge of man is given unto them. And the Father took Lucifer by himself and said unto him: My Son, that which thou hast 14 And Satan continued to have great power done in the world which I have caused to beover the hearts and minds of men, even as he created for my children hath proven that thywas giving them peace for a time. plan cannot work to the benefit of the happiness of all of my children. 15 But Lucifer was dissatisfied with the wayin which his plan was unfolding upon the earth, 23 And is not the fruits of thy works proofbecause he was still prohibited from revealing enough unto thee that the eternal plan which Iunto men the great powers of nature that were a have given unto all of my children is the onlyprerequisite to understanding the great powers plan that can provide them eternal happiness?that the Father possesseth. 24 Please, my Son, go to those that follow 16 And Lucifer complained to the Father that after thee and have them return unto me andin order for his plan to take its full effect, he follow the plan that I have set forth before you,needed to be able to give to the earth a portion and ye shall all be saved in my kingdom. Forof the power of a God, so that he could show the behold, I will give unto you this chance to repentother spirit children of the Father the full effect of your misdoings and once again accept theof the happiness that they would receive from eternal laws of heaven.following him as their God. 25 Nevertheless, my Son, because of the 17 And he spoke in the spirit unto the Father, eternal laws of heaven that govern me, thou artsaying: Oh, Father, until this time have I been forbidden forever from having a Celestial bodyforbidden by Thee to show forth a portion of and partaking of its power and glory, because ofThy power unto those of us who would have all the things which thou hast desired for thine ownThy children possess the power of the Gods. glory and happiness. 18 And Thou knowest that the end is near, as 26 And when Lucifer heard these things, heThou hast set the order of all things for us. How turned away from the Father and demanded ofthen, Oh, Father, can I prove the worthiness of the Father that he be allowed to do what hadmy plan, unless Thou releasest me and allowest been done in other worlds, and that he beme to give unto the earth the beginnings of Thy allowed to prove his plan to those thatpower, that they might know the righteousness followed him.of that which I have proposed before them? 27 And the Father wept for Lucifer, but 19 And I know that Thou art a fair God, but I commanded his angels to give unto him thatalso know that when the last time cometh that which he desired to help him for the last timeThou shall send forth Thy spirit unto the earth to to make an attempt to prove the worthiness ofinfluence the children of men, it shall be the end his plan.of time, and there shall be no more time givenunto me to exercise the ability to show forth the 28 And the Father did this so that none of hisrighteousness of my plan, without the children could ever proclaim that Lucifer wasinterference of Thy Spirit. not given every opportunity available to use his free agency to create the happiness that he 20 Therefore, Oh, Father, in all fairness before desired according to his own plan.the laws of heaven, I ask of Thee that I bereleased from these bonds and be allowed to 29 And now, I, Moroni, have given you the time period of the time and times and half of time; and it was at the beginning of the half of time that the Father released Lucifer to allow him Chapter 77 459

TSP 77:30– 77:47 when they are instrumental in bringing forth the truths of the power of God.to introduce to the world many of the mysteriesof nature that would be necessary for the children 38 Behold, all of the holy prophets knew ofof men to understand so that they could begin to the great power of electricity and the power thatuse the power of God among them. was held in nature to create many miracles among the children of men. Yea, these holy 30 And it was just before this time, even at the men saw all of the great advancements of thevery end of the times, that the full effect and plan of Lucifer in the latter days.greatness of science and technology was firstintroduced to the children of men. 39 Yea, they saw the extraordinary and seemingly miraculous means of transportation 31 And I have seen your day and have the that ye have among you, even by ground and bywords of the brother of Jared before me. And air and by sea; even up into the heavens beyondI have been instructed at this time in this the boundaries of this earth.record to reveal unto you in plainness many ofthe mysteries of nature that Satan was 40 Yea, they saw the miraculous means byforbidden to give unto you in past generations which ye communicate and speak one toof the children of men. another, and the ease of your lives in so many ways. 32 And the greatest mystery among you, eventhat mystery which shall be the cause of much 41 Yea, they saw your attempts to colonize theturmoil and misery among you, is the mystery planets and make them into the kingdoms ofof the power of electricity, as it is known among men, without the aid of the Father.you, even a great power of nature that shall beused in the latter days to deceive the people of 42 In fine, they saw all the miracles of sciencethe earth and turn all of the children of men and technology that the Father hath allowedaway from the plan of the Father. Satan to give unto you in the latter days. 33 And before Lucifer was released to give 43 And these are the things that they werethis knowledge unto the world, he began, during forbidden to speak of and of which they couldthis time that the brother of Jared hath written as not write. For behold, they knew how thesethe time of the Renaissance, to influence the things would affect the minds and hearts of theminds of some men in that which he could children of men; and that they would createreveal unto them of science and of the great wickedness and misery among them.knowledge that would lead them to therevelations that they would eventually receive 44 But even more, they knew that as soon aswhen he was released from the restrictions that these things are introduced unto the children ofwere placed upon him by the Father. men, there should only be a short time until they take the power of these things and use them to 34 And there were many men who made destroy themselves and turn their heartsgreat strides in the introduction of these things completely away from the purpose of the plan ofof Satan. the Father. 35 And now, these same men have become 45 And for this same reason have all the holyrenown and great in the eyes of all other men prophets testified of the great wickedness thatin the latter days who have benefited from would be upon the earth in the latter days beforetheir works. the great and dreadful day of the Lord. 36 And I have seen some of their names in the 46 And now, ye of the latter days have seenwords of the brother of Jared, nevertheless, I that the words of the prophets are truewill not include their names in this record, concerning these things. For ye know that thebecause they are servants of Satan, and deserve cause of your misery and the degradation ofno more honor for that which they have done, the natural health of the earth is caused by theexcept that which hath already been given unto misuse of this power that hath been giventhem by Satan and those who follow him. unto you. 37 And now, ye of the latter days should know 47 And ye have harnessed even greaterwhy these men are considered servants of Satan power than that which electricity hath given460 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

unto you; for ye have developed nuclear TSP 77:48– 78:11power, which is a power much greater thanthe power of electricity. given unto you by those who were not present when the course of the history of the earth was 48 And ye shall also discover that there is still being fulfilled.an even greater power that ye have among you.But the knowledge of this greater power that 5 And the things that ye have are only thoseshall be given unto you shall be restricted in its things which the rulers and the rich would haveuse by the Lord. you know concerning their works during these times. But of the poor and the masses of the 49 For if ye understood the fullness in the way majority, few things are written.in which this power is used by the Gods, then yewould use it to destroy the earth in one day. 6 And if it could be written, even a full accounting of all the works of the rich and 50 For by this power was the great sun created powerful during this time, even according tothat giveth light unto the world. But the Father the experiences of the poor, ye would know ofhath limited the ability of Satan to give unto you the exceeding wickedness of the kings andthis greater power, so that ye might not destroy queens, the popes and priests, even of all thoseyourselves before the Lord is able to once again who have been given honor by those who haveestablish peace upon the earth and reign among written the accounts of the histories which yeyou for a thousand years, showing forth the plan have among you.of the Father for the last time without theinfluence of Satan against you. 7 Therefore, believe not in the things which are given unto you, for they are a biased 51 And during this thousand years of peace, accounting given by those from whom yethis great power shall be used to heal the earth receive them.and bring things to the earth that have neverbeen known by the children of men. 8 Remember the words of Christ in which he hath commanded you to not judge; but if CHAPTER 78 ye do judge, then make a righteous judgment. And since ye do not have beforeThe histories of the world are often incorrect and you a full accounting of the ways in whichone sided. We are admonished to seek truth in the rich and powerful, yea, those honored byrighteousness according to the words of Christ. your histories, have plundered and abused and taken advantage of the poor, do not give AND now, I have given you an accounting of unto them the honor and glory that they dothe history of the world up until the beginning of not deserve.the half of time. 9 Behold, ye are commanded to seek out 2 And because there was no work of the Lord truth through study and also through the Spirit.accomplished since the works of the prophet And if ye study the opinions of men,Mohammed, there hath been nothing of the remember that they are only their opinions,work of the Lord to account for in this record. and often not the truth as it was, or as it is, orBut these final things I say unto you concerning as it shall be.these days of darkness: 10 Behold, the truth is things as they were, 3 Behold, during this time, Satan hath as they are, and as they are to come; andprepared the earth and the hearts of the children anything other than this truth, is conceived ofof men to bring them into the last days, in which Satan and used to deceive you.he shall have power over his own dominions asI have explained it unto you. 11 Remember these things, my brothers and sisters, and seek for truth in all things, 4 And most of what ye know of these believing not in the word of man or trusting inmedieval times in the latter days hath been the arm of flesh. Chapter 78 461

TSP 79:1– 79:18 which are desolate and void of the precious things that these European nations desire. CHAPTER 79 8 And the Lamanites shall begin to dwindle inThe Americas are discovered and conquered numbers and lose their nations and their lands toin wickedness. The American Revolution was the effects of the lusts of the great andfought under the influence of Satan to reward abominable church.the rich. The Gentiles shall receive thebeginnings of the fullness of the gospel 9 And the men who shall destroy thethrough Joseph Smith. The Gentiles shall be Lamanites shall think that they are doing God asmitten because of their rejection of the gospel service, because they believe that the Lamanitesand the Book of Mormon. The work of the and all those who are of a dark skin are thosegathering shall commence with the work of who have been cursed of God and not worthy ofChristopher Nemelka and the coming forth of the full blessings of the Father.the Sealed Portion. 10 And this wickedness shall be taught unto AND it shall come to pass among the nations them by their leaders and their priests, who areof this great European Empire, which shall be all servants of Satan and shall follow his will informed from other nations and kingdoms of the all things.earth, that a group of people who shall travelacross the great oceans and establish themselves 11 And thus the eighth beast of which Johnin the land of my fathers; yea, these shall begin wrote shall begin to rise up out of obscurity andto prosper exceedingly in all things. gain power for itself. 2 And there shall also be the rich among 12 And those who shall colonize the land ofthem who shall become rich from the land and promise shall begin to have much disputationthe things that they shall take from the land of and contention with the government thatmy fathers. controlleth them from across the oceans, which government shall be set up amongst the nations 3 For behold, the Lamanites shall be upon the in the great European Empire.land when it is discovered by these greatEuropean nations of the latter days. And at this 13 And the rich men of the colonies who shalltime, they shall be a humble people, having their rebel against their king, shall rise up andown tribes and nations upon the land. conspire against the laws of their government, because they desire to keep more of that which 4 And though the Spirit of the Lord shall not they gain from the service of the poor who shallbe with them directly, they shall remember be among them.many of the teachings of their fathers and beginto establish peace amongst themselves 14 And many of these rich men shall uniteaccording to their traditions and the customs together and form an alliance, even according towhich shall be passed down to them from the covenants and bonds of the secretgeneration to generation. combinations of old. 5 And it shall come to pass that Lucifer shall 15 And these rich men shall be desirous toinfluence the discovery of the land of promise, rebel against the laws that shall be establishedwhich is filled with all manner of precious among them so that they can establish their ownthings which are the desires of this great and laws that will serve them in their desires forabominable church of which I have spoken. more gain. 6 And when the promised land is discovered 16 And these men shall be men of greatby the people of the great European Empire, intelligence who have much power in speakingthey shall begin to search for gold and silver and and in writing.for anything that is of value to them. 17 And they shall begin to influence the poor 7 And it shall come to pass that they shall among them, who shall be the majority, to joinbegin to destroy the Lamanites and take from their cause and fight for them against thethem their lands and force them into places government to which they belong. 18 But the rich shall not fight, but shall establish a law amongst themselves, that for the462 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

payment of money—even three hundred TSP 79:19– 79:36dollars, as the number of the beast shall becalled by this great and final beast—they shall beginning, offering unto all the ability to actbe exempt from conscription. according to the free agency that the Father hath given unto all of His children, that they might be 19 And these same men shall be inspired more fully tried and tested during the final daysby Lucifer to set up their nation and their of their probation.laws in such a way that they can maintaincontrol over the minds and hearts of the poor 28 And if ye of the latter days are not deceivedand the majority. by the accounts of the actions of these fathers, which are contained in the histories that ye have 20 And now, ye of the latter days shall also accepted among you, then ye will know of theirgive praise and honor to those whom ye refer to wickedness and the misery that they haveas the fathers of your nation. Yea, truly they are caused many people because of their works.the fathers of your nation, but wherein is theirrighteousness according to the words of Christ? 29 And this I can tell you, that the only interest of any of these men was for their own gain and 21 Behold, as I have told you to not judge the protection of their own families and theirunless it is done according to the Spirit in own property and their own possessions. Forrighteousness, ye must know that these men they did not care for the poor or the needyshall be servants of Satan who shall set up the among them, neither did they care about thegovernment of your nation to get gain for great suffering of the humble Lamanites whothemselves. were forced out of their land by them. 22 And like those leaders in the kingdoms of 30 And now this is the thing for which I mustSatan before them, they have done all things that repent, even for the anger that swelleth up in mythey might get gain and protect themselves and soul because of that which shall come to pass totheir families. the Lamanites, who are my brothers and of my own flesh, even the flesh of our father Lehi. 23 Know ye not that many of these foundingfathers that ye hold in such high esteem held 31 For behold, their plight shall be miserablemen of dark skin in servitude? in the last days, and this because of the exceeding wickedness of this great beast of the 24 Behold, there is no man that is influenced latter days.by the Spirit of Christ who can hold anotherman in servitude, so that he might get gain. 32 And my soul doth cry for them. For even in my own day they are a proud and a noble 25 And I have shown unto you that the people. And it is because of the sins of theirbeginning of the half of time had not yet fathers and the traditions that have been taughtbegun when these men brought forth the unto them that have caused them to come up tonation which would become the eighth beast battle against us and destroy us.of which John speaketh. 33 And if the Nephites would have given heed 26 And because the Father had not yet unto the words of Christ, then they would notreleased the Holy Ghost to send his have been destroyed.ministrations unto the children of men, thenhow do ye suppose that it was possible that the 34 But even so, the Lamanites shall be afathers of your nation could have been inspired peaceful people amongst themselves at the dayby the Spirit of the Father? that they are discovered by the European nation of which John hath written. 27 Behold, they were indeed inspired; and theGod from whom they received their inspiration 35 And the vengeance for that which shallwas Lucifer. For it is a nation of Satan that shall be done to my brothers is not mine to give, butbe created. Nevertheless, all these things shall shall be given unto the Gentiles, who havebe done by the power and according to the great destroyed the Lamanites, by the hand of thewisdom of the Father; for it is his desire that Lord, if it so be that they do not repent andLucifer be allowed to do these things so that this return unto the Lord.great nation could be a free nation in the 36 For it shall come to pass that just before the beginning of the half of times, the Lord shall call Chapter 79 463

TSP 79:37– 79:49 seed, that the covenant of the Father may be fulfilled which he hath covenanted with hisforth the first of these latter day prophets to people, Oh, house of Israel;bring the fullness of the gospel to the people ofthe earth. And this is he who shall be called 43 Therefore, when these works and theJoseph after the name of his father. works which shall be wrought among you hereafter shall come forth from the Gentiles, 37 And he shall bring forth the unsealed unto your seed which shall dwindle in unbeliefportion of this record and establish upon the because of iniquity; for thus it behooveth theearth another testimony of the gospel of Father that it should come forth from theJesus Christ. Gentiles, that he may show forth his power unto the Gentiles, for this cause that the Gentiles, if 38 And in the record that he shall be they will not harden their hearts, that they maycommanded to bring forth, shall be the words of repent and come unto me and be baptized in myChrist, which he spoke unto the Nephites when name and know of the true points of myhe appeared unto them in the land of Bountiful. doctrine, that they may be numbered among my people, Oh, house of Israel; 39 And the Lord spoke of the great blessingsthat shall come forth to the Gentiles in the last 44 And when these things come to pass thatdays, even the coming forth of this entire record thy seed shall begin to know these things, itin its fullness, if it so be that they repent and shall be a sign unto them, that they may knowreceive these things. And I have already that the work of the Father hath alreadyrepeated these things once in this portion of the commenced unto the fulfilling of the covenantrecord that I shall seal up according to the which he hath made unto the people who arecommandment of the Lord. But because of their of the house of Israel.great importance to those of you of the latterdays, I give these words unto you again, that I 45 And when that day shall come, it shallmight expound further upon them. come to pass that kings shall shut their mouths; for that which had not been told them 40 And the Lord spoke, saying: And verily shall they see; and that which they had notI say unto you, I give unto you a sign, that ye heard shall they consider.may know the time when these things shall beabout to take place, even that I shall gather in, 46 For in that day, for my sake shall the Fatherfrom their long dispersion, my people, Oh, work a work, which shall be a great and ahouse of Israel, and shall establish again marvelous work among them; and there shall beamong them my Zion; among them those who will not believe it, although a man shall declare it unto them. 41 And behold, this is the thing which I willgive unto you for a sign; for verily I say unto 47 But behold, the life of my servant shallyou that when these things which I declare unto be in my hand; therefore they shall not hurtyou, and which I shall declare unto you him, although he shall be marred because ofhereafter of myself, and by the power of the them. Yet I will heal him, for I will show untoHoly Ghost which shall be given unto you of the them that my wisdom is greater than theFather, shall be made known unto the Gentiles cunning of the devil.that they may know concerning this people whoare a remnant of the house of Jacob, and 48 Therefore it shall come to pass thatconcerning this my people who shall be whosoever will not believe in my words, whoscattered by them; am Jesus Christ, which the Father shall cause him to bring forth unto the Gentiles; and shall 42 Verily, verily, I say unto you, when these give unto him power that he shall bring themthings shall be made known unto them of the forth unto the Gentiles, and it shall be done evenFather, and shall come forth of the Father, as Moses said, they shall be cut off from amongfrom them unto you; for it is wisdom in the my people who are of the covenant.Father that they should be established in thisland, and be set up as a free people by the 49 And my people who are a remnant of Jacobpower of the Father, that these things might shall be among the Gentiles, yea, in the midst ofcome forth from them unto a remnant of your464 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as TSP 79:50– 79:66a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, ifhe go through, both treadeth down and teareth in people. Verily I say unto you, at that day shallpieces, and none can deliver. Their hand shall be the work of the Father commence among all thelifted up upon their adversaries, and all their dispersed of my people, yea, even the tribesenemies shall be cut off. which have been lost, which the Father hath led away out of Jerusalem. 50 Yea, woe be unto the Gentiles except theyrepent; for it shall come to pass in that day, saith 59 Yea, the work shall commence among allthe Father, that I will cut off thy horses out of the the dispersed of my people, and the Fathermidst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots; shall prepare the way whereby they may comeand I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw unto me, that they may call on the Father indown all thy strongholds; and I will cut off my name.witchcrafts out of thy land, and thou shalt haveno more soothsayers; 60 Yea, and then shall the work commence with the Father among all nations in preparing 51 And thy graven images I will also cut off, the way whereby his people may be gatheredand thy standing images out of the midst of thee, home to the land of their inheritance. Andand thou shalt no more worship the works of thy they shall go out from all nations; and theyhands; and I will pluck up thy groves out of the shall not go out in haste, nor go by flight, for Imidst of thee; so will I destroy thy cities. will go before them, saith the Father, and I will be their rearward. 52 And it shall come to pass that all lyings,and deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, 61 And now, I know that there are thoseand priestcrafts, and whoredoms, shall be among you of the latter days that shall believedone away. that the work of the Father shall commence when the first of these latter day prophets shall 53 For it shall come to pass, saith the Father, come forth among you.that at that day whosoever will not repent andcome unto my Beloved Son, them will I cut off 62 And it shall be a beginning in that he shallfrom among my people, Oh, house of Israel; prepare the world for the coming forth of the sealed portion of this record that shall be that 54 And I will execute vengeance and fury which is the most instrumental in fulfilling theupon them, even as upon the heathen, such as words of the Lord which he hath spoken.they have not heard. 63 For behold, ye who receiveth these things 55 But if they will repent and hearken unto knoweth that this first prophet shall come forthmy words, and harden not their hearts, I will in the latter days shall be killed by the Gentiles,establish my church among them, and they shall and that the church that he shall make an attemptcome in unto the covenant and be numbered to establish shall be destroyed from off the faceamong this the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I of the earth.have given this land for their inheritance; 64 And the Lord hath said that the life of his 56 And they shall assist my people, the servant shall be in his hand; therefore they shallremnant of Jacob, and also as many of the house not hurt him, although he shall be marredof Israel as shall come, that they may build a because of them. Yet I will heal him, for I willcity, which shall be called the New Jerusalem. show unto them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil. 57 And then shall they assist my people thatthey may be gathered in, who are scattered upon 65 Now, this the Lord hath said concerningall the face of the land, in unto the New the second of these latter day prophets who shallJerusalem. And then shall the power of heaven come forth among you. For the first of thesecome down among them; and I also will be in shall be murdered by you after he haththe midst. accomplished that which he came upon the earth to do. 58 And then shall the work of the Fathercommence at that day, even when this gospel 66 Yea, he was called in the spirit of Elias, ifshall be preached among the remnant of this ye can receive this, to prepare the way for the second prophet who shall be among you. Chapter 79 465

TSP 79:67– 80:6 CHAPTER 80 67 And this second latter day prophet shall be The United States is set up so that freecalled in the spirit of Elias to prepare the people agency is protected, somewhat, by thefor the coming of the Lord in his glory. government. Experience is the most proficient teacher. Lucifer’s plan is in its full 68 And at the great day of the Lord shall he effect upon the earth during the last days.establish his church among the people and gather Lucifer’s plan vs. God’s plan.the elect from the four corners of the earth. AND now, it is expedient that I give unto you 69 And the life of this second latter day an accounting of the life and ministry of this firstprophet shall be in the hands of the Lord. And prophet among you, even he who is calledhe shall be marred by the world, but not killed Joseph after his father.like unto the first, but shall be the means ofbringing many people to the true Christ. 2 And it shall come to pass that after this great nation shall begin to establish itself upon the 70 And he shall bring forth this sealed portion land of my fathers, even among all the otherof this record which shall teach unto the whole great nations of the earth, the principles ofearth the truth in all things pertaining to the freedom and liberty shall be more fully instatedgospel of Jesus Christ. in the principles of its government. 71 Therefore, those of you who belongeth to 3 And because they shall be somewhatthis great church that is called after the name of protected by the constitution and articles ofJesus Christ of the latter days, do not be this great nation during this half of time, all thedeceived into believing that your church is the children of God shall begin to see the reasonstrue church of God as was attempted to be why there are different degrees of glory in theestablished by this first prophet among you. kingdom of the Father, according to the eternal laws of heaven; and also that they 72 For your church is nothing like unto the might know for themselves that the kingdomchurch that Joseph attempted to establish among which they have chosen for themselves is theyou. And there shall be no true church of Christ kingdom that shall bring them the greatestin the latter days until he cometh in his glory to amount of joy and eternal happiness.set it up for himself. 4 Behold, up until this time, the Father 73 Nevertheless, this first prophet shall make shall restrict the free agency of His childrenan attempt to establish a church of God among in some things. And that in which He hathyou, but it shall fail because of the wickedness restricted them is in the knowledge andof the Gentiles. understanding of the natural laws of heaven that control the elements and control the 74 And because of the wickedness of the principles of the temporal nature that we areGentiles of the latter days, all of the words of the experiencing in mortality.Lord shall be fulfilled concerning them. 5 For behold, the Father knoweth that 75 And the blood of the righteous Lamanites Lucifer, who is also one of his children, whoshall be avenged upon their heads by a remnant hath been granted the right to his free agency,of the house of Jacob that shall be among the should be given the ability to introduce manyGentiles, yea, in the midst of them as a lion of these eternal laws to men upon the earth,among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion according to the conditions of his own plan, soamong the flocks of sheep, who, if he go that he might have the opportunity to see histhrough, both treadeth down and teareth in plan tested in its full effect.pieces, and none can deliver. Their hand shallbe lifted up upon their adversaries, and all their 6 And now, it is exceedingly important thatenemies shall be cut off. ye understand more concerning the power that Satan hath over those of you who shall receive 76 And now, ye of the latter days know thatthese things did not come to pass in the days ofthis first latter day prophet. But these thingsshall come to pass during the days of this secondprophet of God, even the bearer of Christ, whoshall be known among you as Christopher.466 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

these things in the latter days; and also that ye TSP 80:7– 80:19might know more fully the purpose andprinciples of the plan of Lucifer that he useth 12 For if we experience life and realize thatto show an alternate course to joy and there is no peace and happiness in the life thathappiness than that which the Father presented we have chosen to live for ourselves, then weto us in the beginning. must ask ourselves why we are not experiencing happiness, and which plan are we following that 7 Behold, it is not the desire of Lucifer that we bringeth this misery unto us.argue and fight and become contentious,because he knoweth that these things cause us 13 Yea, are we following the plan of thetremendous unhappiness. And the end of the Father, which giveth this peace and happinessplan that Lucifer desireth for us is that we all without price, without strain and toil, and is ahave the eternal joy and felicity of the Celestial peace and happiness that lasteth forever?kingdom, and also that we might have all thepower and all the glory that our Father hath 14 Or are we following the plan of Lucifer,without the responsibility of proving ourselves which ensureth us the temporary joy andworthy of such power. happiness that we experience while benefiting from the blessings that he hath given unto us; 8 Therefore, it is the desire of Lucifer to show but afterwards, we find no peace or happinessunto us his alternate plan, which he hath been that remaineth in our souls; but we find antrying to incorporate into the mortal existence of emptiness and a sorrow, which is as if a manthe children of men since the beginning. who dreameth, and in his dream he eateth all that his heart desireth. But when he awaketh 9 And during the time, and times, and also from the dream, he seeth himself and remainethduring this last half of time, as well as the time empty and unsatisfied.before the accounting of the times given in therevelations that the prophets revealed unto us for 15 And Christ spoke of this hunger manyour own instruction and learning, or before the times as he taught the Jews. And he spoke of thecovenant was given unto Abraham; yea, even blessings that the plan of Lucifer offereth to thewhile the Father commanded His gospel to be children of men; and many times he made agiven to the children of men through the contrast between these blessings and theministrations of the spirit world and by the blessings that were given of the Father.mouth of his holy prophets, Satan hath beenallowed to use his influence over the hearts of 16 And he taught the people, saying: Woethe children of men to incorporate his plan into unto you that are rich, for ye have received yourtheir lives. consolation. Woe unto you that are full, for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now, for 10 Therefore, the Father hath given him much ye shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you, whenopportunity to prove his plan unto us. Now, all men shall speak well of you, for so did theirhere is a mystery that ye of the latter days have fathers to the false prophets.not known, and which is necessary to know thatye might more fully understand all things 17 And now, I have already explained untoaccording to the truth of God, and not the you that the fruits that ye shall receive byopinions and imaginations of men, which cause following the plan of Lucifer are riches, honorsall truth to become mysterious unto them. and the glories of men, and a temporary joy that ye feel when ye find happiness in those things 11 Behold, Satan desireth all people to be which are temporary, yet your happinesshappy living according to the precepts and remaineth not thereafter.conditions of his plan. He doth not want us tohate each other and cause each other to 18 And now, it is the desire of the Lord that yeexperience misery and pain. Yea, he doth not know this of Satan and his plan, even that it is awant us to suffer from the vicissitudes of life to good and a righteous plan to those whom hesuch an extent that we are miserable enough to hath convinced to follow him.know that the course of our lives is notproducing the happiness that we all desire. 19 And it is not Satan that causeth the wars among men, nor doth he cause their unhappiness and their misery. Behold, why do ye think that he would cause such things, when Chapter 80 467

TSP 80:20– 80:38 in life, according to their understanding, and listen to their own hearts before considering thathe hath made a promise unto those that follow which ye have taught unto them?him that they shall not suffer these things, butshall be happy following his plan? 30 Ye know that the children of men do not learn through reason and trust, but must be 20 And do ye think that Satan can command taught through experience that which they shallyour spirits and that they will obey his accept as the truth.commands and do what he desireth of them? 31 And thus it is with our spirits, who are the 21 I say unto you that he cannot give a literal children of the Father. Yea, He hathcommand unto your spirit and cause you to do taught us what will bring us happiness and haththat which ye do not want to do. shown us the path that we should follow to find this happiness. But He doth not condemn us for 22 Behold, he can inspire you to follow him not understanding His ways and accepting Hisand give unto you feelings and thoughts that experience and wisdom in all things, but hewould entice you to follow him, but he cannot loveth us and giveth us every opportunity thatgo against the eternal law of free agency that we need to learn for ourselves what bringethhath been given to all the children of God in happiness and what bringeth misery unto us.their independent state of existence. 32 And He alloweth us to use our free 23 And because he cannot force us in any agency to pursue whatever course we mightway, therefore, he is not responsible for our think is better than the course that He hath setsins and the evil which we do during the days before us, which is the only way to eternal lifeof our probation. and happiness. 24 And again, his desire is to give happiness 33 For this reason it was symbolically taughtunto us and cause us to rejoice in the plan that unto us, and passed down from Adam,he hath presented to us, that we might reject the concerning the first commandments that theplan of the Father and follow his plan. Father gave unto Adam and Eve. 25 And the wars and rumors of wars, and all 34 At first He commanded them that theycontention, and the misery that we suffer during should not eat of the tree of knowledge of goodthe days of our probation are because we are and evil, or in other words, that they should nottrying to follow the plan of Lucifer, which give into the enticements of the flesh, butseemeth the right plan to the flesh. maintain control over it according to His commandments. 26 And now, Satan hath convinced our fleshthat his plan can give us the happiness that we 35 But then He commanded them to multiplydesire. Yet, when we follow the enticements of and replenish the earth, which would havethe flesh, which are the enticements of the plan required them to partake of the fruit of the treeof Lucifer and his blessings, we cause the wars, of knowledge of good and evil.and the contention, and the misery among us. 36 Now, they could not obey both of the 27 Thus we are learning from experience commandments of the Father. But Eve choseduring the days of our probation that it is the more righteous commandment for herselfimpossible for us to gain the eternal joy and and the joy that she wanted to experience; forhappiness that hath been promised us by the she wanted to be a mother and learn byFather by following the plan of Lucifer. experience that which she should know and understand in order to become an Eternal 28 And we have been given ample examples Mother in the Celestial kingdom, where sheof the way in which our spirits learn. For what would rejoice in her children forever.child that belongeth unto you, according to theflesh, listeneth to all of your counsel and 37 Therefore, she chose to disobey thebelieveth that which ye already know from your Father and partake of that which was notown experience? commanded by the Father, thus enabling her to become a mother. And in this choice, she 29 Do they not fight you in that which ye was blessed above Adam.attempt to teach unto them, and claim that ye areunwise and that ye do not understand them? 38 And Satan encourageth the children ofYea, do they not want to follow their own course468 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

men to seek other ways to obtain the happiness TSP 80:39– 81:8that they can experience from the flesh withoutobeying the commandments of the Father. And CHAPTER 81the Father hath allowed his children to do thisthat we might all learn by our own experience The life and mission of Joseph Smith. The risethe difference between His plan and the plan of and fall of the Church of Jesus Christ of LatterLucifer, or in other words, the difference Day Saints. The Church splits into two factions,between good and evil. according to Satan’s desires. The three Nephites are introduced and will aid Joseph and 39 And now, for this reason Lucifer Christopher in their missions. Christopher willdemanded of the Father that he be allowed in the have the power to confound those who mock thelast days to introduce some of the knowledge of word of God.the power of God into the world, so that hemight show forth his plan more fully to the AND it shall come to pass that the Lord shallchildren of men. instruct those in the spirit world to prepare the first of these final two prophets who shall bring 40 And with the ability that this power would forth the words of this record unto the world.allow him, Satan would be able to give untothem more of the fine things of the earth, and 2 And from the time of his birth, Joseph shallmake their lives easier to live without the toil be watched over by those in the spirit world whoand struggle of the work that they were will assure that the experiences of his youthcommanded to do by the sweat of their own shall sufficiently prepare him to have thebrow for the sake of their own experience, necessary characteristics and attributes that hewhich commandment was given by the Father will need to fulfill the mission that shall bein the beginning. required of him. 41 And ye shall see the great effects of this 3 And it was determined by the Lord thatpower that Satan shall introduce into the world Joseph should be born into a poor family whoin the last days. Yea, ye shall see the imminent shall live among the people of the states thatdestruction that hangeth over the heads of the shall be established among this great nation ofchildren of men in the last days because of this the United States of which I have written.knowledge and this power that Satan hath beenallowed to give unto them. 4 And it shall be in his youth that Joseph shall begin to be prepared to be the first of these final 42 And in those days ye shall see the rich and prophets of the latter days.the proud rise up above their brothers and theirsisters; and ye shall also see the poor, that they 5 And before Joseph is born, an elder brothershall envy that which the rich are experiencing, according to the flesh shall be born unto hiswhich they believe shall give them happiness father and prepared also by the Lord to learnand the easiness of life. those things of his family; and that he might learn of their ways and their customs, so that he 43 Yea, ye shall see that the plan of Lucifer might assist in the education and inspiration ofshall again fail miserably because of the things his mortal brother.that he shall be allowed to give unto those whofollow his path, which hath a gate that is broad 6 And the Lord shall prepare his brother inand is easy into which to enter; that upon this thing and command that Joseph shall notentering this wide gate, they might follow the come into mortality until his brother reacheth anbroad way to their own destruction. age of responsibility and understanding, so that he might know and remember all things 44 But before this day, it shall be expedient concerning the mission and life of his youngerthat the Father once again establisheth His brother Joseph.plan also into the hearts of those who have thedesire to follow Him and enjoy the fruits of the 7 And in the eighth year of the life of his elderspirit which are promised to all those who brother, Joseph shall be born into the world.follow His plan. 8 And now, it shall be a tradition among the 45 And it shall be expedient that His gospel be children of men at this time, that the Father giverestored in its fullness to the earth to begin the unto his oldest son, who is his first born, his ownlast time period known as the half of times. name, thus passing on this name through the lineage of his posterity. Chapter 81 469

TSP 81:9– 81:23 this nation in which he shall be born. 16 And after Joseph hath reached nigh unto 9 But the father of Joseph shall not give hisname to his oldest son, who shall be called the age of eighteen, then shall Alvin be calledAlvin, who is the one who hath been chosen to back into the spirit world to aid in his instructionassist in the care of Joseph. And to his next son and care there.he shall not give his name. But the Lord hathgiven commandments to those in the spirit 17 And it shall come to pass that the people ofworld to assure that his next son, who would be the United States shall begin to exercise thethe prophet Joseph, should receive his name. freedom that they have been granted, to set up many religions and faiths according to the 10 And it shall also be customary at this time dictates of their own consciences, not beingthat the children of men be given a last name, afraid to express that which their spirit speakethwhich will distinguish them from others who unto them.have also been given the same first name at birth. 18 And this was the thing that Satan 11 And there shall be many names among the wanted of the Father, so that he could havepeople at this time, but the last name of this first more opportunity to bring the children ofof the two final prophets shall be a very men to his plan. And Satan began to create acommon name among the people that he might great excitement of religious thought amongnot stand out, even as the name Jesus was given the people.unto the Christ, that it might be known unto theworld that he was born among common men, so 19 And with this excitement, the people of thethat the words of the prophets might be fulfilled United States shall begin to establish thesewhen they wrote, saying: religions in such a way that the people shall be divided greatly in that which they believe. 12 For ye see your calling, brethren, how thatnot many wise men after the flesh, and not many 20 And this division causeth the love of allmighty, and not many noble, are called of God men to wax cold. And there shall be greatto preach his words. But God hath chosen the contentions among them and much confusion asfoolish things of the world to confound the wise; one church attempteth to gain converts fromand He hath chosen the weak things of the world another by the preaching and flattering words ofto confound the things which are mighty, and its ministers and its priests.the base things which are despised, hath Godchosen, yea, and things which are not glorified 21 And none of these shall follow the wordsby the flesh, to bring to naught things that are of Christ, in that they should love one another asglorified by God; that no flesh should glory in they would have another love them, but everyHis presence. priest shall contend against another in hopes that he might convince the people to join his church 13 But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of and listen to his words and interpretations of theGod is made unto us wisdom, and word of God, which the people shall accept inrighteousness, and sanctification, and the Bible, which are the words that proceedethredemption, so that according as it is written, he out of the mouth of the Jew as spoken by thethat glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. words of Nephi. 14 And now, Joseph shall grow in the spirit of 22 And the Spirit shall bear down greatly uponthe Lord in his youth. And Alvin shall be there Joseph in the days of his youth and cause him toat his side all the days of his youth to encourage seek for the truth in all things.him and give unto him strength in that which hehath been called to do. 23 But he shall not find this truth in the religions of men that are set up before him, nor 15 And the spirit of Alvin shall be commanded shall he be taught this truth by his father, Joseph,to return to the spirit world where he might or by his mother, both of them differing in theirbetter inspire his brother, but he shall remain own opinions, even as the parents ofupon the earth in mortality with Joseph until the Mohammed, who shall be the last prophet oftime that Joseph shall be ready and accepted as God, who shall be called forth by and through thea mature adult among the rest of the people of Holy Order of the Son of God before Joseph.470 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

24 And the course of his inquiry of truth shall TSP 81:24– 81:40be the same as that which Mohammed shallfollow to find the truth for himself. And in the Holy Spirit and in not keeping thesame manner in which Mohammed shall be commandments which are given in the wordsgiven instruction and revelation from God, so and gospel of Christ.shall Joseph be given this knowledge of Godthrough the same means. 32 And the Father shall allow the rising up of this latter day church so that He can show by an 25 Behold, the Father and the Son shall also example the great weakness and frailities of thereveal themselves unto Joseph and manifest the children of men in complying with His plan whileactuality of their beings unto him that he might no they choose to follow the course which Satanlonger live by faith in this thing; and also, that he hath set for them.might not be deceived by the words and preceptsof those men who think they are learned, and who 33 For ye cannot serve God and Mammon. Hethink that they know the will and mind of God who hath ears that hear, let him understand.concerning that which the Father would have Hischildren know of Him during the days of their 34 And it shall come to pass that this church,probations upon the earth. which shall be established by Joseph, shall be established in righteousness in the beginning. 26 And the Lord shall command Joseph tohide the true nature of the visitation that he 35 And after it hath been established inshall receive from the Father and the Son until righteousness, the people of the church shallhe hath established a means whereby the begin to rebel against Joseph. And when theyfullness of his gospel might come forth unto shall begin to rebel against this prophet ofthe children of men. God, the church that was suffered by the Lord to be built up for the sanctification and 27 And the Lord shall suffer once again that instruction of the saints of God, and itsa church be established among the Gentiles authority, shall be taken from the earth.that they might have an opportunity to knowthe true gospel of Jesus Christ, and have the 36 And in its stead there shall rise up twotruth of all things taught to them by the Spirit more churches, which shall both claim theof God, once they have perfected their lives to power and authority that the Lord gave untosuch a degree that the Spirit is able to bear Its Joseph in the beginning to establish a churchwitness unto them. of God among the people. 28 And if the children of men were righteous, 37 But the Lord shall take the power andthen they would have the Spirit to teach unto authority of the priesthood, which is after histhem all things that would lead them safely down Holy Order, from off the earth when the firstthe straight and narrow path which leadeth to church shall be destroyed; and this power andeternal life and happiness. authority to establish a righteous church shall not be given again unto the children of men 29 But the children of men have never been of upon the earth.such a righteous state that they could have thegreat blessing of the Spirit. 38 And Satan shall take the remnants of the church of God and they shall be under his power. 30 And for this purpose the Lord shall suffer And he shall see which church shall give untothat Joseph establish a church in the latter days, him his authority, or in other words, which churchthat these things might more easily be accepted shall seek after the things of the world and theby those who are accustomed to receiving their pride and honor of the men of the earth.instructions from God from a church, or from aman, or a prophet, who shall be like unto Moses. 39 And there shall be one of these two that shall rise up above all other churches of the 31 Now, I have already explained unto you latter days. Nevertheless, it shall not rise up inthat this is not the way the Lord would teach righteousness, but in wickedness, for thoseus his ways, but he suffereth it because of who shall belong to this church shall alsoyour wickedness in denying the power of the belong to the church of the devil and desire the blessings of this great and abominable church. 40 And ye shall witness hereafter in this record the rise of this great church which shall Chapter 81 471

TSP 81:41– 81:56 raised from the dead by the word of Nephi; and also Mathoni and his brother Mathonihah; yea,be called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- these are those apostles who remain upon theday Saints. And ye shall see the way in which earth in a state of mortality, but cannot grow old,Satan in subtleness overcometh this church having received this blessing according to theirand taketh control of its leaders, so that it desires of the Lord.becometh a powerful church that shall wieldthe power that it shall receive from Satan, who 49 And they shall give much strength to theseshall be its God and its Christ. last two latter-day prophets who shall bring forth this record unto the people of the earth. 41 But in the beginning it was not so. AndI have shown unto you that the record of my 50 For behold, I shall not be able to abide uponfathers shall come forth unto Joseph, and he the earth once I have brought forth this recordshall translate the part which is unsealed and unto Joseph, who is the first among them,publish it to the world, so that all might know because I shall have an exalted body of flesh andof the work of the Father, which was wrought bone like unto the Father in that day; and becauseupon the land of Eden, which is this promised of the body that I shall possess at that time, Iland, which shall be called in the latter days, cannot sojourn among them and give themthe United States of America. assistance at that time. 42 And the unsealed portion of this record 51 But I shall come down at the set time ofshall come forth by the power of God, which the Lord when the prophet Joseph shall bethe Lord hath promised unto me, that I might ready to receive the record that my father andbe the protector and overseer of these plates, I have prepared according to thethat they might not fall into the hands of the commandments of the Lord.wicked and be destroyed. 52 And I shall instruct Joseph in many things 43 And it shall come to pass that I shall die; and and teach him many things concerning thisthen, according to the promise that the Lord gave record and the way in which it should beunto me when he was in my presence, translated and come forth unto the world.immediately I shall resurrect and go to thekingdom of the Father and receive the glory that 53 And I shall command him to not breakI have desired for myself. the bands which I shall make to seal this portion of the record concerning the vision of 44 And then the Lord shall command me that I the brother of Jared. And this portion of theshould watch over the work that shall come forth record shall contain the mysteries of God thatfrom my own hand unto Joseph. He would have His children know in the last days of the half of time, which is the end of 45 And there shall be others, who are not time before He shall send His Son in all of Hisexalted, even those three apostles who were glory to reign upon the earth.among those whom the Lord called forth whenhe visited my people in the land of Bountiful; 54 And Joseph shall prepare the world to receive these things which are sealed. And he 46 And these three shall be upon the earth until shall take part in the coming forth of this sealedthe end of time. And they shall not be known portion, even by bringing the plates whichamong men, having hidden themselves from the have been made by my own hands and thesight of men all the days of their lives. hands of my father, and delivering them unto the last of these final prophets, whose name 47 Now, I say hidden because they disguise beareth the name of Christ.themselves and act in a way that others shallnot discover who they are, so that they might 55 And it shall come to pass that in the veryoversee the work of the Lord in all things in same year that Joseph shall establish thethe latter days. church of God in the last days, yea, in this same year shall begin the half of times of 48 And my father was forbidden to write their which I have spoken.names in the record that was unsealed, but in thisrecord their names are given. And these are the 56 And in the same month as the birth ofbrother of Nephi, who was named Timothy,whose body was transformed at the time he was472 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

Mohammed, which was the mark of the end TSP 81:57– 81:71of the times, shall this church be presented tothe world as the only true church of God upon 65 Behold, I shall prophesy unto you and tellthe earth. you why ye do not speak to him: Yea, Satan hath great power over your hearts and ye are filled 57 And now, these times and events are with anger and hate towards him, even with thegiven unto you who lack faith and do not same anger and the hate that the Jews had againstbelieve in these things. For there shall be many Jesus when he spoke unto them.of you who shall mock these last prophets andshall say that of themselves these things have 66 And Satan shall inspire you to not seek outcome forth from their own hand that the this last prophet and speak to him of these things,children of men might be deceived. for Satan knoweth that he shall confound you in your words. And if ye are confounded in your 58 And I say unto you, Woe unto you who shall words, then what shall ye say of yoursay these things and shall lead others to believe in understanding and your knowledge and the spirityour words. For do ye not also have the Bible which ye harbor inside of you?with you? And would ye convince others thatthese last two prophets wrote the Bible also? 67 Behold, ye shall go away knowing that ye do not know truth, and ye shall be empty 59 Yet, in this record shall all the signs of the and afraid to speak unto this latter-daygreat revelations be revealed unto you, which are prophet, even as ye shall be afraid to be in thegiven by the prophets of God in the Bible. presence of the Lord and listen to his words when he cometh in his glory. 60 And when ye have an explanation of thesymbolism and the allegories that were given in 68 And ye shall seek to kill this prophet and ridthe words of the ancient prophets of God, will ye the world of him, because he condemneth you inthen say that these two prophets have invented your wickedness and casteth down your pridethese things to deceive you? and your arrogance in those things which ye think ye understand of God. 61 And as ye read the words of this record;behold, what do these words say unto you? Do 69 And when the Lord cometh in his glory andthey not make an attempt to push you towards calleth forth the plates of ore that my father and IChrist and to love your neighbor as yourself, and have made with our own hands; yea, and ye haveto forsake the world and become one with the the Urim and Thummim explained and shownFather in all things? unto you, then what shall ye say? 62 Yea, ye know that they preach these things, 70 Will ye look upon the Lord and say untofor this is the only message of God that should be him, We do not believe these things, for theytaught among you. And those of you who have came forth from the writings of a man?received these things and who doubt withinyourself of whence they came; yea, have ye read 71 Behold, in that day when all the booksall of these words? shall be opened unto you, those of you who have doubted these things shall be ashamed 63 Yea, have ye spoken to the last of these two and disgraced in the glory that ye havelatter-day prophets about these things? Can ye received from Satan in the church of the devilconfound him in his words? I say unto you, that to which ye belong.ye cannot confound him in his words, because hespeaks according to the Spirit of God, which is Chapter 81 473within him; and he who speaketh according to theSpirit of God, cannot be confounded in thatwhich he speaketh. 64 But ye who condemn them and whobelieve that these things were invented bythem that they might deceive you, why do yenot speak with the prophet of God that is nowamong you upon the earth?

TSP 82:1– 82:16 8 And it shall come to pass that Joseph shall be like unto Moses and Samuel, and other CHAPTER 82 prophets who, in their desire to bring the people to repentance, disregarded the counselThe rise and fall of the original LDS Church. of the Lord and did that which they thoughtJoseph tries to establish a church by Celestial was best for the people, according to thelaws, but it fails. Brigham Young becomes an desires of the people.emissary and leader under the power of Satan.Salt Lake City is established similar to 9 And it shall come to pass that Joseph shallJerusalem and is one of the many seats of Satan begin to set up the church of God according toin the latter days. The LDS Church will send the the principles that he shall learn from theBook of Mormon into all of the earth because of Spirit, and also from the mouths of the holythe pride of its members. angels, which are the principles of the Celestial kingdom. AND it shall come to pass that Joseph shallestablish the church of God among the people 10 And the Father knew that Joseph would doand shall once again introduce into the world, the this thing, for this reason he was chosen. For itfullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ to them. was expedient of the Father that the children of men be given the opportunity to live by these 2 And Joseph shall desire of the Lord that the principles so that they might know that thesechurch be set up according to the principles of Celestial principles are not those things whichthe eternal laws of heaven, which are Celestial. all desire to make them happy. 3 And the Lord shall say unto him at that day: 11 And it shall come to pass that JosephBehold, my servant Joseph, thy calling is not shall introduce the law of consecration amongthat this people shall have the things of the the people.Celestial kingdom of the Father, for many arenot of this kingdom and cannot abide therein 12 Now this was the same law that the twelveand find their happiness. apostles of Christ set up in the church that they established among the people of the Jews. 4 But thou shalt establish this church for thesake of all of the children of God, so that all 13 And this law is based upon the principlesmight partake of His goodness and mercy and that they have been given by the Lord, which areprepare themselves for the kingdom of glory principles of the kingdom of God. And thesethat they have chosen for themselves. same principles were instituted into the first church of God which was established by Adam 5 Behold, there shall be many called by thee and his sons in the land of Eden.to help thee bring forth this church that thoudesirest to establish among the people of the 14 And these principles take from those whoearth according to the principles of heaven, and have an abundance and give to those who havethese shall be of a Terrestrial and a Telestial less. And the commandment is given that, if anature, because of the desires of their hearts. person would live by this law, then he would give willingly of his abilities to all according to 6 Nevertheless, it is better that the people be their needs.led by those to whom they can relate andunderstand according to the glory to which they 15 And this is the law of communal living,pertain, instead of feeling miserable and which if lived in righteousness and in itstormented because of the glory of the Father, fullness, shall bless a people with exceedingwhich shall torment them as they hear thy peace and happiness as long as they live this lawwords, which are the words of a true prophet of in righteousness.God, who knoweth the laws that pertaineth tothe Celestial kingdom of the Father. 16 And those who are rich are those who feel that they sacrifice the most by living this law, for 7 Therefore, seek not to establish the laws of they give of all that they have, and receive onlythe Celestial kingdom among them, for they what they need, like unto the poor, who do notshall not abide by them, and it shall lead to have what they need and take much from thattheir destruction. which is given by the rich.474 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

TSP 82:17– 82:34 17 And now, the rich, who think that they are 26 Neither was there any among them thatrighteous, have always complained of this lacked: for as many as were possessors of landsinequality pertaining to this great law of heaven, or houses sold them, and brought the prices ofwhich is not only a Celestial law, but is lived in the things that were sold, and laid them down atmany of the kingdoms of the Father. the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need. 18 And now, how can ye that are rich thinkthat this is an inequality? Do ye not realize that 27 And it shall come to pass that Joseph shallye would not be rich except for the poor who attempt to institute this same law among thosehave given unto you your riches and have who shall join the church of God in the lattersupported you in all that ye have? days. And it shall come to pass that this shall fail because of the wickedness of the members 19 And now, where do ye suppose that the of the church, especially among those who arefine things of the earth that ye enjoy come from? rich as to the things of the world.Yea, how are they manufactured and produced?Do ye think that a drop of your own sweat fell 28 And the church shall begin to come forthin acquiring the materials for all of the fine in that day, but it shall not come forth inthings that make you rich? righteousness as ye would suppose the church of God would come forth. 20 I say unto you that ye do not sweat at all,but the sweat cometh from the brows of the 29 And now, this is the thing that ye shouldpoor, with whom ye should be glad to share the know who shall receive these things in the latterabundance which ye have. days: Behold, Joseph shall not be called forth upon the earth to establish a church, yea, this is 21 And now, those of you who are rich, and not his main mission; but the Lord shall sufferwho have a hard time giving up that which ye that a church be established to prove all of hishave in order to live by the principles of the words which he hath spoken concerning the greatkingdom of God; behold, do ye not see that ye wickedness of the Gentiles in the latter days.are not ready for the kingdom of God, and willnot be ready until the riches which ye have 30 For there shall be much rebellion and strifemean nothing to you. among the leadership of the church that Joseph shall establish, and many shall fall away 22 And if they meant nothing to you, then ye because of their pride and their desires to havewould not have acquired them, and therefore, ye the glories of men, which they should not desirewould not be rich. Alas, well did the Lord speak according to the commandments of the Lord.of you when he said: It is harder for a rich manto enter the kingdom of heaven than for a camel 31 And even Joseph himself shall becometo go through the gate of the eye of the needle. overcome for a time by the pride of his own heart, which pride ariseth in the hearts of all men 23 Behold, all ye that are rich shall never be when they gain power and control over theof the kingdom of God and follow His plan, but hearts of those who believe in them.are of the kingdom of Satan, whose plan hathmade you rich. 32 Nevertheless, the Lord shall chastise him and cause him to repent and teach the people 24 And the record of the Bible readeth only the words of Christ.concerning the first church that was suffered tobe set up by the twelve apostles of the Lord 33 And it shall come to pass that the people ofamong the Jews, saying: And the multitude of the church of God shall prosper when they are atthem that believed were of one heart and of one peace, even when their leaders are humble andsoul; neither said any of them that ought of the are following the Lord in all his ways.things which he possessed was his own; but theyhad all things in common. 34 But when they are wicked and contentious and seek more for the things of the world than 25 And with great power gave the apostles they do for the things of God, then shall the Lordwitness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; withdraw his help so that they cannot prosper inand great grace was upon them all. peace and be happy. Chapter 82 475

TSP 82:35– 82:50 35 And there shall be those of the church of 43 And I have been commanded to revealGod who shall be humble followers of Christ, many of these things to you, so that ye might nowho shall learn the true gospel and find longer be deceived by your leaders, and that yehappiness in that which they shall learn. might leave the church of the devil and become members of the church of the Lamb of God, 36 But many of the leaders of this church which shall give you the opportunity to have theshall not listen to the words of the prophet Spirit of God, which shall bring you the peaceJoseph and shall be desirous to establish the and happiness that ye desire.church and the Holy Order of the Son of God intheir own way. And when Joseph standeth 44 And it shall come to pass that theagainst them in their wicked desires, they shall government of the beast that shall be establishedrebel against him, proclaiming that he is a false in the latter days shall rise up against the peopleprophet who would mislead the people. of this church and against Joseph and shall persecute them and desire to cast them out from 37 Now, there are many of you who shall among the rest of its people.receive these things in the latter days who shallbelieve that ye are of the church that was 45 And in this way, Satan shall influence hisestablished by Joseph in the beginning. But I leaders so that the church of God shall not havesay unto you, that the true church of God shall a chance to come forth in righteousness.not exist upon the earth in the latter daysbecause of the great wickedness of the children 46 And Joseph shall do all that is in hisof men in following the plan of Lucifer instead power to teach the people the things that heof the plan of God. hath learned from the Spirit. And he shall make many attempts to live at peace with the 38 And the people of the church, which shall government of the United States, callingbe recognized among you as the Church of upon its protection of the rights of all of itsJesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, shall be misled citizens to be protected in their right toand deceived by their leaders. worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience. 39 For their leaders shall not give unto thepeople of their church the true history of the 47 And now, Satan gladly desireth that allbeginnings of this church, nor will they allow people worship him according to the dictates ofthem to question the corrupted and their own conscience. But if there ariseth amanipulated history that they shall teach to the religion, or a thought, that is contrary to his plan,people in their churches. or that supporteth the plan of the Father, then he inspireth those over whom he hath power and 40 Behold, my beloved brothers and sisters, causeth them to persecute and destroy thoseyour leaders do not want you to know the truth who do not want to follow his plan.behind the history of your church, because theyknow that ye shall begin to question their 48 Therefore, it shall come to pass that theauthority and wonder why they have corrupted United States shall not protect the church of Godthe history and have hidden it from you. from the persecutions of others, but shall hinder the church in its formation and its right to 41 And they have done these things so that establish itself, because it is not a church thatthey might maintain control over your hearts followeth the plan of Lucifer.and minds and keep you within the church, sothat ye might continue to give unto them praise 49 And it shall come to pass that all of theand glory; and also that ye might continue to other religions that shall be set up in the Unitedgive unto them your tithing that they might States shall be protected by the principles of thiscreate a kingdom for themselves upon the earth. nation. But the church of God, which shall be established by Joseph, shall not be protected, but 42 And I would admonish those of you who shall be persecuted and destroyed.shall receive these things to seek out the truthand know of those things that transpired among 50 And thus it shall come to pass to anythe people of the church of God that was church, or a people, who make an attempt toestablished by Joseph in the beginning. usurp the power of Satan and cause commotion in his kingdom.476 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

51 And Joseph shall be under a strict TSP 82:51– 82:68command of the Lord that he shall not revealunto the world all of the knowledge that he 59 And these shall know more of the truths ofshall receive from the Spirit and also from the the history of Joseph and his teachings and thevoice of the angels, and from the servants of beginnings of the church, than those who refuseGod that dwell among men, for much of this to follow them, who are the unlearned and meekknowledge shall be contained in these things among them.which are sealed. 60 And they shall separate themselves from the poor and the meek of the church, who shall be 52 But he shall be allowed to give unto men the majority of those who have joined thisthat which they are ready to receive and that church in the latter days.which is expedient that they receive accordingto the commandments of the Lord. 61 And the church that they shall establish among them shall rise up and be lost in 53 For the Lord knoweth all that which is to obscurity, having not the strength and power tocome to pass among the children of men. And combat Satan and his will concerning them.this he doth not know, except it be by theexperience that the Father hath shared with him 62 And in that day Satan shall have greatof those things which have occurred many times power over the hearts of the rest of the peoplebefore on other worlds like unto this one. who shall be left in this church; and he shall make one of them his own leader and raise 54 And the Lord gave revelations unto Joseph him up; and Satan shall pretend to be the Godso that the things that were supposed to occur in of the people of the Saints, which is the namehis time would come to pass. But of himself, by which they shall call themselves after theJoseph thought that he could establish Zion and name of the church that Joseph shall establishbring peace and happiness to the world by the among them.principles of this peace and happiness which hehad been given by God. 63 And this leader who he shall raise up shall speak with authority and much power 55 Nevertheless, the Gentiles shall be wicked and flattery unto the people. And his nameand shall be so entrenched in the kingdom of shall be Brigham.Satan, that they shall not be worthy of arighteous church of God among them. 64 And he shall deceive the poor and the meek and shall lead them into the wilderness, 56 And it shall come to pass that Joseph shall pretending to be an emissary of the Lord.be murdered for the sake of his word, and alsobecause of the great wickedness of the members 65 And he shall be like unto King Noah,who belongeth to the church which he shall whose only desire was to set up a kingdom forcause to be set up among them. And he shall himself and bring glory to himself byseal his testimony of the truthfulness of his captivating the hearts and the minds of themission with his blood. people with his flattering words. 57 Nevertheless, the world shall hold his 66 And it shall come to pass that Brighamname in contempt, and the church which he shall lead the people to a land of wilderness nearshall cause to be established shall be overcome unto the remnants of a great lake which onceby Satan and led by him. covered that part of the land when the earth was in its infancy. 58 For it shall come to pass that after hisdeath, the church shall be divided in itself as I 67 And the remnant of this lake shall be of nohave explained it unto you. And those who are worth, and shall be of salt, and the people shallin possession of more of the riches and property cause to come forth a city that they shall call, theof this church, and who have more knowledge city of Salt Lake.and familiarity with the beginnings of thechurch, yea, even the family of Joseph, shall 68 Now, this shall come to pass according toattempt to continue his teachings and reestablish the mind and the will of Satan in all things. Forthe church once again upon the earth. he knoweth that the poor and the meek of the church of God cannot read, nor can they write, but that they are strong in their backs. Therefore they would need a leader to lead them and teach unto them the things of God. Chapter 82 477

TSP 82:69– 82:85 Brigham, Satan shall establish himself powerfully amongst those who think of 69 And Satan knew that if he could raise up themselves as the righteous saints of God.a leader among them, then he could give untothe people the blessings that he hath given to 78 And from his works, shall rise forth one ofall of those who worship him and follow the the most powerful religions that the world hathcourse of his plan. ever known. Yea, it shall be more powerful, even than the great Catholic Church that shall 70 And the area in which this great city shall cover the earth during the days in between thebe established shall be like unto the area that times and the half of time.surroundeth Jerusalem. Behold, both beingestablished near the borders of a sea of salt, 79 And though its numbers shall be few inwhich provideth no life to the children of men. comparison with other religions that Satan shall cause to rise up in the latter days, with his 71 And these things shall also be according to subtle ways, shall Satan begin to use thisthe knowledge and purpose of the Lord. For as church as one of the means that he hath set upthe waters of the earth giveth life unto the world, to perpetuate his plan and bring all men underso also shall the word of God. But the Jews and his power and his control.those who shall inhabit the city of Salt Lakeshall not have the pure waters that flow forth 80 For behold, in the last days this churchfrom the mouth of God, but the stench that shall show forth the glory of the blessings that itcometh forth from the sea of salt, which are the hath received from Satan by its great templesprecepts and commandments of men. and its churches and the great amount of money and property which pertaineth unto it. 72 And the people of Salt Lake shall be likeunto the people of Jerusalem and shall be 81 And its members shall pursue the things ofreminded by the stench of that great salt lake the world and aspire to the honors of men; andwhich is near unto their city, even that they many shall receive these honors from Satan,should keep in remembrance that they do not who they believe is their God. Nevertheless,have this pure and refreshing water that can give they do not recognize their God as Satan, for helife unto them. hath deceived them with the riches and the power that they shall possess. 73 And Brigham shall use his power over thepeople to build a temple like unto the temple at 82 And in his pride Satan shall laugh at theJerusalem. And in all things shall this people be Father and he shall also laugh at all the holylike unto the Jews. prophets who have been upon the earth who have testified against the great wickedness that 74 Now, this is the will of the Lord, so that he shall be established in the last days among thecan one day show forth his power unto them as children of men. For behold, this church shallhe did unto the Jews. For the great temple demonstrate to all the children of God that awhich shall be established among them shall people can seem prosperous and righteous andone day be destroyed, like unto the temple at have peace if they follow his plan.Jerusalem, and all these things shall come topass because these people of the city of Salt 83 And now, it shall be revealed further untoLake shall be like unto the Jews in every way. you in this record more of this great and abominable church which shall be known 75 And Brigham shall become great and among you as the Church of Jesus Christ ofglorious as the servant of Satan, and shall do Latter-day Saints.whatsoever thing that he is commanded by Satan. 84 Yea, it shall be revealed further unto you of 76 And the city of Salt Lake shall become a their hypocrisy and their wickedness, and theirgreat city of commerce and business, even so secret combinations, and also of their downfallmuch that the government of the United States as the great day of the Lord approacheth.shall take notice of its greatness. 85 And I have explained many things 77 And now, the sole purpose of Brigham regarding this church unto you in this record; forshall be to get gain and set himself up above the this church shall have the record of my fatherpeople so that he might be worshipped by themand receive of their glory. And by the works of478 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

among them, but they shall be like unto the Jews TSP 82:86– 83:5of old, who had the records of all the holyprophets, yet they did not read them, nor did CHAPTER 83they understand them. Satan uses truth to deceive. The members of 86 And the Father shall use this church and its the LDS Church live the word of wisdom ingreatness and its glory and its money and the hypocrisy. The lost 116 page manuscript isdeception of its people to allow this record to be discussed—Christopher brings it again to thegiven unto all the earth. world in the latter days to prove the veracity of The Sealed Portion. Moroni testifies of the 87 For these people shall believe that they are mission of Joseph Smith and Christopherthe only righteous children of God upon the Marc Nemelka. The desire of wealth and notearth, and that a man cannot be saved unless he taking care of the poor and needy are surejoineth their church and receiveth the signs that a person is following the plan ofordinances that its leaders have prescribed for Lucifer. The mentally handicapped are giventhe salvation of the people. as examples by the Father. 88 And because of this pride, many people AND now, it hath always been the plan ofshall carry the record of my people to others Lucifer to take the eternal truths and laws that heupon the earth, who are the elect of God and are learned as a spirit child in the kingdom of thesearching for the truth of God in all things. Father and make them a part of his eternal plan. Nevertheless, only those truths and laws that 89 And these shall join this church, but shall satisfieth his needs and desires doth he introducecome to know that its works are evil, and then into his plan for happiness.they shall depart from it. Nevertheless, theyshall take with them the record of my fathers, 2 And because of this, it is a hard thing for awhich Joseph was commanded to bring forth man to distinguish between the plan of Luciferunto them. and the plan of the Father. For a mortal man hath forgotten the plan of the Father, and 90 And after they have received a testimony therefore knoweth not the eternal laws andof the things that are written in the part of the truths that the Father gave unto His children asrecord which is not sealed, then shall their hearts spirits in His kingdom.and minds be ready to receive these things,which are sealed, and have been preserved for 3 But Satan hath not forgotten any of thethem, who are elect, even those who shall have promises made by the Father, nor hath hethe name of the Lord written in their hearts and forgotten the eternal plan of the Father which hein their foreheads. rebelled against in the beginning. 91 And they shall know that the things 4 And there are many parts of the plan of therevealed unto them are true, because they Father which are taught by Lucifer and used totestifieth of the wickedness of the world and the bring the joy and happiness that all of our soulsgreat corruption of the children of men as they desire. And because of the many truths of thelive by the plan of Lucifer. Father that he useth in his plan, many times a man can be deceived into thinking that the plan 92 But these things which have been sealed and course of life that the devil hath laid out forup shall come forth and give unto them a better us is a righteous plan of God.understanding of the plan of the Father that theydid not consider. 5 And because the plan of Lucifer provideth much of the temporary happiness in the flesh for 93 And if they are elect, and do not belong to the children of men, they begin to believe that it isthe church of the devil, then they shall be a righteous plan, because of the goodness that theyreceived by the Father into the church of the perceive in their hearts, which they believe comethLamb, and therein they shall find the peace and from the course of life that they live according tothe happiness, and the righteousness that they the plan of Lucifer, which they are deceived intohave desired all the days of their lives. believing is righteousness before God. Chapter 83 479

TSP 83:6– 83:21 unhappiness that cometh from the treasures of the earth and the pursuit of them. 6 Now, I have already explained unto youthat the plan of Lucifer provideth blessings of 15 And they shall witness the rich and thehappiness to those who follow his plan. powerful among them, who would pretend toNevertheless, there are great differences present themselves as happy, because theybetween the plan of Lucifer and the plan of possess great riches and power.the Father. 16 Yet, ye shall see that they are not happy. 7 And I have explained unto you one of For they shall give their lives to eating andthese differences, even that the joy and drinking and making themselves merry in anyhappiness that ye receive from following the way possible to assuage the misery that comethplan of Lucifer is a temporary joy that doth not from their riches.last forever, but endeth as soon as theexperience of the blessing is complete. 17 And there shall be many poor upon the earth who also follow the plan of Lucifer. And 8 And as an example of this thing, the Lord these shall covet and envy that which the richmade an attempt to teach this unto the people hath received from Satan, believing that if theywhen he said unto them: Lay not up for are rich, then they shall be happy like unto theyourselves treasures upon earth, where moth rich and powerful, who they believe are happyand rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break because of their riches, which appear beforethrough and steal; but lay up for yourselves men in public to bring happiness unto them.treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rustdoth corrupt, and where thieves do not break 18 But when they are alone in their greatthrough nor steal; for where your treasure is, houses surrounded by the many fine andthere will your heart be also. precious things that their money hath provided for them, they shall be in misery alone; for 9 And now, when ye receive the treasures of they are away from the eye of the public,the earth, which are those things with which which would see them in the miserable stateSatan doth bless you for following his plan, do that they have caused for themselves becausethey not bring immediate joy to your heart when of their riches.ye receive them? 19 And because of the knowledge of the laws 10 But after ye have received them for awhile, of heaven that Satan shall be allowed todoth the same joy exist in your heart that existed introduce among the children of men in the lastin the beginning when ye received these things? days, many of the children of men shall be inspired to invent the medicines that these rich 11 And when they begin to rust, or when can purchase, which shall give unto them themoths eat them, or when thieves steal them, do continued happiness that they do not receiveye not feel miserable and have a great cause to from their riches, or a reprieve from their miserymourn and be unhappy because of the effect that that they shall long for because of them.your loss hath upon your soul? 20 And the brother of Jared hath written of 12 Now, this is what is meant by the these things and hath called them according astemporary joy and happiness that ye receive they shall relieve the symptoms that arefrom these things; for it is a feeling of caused because of the unhappiness of those ofjoy that doth not last; and this same joy hath the the latter days.power to cause you misery after the initial joyhath ended. 21 And not only the rich shall be miserable and in need of the stimulants that Satan shall 13 And it shall come to pass in the latter days provide for them, but also the poor who envythat all the people of the whole earth shall begin and covet the rich; yea, these shall also beto search after its treasures; and the desires of all miserable in that which they desire; and thesethe children of men shall be set upon their also shall need the drugs and the anti-money and the things that they can purchase depressants, and the other stimulants that Satanwith their money. shall inspire the children of men to create to give 14 And the elect shall see that this is the case;and they shall see the great cause of misery and480 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

them a temporary joy, or a temporary reprieve TSP 83:22– 83:35from the misery that they shall feel. knowledge and testimony of the plan of the 22 And now, my brothers and sisters, how can Father than the rest of your brothers and sistersye say that the plan which ye follow in the latter who are upon the earth in the latter days, yet yedays is the plan of God, when the things which are worse than they.ye believe are the blessings of God, cause yousuch heartache and misery? 30 Woe, woe unto you who are not pure in heart but are hypocrites, even those of you who 23 How can ye say that ye are a righteous consider yourselves righteous before God, butpeople who live in a righteous nation under are filthy still. Behold, if ye do not see the errorGod, when there existeth no lasting happiness of your ways and refrain from the judgment ofamong you? Yea, do ye not see the abuse others, then it shall be measured unto you thatamong you of these stimulants that shall be which ye measure to another.prevalent in the latter days? 31 And in the latter days ye shall be stricken 24 And it shall come to pass that this church in your health. And ye shall become fat withof which I have spoken, that which shall carry excess, and ye shall groan within yourselvesforth the unsealed portion of this record into the because of your depression, and your loneliness,world, shall command its people to not partake and your lack of righteousness. And yourof the alcohol, and the wine, and other of the leaders shall grow old and age in the progressionstimulants that shall be produced from the of their wickedness, for they are the examples ofnatural course of nature; yet, they shall condone wickedness that ye have chosen for yourselves.the use of the stimulants that their doctors shallprescribe for them, which are made from the 32 And ye have been given a promise by theknowledge of science and medicine that Satan Lord through the prophet Joseph, that if yehath given unto them in the latter days. obey his laws of health, then ye shall receive health in your navels and marrow to your 25 And they shall judge and condemn those bones; and ye shall find wisdom and greatthat take natural drugs, and that drink wine, and treasures of knowledge, even hiddenthat take into their bodies those things which treasures; and ye shall run and not be weary,they have been taught by their leaders are not and shall walk and not faint.permitted by their church. 33 And now, look at the leaders who have 26 But it shall come to pass that they shall set the example for you? Do they run and notconsume more of the medicines made by the weary, do they walk and not faint? Do theyhand of men than any other people upon the earth. give unto you any treasures of knowledge that ye do not already have among you, which 27 Now, what say ye of this church which have not come from them, but from thethinketh that it is the only church of God upon corrupted doctrines and principles of Josephthe earth? What say ye of the course which ye that they have changed and doctored andof this church shall follow to obtain your presented unto you as the truth?happiness? Do ye not now know that ye areindeed following the plan of Lucifer, even more 34 And are not many of them old men whoso than the rest of the people of the earth? speak only as they need to speak according to the desires and guidelines of the church? 28 And how do ye think that ye can justify the Behold, do they not lose their capacity to thinkstimulants and the drugs that your doctors and function without the aid of the doctors inprescribe for you, yet ye judge and ridicule those whom they have put their trust?who take substances of the earth, that do thesame thing to the body that do those things 35 And when they are old, are they not keptwhich have been prescribed by your doctors, in alive by the miracles that Satan hath introducedwhom ye trust, as a remedy for their misery? into the world to save your lives, so that ye might continue to live according to his plan in 29 Oh, ye hypocrites! My soul is burdened the flesh, when ye could have had faith in thegreatly because of you; for ye have the record of Lord and died and entered into the rest andmy father and have been given much more peace that the Lord hath promised unto those who live by the words of Christ and keep the commandments of the Father? Chapter 83 481

TSP 83:36– 83:50 Nephi with the remainder of the abridgment that he made of the records of the Nephites. 36 But I say unto you, that it is better for youthat ye are kept alive by the means of Satan, 44 But I have the words of the brother ofbecause it might give unto you more of a chance Jared, which give an accounting of all thingsto see the error of your ways and repent of the that have happened and all those things whichhypocrisy and wickedness that shall condemn shall happen unto the ends of the earth.you before the Lord. 45 And I read his words concerning the things 37 For behold, if ye were to die, ye would die that shall transpire concerning this record in thein your wickedness and your deception, and ye latter days. And I know that it was the will ofshall be received back into the spirit world in a the Lord that the wicked desires of these men instate of misery and hell, which ye shall not be stealing this first manuscript from Joseph comeable to assuage by the means of your doctors to pass, that the Lord might hide from you of theand your prescribed medicines, which only latter days many of the words of my fatheraffect the flesh and do nothing to relieve the pain which he wrote pertaining to the state ofand misery of your souls. wickedness in which the Jews found themselves at Jerusalem. 38 Behold, ye seek more for the things ofthe world and the honors of men than any 46 For the church of God at Jerusalem at theother people upon the earth. Yea, your hearts time of Lehi shall be in the same state ofand desires are set upon these things in the wickedness as the church of God, as thelike manner as were the leaders of the Jews Gentiles suppose, which shall be established inwho were at Jerusalem when the Lord sent the great city of Salt Lake in the latter days.his prophets unto them in the days of myfather Lehi. 47 And if ye of this church of the latter days would have had the first part of the translation of 39 And ye have this record in your church, the record of my father, then ye would havewhich giveth unto you more of a responsibility known that which ye should not become, havingto live by the word of God and keep the a witness of these things before you.commandments of Christ which he hath givenunto you by the two testimonies which ye shall 48 But this great leader that shall be led by acarry forth to the world in your pride. flaxen cord by Satan, who shall be known among you as Brigham, he shall not know these 40 And it shall come to pass that the Lord things, and shall establish the foundations of theshall allow the translation of the first part of the church that Satan desireth to establish amongrecord of my father to fall into the hands of you in the latter days.wicked men, who shall have it in their hearts todestroy the work of the Lord, if he would allow 49 Behold, it shall come to pass that when thethem to do so. final of the two of these latter day prophets shall receive the plates upon which is written this 41 And it shall come to pass that Joseph shall record, even that he may fulfill the will of thegive the manuscript on which he hath translated Lord concerning these things which are sealed;the first part of the abridgment which my father yea, when he shall receive these plates, he shallhath written upon these plates to his scribe, who be commanded to give unto you once again ashall be deceived by wicked men who shall steal translation of the first part of these plates, whichthe manuscript so that they might prove to the translation shall be lost by Joseph to the handsworld that Joseph cannot translate the first part of wicked men.of this record again. 50 And it shall come to pass that these wicked 42 And this they shall believe, because Joseph men shall preserve that which they shall stealwas laid under a strict commandment that he from Joseph and guard it up, and pass it fromshould not show unto any man the plates upon one generation to another, so that they mightwhich these things are written. have a means whereby they might destroy the testimony of those who shall receive these 43 Now, neither my father nor I knew of the things in the latter days.will of the Lord concerning these things whenmy father Mormon, included the small plates of482 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

51 For these men shall not believe that there TSP 83:51– 83:65are plates of gold which have these thingswritten upon them. And they shall believe that shall make of the portion of this record whichJoseph made up the translation of these plates, shall be sealed.and the proof that they shall present to theworld is in the manuscript that was translated 59 Yea, ye shall know these things, and yewhich they have guarded and kept among shall see that which Christopher shall bringthem; for they shall believe that if Joseph were forth, which is the lost part of the manuscript ofto retranslate the first part of these plates, that Joseph. And ye shall compare the twothe translation would not be the same, and translations, and ye shall see that they are nearlytherefore, they could prove to the world that word for word in their construction and in theirhe is a false prophet who hath set out to meaning, except for the weakness of writingdeceive the world. that each of these latter day prophets shall have during the process of their own translation 52 And now, the Lord could command Joseph through the Urim and Thummim.to retranslate the first part of these platesthrough the Urim and Thummim, and his 60 And now, what say ye of these things? Yetranslation would be the same, except it be for shall see that they are the same words, therefore,errors that are caused because of the weakness ye know that Christopher shall take hisof men in the writing of their own language. translation from the same plates from which Joseph shall take his translation. 53 And if these wicked men would change ordoctor the words of the original translation in 61 But ye are wicked men who have beenany form, it would be made known unto any misled and deceived by Satan, therefore, yewho observe the manuscript, because of the shall not bring forth the manuscript at that day,difference in the writing and the words of the but shall cause it to be destroyed, because of thescribe who wrote the original words that he verification that it can make of the truthfulnessreceived from Joseph as he translated them with and correctness of the translation of these platesthe Urim and Thummim. given by Christopher. 54 Nevertheless, the Lord shall command that 62 Woe unto you, ye wicked men. Behold, yethese things shall not be given at that time for shall have proof of the truthfulness of thesethe reason that I have explained unto you. things before you, yet ye shall continue to deny these things and take it upon yourselves to 55 Behold, this thing shall also be a witness continue to corrupt the work of God and misleadagainst those wicked men and their children the people.who shall receive these things from their fathers,who have the original manuscript which was 63 And there shall be others in the latter dayswritten by the scribe of Joseph at the time he who shall make an attempt to invent thebegan the translation of these things. contents of this portion of my record that is sealed. And Satan shall come unto them and 56 Behold, ye have the manuscript before deceive them as an angel of light, and give untoyou; And now, I say unto you, bring it forth unto them a Urim and Thummim that they shallthe world, so that it might be examined and believe shall have the power to know theverified by the means of science that ye shall contents of these thingshave in those days. 64 But how can ye who have been deceived 57 For by the means of your science, ye shall think that ye can translate something that ye doknow that it was indeed written by the hand of not have? For ye do not have the plates of goldthe scribe of Joseph in his day. that my father and I have prepared for these things. And without the plates that we have 58 And it shall come to pass that ye shall have prepared, what is it that ye think ye arethe translation of these same things given unto translating with your Urim and Thummim?you by Christopher, having been commandedby the Lord to bring these things forth again 65 And ye who have done these things shallunto the world along with the translation that he also be condemned by the Lord for your deception and your weakness in allowing Satan to deceive you and give you his revelations, so Chapter 83 483

TSP 83:66– 83:82 be taken from the refining fire from which he hath been cast and prepared, and he shall bethat he might mislead you also and bind you ready and not afraid, and he shall do all thingswith his chains that shall lead to the destruction that he is commanded pertaining to this work.of your souls. 74 And the Lord shall bless him with 66 And I say unto all of you of the latter days, righteousness and wisdom and muchthere shall not be but two latter-day prophets knowledge of those things that are necessary forwho shall be given the power and the authority the children of men to know for their happinessto bring forth these things unto the world. The and their salvation in the latter days.first shall be called Joseph after his father, andhe shall only give unto you that which is 75 Nevertheless, he shall be as harmless as arequired of him by the Lord. dove, and shall love all men, and seek for the good of his neighbor, never harming another as 67 And the second shall be Christopher, a they would harm him, even as he shall bebearer of Christ, who shall give unto you the harmed by them.translation of the sealed portion of this record,and he shall also give unto you only those things 76 And he shall hide among the Gentiles thatwhich the Lord shall command him. he might not be discovered and made known to the world until the own due time of the Lord. 68 And there shall be no other from whom And when he shall make himself known, thereshall come forth anything that pertaineth to this shall be many who are wicked who shall haterecord, except these prophets of whom I make him and persecute him and lay a snare for himmention upon these plates. that they might show unto the world that he cannot be a prophet of God. 69 And in the latter days Christopher shall beborn into this great church of which I have 77 But his testimony shall stand in that whichspoken. And he shall be raised up and given the he shall translate from these plates, even theexperiences that are necessary for him to words that I am writing unto you at this time.accomplish those things which the Lord shallrequire of him. 78 And there shall be no man who can deny the power of the things which he shall bring 70 And he shall be persecuted and reviled by forth unto the world that have been sealed up bythose of his own household, and rejected by the command of the Father.those of his church. And Satan shall make everyeffort to tempt him and steer him in a course of 79 And he shall testify unto all those who seeklife that shall take him away from the great him out and are desirous of his testimony. Andmission that he shall perform for the people of he shall turn many to the words of Christ and tothe earth in the latter days. the happiness that cometh from following the plan of the Father. 71 For he shall have all the attributes of thegreat men of the earth, even in his intelligence 80 And that great church which calleth itselfthat shall be far greater than many upon the the only true and living church of God upon theearth. And Satan shall give unto him many earth, shall be discovered by the people in theopportunities, and shall tempt him to follow day that these things shall come forth. And thehis plan of happiness and become his servant, leaders of this church shall be old and uneasyand receive the blessings that come from men, who are kept alive by the blessings offollowing his plan. Satan, and who have not the power of God within them. 72 And he shall experience much tribulationand sorrow because of the wickedness of the 81 And when the people of the latter dayspeople of the earth, and also by the misuse of shall receive these things, then shall theyhis own free agency, which he shall use to discover their great wickedness and the manyshrink from the calling that he shall receive things that Satan hath caused to come forthfrom the Lord. among them. 73 Nevertheless, in the end, even at the time 82 Nevertheless, only the elect shall hear thethat the Lord hath appointed that these things voice of the Father, which shall be given untoshall come forth to the world, Christopher shall484 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

them by the whisperings of the Holy Spirit, TSP 83:83– 83:100which shall testify unto them of the truthfulnessof these things, and also of the wickedness of the night, would ye not want to be given theworld, which is under the power of Satan. opportunity according to your abilities to have these things? 83 And many shall reject these things becausethese words shall testify that their riches and the 92 And now, this is where Lucifer made hisdesires of their hearts are evil, and that the great greatest error of judgment when he considerednation to which they have given their lives and the plan that he would offer unto us as antheir devotion is the seat of Satan, which alternative plan than the plan of the Father.perpetuateth his plan and bringeth all the earthunder his power. 93 For he did not take into account that we are all different in our own desires of 84 And now, I have explained unto you that happiness, and that to some of us, workinga desire for the fine things of the world and the according to the way in which we are requiredpleasure of these things are a way in which ye to work to obtain the fine things of the world,might tell if ye are following the plan of or even to support our own lives, is not thatLucifer or not. which bringeth happiness unto us. 85 And ye shall know that your nation and its 94 But Lucifer sought to require these thingspeople are following the plan of Lucifer because from all of us. Yea, it was his desire to force usof their desires of these things. to live according to the principles and the commandments of the Celestial kingdom, so 86 But behold, there is another sure way in that we could all have that glory and partake ofwhich ye might know for a surety that a nation the exceeding power and glory of a God.and its people are following the plan ofLucifer. For ye shall behold that the nation of 95 And if we did not want to follow his planthe United States shall raise up a standard to and become a God, as he wanted for us all, thenthe whole world, which shall invite all the he thought that we should not be, or that weworld to be like unto them, if the world is should not be allowed to inherit any kingdom ofwilling to do the things that they do. glory, where we would be blessed for something that we did not deserve, or that we did not earn. 87 And it shall proclaim that all people shallhave the opportunity to become rich and have 96 And he established his plan to compensatethe fine things of the world by following its plan, a man for his knowledge and his willingness towhich consisteth of its government and its laws. abide by the principles of his plan, which were given that each man might get power and glory 88 And now, this is the other way that ye and have all the riches of the world.might know that this nation is following the planof Lucifer, because it shall promise unto the 97 And this plan is contrary to the plan of thepeople that which it cannot give unto them. Father, which alloweth the full effect of our free agency and rewardeth us according to our 89 And if any nation among you hath those desires of happiness, we, having been created bywho are poor and who have not the means to Him for this end.feed themselves properly, and clothe themselvesproperly, and who do not have a place where 98 And I have already explained unto you inthey might rest, that they might call a home; yea, this record the way that the Father expecteth usif any nation among you denieth its citizens the to be. Behold, He doth not care if we arenecessities of life, then ye may know of a surety desirous all the days of our lives to be beggarsthat it followeth the plan of Lucifer; for the plan and sit at the gate of the rich begging for theof the Father would not allow such things. crumbs that might fall from their tables. 90 For behold, this is the greatest sin of all, 99 Yea, he doth not care if our happiness iseven that ye do not love one another as ye would gained by having all things provided for ushave others love you. without our putting forth a concerted effort to obtain these things. 91 And if ye did not have food to eat, orclothes to wear, or a place to lay your head at 100 Behold, the Father hath caused that some of our brothers and sisters come down upon this earth and give unto us an example of these types Chapter 83 485

TSP 83:101– 84:3 know that ye are following the plan of Lucifer. For if ye find your happiness in seeking for theof His children, which He loveth, and who have things of the world, and when ye find thesealready proven themselves worthy of His things, the joy that accompanieth these things iskingdom and the glory that they have chosen for only temporary, after which ye are forced tothemselves to bring them happiness. search for more of these things which provideth for you this temporary joy; and if ye need to use 101 And many of these spirits shall come into other means to relieve you of your misery,mortality in the flesh and shall not have the which is caused because of the temporary joycapability to seek after the things of the world, that hath ended, then ye shall know of a suretynor care for themselves. that ye follow the plan of Lucifer. 102 And in the beginning, they shall be like 111 And if ye have any among you that ye dounto the rest of the children of men, but their not feed, and clothe, and house, and ye judgethbodies shall grow into their spirits, instead of them because they do not desire the things of thetheir spirits growing into their bodies. world as ye do, then ye shall also know that ye are the children of Satan and follow his plan. 103 And they shall all have an appearance thatis similar in the physical nature of their bodies of CHAPTER 84flesh, indicating that they have been blessed bythe Father as an example to show unto us the The discovery and formation of the Unitedpurpose of His plan for our eternal happiness. States as the seat of Satan. War is further condemned as the wickedness of political 104 And these shall not be able to exist upon leaders. The American Indians are gentle andthe earth without their wants and their needs peaceful at first because of the teachings of thebeing provided for by others. And they shall be three Nephites, who are named. Christopherthose upon whom Satan shall have no effect, for Columbus was not the man mentioned by Nephihe cannot tempt them. in the Book of Mormon. 105 And now, these are they which are the AND now, I shall return once again to thetrue children of God and are following His plan beginning of the nation which shall be known asin all things. the United States of America, and show unto those of you who shall receive these things, 106 And now, I ask of you in the latter days, which have been sealed, the easy way that Satando these suffer unhappiness, except it be the shall have convincing power over the hearts andunhappiness that ye cause them because of your minds of all the people of the earth, convincingmistreatment of them? Yet, even when ye them that his plan is more righteous than themistreat them, do they judge you or mistreat you eternal plan of the Father.and cause misery to come upon you? 2 And now, the United States shall not be the 107 Behold, these do not suffer unhappiness, only nation upon the earth that shall follow afterbut are blessed by the Father and given unto us the plan of Lucifer, for all nations shall be underas an example of the purity of the souls of those his power. But this nation shall become thewho would enter into His kingdom. most powerful nation among all the nations of the earth, and its influence shall be felt in all 108 And ye who follow the plan of Lucifer parts of the earth because of the beast and theshall look upon these as incompetents and foundation of the number of its name that shallretarded in their progression, they not having the be set up in the latter days in this great nation.capacity or the ability to desire the things of theearth as ye do, for they shall be satisfied with the 3 And all the economies that shall be set by allfood that ye give unto them. 109 And they shall not concern themselveswith the clothes that they wear, but only if yeteach them these things shall it matter untothem. And they shall not understand thesignificance of money, for it shall make no senseunto them, they being pure souls unable to betempted in this way by Satan. 110 And now, this is the way that ye might486 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

the nations of the world shall be affected by this TSP 84:4– 84:19beast; and nothing that shall be done in theworld regarding the monetary affairs among the 11 And now, this is the plan of the Father; yea,children of men shall be done without the this is what the Lord shall teach, even the sharpconsideration and control of this beast, who sword with two edges that proceedeth forth outshall be the fiduciary of the number of the beast of his mouth, which are his ways and his pathsthroughout the whole world. that he would have the children of men follow according to the eternal plan of the Father that 4 And now, it is easier for Satan to concentrate shall give unto them happiness.upon one nation and bring it under his controlthan it is for him to control all the nations of the 12 And many of the wicked in the latter daysearth in all things. shall believe that it is necessary that they build up a great means of force and strength that they 5 For behold, those in the spirit world who might protect their nation from other nationsfollow Satan and his plan are a finite number of that might come upon them.souls whose works, according to the inspirationthat they can give unto the children of men in 13 Now, this thing is that which Satan wouldmortality, can be better used on a small nation of have them believe so that he might have thepeople who are desirous to follow Satan, than means of force to conquer any who comethey can be used on a nation of many people. against him, and that he might put down any usurpations of his power and authority 6 Nevertheless, it doth not take a large nation throughout the earth.to control the rest of the world, but it taketh apowerful nation. And this power is in the 14 And in the latter days, the United Statesstrength of a nation, or in its ability to kill others, of America shall be the most powerful nationor defend itself by force from another. upon the earth. And it shall also be the most wicked because it followeth in every way the 7 Behold, in all the kingdoms of Satan, the plan of Lucifer and persecuteth those whomeans of force, which is concentrated in its would follow the plan of the Father, evenarmies and its navies and in any organization those who would sue for peace andthat it createth to wage the sin of war, shall righteousness throughout the earth.always be a measure of its power. 15 For it shall come to pass, that all those 8 But a nation under God attributeth its who rise up against this great nation shall bepower to the righteousness and the peace and subdued by its great armies and navies andthe happiness that is found among its people. means of force.Yea, nowhere in a nation under God can therebe found weapons of warfare, for they shall 16 Even those who are its citizens who sue fornot exist. peace, and who petition the government against war, shall be overcome by the passions of the 9 And for this reason it hath been written wicked who think that the killing of theirthat when the Lord cometh in the glory of the brothers and sisters of other nations is justifiableFather to establish His kingdom upon the to save their own lives.earth, it is written, saying: And many peopleshall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to 17 And this great patriotism shall blind thethe mountain of the Lord, to the house of the minds and harden the hearts of the citizens ofGod of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, this nation. And it shall come to pass that theyand we will walk in his paths; for out of Zion shall put their trust in their leaders and cast outshall go forth the law, and the word of the from among them all those who speak againstLord from Jerusalem. its power and its glory. 10 And he shall judge among the nations, and 18 And there shall be exceedingly powerfulshall rebuke many people; and they shall beat advancements in the weaponry of war of thistheir swords into plowshares, and their spears nation, and its power shall be glorified by theseinto pruninghooks; and nation shall not lift up great weapons, which have been built to murdersword against nation, neither shall they learn through war any that speak against the beast.war any more. 19 And the leaders of this nation shall take pride in their weapons of war, and their names Chapter 84 487

TSP 84:20– 84:35 children throughout the whole earth; and hath he not commanded you to love one anothershall adorn them, and the people shall worship and do unto them what ye would have them dotheir leaders whose names shall adorn these unto you?great machineries of death that they shall causeto be built up among them. 28 And what say ye if one of your neighbors, who is much stronger than you, cometh into 20 And woe unto the leaders who have been your house and commandeth of you that yesanctioned by the beast to stand among the worship as he worshippeth, and that ye follow inpeople and gain their trust, and who use this trust his ways, because he believeth that his ways areto wage war against the children of God; yea, ye more righteous, and that your ways are wicked;shall be in a state of exceeding torment and and that if ye are left to pursue your waysmisery as ye watch from the spirit world, and without his intervention, then ye will destroy hiswitness the great destruction of your brothers and righteousness and cause his children to suffer?sisters, as the weapons which bear your namesdestroy them, and maim them, and blind them, 29 Yea, what say ye if he cometh into yourand cause all manner of destruction to them. house with his great weapons and subdueth you because ye cannot stand against his strength and 21 And in your names shall these great power? Would ye think that this neighbor isweapons go forth and cause great turmoil righteous? Would ye do this to your neighbor?throughout the earth. And they shall be thecause of many widows and orphans, and 30 And what of the great commandment ofhomelessness, and poverty and all manner of the Father that ye should love your enemies andaffliction among the children of men throughout do good to them that hate you and persecute youthe world; for in your ignorance, ye worship the and despitefully use you, that ye may all be thebeast, and ye destroy in the name of Satan. same children of the one and only true God of heaven and earth, who is your Eternal Father? 22 And ye shall fulfill the prophecy of John Do ye not understand this commandment andin which he hath described you as a great beast realize that He hath given this commandmentwho hath two horns like a lamb, and speaketh unto you for your happiness?as a dragon. 31 Behold, it shall come to pass that your 23 For ye shall pretend that the wars that ye pride and your arrogance and your hate for yourwage are wars for the sake of peace and enemies shall be the means of your ownrighteousness, like unto a lamb, who is gentle in destruction in the latter days.nature, but possesses its horns only to dissuadeits enemies from harming it, thinking that these 32 And when ye should have beenhorns, which are on the head of the lamb, can constructing houses, and gardens, and naminginflict pain if it were attacked. these things after your leaders, which would do good unto the people of the world and would not 24 But ye are the beast, and speaketh by the destroy them; yea, instead of doing these things,mouth of Satan, which is the dragon; and all the ye shall be destroying the fathers and mothers,wars that ye shall wage in the latter days shall be and the sisters and the brothers, the uncles andwars to protect your riches and those things the aunts of your enemies.which ye have received from Satan, because yeworship him and follow his broad way. 33 And when ye have destroyed them, then their sons and daughters, and their sisters and 25 And all of your leaders and your politicians brothers, and their nieces and nephews shall riseshall be from those who are rich, whose interests up against you and hate you.are served by the wars that they shall wage todestroy the other nations of the earth. 34 And because ye are more powerful than they shall be, they shall not come up against you 26 And woe unto all those of you who in open, but shall come in among you in thosesupport your leaders in the spread of war and parts of your society that are weak andmisery throughout the earth, because ye think vulnerable to their attacks.in your hearts that ye are more righteous thanthe rest of the world. 35 And in spite of your technology and your 27 Behold, the Father loveth all of His488 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

great weapons of destruction, in their vengeance TSP 84:36– 84:52they shall begin to kill your children, and yourbrothers and your sisters, and your loved ones. force to protect their riches and their families from their enemies. 36 And now, do ye not know that I haveseen the same thing pass among my own 45 And ye have the history of my people inpeople, the Nephites? Do ye not know that I the record that the Lord hath already caused tonot only speak these things as a prophecy come forth among you. And if ye have readconcerning you, but that I speak these things the record of my father, then ye would knowfrom my own experience? of the many wars and the misery that my people have brought upon themselves because 37 Behold, the Nephite people were a of their wickedness.great nation, and they had pride in theirnation and in their leaders who led them into 46 And now, this is the exact reason why mywar against the Lamanites, who they looked father was commanded by the Lord to includeupon as their enemies. so much concerning these wars among the Nephites and the Lamanites, so that ye might 38 And now, if a leader would go to war with learn from the mistakes that they have made.another nation, then this leader should sendforth his own children to fight for the peace 47 And it shall come to pass that after all thewhich he supposeth justifieth this war. Nephites are destroyed, the Lamanites shall have many wars among them for a time. But 39 For behold, my father hath sent me forth to after many years, they shall learn peace again,fight the Lamanites, and he hath given up his and turn to the traditions of their fathers in theown life fighting, not for the sake of things that brought unto their fathers the peacerighteousness, but so that he could live another and happiness of the Lord.day. For at the present time, the Nephites are notrighteous, and we have no hope in the war 48 And they shall not have the Spirit to guidewhich we have waged against the Lamanites. them in these things, but they shall be guided by the light of Christ which is given to all the 40 And if a leader is not willing to send forth children of men throughout the whole earth.his own sons and daughters and sacrifice themto fight a war that he hath decided to pursue, 49 And with the light of Christ, the Lamanitesthen why should the poor and those who give shall become once again a very peaceful andunto him his power be required to fight in this good-natured people who shall find much joywar for him? and harmony in following the light of Christ which helpeth them to know those things that 41 And ye can know for a surety the righteous bring them happiness, and also those thingsdesires of any leader to wage war on another which bring them misery.people, if that same leader is willing to sacrificehis own sons and daughters, even his own life to 50 And it shall come to pass that after manyfight the war that he hath caused. years of wars among them, they shall divide themselves upon the land according to their 42 And ye of the latter days should require families and their tribes; and their economythis thing of any leader who goeth forth to war shall not be based upon gold and silver, for theseand bringeth under conscription your sons and things shall come to mean nothing to them, asdaughters that they might die for his cause. they were in the beginning in the time of Adam. 43 And your wars shall not be righteous wars, 51 And they shall learn to take from the earthbut wars that are set up to protect the blessings only that which they need to sustain their lives.that ye shall receive from Satan, who is the god in And they shall see that living in harmony withwhom ye shall trust to fight your wars for you. nature shall eliminate much of the misery that their fathers experienced because they would 44 And after my own people, the Nephites, not live in this way.began to set their hearts upon the fine things ofthe world and the glories and honors of men, 52 And they shall come to an understandingthey began to follow the plan of Lucifer, which that the family unit doth not bring peace andrequireth them that they raise up a means of happiness, but that all should love each other and treat all as brothers and sisters. Chapter 84 489

TSP 84:53– 84:67 our fathers, which is the same land that ye call in the latter days, the Americas. 53 Now I have explained unto you previouslythat the Father commanded that His Spirit be 61 And it shall come to pass that as thewithheld from the earth during the periods in people begin to prosper in peace andbetween the time, and times, and half of time, happiness, there shall arise some chief menand that no prophets would be called to go forth among them who shall be influenced onceamong the people at these times. again by the ways of Satan to build up great cities and highways, and these shall establish 54 But He did not command that there should commerce that they might get gain.not be righteousness among men, if there werethose among them who understood the plan of 62 And these Lamanites shall stay generallythe Father and lived by His commandments. in the land southward, while the more peaceful of the Lamanites shall live in the land 55 And after the Lamanites shall began to northward, and also upon the isles of theonce again live in peace one with another; and oceans that are near unto the land of thewhen they shall put down their weapons of war Americas, as ye shall call it.and make covenants among themselves thatthey will not go to war again and take the life of 63 And it shall come to pass that the nationsanother for any reason; yea, at this time, of the Gentiles shall not know of the AmericasTimothy and Mathoni, and Mathonihah shall go until the time just before the Lord allowethforth upon the land among them and begin to Satan to exercise his authority and power.preach the gospel of Jesus Christ once again And Satan shall be allowed to cause theunto the people. nations that belong to the great and abominable church to discover the land that 56 Now, if they did not preach unto this people the Lord hath hid from them.how would ye suppose that they should be taughtthe things of God? Neither did they do anything 64 And this is one thing that Lucifercontrary to the will of the Father, during the time complained of to the Father, even that he did notin between the times and half of time. have the finest parts of the earth in which to bring forth his plan and bring happiness to those 57 Behold, they shall teach the people who would follow him.according to their own languages and thecustoms that they shall establish among them, 65 And for this reason, the Lord shall allowwhich customs are not according to the Holy Satan to inspire the explorers of the greatOrder of the Son of God. nations of the Gentiles to discover the land of the Americas, which is the land of my fathers. 58 And it shall be these three Nephite apostlesthat shall be the means whereby the Lamanites 66 And now, I have read in the words of theshall become once again a peaceful and loving brother of Jared that which ye perceive is thepeople, who shall live upon the earth according meaning of the words of Nephi, which heto the commandments of God. And truly, there wrote concerning the vision that he had of theshall not be a more righteous and peaceful latter days, in which he wrote, saying: And itpeople among all the nations of the earth. came to pass that I looked and beheld many waters; and they divided the Gentiles from the 59 And it shall come to pass that Timothy seed of my brethren.shall leave the land of our fathers and crossthe many seas to be among the other nations, 67 And it came to pass that the angel said untoso that he might do what he can to inspire me: Behold the wrath of God is upon the seedothers to use the light of Christ, which hath of thy brethren. And I looked and beheld a manbeen in them since their birth into mortality, among the Gentiles, who was separated fromto find the truth, and follow the plan of the the seed of my brethren by the many waters; andFather. And this he shall not do according to I beheld the Spirit of God, that it came down andthe Holy Order of the Son of God, which wrought upon the man; and he went forth uponshall be taken from the earth at this time. the many waters, even unto the seed of my brethren, who were in the promised land. 60 But Mathoni, and Mathonihah shall stayfor many years among the people of the land of490 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ

68 And it came to pass that I beheld the TSP 84:68– 84:84Spirit of God, that it wrought upon otherGentiles; and they went forth out of captivity, 76 And he shall come upon the land of myupon the many waters. fathers at the time when the Lamanites shall be a peaceful and a good-natured people, who 69 And it came to pass that I beheld many shall give freely of all that they possess; yea,multitudes of the Gentiles upon the land of they shall give of their gold and their silverpromise; and I beheld the wrath of God, that it and all those things which are found upon thewas upon the seed of my brethren; and they land of promise, which shall have no valuewere scattered before the Gentiles and were placed upon them.smitten. And I beheld the Spirit of the Lord,that it was upon the Gentiles, and they did 77 And this explorer shall kill them in theirprosper and obtain the land for their innocence and take them in captivity back toinheritance; and I beheld that they were white, those who sent him to get gain. And theand exceedingly fair and beautiful, like unto Lamanites shall suffer exceedingly because ofmy people before they were slain. these things. 70 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld 78 And it shall come to pass that many of thethat the Gentiles, who had gone forth out of Lamanites shall throw themselves into thecaptivity, did humble themselves before the depths of the sea, so that they might not have toLord; and the power of the Lord was with them. suffer death by the hand of the Gentiles who shall overcome them. 71 And I beheld that their mother Gentileswere gathered together upon the waters, and 79 And in great wickedness shall the nationsupon the land also, to battle against them. And of the Gentiles overrun the land of theI beheld that the power of God was with them, Lamanites and destroy their peace and theirand also that the wrath of God was upon all homes, and their righteousness.those who were gathered together againstthem to battle. 80 And now, I ask of ye of the latter days who think that the man of whom Nephi hath written 72 And I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles is this explorer Christopher of whom I havewho had gone out of captivity were delivered mentioned; yea, how can this be the man whoby the power of God out of the hands of all was inspired by the Spirit of God to come acrossother nations. the waters and destroy the Lamanites for the want of gold and silver and the precious things 73 And now, ye would believe that this man of the earth, which are the desire of the great andof whom Nephi hath written is the explorer that abominable church?shall be known among you as a bearer of Christ,like unto the final prophet of the latter days. But 81 And how is it that ye can believe this whenthis is not the man of whom the words of Nephi Nephi hath written that these Gentiles who shallreferreth, and this Christopher is not like unto be wrought upon by the Holy Spirit shall comethe final of the two prophets who shall bring this forth out of captivity?record to you in the latter days. 82 Behold, this explorer Christopher did not 74 For behold, this explorer shall be sent come forth out of captivity, nor did those whoforth to discover the land of my fathers for the followed him. Behold, they crossed the manysole purpose to get gain for himself and those waters because of greed and the want and desirewho shall send him, even one of the great for money and the desires of the great andnations of the Gentiles that belongeth to the abominable church. Now this is not the man ofgreat and abominable church, whose desires whom Nephi hath written.are the gold, and the silver, and the silks, andthe scarlets, and the fine-twined linen, and the 83 And the captivity which Nephi hathprecious clothing, and the harlots. mentioned is the captivity of the souls of the children of men by the great and abominable 75 And this was the only purpose of this church which shall rise up among the Gentiles.explorer, even that he might get these things forhimself and for those who shall send him. 84 And I have already explained unto you that the Father shall not allow the Spirit to inspire the children of men until the beginning of the half of time as I have explained it unto you. Chapter 84 491

TSP 84:85– 84:100 upon them because they did not do those things which were taught unto them by their fathers, 85 And this half of time shall not come to pass who had received their instruction from the threeuntil a later day during the latter days than that Nephites who dwelt among them for many years.day that the land of my fathers shall bediscovered by the other nations of the Gentiles. 95 And when they rebelled against the message of peace, which was testified of by the 86 And if ye read all the words of Nephi, ye light of Christ within them, they shall beshall see that he hath written: And it came to destroyed by the sword, as shall be all nationspass that I beheld many multitudes of the that live by the sword.Gentiles upon the land of promise. 96 And this man of whom Nephi made 87 Now, in the day that the people of the other mention was a great reformer of religion whonations of the Gentiles shall discover this land, prayed mightily unto God that he might leavethere shall not be many Gentiles upon the land. the nations of the Gentiles and find a land whereAnd when they come upon the land they shall he could worship God according to the dictatesnot be coming forth out of captivity. of his own conscience, which was the light of Christ that was within him. 88 But the things which Nephi beheld were anoverview of the whole history of the nation of 97 And he crossed the many waters and camethe United States and that which shall come to unto the land of promise and began to preachpass upon it. that which he felt was the gospel of Christ unto the Lamanites. And this man was prepared by 89 And those who shall come forth out of the Lord through the ministrations of Timothy,captivity are those who shall come forth after who had left Mathoni and Mathonihah andthis great nation shall be established as a power crossed the great oceans until he came to theamong all other nations of the earth. land from which Lehi came in the beginning. 90 And the United States shall be 98 And I was about to write his name in thisestablished as a separate nation from their record, but the Spirit of the Lord hath forbiddenmother Gentiles, or the other nations from me in this thing because of the contention thatwhich shall come forth many people out of the would arise because of his name and the thingscaptivity that they feel holdeth them bound in which he shall accomplish among the Gentilestheir freedom to worship God according to the in the land of promise in the latter days.dictates of their own conscience. 99 And it sufficeth me to say that this man 91 For among the nations of the Gentiles, the shall not be an explorer as many of you suppose,power shall be held in the hands of the leaders but shall be a great reformer of religion that shallof the religions established among them, who do that which shall establish a foundation ofshall keep the hearts of all the children of men in much good in the latter days.the bondage of their power and their desires.And this is what Nephi meant when he said that 100 And ye shall see that the rest of thethey shall come forth out of captivity. words of Nephi shall be fulfilled in that which he prophesied concerning any other nation 92 And when the United States shall begin to that might rise up against this great nation, thatprosper, there shall be many upon the land who any nation that riseth up against it shall beare humble and who want no part of the great destroyed; and this shall come to passand abominable church, but only want peace according to the power of God, or theand happiness, which they shall expect that they knowledge that God hath allowed Satan to useshall receive under the protection of these to bring forth his plan in its fullness.United States. 93 And as they come forth upon the land, theyshall scatter the Lamanites who remain, andwho once again turned against the counsel thatwas given unto them, even that they shall takeup arms against the Gentiles to slay them anddrive them out of the land of their fathers. 94 And Nephi saw that the wrath of God was492 The Sealed Portion—The Final Testament of Jesus Christ