our Ears if we could but realize the importance of the work we are inga-
ged in, all the Angels in heaven are looking at this little handful of people
so also are the devils in hell looking at this people too and trying to overth
row us and the people are still shaking hands with the devil instead
of sanctifying themselves and calling upon the Lord and doing his
work which He has commanded us and put into our hands to
do. When I think upon this subject I want the Tongues of seven
thundeerrs to wake up the people. Can the Fathers be saved without us
No. Can we be saved without them No. and if we do not
wake up and scease to long after the things of this Earth we will
find that we as individuals will go down to Hell although the
Lord will preserve a people unto himself. Now we are ready to
give Endowments do you have any feelings for those who have
died without hearing the gospel. The spirit has awakened in the
people in the North when we gave the word that we should
do no more work in the Endowment House they came to us crying
and pleading to be baptized for their dead what Els could th[e]y
do they can come here and do the work for their dead and
put these poor prisioners on the ground whare they will be
free, do we realize this as long as we tarry here we are subject to the
world, but now go to like men and women and say we will
Embrace the Truth and Enter into the covenants of God and
carry them out then the bonds are broaken and the Harts of the
people are united in the Father. Perhaps Brethren and Sisters you
will not get my meaning but now go to work and let these infer-
nal holes in the ground alone, and let the Gentiles alone who
would destroy us if they had the power you are running after
them and ^some of^ our Brethren are putting their wives and daughters
Jan 1, 1877
our Ears if we could not realize the importance of the work we are ingaged in, all the Angels in heaven are looking at this little handful of people
so also are the devils in hell looking at this people too and trying to overth
row us and the people are still shaking hands with the devil instead
of sanctifying themselves and calling upon the Lord and doing his
work which He has commanded us and put into our hands to
do. when I think upon this subject I want the Tongues of seven
thunders to wake up the people Can the Fathers be saved without us
No. Can we be saved without them No. and if we do not
wake up and scease to long after the things of this Earth we will
find that we as individuals will go down to Hell although the
Lord will preserve a people unto himself Now we are ready to
give Endowments do you have any feelings for those who have
died without hearing the gospel. The spirit has awakened in the
people in the North when we gave the word that we should
do no more work in the Endowment House they came to us crying
and pleading to be baptized for their dead what Els could they
do they can come here and do the work for their dead and
put these poor prisioners on the ground whare they will be
free, do we realize this as long as we tarry here we are subject to the
world, but now go to like men and women and say we will
Embrace the Truth and Enter into the covenants of God and
carry them out then the bonds are broaken and the Harts of the
people are united in the Father. Perhaps Brethren and Sisters you
will not get my meaning but now go to work and let these infernal holes in the ground alone, and let the Gentiles alone who
would destroy us if they had the power you are running after
them and some of our Brethren are putting their wives and daughters
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