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| Revelation to Wilford Woodruff |
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"Thus saith the Lord unto my servant,
Wilford Woodruff, I have heard thy prayer and will answer thy petition. I will make known
unto thee my will concerning the nations who encumber the land of promise and also
concerning Zion and her inhabitants.
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"I have already revealed my will concerning
this nation through the mouth of my servant Joseph, who sealed his testimony with his own
blood, which testimony has been in force upon all the world from the hour of his death.
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"What I the Lord have revealed in that
testament and decreed upon this nation and upon all the nations of the earth, shall be
fulfilled, saith the Lord of hosts. I the Lord have spoken and will be obeyed. My purposes
shall be fulfilled upon this nation and no power shall stay my hand. The hour is at the
door when my wrath and indignation will be poured out upon the wicked of the nations.
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"Their murders, blasphemies, lying,
whoredoms and abominations have come up before my face and before the heavens, and the
wrath of my indignation is full.
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"I have decreed plagues to go forth and
waste my enemies, and not many years hence they shall not be left to pollute my heritage.
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"The devil is ruling over his kingdom and my
spirit has no place in the hearts of the rulers of this nation, and the devil stirs them
up to defy my power and to make war upon my Saints. Therefore let mine Apostles and mine
Elders who are faithful obey my commandments which are already written for their profit
and guidance.
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"Thus saith the Lord unto my servant, John
Taylor, and my servant Wilford Woodruff, and my servant Orson Pratt, and to all the
residue of mine Apostles; Have you not gone forth in my name without purse or scrip and
declared the gospel of life and salvation unto this nation and the nations of the earth
and warned them of the judgments which are to come as you have been moved upon by the
power of the Holy Ghost and the inspiration of the Lord.
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"You have done this year by year for a whole
generation, as men count time. Therefore your garments are clean of the blood of this
generation and especially of this nation.
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"Therefore, as I have said in a former
commandment, so the Lord say again unto my Apostles: Go ye alone by yourselves, whether in
heat or in cold and cleanse your feet in water, pure water, it matters not whether it be
by the running streams, or in your closets; but leave these testimonies before the Lord
and the heavenly hosts; and when you have all done this, then gather yourselves together
in your holy places and clothe yourselves with the robes of the Holy Priesthood and there
offer up your prayers according to my holy law.
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"Let him who presides be mouth and kneel
at the holy altar, and there let mine Apostles bring all these testimonies before my face
and before the heavenly hosts and before the justified spirits made perfect. And thus
saith the Lord unto you, mine apostles, when you bring these testimonies before me, let
them be presented by name as far as the Spirit shall present them unto you: The presidents of the United States, the Supreme Court, the Cabinet, the
Senate and the Houses of Congress of the United States, the governors of the states and
territories, the judges and others sent unto you, and all men and persons who have taken
any part in persecuting you or bringing distress upon you or your families, or who have
sought your lives, or sought to hinder you from keeping my commandments or from enjoying
the rights which the constitutional laws of the land guarantee unto you.
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"And what I the Lord say unto you, mine
Apostles, I also say unto my servants--the Seventies, the High Priests, the Elders, the
Priests and all my servants who are pure in heart and who have borne testimony unto the
nations. Let them go forth and cleanse their feet in pure water and bear testimony of it
unto their Father who is in Heaven.
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"And then, saith the Lord unto mine Apostles
and mine Elders, when ye do these things with purity of heart, I the Lord will hear your
prayers and am bound by oath and covenant to defend you and fight your battles.
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"As I have said in a former commandment, it
is not my will that mine Elders should fight the battles of Zion, for I will fight your
battles.
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"Nevertheless, let no man be afraid to lay
down his life for my sake, for he that layeth down his life for my sake shall find it
again and have eternal life.
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"The nation is ripened in iniquity and the
cup of the wrath of mine indignation is full and I will not stay my hand in judgments upon
this nation or the nations of the earth.
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I have decreed wars and judgments upon the wicked
and my wrath and indignation are about to be poured out upon them and the wicked and
rebellious shall know that I am God.
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"As I the Lord have spoken so will I
fulfill. I will spare none who remain in Babylon, but I will burn them up, saith the Lord
of Hosts. As I the Lord have suffered, so will I put all enemies under my feet. For I the
Lord utter my word and it shall be obeyed. And the day of wrath and indignation shall come
upon the wicked.
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"And I say again, woe unto that nation or
house or people who seek to hinder my people from obeying the patriarchal law of Abraham,
which leadeth to celestial glory, which has been revealed unto my Saints through the mouth
of my servant Joseph, for whosoever doeth these things shall be damned, saith the Lord of
Hosts, and shall be broken up and wasted away from under heaven by the judgments which I
have sent forth, and which shall not return unto me void.
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"And thus, with the sword and by bloodshed,
and with famine and plagues and earthquakes and the thunder of heaven and the vivid
lightnings shall this nation and the nations of the earth be made to feel the chastening
hand of an Almighty God until they are broken up and destroyed and wasted away from under
heaven, and no power can stay my hand. Therefore, let the wicked tremble; let them that
blaspheme my name hold their lips, for destruction will swiftly overtake them.
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"All that I the Lord have spoken through the
mouths of my Prophets and Apostles since the world began, concerning the last dispensation
and fulness of times, concerning my Church, which has been called out of the wilderness of
darkness and error, concerning the Zion and Kingdom of God and concerning, Babylon the
great, and what I have spoken through the mouth of my servant Joseph shall all be
fulfilled.
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"And though the heaven and earth pass away,
my word shall not pass away, but shall be fulfilled, saith the Lord.
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"These revelations and testimonies are
before you. Let my Saints search the word of the Lord and treasure up wisdom and be
prepared for that which is to come. As I have decreed, so shall my judgments begin at the
House of God.
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"There are those in my Church who have a
name among you, who are adulterers and adulteresses, and those who blaspheme my name and
those who love and make a lie, and those who revel and drink with the drunken. If they do
not speedily repent of this wickedness and abomination, they should be severed from the
ordinances of my House, saith the Lord.
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"There are many who have need to repent,
whose hearts are set upon the things of this world, who aspire to the honors of men, and
do not honor the Priesthood, nor seek to build up the Kingdom of God as they should.
Neither do they learn and comprehend: "That the rights of the Priesthood are
inseparably connected with the powers of heaven and that the powers of heaven cannot be
controlled nor handled only upon the principles of righteousness. Such should repent and
turn unto the Lord, and seek for the Holy Spirit to guide them.
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"Judgments will begin upon my House, and
from thence will they go forth unto the world and the wicked cannot escape.
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"Blessed are the pure in heart, for my
blessings await them in this life and eternal life in the world to come.
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"Thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant
and Apostles who dwell in the flesh. Fear ye not your enemies. Let not your hearts be
troubled. I am in your midst. I am your advocate with the Father. I have given mine angels
charge concerning you. Mine eyes are upon you and the eyes of your Heavenly Father and the
heavenly hosts and all justified spirits made perfect are watching over you. Your works
are manifest before the face of my servants who have sealed their testimony with their
blood, and before all my servants of the Apostles whom I have taken unto myself.
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"The veil is taken from off their faces and
they know your works. They await your coming when you have finished your testimony in the
flesh. Therefore, be ye faithful until I come. My coming is at the door. Call upon the
Lord in mighty prayer, ask and you shall receive. Whenever you agree as touching anything
and ask the Father in my name, it shall be given unto you. Seek diligently to build up
Zion and to magnify your high calling and your enemies shall not prevail over you. Zion
shall not be moved out of her place. Zion shall prevail against her enemies. My people
shall not be hindered in the building of my temples unto my holy name, if
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they will hearken unto my voice and do as I
command them.
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The blood of my servants Joseph and Hyrum and of
mine Apostles and Elders which has been shed for the word of God and the testimony of
Jesus Christ, cries from the ground for vengeance upon the nation which has shed their
blood. But their blood shall speedily be avenged and shall cease to cry unto me, for the
hour of God's judgment is fully come and shall be poured out without measure upon the
wicked.
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"But hearken and hear, O ye Apostles, Elders
and people of my Church, to the word of the Lord concerning you, that for all the
blessings that I will pour out upon you and the inhabitants of Zion and the judgments and
destruction upon the wicked, I will be inquired of by you to ask the Father in my name to
do and to perform these things for you as I told all the House of Israel by my servant
Moses, that they should ask at my hand for all those blessings which I the Lord have
promised unto Israel in the latter days.
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"And as I the Lord ordained mine Apostles
who were with me in my ministry and promised them that they should sit upon twelve
thrones, judging the Twelve Tribes of Israel, so I say unto you mine Apostles, who I have
raised up in these last days that I have ordained you to bear record of my name, and of
the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles first, and then to the House of Israel. I have
also ordained you to sit upon thrones and judge the Gentiles and all the inhabitants of
the earth unto whom you have borne testimony of my name in the day and generation in which
you live. Therefore, how great is your calling and responsibility before me. Therefore,
gird up the loins of your minds and magnify your calling in the fear of God, and prepare
ye for the coming of the Son of Man, which is nigh at the doors.
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"No man knoweth the day nor the hour, but
the signs of both heaven and earth indicate His coming, as promised by the mouths of my
disciples; the fig tree is leafing and the hour is nigh. Therefore, prepare yourselves, O
ye Saints of the Most High God, with oil in your lamps, for blessed is he that watcheth
for the coming of the Son of Man.
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"Again, hear ye the Word of the Lord, O ye
mine Apostles whom I have chosen in these last days to bear record of my name and lead my
people Israel until the coming of the Son of Man.
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"I the Lord have raised up unto you my
servant John Taylor to preside over you and to be a lawgiver unto my church. He has
mingled his blood with that of the martyred prophets. Nevertheless, while I have taken my
servants Joseph and Hyrum unto myself, I have preserved my servant John Taylor for a wise
purpose in me.
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"I have also taken many others of the
Apostles unto myself, for I take whom I will take, and preserve in life whom I will
preserve, according to the counsel of mine own will.
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"And while my servant John Taylor is your
president, I wish to ask the rest of my servants of the Apostles the question, Although
you have one to preside over your Quorum, which is the order of God in all generations, do
you not, all of you, hold the Apostleship, which is the highest authority ever given to
men on earth? You do. Therefore, you hold in common the keys of the Kingdom of God in all
the world. You, each of you, have the power to unlock the veil of eternity and hold
converse with God the Father, and His Son Jesus Christ and to have the ministrations of
angels. It is your right, privilege and duty to inquire of the Lord as to His mind and
will concerning yourselves and the inhabitants of Zion and their interests.
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"And whenever any one of you receives the
word of the Lord, let it be written and presented in your Councils, and whatever by united
consent you deem wisdom to be presented unto the people, let it be presented by the
president, my servant John Taylor, as the word of the Lord. In this way you will uphold
him and strengthen his hands, as all the burden should not lie upon one man.
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"For thus saith the Lord, all mine Apostles
should be full of the Holy Ghost, of inspiration and revelation to know the mind and will
of God and be prepared for that which is to come. Therefore let mine Apostles keep my
commandments and obey my voice and the gates of hell shall not prevail against you.
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"Fear not, for lo, I am with you until I come, and I come
quickly. Even so, Amen."
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