Mormon Polygamy—The Truth Revealed! Appendix 2- Behold, I have seen the sacrifices that my daughters have made because of
the sins of their husbands. And if their husbands shall repent, I will forgive
them of their sins. I have seen the sacrifices of my handmaid, Emma, in
obedience to that which she was commanded by me through my servant
Joseph. Go, therefore, and I will make a way for her to escape the sacrifice
that I have commanded of her, as I made a way for Abraham to escape the
sacrifice of his son Isaac.
51 Verily, I say unto you: A commandment I give unto mine handmaid, Emma Smith,
your wife, whom I have given unto you, that she stay herself and partake not of that
which I commanded you to offer unto her; for I did it, saith the Lord, to prove you all,
as I did Abraham, and that I might require an offering at your hand, by covenant and
sacrifice.
- Verily, I say unto you: A commandment I give unto my handmaid, Emma,
your wife, whom I have given unto you according to the new and everlasting
covenant of marriage, that she stay herself and partake not of that which I
commanded you to offer unto her; for I did it, saith the Lord, to prove you all, as
I did Abraham, and that I might require an offering at your hand, by covenant
and sacrifice.
52 And let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, receive all those that have been given unto
my servant Joseph, and who are virtuous and pure before me; and those who are not
pure, and have said they were pure, shall be destroyed, saith the Lord God.
- But let my handmaid, Emma, receive all those that she has given unto
my servant Joseph according to the law she received through him, for the
sake of those who were given unto him as he hearkened to the voice of
Emma. And they shall remain virtuous and pure before me as my servant
Joseph has promised her; and those whom Emma has given unto my
servant Joseph, who are not pure, and have said they were pure, shall be
destroyed in the flesh, saith the Lord God.
53 For I am the Lord thy God and ye shall obey my voice; and I give unto my servant
Joseph that he shall be made ruler over many things; for he hath been faithful over a
few things, and from henceforth I will strengthen him.
- For I am the Lord thy God and ye shall obey my voice; and unto those
who will obey my voice, as given through my only anointed, they shall be
made rulers over many things; for they have been faithful over a few things,
and from henceforth I will strengthen them.
54 And I command mine handmaid, Emma Smith, to abide and cleave unto my servant
Joseph, and to none else. But if she will not abide this commandment she shall be
destroyed, saith the Lord; for I am the Lord thy God, and will destroy her if she abide
not in my law.