Joseph Smith Biography

(Grace) #1

Without Disclosing My True Identity


by the Holy Spirit because of the promises they made before this world was;
then it shall be said unto them—Ye shall come forth in the first resurrection;
and if it be after the first resurrection, in the next resurrection; and ye shall
inherit thrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers, dominions, of all
heights and depths—then shall their names be written in the Lamb’s Book of
Life. And if ye abide in my covenant made by my law, and commit no
murder whereby ye shed innocent blood, it shall be done unto you as my
servant shall seal upon your heads and shall be in full force, both in this life
and throughout all eternity. And they shall enter into their exaltation and
glory in all things, as hath been sealed upon their heads, which fullness of
glory shall be like unto the work of my father, which is a continuation of the
seeds forever and ever.

20 Then shall they be gods, because they have no end; therefore shall they be from
everlasting to everlasting, because they continue; then shall they be above all, because
all things are subject unto them. Then shall they be gods, because they have all
power, and the angels are subject unto them.


  1. Then shall they be as the gods and they shall be from everlasting to
    everlasting, because they continue the work and glory of the father, which is to
    bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of men. And because of their glory,
    they shall be above all, because all things are subject unto them so that they can
    do the will of the father; thus, the angels subject themselves unto them.


21 Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye abide my law ye cannot attain to this glory.


  1. Verily, I say unto you, that all men of my church that have taken wives and
    concubines, and not by me or by my word, which is my law, cannot attain to
    this glory, nor are those whom they have taken bound to them by my law.


22 For strait is the gate, and narrow the way that leadeth unto the exaltation and
continuation of the lives, and few there be that find it, because ye receive me not in
the world neither do ye know me.


  1. For strait is the gate, and narrow the way that one must take to become
    exalted and be allowed the power of the father, which is the continuation of
    lives, and few there be that shall find it. And they do not find it because they
    reject my law in the world, and neither do they know me.


23 But if ye receive me in the world, then shall ye know me, and shall receive your
exaltation; that where I am ye shall be also.


  1. But if ye receive me in the world, according to my law, then shall ye know
    me, and shall receive the power and glory of the father, and dwell with me in
    my father’s kingdom.

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