“It’s Not About the Sex” My Ass (16 page)

11 And will I appoint unto you, saith the Lord, except it be
by law, even as I and my Father ordained unto you, before the world was?

12 I am the Lord thy God; and I give unto you this
commandment—that no man shall come unto the Father but by me or by my
word, which is my law, saith the Lord.

13 And everything that is in the world, whether it be
ordained of men, by thrones, or principalities, or powers, or things of name,
whatsoever they may be, that are not by me or by my word, saith the Lord, shall
be thrown down, and shall not remain after men are dead, neither in nor after
the resurrection, saith the Lord your God.

14 For whatsoever things remain are by me; and whatsoever
things are not by me shall be shaken and destroyed.

15 Therefore, if a man marry him a wife in the world, and he
marry her not by me nor by my word, and he covenant with her so long as he is
in the world and she with him, their covenant and marriage are not of force
when they are dead, and when they are out of the world; therefore, they are not
bound by any law when they are out of the world.

16 Therefore, when they are out of the world they neither
marry nor are given in marriage; but are appointed angels in heaven, which
angels are ministering servants, to minister for those who are worthy of a far
more, and an exceeding, and an eternal weight of glory.

17 For these angels did not abide my law; therefore, they
cannot be enlarged, but remain separately and singly, without exaltation, in
their saved condition, to all eternity; and from henceforth are not gods, but
are angels of God forever and ever.

18 And again, verily I say unto you, if a man marry a wife,
and make a covenant with her for time and for all eternity, if that covenant is
not by me or by my word, which is my law, and is not sealed by the Holy Spirit
of promise, through him whom I have anointed and appointed unto this power,
then it is not valid neither of force when they are out of the world, because
they are not joined by me, saith the Lord, neither by my word; when they are
out of the world it cannot be received there, because the angels and the gods
are appointed there, by whom they cannot pass; they cannot, therefore, inherit
my glory; for my house is a house of order, saith the Lord God.

19 And again, verily I say unto you, if a man marry a wife
by my word, which is my law, and by the new and everlasting covenant, and it is
sealed unto them by the Holy Spirit of promise, by him who is anointed, unto
whom I have appointed this power and the keys of this priesthood; and 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 shall inherit
thrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers, dominions, all heights and
depths—then shall it be written in the Lamb’s book of Life, that he shall
commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood, and if ye abide in my
covenant, and commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood, it shall be done
unto them in all things whatsoever my servant hath put upon them, in time, and
through all eternity; and shall be of full force when they are out of the
world; and they shall pass by the angels, and the gods, which are set there, to
their exaltation and glory in all things, as hath been sealed upon their heads,
which glory shall be a fulness and 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.

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

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.

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.

24 This is eternal lives—to know the only wise and
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom he hath sent. I am he. Receive ye, therefore,
my law.

25 Broad is the gate, and wide the way that leadeth to the
deaths; and many there are that go in thereat, because they receive me not,
neither do they abide in my law.

26 Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man marry a wife
according to my word, and they are sealed by the holy Spirit of promise,
according to mine appointment, and he or she shall commit any sin or
transgression of the new and everlasting covenant whatever, and all manner of
blasphemies, and if they commit no murder wherein they shed innocent blood, yet
they shall come forth in the first resurrection, and enter into their
exaltation; but they shall be destroyed in the flesh, and shall be delivered
unto the buffetings of Satan unto the day of redemption, saith the Lord God.

27 The blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, which shall not be
forgiven in the world nor out of the world, is in that ye commit murder wherein
ye shed innocent blood, and assent unto my death, after ye have received my new
and everlasting covenant, saith the Lord God; and he that abideth not this law
can in nowise enter into my glory, but shall be damned, saith the Lord.

28 I am the Lord thy God, and will give unto thee the law of
my Holy Priesthood, as was ordained by me and my Father before the world was.

29 Abraham received all things, whatsoever he received, by
revelation and commandment, by my word, saith the Lord, and hath entered into
his exaltation and sitteth upon his throne.

30 Abraham received promises concerning his seed, and of the
fruit of his loins—from whose loins ye are, namely, my servant
Joseph—which were to continue so long as they were in the world; and as
touching Abraham and his seed, out of the world they should continue; both in
the world and out of the world should they continue as innumerable as the
stars; or, if ye were to count the sand upon the seashore ye could not number
them.

31 This promise is yours also, because ye are of Abraham,
and the promise was made unto Abraham; and by this law is the continuation of
the works of my Father, wherein he glorifieth himself.

32 Go ye, therefore, and do the works of Abraham; enter ye
into my law and ye shall be saved.

33 But if ye enter not into my law ye cannot receive the
promise of my Father, which he made unto Abraham.

34 God commanded Abraham, and Sarah gave Hagar to Abraham to
wife. And why did she do it? Because this was the law; and from Hagar sprang
many people. This, therefore, was fulfilling, among other things, the promises.

35 Was Abraham, therefore, under condemnation? Verily I say
unto you, Nay; for I, the Lord, commanded it.

36 Abraham was commanded to offer his son Isaac;
nevertheless, it was written: Thou shalt not kill. Abraham, however, did not
refuse, and it was accounted unto him for righteousness.

37 Abraham received concubines, and they bore him children;
and it was accounted unto him for righteousness, because they were given unto
him, and he abode in my law; as Isaac also and Jacob did none other things than
that which they were commanded; and because they did none other things than
that which they were commanded, they have entered into their exaltation,
according to the promises, and sit upon thrones, and are not angels but are
gods.

38 David also received many wives and concubines, and also
Solomon and Moses my servants, as also many others of my servants, from the
beginning of creation until this time; and in nothing did they sin save in
those things which they received not of me.

39 David’s wives and concubines were given unto him of me,
by the hand of Nathan, my servant, and others of the prophets who had the keys
of this power; and in none of these things did he sin against me save in the
case of Uriah and his wife; and, therefore he hath fallen from his exaltation,
and received his portion; and he shall not inherit them out of the world, for I
gave them unto another, saith the Lord.

40 I am the Lord thy God, and I gave unto thee, my servant
Joseph, an appointment, and restore all things. Ask what ye will, and it shall
be given unto you according to my word.

41 And as ye have asked concerning adultery, verily, verily,
I say unto you, if a man receiveth a wife in the new and everlasting covenant,
and if she be with another man, and I have not appointed unto her by the holy
anointing, she hath committed adultery and shall be destroyed.

42 If she be not in the new and everlasting covenant, and
she be with another man, she has committed adultery.

43 And if her husband be with another woman, and he was
under a vow, he hath broken his vow and hath committed adultery.

44 And if she hath not committed adultery, but is innocent
and hath not broken her vow, and she knoweth it, and I reveal it unto you, my
servant Joseph, then shall you have power, by the power of my Holy Priesthood,
to take her and give her unto him that hath not committed adultery but hath
been faithful; for he shall be made ruler over many.

45 For I have conferred upon you the keys and power of the
priesthood, wherein I restore all things, and make known unto you all things in
due time.

46 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that whatsoever you
seal on earth shall be sealed in heaven; and whatsoever you bind on earth, in
my name and by my word, saith the Lord, it shall be eternally bound in the
heavens; and whosesoever sins you remit on earth shall be remitted eternally in
the heavens; and whosesoever sins you retain on earth shall be retained in
heaven.

47 And again, verily I say, whomsoever you bless I will
bless, and whomsoever you curse I will curse, saith the Lord; for I, the Lord,
am thy God.

48 And again, verily I say unto you, my servant Joseph, that
whatsoever you give on earth, and to whomsoever you give any one on earth, by
my word and according to my law, it shall be visited with blessings and not
cursings, and with my power, saith the Lord, and shall be without condemnation
on earth and in heaven.

49 For I am the Lord thy God, and will be with thee even
unto the bend of the world, and through all eternity; for verily I seal upon
you your exaltation, and prepare a throne for you in the kingdom of my Father,
with Abraham your father.

50 Behold, I have seen your sacrifices, and will forgive all
your sins; I have seen your sacrifices in obedience to that which I have told
you. Go, therefore, and I make a way for your escape, as I accepted the offering
of Abraham 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.

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.

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.

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.

55 But if she will not abide this commandment, then shall my
servant Joseph do all things for her, even as he hath said; and I will bless
him and multiply him and give unto him an hundredfold in this world, of fathers
and mothers, brothers and sisters, houses and lands, wives and children, and
crowns of eternal lives in the eternal worlds.

56 And again, verily I say, let mine handmaid forgive my
servant Joseph his trespasses; and then shall she be forgiven her trespasses,
wherein she has trespassed against me; and I, the Lord thy God, will bless her,
and multiply her, and make her heart to rejoice.

57 And again, I say, let not my servant Joseph put his
property out of his hands, lest an enemy come and destroy him; for Satan
seeketh to destroy; for I am the Lord thy God, and he is my servant; and
behold, and lo, I am with him, as I was with Abraham, thy father, even unto his
exaltation and glory.

58 Now, as touching the law of the priesthood, there are
many things pertaining thereunto.

59 Verily, if a man be called of my Father, as was Aaron, by
mine own voice, and by the voice of him that sent me, and I have endowed him
with the keys of the power of this priesthood, if he do anything in my name,
and according to my law and by my word, he will not commit sin, and I will
justify him.

60 Let no one, therefore, set on my servant Joseph; for I
will justify him; for he shall do the sacrifice which I require at his hands
for his transgressions, saith the Lord your God.

61 And again, as pertaining to the law of the
priesthood—if any man espouse a virgin, and desire to espouse another,
and the first give her consent, and if he espouse the second, and they are
virgins, and have vowed to no other man, then is he justified; he cannot commit
adultery for they are given unto him; for he cannot commit adultery with that
that belongeth unto him and to no one else.

62 And if he have ten virgins given unto him by this law, he
cannot commit adultery, for they belong to him, and they are given unto him;
therefore is he justified.