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Show 286 TEAVELS AND ADVENTUEES IN THE FAE WEST. but concerning those that through their carelessness, or want of faith, or something else, have failed to have their marriages sealed for time and for all eternity; those that do not do these things, so as to have the same ordinances sealed upon their'heads by divine authority, as was upon the head of old Father Adam-if they fail to do it through wickedness, through their ungodliness, they also will never have the privilege of possessing that which is possessed by the Gods that hold the keys of power, of coming up to the thrones of their exaltation, and receiving their kingdoms. Why? Because, saith the Lord, all oaths, all covenants, and all agreements, etc., that have been made by man, and not by me, and by the authority I have established, shall ceale when death shall separate the parties; that is the end; that is the cessation; they go no further; and such a person cannot come up in the morning of the resurrection, and say, Behold, I claim you as my wife; you are mine; I married you in the other world before death; therefore you are mine: he cannot say this. Why? Because he never married that person for eternity. Suppose they should enter into covenant and agreement, and conclude between themselves to live together to all eternity, and never have it sealed, by the Lord's sealing power, by the holy priesthood, would they have any claim on each other in the morning of the resurrection ? No; it would not be valid nor legal, and the Lord would say, It was not by me ; your covenants were not sealed on the earth, and therefore they are not sealed in the heavens; they are not recorded on my book ; they are not to be found in the records that are in the archives of eternity ; therefore, the blessings you might have had, are not for you to enjoy. What will |