Lecture, pamphlets, writings by Brigham Young and others

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17 Every world that has been created, has been created upon the . same principle. They may vary in their varieties, yet the eternity is one; it is one eternal round .... Matter was brought together from the vast eternity of it that exists, and this tiny earth upon which we stand was organized, then comes the world of mankind, the beasts, fishes, fowls, and every living thing to dwell upon the earth after its kind; and vegetation of every kind to support the animal life upon it, until the organization of this world was perfected in all its variety; being brought from the eternity of matter, and prepared for intelligent beings to dwell upon, wherein to prepare themselves to 7 dwell eternally in the presence of their father and God. All this vast creation was produced from element in its unorganized state; the mountains, rivers, seas, valleys, plains, and the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms beneath and around us, all speaking forth the wonder. .. the seeds of vegetables ful works of the Great God. were planted here by the Characters that fra:rned and built this world--the seeds of every plant composing the vegetable kingdom were brought from another world?*** Who brought them here? 15 ... the earth was organized by three distinct characters, namely, Eloheim, Yahovah, and Michael, these three forming a quorum, as in all heavenly bodies, and in organ1z1ng element, perfectly represented in the Deity, as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 2 Elohim looks around upon the eternity of matter, and said to his associates, and those that he was pleased to call upon at that time for his counselors, with regard to the elements, worlds, planets, kingdoms and thrones; said he, "Yahovah, Michael, see that eternal matter on all sides, this way and that way; we have already created worlds, shall we create another world? Yes, go and organize the elements yonder in space;" ... "Yahovah, Michael, go and create a world, make it, organize it, form it; and then put upon it everything in all the variety that you have seen, that you have been in the habit of being associated with in other worlds, of beasts, birds, fowls, fish, and every insect, and creeping thing," and finally, the who le eternity of element is full of life, "bring it together and make of it living creatures."