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Show 130 DOCTRINP; OF THE which have been given unto thee in my scriptures, for a law, to be my law, to govern my church, and he that doeth according to these things shall be saved, and he that doeth them not shall be damned, if he continues."* The teachings of their scriptures on the subject of polgy-amy I have shown to be emphatic. Now let the reader con sider these in connection with the late revelation on the subject of . polygamy which is too long to be inserted here, but more particularly with the following paragraph in it : " For all these having this law ( the law requiring polyga my) revealed unto them, must obey the same, for behold I re veal unto you a new and everlasting covenant, and if ye abide not that covenant ye are damned." By the Book of Doctrines and Covenants the saints are required to obey its teachings, and those of the Book of Mormon ( and these prohibit polygamy), or they will be damn ed, and by this new revelation they are required to do ex actly the opposite, or they will be damned. On this sub ject they would appear as in a strait betwixt two. There is another paragraph in this remarkable revelation which must be exceedingly comforting to the married saints, who believe in it as divine, and it is surprising ^ hat an un married man among the faithful remains in Utah. I sup pose, however, it is intended to apply only to those who have duplicated their wives, though by the letter of the re velation, the monogamists may claim its benefits also. It reads as follows: " Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man marry a wife, ac cording to my word, and they are sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise, according to my appointment, she shall commit any sin or transgression of the new and everlasting covenant what ever, and all manner of blasphemies, and if he commit no murder, wherein they shed innocent blood, yet they shall come forth in the first resurrection, and enter into their exaltation" etc. Here then the saints have a carte blanche from the Almighty * Ibid. p. 107. |
