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Show ,, ( ( \ ( Page 13. me., and af'ter many years I began to grow old. Many years have passed over me in this age and I~ anxious to leave on record for the . benefit of' those may care or may come af'ter me a f'ew lines to show what some of the early settlers have passed through. And therefore I write a short discourse to my children, grandchildren and all who came after me, greeting. Harrisburg, May 5th, 1891. ~ dear children and grand children to whom these presents may come, I am now well up in my 76 year and do not expect to remain long in this state , of mortality as my three score and ten, the time alloted to man, is come and passed. And as I wish to leave my testimony w1 th you before I go hence of' the truth of this work comnonly called Mormonisn or as it should be called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the Gospel of the Son of God revealed anew through the Prophet Joseph Smith. And first I will say I have known for over fifty years by -the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that Mormonism is true and is the Gospel of the Son of God as spoken of in John's Revelation 14 and 6th verse, and I also know that the Book of Mormon is the stick of Ephraim spoken of by ·Exekial. But you ask, why call it a stick? Because writings were often rolled on sticks or rolls, Isi.iah 8th and 1st. See also Sacherish 5th and 1st, Ezra 6th and 2nd, also Ezekial 37th and 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20th verses, also look at Isaiah 29th and 4th. this whole chapter explains about how the book should speak Low out of the ground, also how Ariel or (Jerusalem) the city where David dwelt being brought down low and speaking low out of the ground, and out of the dust, which could only be done by _bringing f'orth the Book of Mormon out of the ground, and · truly is so doing the Lord does a marvelous work and a ' wonder. And I here wish to |
