Discourse, 6 April 1843–B, as Reported by William Clayton
Source Note
JS, Discourse, [, Hancock Co., IL, 6 Apr. 1843]. Version copied in Minutes and Discourses, 6–7 April 1843, pp. [5]–[9]; handwriting of ; Historian’s Office, General Church Minutes, CHL. Includes redactions and dockets.
referred to . If a thief were to prophecy 1000 times and he would steal I would not believe him, would despise his— If it were not that I know the truth I would back out so many false. When God reveals any thing from heaven it is so plain that a man need not be mistaken. The signs are portentous all we have to do is to stand still & see the salvation of God and if a man do more he will get into error as did. If I were going to prophecy in the name of the L of I would prophecy it wont be the 40— or 41 years.
He then changed the subject. I neve[r] said the Lord was going to come in this generation. The book of C dont say the Lord will come in this generation. There are those in the rising generation who shall not see death untill the Lord come Once was praying &c— heard if thou livest till 85 &c— I came to the conclusion if I did live till I was 85 I should see the Millenium— I venture a prophecy in the name of the Son that the son of man will not come in the clouds of heaven to reign before I am 85 years of age. Rev. 14 ch 6 v. Hosea 6 c. 2 v.—
The coming of the son of man never will be untill the judgements spoken of are poured out. Paul says ye are the children of the light and of the day & not of the night that that day should overtake us as a thief in the night. [p. [9]]