Footnotes
Macpherson, Westminster Confession of Faith, 42, italics removed; see also Coke and Asbury, Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 9.
Macpherson, John. The Westminster Confession of Faith. With Introduction and Notes. Handbooks for Bible Classes, edited by Marcus Dods and Alexander Whyte. Edinburgh: T. and T. Clark, 1881.
Coke, Thomas, and Francis Asbury. The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in America. 10th ed. Philadelphia: Henry Tuckniss, 1798.
Old Testament Revision 1, p. 11 [Moses 6:9]; see also Book of Mormon, 1840 ed., 528–529 [Ether 3:6–9, 16]; and Givens, Wrestling the Angel, chap. 11.
Givens, Terryl L. Wrestling the Angel: The Foundations of Mormon Thought: Cosmos, God, Humanity. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015.
Instruction, 2 Apr. 1843 [D&C 130].
See Discourse, 11 June 1843–A; and Discourse, 9 July 1843. JS’s discourses during these months—most of which occurred during Sunday meetings—were well documented. Two days after his 11 June 1843 discourse, JS left for Dixon, Illinois, and was away from the city until 30 June, when he spoke about his arrest and defended the Nauvoo Municipal Court’s habeas corpus powers. JS next spoke on 4 July, recounting the Latter-day Saints’ troubles with Missouri over the previous five years. He then spoke on 9 July, comparing the Saints’ beliefs with those of other Christian denominations. On 16 July, JS spoke in the morning about “enemies” in Nauvoo, and in the afternoon, he discussed eternal marriage and announced that Hyrum Smith would replace him as prophet. Finally, on 23 July, JS explained what he meant by designating Hyrum as prophet. (Historical Introduction to Affidavit, 24 June 1843; Discourse, 30 June 1843; Discourse, 4 July 1843; Discourse, 9 July 1843; JS, Journal, 16 July 1843; Discourse, 16 July 1843; Discourse, 23 July 1843.)
See Hebrews 1:3.
Ezekiel chapter 37 contains an account of the “spirit of the Lord” showing the prophet Ezekiel a vision of a “valley which was full of bones,” which represented scattered Israel. Ezekiel was told to say, “Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live,” symbolizing the gathering of Israel. (Ezekiel 37:1, 9; see also Daniel 7:2.)