Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 April 1844, as Reported by William Clayton
Source Note
General conference of the church, Minutes, and JS, Discourses, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, 6–8 Apr. 1844; handwriting of ; dockets in handwriting of Robert L. Campbell and Jonathan Grimshaw; thirty-eight pages; General Church Minutes, CHL.
God begins to teach him what is in him— In accomplishing this man is much tried. If he never had any conflict with Satan in the world he never would know he had power to fight him. If it was not for these trials men would sit down and let the devil overcome them. He never knows what power he has got till God teaches No people have this power but the people of the K of G [Kingdom of God] No other government has this power— or teaches this principle. Then one part of the K of H [Kingdom of Heaven] is to teach man what power privileges &c they have and he gives them victory unto eternal life. Under a contact between the kingdoms. Another thing has been told to him that man has a principle in him that rises above all things takes power over every thing— heard it said many times astonishing that man should say it is impossible to work miracles— It is living under the influence of this power that makes us believe it. No other kingdom has power to save men. Nether religious or civil— no power of salvation in it. He does not say this out of disrespect to any man. All religions then that do not put men in possession of this power have a tendency to believe man and prevent his obtaining salvation This is the reason that the Lord promises to set up a k. in the last days— he had promised to restore it — he would do it and remove all false governments wether civil religious or political. He would call upon the kings priests nobles to hear his voice when he would teach men the ways of life and truth. No other organization wher power unto salvation ever existed only in the k of G. Salvation is the complete victory over every thing. The prophets said the vallies shall blossom as the rose &c. When he looks at salvation it allows he has got it hear and he cant find it any were else and yet men say he is deceived. the wilderness shall blossom &c because our God shall come as a recompence &c He will come and save you by planting the k of h in your midst [p. 2 [14]]