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.
<.> read the 14th verse &c— The c will observed that is the only knowledge those persons had of the Holy Spt— Peter inform ‘(Joel)’ God would pour &c— Your sons and daughters shall prephesy &c Now says Peter this is the Holy spt this is what God promised to pour upon all flesh read from 37 to last verse. This proclamation was not made till after the apostles describ the effect of the spt— had distinguished it for all others— when poured out your sons & daughters will be prophets &c This then is the Holy Spt— I have found no other description of it. So says Peter and I am not at liberty to deny— What is the Spt of G— of Prophesy Revelation, that can touch the meanest domestic in your kitchen and shew him the things of heaven and roll back the things of heaven before his view. Will pour it up on all flesh. The Jews would not be mistaken. they were now councilling their way to salvation at the very gates of death— What should we do— repent &c. Why did he not except [accept] some of them should think in 3000 there was some scoundrels— black hearted— villains, harlots— why did he not say you who are worthy— no he said all— repent and ye shall get that spirit prom[i]sed by Joel. How long would a man have to wait on our old Sectarian scheme before he could prophecy &c— you know it would take 7 eternities to get it— never worked that way— different scheme and G. was not at the head of it. I’ll be told by a preacher to go to an anxous bench till I am converted. I’ll go and get the best that ever could be got at the bench— and when will I be— I am converted to what to God— no to an anxious bench. God shall give it to me. Shall come to pass in the last days saith God I will pour out my spt. &c— Could I with all the religion I could get act such or plea prophesy— I have no doubt I am changed am converted but not to God— he would have had me prophecying. And it shall [come] to pass in the last day &c! Is not that large— I believe I am flesh— you are all flesh— some born to support it— they live in the last days so How dos Peter talk to us— in the last days— (repeat the promise) [p. 6 [18]]