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SECTION 2An extract from the words of the angel Moroni to Joseph Smith the Prophet, while in the house of the Prophet’s father at Manchester, New York, on the evening of September 21, 1823. HC 1: 12. Moroni was the last of a long line of historians who had made the record that is now before the world as the Book of Mormon. Compare Malachi 4: 5—6; also Sections 27: 9; 110: 13—16; and 128: 18. |
The angel Moroni elaborates (exbounds upon) and explains the prophecies of and purpose of the coming of Elijah. He repeated it at least 5 times in 5 visits within 24 hours on the evening of September 21 and the next day of September 22, 1823. He 'revealed' the purpose and work of the Priesthood, planting in the hearts of the children the covenants of God to the fathers thus turning their hearts to their fathers, including God their Father. |
 Priesthood Revealed 'My Work and Glory' |
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~ Book of Remembrance |
1a I will reveal unto you the Priesthood The Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthoods had been restored prior to the coming of Elijah in the Kirkland Temple. Thus Elijah did not 'restore' the priesthood but rather it was his mission of 'reveal' the work and purpose of the Priesthood. Now the work and glory of God is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. But his is not accomplished without the binding, sealing and saving ordinances of the priesthood. And these are inseparably connected 'welding links' of the fathers to the children and the children to the fathers, which must be ordered by the ordiances of God's priesthood. Else without such the earth would be utterly wasted at his coming for there would be no purpose in it of bring man unto God and unto God's kingdom, enabling man to become like God is. |
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Mal 4:5-6:
3 Ne. 25:5-6; D&C 35:4; D&C 110:13-15; D&C 128:17; JS-H 1:38-39; TG Last Days; TG Priesthood, Keys of; b 1 Cor. 5:5; D&C 1:12; D&C 34:8 (6-9); D&C 43:17 (17-26)
The name Elijah in itself suggests greater significances to the man and his ministry and delivered messages, functions and purposes themself. 'Eli' means God and 'Jah' is a short abreviation form of the name Jehovah. Thus the name is taken to mean that 'God is Jehovah' or that 'Jehovah is my God'. In terms of latter-day revealed knowledge, which identifies Jehovah as the anointed Son of God called upon to act in the Fahter's stead relative to all matters concerning this second estate, whereby Jehovah is made our God of this estate by the hand of the Father, the knowledge and understanding contained in the concept that Jehovah, the Son of God, is our God of this second estate is extraordinary in and of itself. What other 'sealing powers' the ministry of Elijah exercised other than such as to seal the heavens according to the command of his power in the priesthood of God, is not to had at the present time. But the fact that it was Elijah who 'revealed' the Patriarchal sealing powers to bind heaven and earth according to that recorded in D&C 128, seems to suggest that Elijah and his ministry was much more than to simply command, 'It ain't going to rain no more until I say so.' |
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2 And
ahe shall plant in the hearts of the children the
bpromises made to the
fathersa, and the hearts of
the children shall turn to their
fathersb. |
2a promises made to the fathers
In the brodest sense, the promises of the fathers is the everlasting
covenant of God with man. That is that redemption would come through
Jehovah (Jesus Christ the Great High Priest) by the Power of God (Priesthood)
to the end and purpose to bring about the immortality and eternal life of
man, that man might return to God and be enabled to become even as God Is.
These are the blessing sought after by Abraham which came down by the fathers
from such as Adam, Enoch and Noah. They were perpetuated through Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and Ephraim to the purpose of the fulness of times
when all would be leading into the ministy of the millennium wherein all
would be provided salvation and the opportunity of eternal life through
the fulness of the everlasting gospel and through that everlasting covenant
of God with man. 2b hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers Our fathers to whom our hearts will be turned include all of our fathers, from our immediate earthly father to all our genealogical fathers through whom we descend. This would include not only such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and Ephraim but also such as Noah, Enoch, Seth, and Adam. And it does not end there, for in the grandest extend it does include both the Father of our spirits, Elohiem and our gospel father unto salvation, Jehovah as we become the sons and daughters of Christ. |
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2 Kings 2:15:
D&C 27:9; D&C 98:16 (16-17) b Moses 7:51-53; D&C 27:10 Abraham 1:2-4 TG Family, Children, Duties of; TG Genealogy and Temple Work; TG Promise; TG Salvation for the Dead 3a Luke 1:17: TG Earth, Purpose of
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