Instructions by Joseph Smith the Prophet, given at Ramus, Illinois, May 16 and 17, 1843. HC 5: 392—393.

1—4, Celestial marriage is essential to exaltation in the highest heaven; 5—6, How men are sealed up unto eternal life; 7—8, All spirit is matter.

 IN the ^acelestial^• glory there are three ^bheavens^• or degrees;

 And in order to obtain the ^ahighest^•, a man must enter into this ^border of the ^cpriesthood [meaning the new and ^deverlasting covenant of ^emarriage];

 And if he does not, he cannot obtain it.

 He may enter into the other, but that is the end of his kingdom; he cannot have an ^aincrease^•.

 (May 17th, 1843.) The more sure word of ^aprophecy^• means a man’s knowing that he is ^bsealed up unto ^ceternal^• life, by revelation and the spirit of prophecy, through the power of the Holy Priesthood.

 It is impossible for a man to be ^asaved in ^bignorance^•.

 There is no such thing as immaterial matter. All ^aspirit is matter, but it is more fine or pure, and can only be discerned by ^bpurer^• eyes;

 We cannot ^asee^• it; but when our bodies are purified we shall see that it is all ^bmatter^•.