I Was Ordained One Of The Standing

Each Atom Of The Holy Spirit Is Intelligent, And Like All Other Matter Has Solidity, Form, And Size, And Occupies Space.

If A Person Trains His Mind To Walk In The Spirit, And Brings His Whole Mind To Bear Upon Its Operations, And Upon The Principles Of Faith Which Are Calculated To Put Him In Possession Of The Power Of God, How Much Greater Will Be His Faculties For Obtaining Knowledge. . . .

Do Not Suffer Any Man To Baptize Or Minister Unto You, Unless God Has Spoken Unto Him By The Voice Of His Servants, And Authorized Him To Minister In His Name

If God Had Sufficient Wisdom And Power To Construct Such A Beautiful World As This, Then We Must Admit That His Wisdom And Power Are Immeasurably Greater Than That Of Man, And Hence He Is Qualified To Reign As King

On The 1st Day Of December, 1830, I Was Confirmed, And In Accordance With The Word Of The Lord I Was Ordained An Elder Under The Hands Of The Prophet