On The 1st Day Of December, 1830,

I Discover That Some Of The Eastern Papers Represent Me As A Great Blasphemer, Because I Said, In My Lecture On Marriage, At Our Last Conference, That Jesus Christ Was Married At Cana Of Galilee, That Mary, Martha, And Others Were His Wives, And That He Begat Children.

It Was Seldom That I Attended Any Religious Meetings, As My Parents Had Not Much Faith In And Were Never So Unfortunate As To Unite Themselves With Any Of The Religious Sects.

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

The Godhead Consists Of The Father, The Son, And The Holy Spirit. The Father Is A Material Being.

If, After A Rigid Examination, It Be Found An Imposition, It Should Be Extensively Published To The World As Such; The Evidences And Arguments On Which The Imposture Was Detected, Should Be Clearly And Logically Stated, That Those Who Have Been Sincerely Yet Unfortunately Deceived, May Perceive The Nature Of The Deception And Be Reclaimed, And That Those Who Continue To Publish The Delusion, May Be Exposed And Silenced.