And, in fine, wo unto all those who die in their sins; for they shall return to God, and behold his face and remain in their sins. O, THAT I WERE AN ANGEL! Alma xxix. 1-9 O that I were an angel, and could have the wish of mine heart, that I might go forth and speak with the trump of God, with a voice to shake the earth, and cry repentance unto every people; Yea, I would declare unto every soul, as with the voice of thunder, repentance, and the plan of redemption, that they should repent and come unto our God, that there might not be more sorrow upon all the face of the earth. But behold I am a man, and do sin in my wish; for I ought to be content with the things which the Lord hath allotted unto me. I ought not to harrow up in my desires, the firm decree of a just God, for I know that he granteth unto men according to their desire, whether it be unto death or unto life; yea, I know that he allotteth unto men, according to their will; whether they be unto salvation or unto destruction. Yea, and I know that good and evil have come before all men; or he that knoweth not good from evil is blameless; but he that knoweth good and evil, to him it is given according to his desires; whether he desireth good or evil, life or death, joy or remorse of conscience. Now seeing that I know these things, why should I desire more than to perform the work to which I have been called? Why should I desire that I was an angel, that I could speak unto all the ends of the earth? For behold, the Lord doth grant unto all nations, of their own nation and tongue, to teach his word; yea, in wisdom, all that he seeth fit that they should have; therefore we see that the Lord doth counsel in wisdom, according to that which is just and true. I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it: I do not glory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me; yea, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God, to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy. Aaronic priesthood appendages" of, 274 limitations of, 275 ranks and offices in, 274 INDEX scriptural authority for, 270-271 Adam appointed to his mission on compared to Christ, 198-199 identified with Ancient of days, patriarch of the human race, 202 "Address to the World" (1907) by the Church authorities, 335 Altruism practiced by Mormons, 126 66 "Ancient of Days" identified with 66 400-441 Transcript from, discussed, 27-29 Translation of, 30, 32-35 mon harangue, 323-325 mund L. Kelley, 406, 407, 410, Buddhism, influence of, on histor ical Christianity, 108 Cabet, Etienne, Fourierite colonist, Caine, John T., editor of Salt Lake on admission of Utah to state- on Christian Industrial Home, 373 Calvin, John, murder of Servetus rule of in Geneva, 83 Campbell, Alexander, opinions on Cannon, Angus M., conviction of, Cannon, George Q., 102, 323 on gathering," 50 on Joseph Smith's personal cour- Capitalists, desirable kind of, 81 Carlton, Hon. Ambrose B., on in- on anti-Mormonism and Know- on Mormon literalism, 174 Catholic Church denounced by re- methods of the, 108 Catholic Apostolic Church, founded Nothings," 347-348 66 Know- Cattle, improved breeds of, intro- tion, 300, 302 Cooperative stores system, 133 Council of spirits in heaven, 192 Cowdery, Oliver, 30, 32, 37, 38, 39, appointed apostle, 282, 283 Fordham, Elijah, healed by Joseph Foreordination and preexistence, 192 Fourierite colonists at Nauvoo, 119- 120 Fox, George, abolishes clerical France, election of President in, 291 Freeze, Lillie, on plural marriage, Fulness of Times, Dispensation of, Garfield, Prest. James A., 314, 315, Gates, Susa Young, on cooperation, III on founding of Y. L. M. I. A on plural marriage, effects of, 251- "Gathering," doctrine of, 49–50, 71 Gifts of the Spirit, 168, 171-172 an exalted man, 182-183 personal communion with, 168 the, place and powers of, 184, 185 Governmental inefficiency, 90 Graded instruction in the Sunday writer, 122-123 Grant, Jedediah M., 220 anti-socialist Harris, Martin, 37, 38, 39, 67 loses pages of translation, 31 |