Oliver H. Olney reports on the assembly of the Ancient of Days during July 1843; Jesus speaks through them and they are to accomplish a work of great importance on the earth.

Date
2019
Type
Personal Journal / Diary
Source
Oliver H. Olney
Excommunicated
Critic
Hearsay
Direct
Reprint
Reference

Oliver H. Olney, Journal, July 9, 1842, in The Writings of Oliver H. Olney: April 1842 to February 1843—Nauvoo, Illinois, ed. Robert G. Moore (Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2019), 92

Scribe/Publisher
Greg Kofford Books, Oliver H. Olney
People
Oliver H. Olney
Audience
N/A
Transcription

A praise and honor to God to be pend [penned] in honour of the sitting of the Antient of days That assembled the 9 10 11 of June that is to be sung in all ages by the Saints in commencement of all Solem Occasions such as thanksgiving and prayers to God Visins and blessings from Heaven is desending by the power and magesty of the most high Let those that have feelings to be up and adoing in the name of the Lord both late and early let man be a doing and well do his duty In times that is to come as the antients is awaiting to be instructing and influencing those that have feeings to arise and do their duty in the fear of God In honour and riches Let no one bost as it is but by gifts such is received Let mind and boddys that is weak and feble remember that time is but a drug Let all do their duty and trust in God as messengers are assending and descending They have put things in commotion that will cause a Revolutoin in this and foren lands Much is adoing that speaks of a savior That died that has taken a stand on the Earth A spirit of confusoin discord disunoin is the theme from this time forth But the time has ariven. That much is adoing to prepare for the coming of the son of man as he is soon a comming In power and Glory and restore all things as at first Let those that have wisodm be up and adoing as the time has a riven For light to shine Dark Shades must be removed in honour of the Saviour, That has took his stand on the Earth A stand he has taken to accomplish his doings as is sp[o]ken of by the Antients that have long since lived on the Earth Threw them he has spoken And is adoing to accomplish a work of importance on the Earth.

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