Oliver H. Olney reports that the Ancient of Days wishes to liberate the captives and the oppressed; claims he was ordained by the Prophet Judah.

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

Oliver H. Olney, Journal, September 1, 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), 161-62

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

Being caled on previous to this time to meet in Council with the Antient of days in obedience to my duty I move to do as I by them am shone without fear or regard to Mortal man I move in accordance with the Antient of days as they on the Earth have took a stand to Liberate the Captive And opress the Ignoble that binds hard burdens on the weak As much is adoing and much to be don a temporal Kingdom is now to be established commencing at the North East part of Ill. The place is desined a Citty to build in the name of the Lord by faith and good works Thou art now caled thy mind to prepare to move in order As direced by a messenger of power Thou art caled of a messenger of power as thou art this time Ordiained by the Prophif Judah to actiivty and strenth that no power shall baffle the or turn the to the wright of left The life of Judah and his doings is a tipe of thy work as strength and inteligance shall not be lacking Thou art cald Gods will to perform as the order of Heaven is againing Ground Gods ways are Equal Altho man turns Gods plan was established at the begunning of time A Law was established to govern the race of man Muh more I mite write but suffise it to say God word is given and all to it must conform As this is a day of business set apart the time has arived For something to be from this time forth no more to be shut As treasures will beget trasures untill the riches of the world is in the hands of The Saints The Saints are a people that have Always ben Oprest But the day has ariven That they are to be set free om the Earth Thou art now caled In thy poverty to arise and take a retrospective vew of the treasures that thou has been shone in differant parts But thou art first caled To enter a room on the Coming Saturday that thou hats ben shone There is money and Jewelry of much worth and other articles of much Note that is ready and awaiting to be used by those that have Influence with God Thou art caled to be ready next teusday to start to the new Stake of Zion That is set apart Thou art there caled to beguin to purchase to establish a home For the Latter day Saints that will soon be agetherin in to take up their abode

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