Oliver H. Olney uses "Ancient of Days" for both a individual chieftain as well as a council of people; claims he was visited by a member of the Ancient of days from the city of Enoch, Hipsebah.

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

Oliver H. Olney, Journal, July 16, 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), 103-4

Scribe/Publisher
Greg Kofford Books, Oliver H. Olney
People
Oliver H. Olney
Audience
N/A
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I of late years have been a traverling over the American soil I have seen much adoing in different parts that speaks of the situation of My fellow man I se them of all ages and sises and from the Idiot To the wise man on the tower some in High life Some in low Some well informed. Some illiterate all passing threw a probationary State I say why is it thus With my fellow man Have they not one parent Him that is caled one of the Antient of days Yes this noted Chieftain Has a numerous host that moves under his Observation in the nineteenth Century of time as he on Earth has took a stand in honor of the Father and Son with a number of his decendants a council of twelve Saints They are arrayed in apparel that was made by workman of pleasure that have power to form and Create anew They on Earth have a standing and a Labour are a performing as directed by the Saviour that has with them took a stand to prepare for his coming In the Clouds of Heaven with the Saints a Kingdom of honour a Kingdom of Glory is now to be established Anew on Earth that all things may move in order as was written by the Prophits that wrote as they was moved on by the Holy Ghost They spoke of a kingdom propeld by the power of God that in the Last days Should be established haveing power to rend other Kingdoms that would not submit To the Son of Man The Antient of days have set in Council the ninth tenth and Eleventh of June a day set apart long to be rememberd by those that inhabit the Earth It is to be thre days of rejocing thanks giving and praying without a fibles being mentioned between man and man But all things must be ajusted previous to coming together in honour of the sitting of the Antient of days They in power and magesty on Earth have a standing and taken posessions of the Kingdoms of the Earth They are now a baffling The powers that be But when shall I say of their first doings as I with them have assembled in a low Mansion In the Citty of Nauvoo They spoke of the Latter day Glory that must soon usher in They spoke of foibles That they first would streighten amongst the Latter day Saints that an honourable people should stand again on the earth As I have skipted over some noted doings that I have passed threw within several years past I will barly speak of them as I think I have ben much favord by the Messengers above A messenger Came to me And in Language addrest me that he wanted my Labours to assist in Establishing the Kingdom of God From time to time I was juged of my duty that looked to me misterious that I should be thus noticed by a messenger from Heaven that ha just took his departer from Earth His looks was familiar his visage plain He freely spoke to me and departed His name was David Patten while on Earth I of late with them have ben familiar as much has ben a doing by them to prepare a rest for the saints of the most high In June 1841 I was visited by an Antient that lived in the days of Enoch by the name of Hipsebah that assended with Enoch Citty

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