Oliver H. Olney reports that the Ancient of Days will call some people to purchase land at their direction to eventually "establish the Order of God" on earth.

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

Oliver H. Olney, Journal, November 15, 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), 204-5

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

As time passes Much is to be don to establish the Order of God as God on Earth is a looking that all things may move in aray A kingdom must be established both spiritual and temporal As a temporal kingdom Is the theme an opening must needs be to the treasures hid a way As treasures is many which has been laid a way in the bowels of the Earth by the presant race of men As the Earth is the Lords and the fullness thereof the time has ariven for it to come forth to assist in establishing a kingdom that has long lain in the dark Money must be lenty amongst certain ones that is caled to establish Zion of the Chosen ones As the time has ariven for a change to be That Zion may arise in honour riches and buty and that without delay As Coin is a lying In all parts of the land hid a way by men That long since died that was don in the name of the Lord Also treasures By those on Earth that had an over pluss and conveyed it to the Earth that it changed owners when conveyed to the Earth that is now at the Command of the Antinet of days as they on Earth have a standing and have received their charge They this day have assembled and a decision is past To transact business that is now in voge It is to purchase lands of the world in the Neighborhood of Squaw Grove At the time of the sale At Chicaugo some few will be caled there to meet and secure land at the sale as directed by the Antient of days As they will meet with them and give directions how to procede such must be caled as will be named to attend to thus business in the name of the Lord that a foundation may be laid that cannot be undermined As money is plenty of different Coins yet it is to be used with prudence by those that of it have care As they will have power the cepter to sway Being agents to the Antient of days as they on earth have assembled on this the fifteenth of the 11th month A decision is past To bring much about not only a temporal Kingdom is in aray but a brake up of the fallen one The time is desided for it to be don that obsticles may be removed that is much in the way The time fast ariveing for the word to go out To raise volenteers the Latter D- Saints to brake up But this power is held by the A-of Days that all things may move in order as is by God decreed As he is the helmsman and director all moves as he says as he rules in power and wisdom on this Globe He has a standing that all to him is plain of the doings of man. He moves in order as is by his council decreed and recorded in Heaven And on earth The time has ariven that much must be don to establish an order To assist the poor As the poor is many In all parts an eventful door must be opened that they may have a sustenance A plan is determined By a council in Heaven that land shall be purchased and a field Established seven miles square in and about the above name Grove Also a Citty of High renown according to the pattern given and additions from time to time A senry of things now is in voge, condirected by the Antient of Days Its of the order of the Citty of Nauvoo as this place was established by Revelation Many together have meet and consecrated themselves and property to the Lord of hoses God in wisdom on them has looked and given directions to his Council as he did in the days of Noah at the time of the flood. The council in Heaven then decreed that they would secure much fruit that a trouble arose Because of bad works that the wise and unwise was masacreed and taken from the Evil to come Some arose to honour others to dishonour but a few did stand testimony to bare and people a new Earth. As much is adoing At this time amongst the Latter Day Saints much is said and a ben don by those that profess to be of God that their substance is much that is not their own that is secured in dark cells for a time to come But the time will arive that chosen ones will be caled to secure the goods and chattels of the City to establish Zion anew As a stake must be reard in honour of God By industry and economy as directed by the Antient of Days as they on Earth will travel and open the way for their agents that is by them Chosen As their Agents will be many abroad in the land They by Spirit will communicate to them in their daily moves Their minds They will direct that they in wisdom may move that all may be left without excuse But as many is a saying in testimony I lack Provision for them is made in the scriptures of divine truths As the teachings reasonings of the Saviour is by many caled Correct let them follow his example and all with them will be well.

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