Q:—Do you say it was not given to him before that time [April 1843]?

A:— I say that he explained to me the principles of plural marriage distinctly and clearly, and told me that the Lord had revealed the principle, and had commanded him to enter into that practice, and that he had received a revelation to that effect. He said that he had demurred to doing so as he foresaw the trouble that would ensue, but that an angel of the Lord had appeared before him with a drawn sword commanding him to do so and he could not go backward. It was in substance that that he told me, but of course I do not pretend to relate the exact language he used.