JS gives sermon, draws on concepts from the BOA.
Joseph Smith, Discourse, circa 28 March 1841, as Reported by William P. McIntire, 17–18, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed August 11, 2021
he says the spirit or the inteligence of men are self Existant principles before the foundation this Earth— & quotes the Lords question to Job “where wast thou when I Laid the foundation of the Earth” Evedencing that Job was <in> Existing somewhere at that time he says God is Good & all his acts is for the benefit of infereir [inferior] inteligences— God saw that those inteligences had Not power to Defend themselves against those that had a tabernicle therefore the Lord Calls them together in Counsel & agrees to form them tabernicles so that he might Gender the spirit & the tabernicle togather so as to create sympathy for their fellow man—