I have Received a

Revelation and a commandment From the Lord which I have

not revealed to any man which I shall reveal to this assembly

and the command of the Lord I shall give to this people which is this The

Lord has revealed to me that there are many in the Church wh feel

badly tried about the Manifesto and also about the Testimony of the

Presidency & Apostles before the Master in chancery the Lord has com-

manded me to put the following question to the Saints and

those who will give Attention to it shall have the Holy Ghost to be

with them to inspire them to Answer that question for themselves

and the Lord has promised that the Answer will be to all alike

The question is this, which is the wisest course for the latter

Day Saints to persue, to continue to attempt to practice plural

Marriage with the Laws of the Nation against it and the

opposition of 60000000 of people and at the cost of confiscation

and loss of all the Temples and the stoping of all the ordinances

therein both for the living & the Dead And the imprisinment

of the first of the First Presidency and Twelve and the leaders

or heads of family in the Church And the confiscation

of the personal property of the People (All of which of them-

selve would stop the CPractice Finished on Nov 5th.

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5 Finished from Oct 25 (Or After doing and

suffering what we have through our adhereance to

this principelle to scease the Practice and submit to the

law and through doing so have the Prophets Apostls

and Fathers at home so they can instruct the

People and attend to the Duties of the Church, Also leave

the Temples in the hands of the Saints of the Saints

so they can attend to the ordinances of the Gospel

both for the living & the Dead. Now the inspiration of

the Lord will reveal to any person which course

wisdom would dictate us to persue And the Latter day

Saints throughout Israel should understand that

the first Presidency of the Church And the Twelve Apostles

are ledof and guided by the inspiration of the Lord

And the Lord will not permit me nor any other

man to lead the People Asstray)