| 428 hearts from affliction, for I have chosen him and anointed him, and he shall be honored in the midst of his house, for I will forgive all his sins, saith the Lord, Amen.
Let my servant Isaac Galland put stock in that house, for I the Lord loveth him for the work he hath done, and will forgive all his sins, therefore, let him be remembered for an interest in that house from generation to generation. Let my servant Isaac Galland be appointed among you, and be ordained by my servant William Marks, and be blessed of him to go with my servant Hyrum to accomplish the work that my servant Joseph shall point out to them, and they shall be greatly blessed.
Let my servant William Law pay stock in that house for himself and his seed after him, from generation to generation. If he will do my will let him not take his family unto the eastern lands, even unto Kirtland, nevertheless I the Lord will build up Kirtland, but I the Lord have a scourge prepared for the inhabitants thereof. Let no man go from this place who has come here assaying to keep my commandments. If they live here, let them live unto me, and if they die, let them die unto me; for they shall rest from all their labors here and shall continue their works.-Therefore, let my servant William put his trust in me, and cease to fear concerning his family, because of the sickness of the land: If ye love me keep my commandments, and the sickness of the land shall redound to your glory.
Let my servant William go and proclaim mine everlasting gospel, with a loud voice, and with great joy as he shall be moved upon by my spirit unto the inhabitants of Warsaw, and also unto the inhabitants of Carthage & also unto the inhabitants of Burlington, and also unto the inhabitants of Madison, & then await patiently and diligently for further instructions at my general conference, saith the Lord. If he will do my will let him, from henceforth, hearken to the council of my servant Joseph, and with his interest support the cause of the poor, and publish the new translation of my holy word unto the inhabitants of the earth; and if he will do this, I will bless him, with a multiplicity of blessings, that he shall not be forsaken, nor his seed be found begging bread.
And again, verily I say unto you; let my servant William be appointed, ordained, and anointed as a counsellor [counselor] unto my servant Joseph, in the room of my servant Hyrum; that my servant Hyrum may take the office of priesthood and patriarch, which was appointed unto him by his father, by blessing and also by right, that from henceforth he shall hold the keys of the patriarchal blessings upon the heads of all my people, that whoever he blesses shall be blessed and whoever he curseth shall be cursed-that whatsoever he shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever he shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven; and from this time forth, I appoint unto him., that he may be a prophet, and a seer, and a revelator unto my church, as well as my servant Joseph, that he may act in concert also, with my servant Joseph, and that he shall receive council from my servant Joseph, who shall shew [show] unto him the keys, whereby he may ask and receive, and be crowned with the same blessings. I crown upon his head, the bishoprick [bishopric], and blessing, and glory, and honor, and priesthood, and gifts of the priesthood, that once were put upon him, that was my servant Oliver Cowdery; that my servant Hyrum may bear record of the things which I shall shew [show] unto him, that his name may be had in honorable remembrance from generation to generation, for ever and ever. Let my servant William Law, also receive the keys by which he may ask and receive blessings; let him be humble before me, and be without guile and he shall receive my spirit, even the comforter, which shall manifest unto him the truth of all things, and shall give him in the very hour, what he shall say, and these signs shall follow him: he shall heal the sick, he shall cast out devils, and shall be delivered from those who would administer unto him deadly poison, and shall be led in paths where the poisonous serpent cannot lay hold upon his heel; and he shall mount up as upon Eagles' wings; and, what if I will that he should raise the dead, let him not withhold his voice. Therefore, let my servant William cry aloud and spare not, with joy and rejoicing, and with hosannas to him that sitteth upon the throne for ever and ever, saith the Lord your God.
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