Discourse, 27 August 1843, as Reported by William Clayton

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Discourse, 27 August 1843, as Reported by William Clayton
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JS, Discourse, [
Nauvoo
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, Hancock Co., IL], 27 Aug. 1843. Featured version in William Clayton, Journal, 25 Apr. 1843–24 Sept. 1844, pp. [102]–[103]; handwriting of
William Clayton
17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...
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; William Clayton, Journals, 1842–1846, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Instruction, 16 May 1843.

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See Historical Introduction to Discourse, 27 Aug. 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Discourse, 27 August 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844 *Discourse, 27 August 1843, as Reported by William Clayton *Discourse, 27 August 1843, as Reported by Franklin D. Richards *Discourse, 27 August 1843, as Reported by James Burgess History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844] “History of Joseph Smith”
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He showed that the power of the
Melchisek p’d [priesthood]
The authority and power held by certain officers in the church. The Book of Mormon referred to the high priesthood as God’s “holy order, which was after the order of his Son,” and indicated that Melchizedek, a biblical figure, was a high priest “after this...
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was to have the power of an “endless lives[”] he showed that the
everlasting covenant
Generally referred to the “fulness of the gospel”—the sum total of the church’s message, geared toward establishing God’s covenant people on the earth; also used to describe individual elements of the gospel, including marriage. According to JS, the everlasting...
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could not be broken, and by the sacrifice required of Abraham the fact that when God offers a blessing or knowledge to a man and he refuses to receive it he will be damned— mentioning the case of the Israelites praying that God would speak to Moses & not to them— in consequence of which he curse[d] them with a carnal law.
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This was a reference to the commandments within the Law of Moses, including sacrificial offerings, dietary regulations, ceremonial cleanliness, feasts and sabbaths, and Levitical conduct, dress, and ritual in the tabernacle. An 1832 JS revelation referred to the “Law of carnal commandments— which the lord in his wrath caused to continue with the house of Aaron among the children of Israel until John.” (Leviticus chaps. 1–7, 11–17, and 21–24; Exodus chaps. 28–30; Revelation, 22–23 Sept. 1832 [D&C 84:27].)
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Discourse, 27 August 1843, as Reported by William Clayton
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This was a reference to the commandments within the Law of Moses, including sacrificial offerings, dietary regulations, ceremonial cleanliness, feasts and sabbaths, and Levitical conduct, dress, and ritual in the tabernacle. An 1832 JS revelation referred to the “Law of carnal commandments— which the lord in his wrath caused to continue with the house of Aaron among the children of Israel until John.” (Leviticus chaps. 1–7, 11–17, and 21–24; Exodus chaps. 28–30; Revelation, 22–23 Sept. 1832 [D&C 84:27].)