Discourse, 5 January 1841, as Reported by William Clayton

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Discourse, 5 January 1841, as Reported by William Clayton
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JS, Discourse,
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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, 5 Jan. 1841. Featured version from
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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report copied [1880] in L. John Nuttall, Notebook, pp. 4–8; handwriting of L. John Nuttall; L. John Nuttall, Papers, BYU. For more complete source information, see the source note for Discourse, Dec. 1840, as Reported by William Clayton.

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See Historical Introduction to Account of Meeting and Discourse, as Reported by William P. McIntire.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Account of Meeting and Discourse, 5 January 1841, as Reported by William P. McIntire Account of Meeting and Discourse, 5 January 1841, as Published in Clayton, Revelations *Discourse, 5 January 1841, as Reported by William P. McIntire Discourse, 5 January 1841, as Reported by Unidentified Scribe *Discourse, 5 January 1841, as Reported by William Clayton
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will surely have an end.

Take a ring, it is without beginning or end; cut it for a beginning place, and at the same time you will have an ending place.
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For some years, JS had taught the concept that all matter was eternal in nature. A May 1833 revelation stated that “the Elements are eternal,” and John Smith recorded in his 30 August 1840 journal entry that JS “continued his discourse on Eternal Judgement and the Eternal Duration of matter.” (Revelation, 6 May 1833 [D&C 93:33]; John Smith, Journal, 1840–1841, 30 Aug. 1840.)
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Smith, John (1781-1854). Journal, 1833–1841. John Smith, Papers, 1833-1854. CHL. MS 1326, box 1.

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key
Authority or knowledge of God given to humankind. In the earliest records, the term keys primarily referred to JS’s authority to unlock the “mysteries of the kingdom.” Early revelations declared that both JS and Oliver Cowdery held the keys to bring forth...
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, every principle proceeding from God is eternal, and any principle which is not eternal is of the Devil. The sun has no beginning or end, the rays which proceed from himself have no bounds, consequently are eternal. So it is with God. If the soul of man had a beginning it will surely have an end. In the translation; “without form and void”
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Genesis 1:2.
it should read “empty and desolate” The word “created” should be formed or organized. [p. 6]
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Discourse, 5 January 1841, as Reported by William Clayton
ID #
591
Total Pages
5
Print Volume Location
JSP, D7:490–495
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L. John Nuttall
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For some years, JS had taught the concept that all matter was eternal in nature. A May 1833 revelation stated that “the Elements are eternal,” and John Smith recorded in his 30 August 1840 journal entry that JS “continued his discourse on Eternal Judgement and the Eternal Duration of matter.” (Revelation, 6 May 1833 [D&C 93:33]; John Smith, Journal, 1840–1841, 30 Aug. 1840.)
Smith, John (1781-1854). Journal, 1833–1841. John Smith, Papers, 1833-1854. CHL. MS 1326, box 1.
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Genesis 1:2.