Discourse, between circa 26 June and circa 4 August 1839–A, as Reported by William Clayton
Source Note
JS, Discourse, [, Lee Co., Iowa Territory, or , Hancock Co., IL], [between ca. 26 June and ca. 4 Aug. 1839]. Version from report copied [1880] in L. John Nuttall, Notebook, pp. 11–25; handwriting of L. John Nuttall; L. John Nuttall, Papers, BYU.
are in heaven but their children are on earth, their bowels yearn over us. God sends down men for this reason Matt. 13— 41 and the Son of man shall send forth his Angels &c. All these authorative characters will come down and join hand in hand in bringing about this work. The Kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed; the mustard seed is small but brings forth a large tree. The fowls are the Angels, the Book of Mormon perhaps. Thus Angels come down combined together to gather their children and gather them. We cannot be made perfect without them nor they without us; when these are done, the Son of man will descend, the Ancient of Days sit. We may come to an innumerable company of angels, have communion with and receive [p. 17]