Knowing the signs of Christ’s coming

given in Hiram Nov. 1. 1831 70 A Revelation to Orson [Hyde] Luke [Johnson] ⟦&⟧ Lyman [Johnson] & William [E. McLellin] The mind & will of the Lord as made known by the voice of the spirit ⟦made⟧ <⟦known⟧ to> a confrence held November first 1831 concerning certain Elders who requested of the Lord to kno◊ his will concerning them & also certain items as made known in addition to the Laws & commandments which have been given to the church firstly my servant Orson was called by his ordinance to proclaim the everlasting Gospel by the spirit of the living God from people to people & from land to land ⟦from⟧ <in the> congregtions of the wicked in their Synagogues reas[o]ning with & expounding all scriptures <un>to them & behold & lo this is an ensample unto all those who were ordained unto this priesthood whose mission is appointed unto them to go forth & this is the ensample unto them that they shall speak as they are moved upon by the Holy Ghost & whatsoever they shall speak when moved upon by the Holy Ghost shall be Scripture shall be the will of the Lord shall be the mind of the Lord shall be the voice of the Lord & shall be the power of God unto Salvation behold this is the promise of the Lord unto you o ye my servants wherefore be of good cheer & do not fear for I the Lord am with you & will stand by you & ⟦you⟧ <ye> shall bear record of me even Jesus christ that I am the Son of God that I was that I am & that I am to come this is the word of the Lord unto you my Servant Orson & also to my servant Luke & unto my servant Lyman & unto my servant William & unto all the faithful Elders of my church go ye unto all the world preach the gospel to every creature acting in the authority which I have given you baptising in the name of the Father & of the Son & ⟦of⟧ <of the> Holy Ghost & he that believeth & is baptised shall be saved & he that believeth not shall be damned & he that believeth shall be blessed with signs following even as it is written & unto you it shall be given to know the signs of the times & the signs of the coming of the Son of man & of as many as the Father shall bear record to you it shall be given to seal them up unto Eternal life Amen— And now conc[e]rning the items in addition to the Laws & commandments they are these there rema[i]neth hereafter in the due time of the Lord other Bishops to be set apart unto the church to minister even according to the first wherefore it shall be an high priest who is worthy & he shall be appointed by a confrenc of high priests And again no Bishop or judge which shall be set apart for this ministry shall be tried or condemned for any crime save it be before a confrence of high priests & inasmuch as he is found guilty before a confrenc of high priests by testimony that cannot be impeached he shall be condemned or forgiven according to the Laws of the church And again inasmuch as parents have children in Zion that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance faith in Christ the Son of the living God & of baptism & the gift of the Holy Spirit by the laying <on> of the hands when eight years old the sin be upon the head of the parents for this shall be a Law unto the inhabitants of Zion & their children shall be baptised for the remission of their sins when eight years old & receive the laying on of the hands & they also shall teach their children to pray & to walk uprightly before the Lord & the inhabitants of Zion shall also observe ⟦to⟧ the Sabath day to keep it holy & the inhabitants of Zion also shall remember their labors inasmuch as they are appointed to labor in all faithfulness for the idler shall be had in remembrance before the Lord now I the Lord am not well pleased with the inhabitants of Zion for there are idlers among them & their children also are growing up in wickedness they also seek not earnestly the riches of Eternity but their eyes are full of greediness these things ought not to be & must be done away from among them wherefore let my servant Oliver [Cowdery] cary these sayings unto the land of Zion & a commandment I give unto them that he that obse[r]veth <not> his prayers before the Lord in the season thereof let them be had in remembrance before the judge of my people these sayings are true & faithful wherefore transgress them not neither take therefrom behold I am Alpha & Omega & I come quickly Amen Given ⟦a⟧ in Hiram November first 1831 by Joseph the Seer