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When
the time of my power was sealed by God, I was given instructions to write these
words concerning the youth of my life and the name of my deliverance, for
behold when I was but a lad, my father took me unto the place of the counsel to
see the gifts of God manifest in the spirit of his will by those who served it.
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And I
did see that my sight was no longer the same as before, but that when I thought
upon the glory of God and his will, I did see mountains with no tops to cover
our heads.
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And
the sky like the ancients had described them, and I did see that this was not
all, for there was a people so steeped in tradition and wickedness, that they
did seek to kill the very God of all.
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And
this was a boon and a blessing unto the world, for behold it came in the
commencement of the reign of my father among our people that there was a need
for a seer, for the hearts of the people were given to prophecy and to
revelation.
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And
yet we could not see and know the things of the prophecies save the gift of
seer ship was given.
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And it
came to pass that I was anointed by the people of our name and the hand of God
to be a seer for their souls.
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And it
came to pass that we did see by the power of God and the gift of my name the
days of foremost importance unto the things of God where the very powers of
time were wrapped up like a scroll and set into the store house of his name.
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And it
came to pass that I did see the people of my name were given a rite of blood,
even unto Abraham that the sons and daughters of the name of God would be
blessed by our gifts.
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And it
came to pass that there was a record of our people written by the priests of
power that were chosen by the voice of the people.
10 And its manner and language
did reflect the change of speech which had come unto our people.
11 And it came upon our people
in this manner that the books were not opened from one record to another, but
that they might each be purely given, there was but a verbal recall of the
things of the past of our people.
12 And it was given to review
the records once each year or as the time of our reckoning permitted.
13 And I did see that the gifts
of the heart were given unto all and all was contained in the mind and will of
the Lord.
14 And it came upon our people
in the manner of this record many changes that altered our form from that of
our ancestors in that we looked largely different from those that were like
unto you who shall read these words.
15 And I did kneel down in the
morning of my seer ship and was given power by God to view the seven heavens
and the throne of his name.
16 And his throne was centered
in the midst of these heavens, and there was no flesh upon the face of the
earth that did not receive a portion of these words, for it was passed in those
days from soul to soul and lips to ears, even the very message of our Father.
17 And it was given unto us in
the midst of the throne a crown of glory and a place of honor among the sons
and daughters of God.
18 And the things in the which I
have seen are true and you might know this by the power of the Holy Spirit of
God and let his truth come upon you, for if these things are not true then you
shall forget them frankly, but if they are true, they shall ring in your hearts
for some time to come that you might have a witness of this from the very pages
of this text.
19 And the fire of the will of
God shall confirm these words and the spirit of his name shall bring about the
gifts of his power, even seer ship and all other blessed things.
20 And thus we see that God is
the same yesterday, today, and forever and upon these blessings and gifts are
the very virtues that he has brought to pass among the children of his name.
21 And thus saith the Lord, if
ye shall test these words, do so in secret, even in the secret of thy heart,
for the adversary does not know that they are in your heart, for he cannot
comprehend the heart of Love.
22 And those who keep my
commandments are given a heart of love.