14. And again, verily I say unto my servant Lyman Johnson, and unto my servant Orson Pratt, they shall also take their journey into the eastern countries; and behold, and lo, I am with them also, even unto the end.
15. And again, I say unto my servant Asa Dodds, and unto my servant Calves Wilson, that they also shall take their journey unto the western countries, and proclaim my Gospel, even as I have commanded them.
16. And he who is faithful shall overcome all things, and shall be lifted up at the last day.
17. And again, I say unto my servant Major N. Ashly, and my servant Burr Riggs, let them take their journey also into the south country;
18. Yea, let all those take their journey, as I have commanded them, going from house to house, and from village to village, and from city to city;
19. And in whatsoever house ye enter, and they receive you, leave your blessing upon that house;
20. And in whatsoever house ye enter, and they receive you not, ye shall depart speedily from that house, and shake off the dust of your feet as a testimony against them;
21. And you shall be filled with joy and gladness; and know this, that in the day of judgment you shall be judges of that house, and condemn them;
22. And it shall be more tolerable for the heathen in the day of judgment, than for that house; therefore gird up your loins and be faithful, and ye shall overcome all things, and be lifted up at the last day. Even so. Amen.
23. And again, thus saith the Lord unto you, O ye Elders of my Church, who have given your names that you might know His will concerning you;
24. Behold, I say unto you, that it is the duty of the Church to assist in supporting the families of those, and also to support the families of those who are called and must needs be sent unto the world to proclaim the Gospel unto the world;
25. Wherefore, I, the Lord, give unto you this commandment, that ye obtain places for your families, inasmuch as your brethren are willing to open their heart;
26. And let all such as can obtain places for their families, and support of the Church for them, not fail to go into the world, whether to the east or to the west, or to the north, or to the south;
27. Let them ask and they shall receive, knock and it shall be opened unto them and be made known from on high, even by the Comforter, whither they shall go.
28. And again, verily I say unto you, that every man who is obliged to provide for his own family, let him provide, and he shall in nowise lose his crown; and let him labor in the Church.
29. Let every man be diligent in all things. And the idler shall not have place in the Church, except he repent and mend his ways.
30. Wherefore, let my servant Simeon Carter, and my servant Emer Harris, be united in the ministry;
31. And also my servant Ezra Thayre, and my servant Thomas B. Marsh;
32. Also my servant Hyrum Smith, and my servant Reynolds Cahoon;
33. And also my servant Daniel Stanton, and my servant Seymour Brunson;
34. And also my servant Sylvester Smith, and my servant Gideon Carter;
35. And also my servant Ruggles Eames, and my servant Stephen Burnett;
36. And also my servant Micah B. Welton; and also my servant Eden Smith. Even so. Amen.
Revelation on the Degrees of Future Glory.
Upon my return from Amherst conference, I resumed the translation of the Scriptures. From sundry revelations which had been received, it was apparent that many important points touching the salvation of man, had been taken from the Bible, or lost before it was compiled. It appeared self-evident from what truths were left, that if God rewarded every one according to the deeds done in the body the term "Heaven," as intended for the Saints' eternal home must include more kingdoms than one. Accordingly, on the 16th of February, 1832, while translating St. John's Gospel, myself and Elder Rigdon saw the following vision:
Vision of the Glories.9
1. Hear O ye heavens, and give ear O earth, and rejoice ye inhabitants thereof, for the Lord is God, and beside Him there is no Savior
2. Great is His wisdom, marvelous are His ways, and the extent of His doings none can find out;
3. His purposes fail not, neither are there any who can stay His hand;
4. From eternity to eternity He is the same, and His years never fail.
5. For thus saith the Lord, I, the Lord, am merciful and gracious unto those who fear me, and delight to honor those who serve me in righteousness and in truth unto the end;
6. Great shall be their reward and eternal shall be their glory;
7. And to them will I reveal all mysteries, yea, all the hidden mysteries of my kingdom from days of old, and for ages to come will I make known unto them the good pleasure of my will concerning all things pertaining to my kingdom;
8. Yea, even the wonders of eternity shall they know, and things to come will I show them, even the things of many generations;
9. And their wisdom shall be great, and their understanding reach to heaven: and before them the wisdom of the wise shall perish, and the understanding of the prudent shall come to naught;
10. For by my Spirit will I enlighten them, and by my power will I make known unto them the secrets of my will: yea, even those things which eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor yet entered into the heart of man.
11. We, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon, being in the Spirit, on the sixteenth of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two,
12. By the power of the Spirit our eyes were opened and our understandings were enlightened, so as to see and understand the things of God—
13. Even those things which were from the beginning before the world was, which were ordained of the Father, through His Only Begotten Son, who was in the bosom of the Father, even from the beginning,
14. Of whom we bear record; and the record which we bear is the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ who is the Son, whom we saw and with whom we conversed in the heavenly vision.
15. For while we were doing the work of translation, which the Lord had appointed unto us, we came to the twenty-ninth verse of the fifth chapter of John, which was given unto us as follows:
16. Speaking of the resurrection of the dead, concerning those who shall hear the voice of the Son of Man, and shall come forth;
17. They who have done good in the resurrection of the just, and they who have done evil in the resurrection of the unjust.
18. Now this caused us to marvel, for it was given unto us of the Spirit;
19. And while we meditated upon these things, the Lord touched the eyes of our understandings and they were opened, and the glory of the Lord shone round about;
20. And we beheld the glory of the Son, on the right hand of the Father and received of His fullness;
21. And saw the holy angels, and they who are sanctified before his throne, worshiping God and the Lamb, who worship Him forever and ever.
22. And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of Him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That He lives!
23. For we saw Him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice bearing record that He is the Only Begotten of the Father;
24. That by Him, and through Him, and of Him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants