175 years ago today - Dec 19, 1841

Joseph the Seer arose & read a Chapter in the New Testiment containing the parable of the vine & its branches & explained it much to our edification & said "if we kept the commandments of God we should bring forth fruit & be the friends of God & know what our Lord did.

"Some say Joseph is a fallen Prophet because he does not bring forth more of the word of the Lord." "Why does he not do it?" Are we able to receive it? No (says he) not one in this room. ...

On Revelation He said "A man would Command his Son to dig potatoes, saddle his horse but before he had done either tell him to do sumthing els. This is a considerd right. "But as soon as the Lord gives a commandment & revokes that decree & commands sumthing els then the prophet is considerd fallen &c." Because we will not receive chastizment at the hand of the Prophet & Apostles the Lord chastizeth us with sickeness & death. ...

The reason we do not have the Secrets of the Lord revealed unto us is because we do not keep them but reveal them. We do not keep our own secrets but reveal our difficulties to the world even to our enemies. Then how would we keep the secrets of the Lord? Joseph Says I can keep a secret till dooms day. ...

[Source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]

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