Parable of the Ten Talents - Mormon style

From the Welsh Saints Project:

President John Taylor paved the way for the brethren to speak on the subject of Plural Marriage.

President Joseph F. Smith explained the law of Celestial or Plural marriage as revealed to Joseph Smith. The question as proponded to the Lord, by the Prophet, was as to why the Lord justified the ancients in having a plurality of wives. The Lord proceded to explain first the eternity of the marriage covenant, and then to give the law of Celestial or plural marriage, and told Joseph that he and all others unto whom this law should be revealed must receive and enter it or be damned. The revelation as now before us in the Book of Doctrine and Covenants was written to convince a certain person of the plural part of it. That person had already accepted the doctrine of the eternity of the marriage covenant. (The person above alluded too [sic] was Emma Smith)

The speaker honored brother Peely of Ogden, who resigned his office as President of Weber Stake some 18 months ago, when the Lord gave a revelation requiring all of the official members of the church to enter into the order of Plural Marriage; he did not see his way clear to preach that principle, and very rightly concluded to resign. All other Presidents of Stakes and Bishops of Wards should follow that example so that good me who will keep the law may be installed in their places, if men will now not take the hint they will be invited personally to resign, that is if the spirit continues to move upon President as it has been. (The succession of Bro Peely of Ogden, Bro Shetliff has not done better than his predecessor up to this date, and if he will not, he will be asked to resign.

Some men have preached the doctrine that if aman has a dead wife who has been sealed to him by the Priesthood, and a living wife who is in the same relationship to him, that he is in plural marriage, and living the Celestial Law, the doctrine is not true.

President Geo. Q. Cannon, said he felt the same as President Smith on this subject. It has now been over 18 months since the Lord gave a revelation, wherein he says those who preside over his Priesthood must abide the law. In that time every presiding officer should have entered into that law, or resigned [sic]. Prests and Bishops who are in that order are more repectaed by the people, than those who are not. If they are not in that order, the people are more apt to feel more restive, and rebellious.

This people are the cream of the nations, and those of this people who are practicing plural marriage as a rule are the cream of the cream. They are the ones whose knees do not tremble when Zion is assailed. Joseph Smith said, no coward could ever enter in Celestial Glory. Men who refuse or neglect to enter into this order, many times are actuated by a spirit of cowardice. If Bros Wm. W. Cluff, and Abraham Hatch and other leading men, had gone into this order 18 months or more ago, Zion would today have been upon a higher plane than now. God would have opened the way, and have vindicated our cause in a more marked manner than he has done. Men need not be afraid of their wives. As a rule, women honor and love their husbands more for going into and honoring the law of God. They naturally love brave men, particularly if he is their husband. They may feel tried in their spirits, but if the husband is kind and considerate and takes an even just course, show at the same time a quiet determination to keep God's law as revealed, his wife will love him and honor him all the more. This law has a tendency to bind wives to their husbands with cords of love stronger than death. All you who have entered in to this law are my witnesses. He felt determined to never again, vote any man into office in the Priesthood who would not first agree to keep the whole law of God, that is, unless God requires it. If God puts forward a eunock [sic] for office he would vote for him, but if left to his choice -- never.

He and Joseph F. Smith both said that all who have taken one wife over the alter, have covenanted to adopt plural marriage. In future if men do not wish to take upon themselves such covenants, they had better keep away from the house of the lord. Women also who go there covenant to keep this law. The time will come when no one will be permitted to receive their endowment in a temple or house of God, who will not first covenant to keep the whole law. Those who will not take that covenant had better be married by the lesser Priesthood.

The "Parable of the ten talents" means wives.

Bro Cannon said he many times felt to require his sons each one of them to place his hand upon his thigh, and swear that he would obey the whole law. If he had been a President of Stake or Bishop of Ward 18 months ago, when God gave so plain a law conserning [sic] this matter, he would have literally burnt up if he had not rendered obedience to it.

Joseph F. Smith said that young men who hold the Lesser Priesthood an aspire to the Higher should be put under covenant to adopt Plural marriage or forfeit all right to the High Priesthood, said this time would soon come. Young men had better be married by the Bishop than go into the House of God and make covenants they do not intend to keep.

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