Mormons took an OATH of VENGEANCE till 1900 in the Temple to Repay Jo's pure & innocent blood!
The prophets EASTER address ends up being a Praise for Jo session:
http://www.byui.edu/ricks/employee/PETERSENL/Religion%20333/Hinckley%20General%20Conference/The%20Greatest%20Miracle%20in%20Human%20History--May%20'94.doc
Gordon B. Hinckley, �The Greatest Miracle in Human History,� Ensign, May 1994, 72
Gordon B. Hinckley, �The Greatest Miracle in Human History,� Ensign, May 1994, 72
And again, if this is not enough, there is the testimony of a prophet, whose name was Joseph, who sealed with his blood the testimony of his Lord. Today we celebrate the anniversary of Easter. This year we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith. On the sultry afternoon of 27 June 1844, he and his brother Hyrum were killed by an armed mob, the members of which had painted their faces black to hide their identity. John Taylor, who was with them on that occasion and who was wounded, later wrote this appraisal:
�Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it. � He lived great, and he died great in the eyes of God and his people; and like most of the Lord�s anointed in ancient times, has sealed his mission and his works with his own blood; and so has his brother Hyrum. � Their innocent blood � is a witness to the truth of the everlasting gospel that all the world cannot impeach� (D&C 135:3, 7).
�Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it. � He lived great, and he died great in the eyes of God and his people; and like most of the Lord�s anointed in ancient times, has sealed his mission and his works with his own blood; and so has his brother Hyrum. � Their innocent blood � is a witness to the truth of the everlasting gospel that all the world cannot impeach� (D&C 135:3, 7).
�His work will live to endless ages, and unnumbered millions yet unborn will mention his name with honor, as a noble instrument in the hands of God, who, during his short and youthful career, laid the foundation of that kingdom spoken of by Daniel, the prophet, which should break in pieces all other kingdoms and stand forever� (Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1979, p. 46).
OATH OF VENGEANCE
John Taylor penned the following words in D&C 135:4,7: When Joseph went to Carthage to deliver himself up to the pretended requirements of the law, two or three days previous to his assassination, he said: �I am going like a lamb to the slaughter; but I am calm as a summer�s morning; I have a conscience void of offense towards God, and towards all men. I SHALL DIE INNOCENT, AND IT SHALL YET BE SAID OF ME�HE WAS MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD.� 7) They were innocent of any crime, as they had often been proved before, and were only confined in jail by the conspiracy of traitors and wicked men; and their innocent blood on the floor of Carthage jail is a broad seal affixed to �Mormonism� that cannot be rejected by any court on earth, and their innocent blood on the escutcheon of the State of Illinois, with the broken faith of the State as pledged by the
governor, is a witness to the truth of the everlasting gospel that all the world cannot impeach; and their innocent blood on the banner of liberty, and on the magna charta of the United States, is an ambassador for the religion of Jesus Christ, that will touch the hearts of honest men among all nations; and their innocent blood, with the innocent blood of all the martyrs under the altar that John saw, will cry unto the Lord of Hosts till he avenges that blood on the earth. Amen.
On another occasion Joseph had been incarcerated in another jail, that in Liberty, Missouri. In the misery of that foul place he cried out, �O God, where art thou?� (D&C 121:1)
�The ends of the earth shall inquire after thy name, and fools shall have thee in derision, and hell shall rage against thee;
�While the pure in heart, and the wise, and the noble, and the virtuous, shall seek counsel, and authority, and blessings constantly from under thy hand.
�And thy people shall never be turned against thee by the testimony of traitors� (D&C 122:1-3).
You and I are witnesses to the fulfillment of these remarkable and prophetic words. As I speak today I am heard in thousands of halls across this and other nations. This is but a small token of the fulfillment of that promise. And what we see today, I am certain, is but a foreshadowing of what the future holds.
Joseph Smith lived as an instrument in the hands of the Lord for the establishment of His restored work in this, the dispensation of the fulness of times. He died in testimony of the Savior of mankind. The Church which was established through him carries the name of the Redeemer of the world. Out of a vision wondrous and beautiful, experienced in the prime and vigor of his life, the Prophet Joseph wrote these words which confirm the truth of that first Easter morning and the glory of Him from whom he drew all of his inspiration as the Prophet of this great latter-day dispensation.
�While the pure in heart, and the wise, and the noble, and the virtuous, shall seek counsel, and authority, and blessings constantly from under thy hand.
�And thy people shall never be turned against thee by the testimony of traitors� (D&C 122:1-3).
You and I are witnesses to the fulfillment of these remarkable and prophetic words. As I speak today I am heard in thousands of halls across this and other nations. This is but a small token of the fulfillment of that promise. And what we see today, I am certain, is but a foreshadowing of what the future holds.
Joseph Smith lived as an instrument in the hands of the Lord for the establishment of His restored work in this, the dispensation of the fulness of times. He died in testimony of the Savior of mankind. The Church which was established through him carries the name of the Redeemer of the world. Out of a vision wondrous and beautiful, experienced in the prime and vigor of his life, the Prophet Joseph wrote these words which confirm the truth of that first Easter morning and the glory of Him from whom he drew all of his inspiration as the Prophet of this great latter-day dispensation.
We further confirm the truth of the testimony of the great seer and revelator of this dispensation, the Prophet Joseph Smith, who 150 years ago gave his life as a witness of the Risen Redeemer.
Praise to the man who communed with Jehovah!
Praise to the man who communed with Jehovah!
Jesus anointed that Prophet and Seer.
Blessed to open the last dispensation,
Kings shall extol him, and nations revere.
Praise to the man who communed with Jehovah!
Jesus anointed that Prophet and Seer.
Blessed to open the last dispensation,
Kings shall extol him, and nations revere.
Praise to his memory, he died as a martyr;
Honored and blest be his ever great name!
Long shall his blood, which was shed by assassins,
Plead unto heav�n while the earth lauds his fame.
Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven!
Traitors and tyrants now fight him in vain.
Mingling with Gods, he can plan for his brethren;
Death cannot conquer the hero again.
Sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven;
Earth must atone for the blood of that man.
Wake up the world for the conflict of justice.
Millions shall know "Brother Joseph" again.
Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven!
Traitors and tyrants now fight him in vain.
Mingling with Gods, he can plan for his brethren;
Death cannot conquer the hero again!
Second verse used to read: "Praise to his memory, he died as a martyr; honored and blest be his ever great name! Long shall his blood, which was shed by assassins, STAIN ILLINOIS while the earth lauds his fame."
(Hymns, 1985, no. 27)
(Hymns, 1985, no. 27)
The Oath of Vengeance was an integral part of the LDS endowment ceremony until around the early 1900's when it was quietly and unceremoniously removed. This part of the endowment began in 1845 in Nauvoo. It centered around the initiates vowing to pray and not cease to pray in importuning the Heavens to avenge the blood of the Prophets on the nation of the United States and that they would teach this to their children and their children's children to the third and fourth generation. It is apparent that the hasty removal of this Oath centered around the Reed Smoot hearings which began in 1902.
Admits to change in Hymnal
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