Wherefore A Good Name Is Better Than

Baptism Is A Sign To God, To Angels, And To Heaven That We Do The Will Of God, And There Is No Other Way Beneath The Heavens Whereby God Hath Ordained For Man To Come To Him To Be Saved, And Enter Into The Kingdom Of God, Except Faith In Jesus Christ, Repentance, And Baptism For The Remission Of Sins, And Any Other Course Is In Vain; Then You Have The Promise Of The Gift Of The Holy Ghost.

The Mayor, Aldermen And Councilors Of The City Of Nauvoo, Il, Before Entering Upon The Duties Of Their Office, Shall Take And Subscribe An Oath Or Affirmation That They Will Support The Constitution Of The United States, And Of This State And That They Will Well And Truly Perform The Duties Of Their Offices To The Best Of Their Skill And Abilities.

It Is My Meditation All The Day, And More Than My Meat And Drink, To Know How I Shall Make The Saints Of God Comprehend The Visions That Roll Like An Overflowing Surge Before My Mind.

I Would Not Have Suffered My Name To Have Been Used By My Friends On Anywise As President Of The United States, Or Candidate For That Office, If I And My Friends Could Have Had The Privilege Of Enjoying Our Religious And Civil Rights As American Citizens, Even Those Rights Which The Constitution Guarantees Unto All Her Citizens Alike.

In Your Hands Or That Of Any Other Person, So Much Power Would, No Doubt, Be Dangerous. I Am The Only Man In The World Whom It Would Be Safe To Trust With It. Remember, I Am A Prophet!