Morrisites are the followers of the Prophet Joseph Morris, whom first publicly founded the Church of the Firstborn in this dispensation. As seen in the revelation below Joseph Morris was instructed by revelation to give Brigham Young a chance to repent and fall into order; however the life of the prophet culminated in being shot while on his knees praying, by those wicked men who followed the President of the LDS Church.
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THE PROPHET CALLED
No. i. PROVO, UTAH, Spring of 1857.
THE FIRST REVELATION RECEIVED BY JOSEPH MORRIS, IN WHICH
HIS CALLING AS A PROPHET IS MADE KNOWN TO HIM.
1. Verily, verily, verily, thus saith the spirit unto thee, my servant Joseph : I, the Lord, have beheld thy afflictions, and know the intentions of thy heart And because thou art pure before me. I will give unto thee power over thine enemies ; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord, and that I regard not the persons of men only in their obedience to me. And, now, I say unto thee, let thy heart be comforted, and know that I am with thee, and will be with thee, through thy faithfulness, unto the end.
2. And I say unto thee, my servant, that I have chosen thee from before the foundation of the world to be a mighty man, yea, to be a prophet in Israel ; and thou shalt prophesy to many nations, and peoples, and kings, and tongues. Yea, I say unto thee, that the mountains shall tremble at the uttering of thy voice ; and men shall seek thy life from place to place, and thirst after thy blood as an ox thirsteth after water ; but they shall not have power to take it before thy work is finished.
3. Thou shalt be betrayed by friends and relatives, and even by thine own flesh and blood.
4. And I say unto thee, that I have chosen my servant Brigham, and also mine apostles to lead my people Israel ; and that power shall not be taken out of their hands only through transgression.
5. And I say unto thee that thy sacrifice has been accepted; and through it I have blessed thee and thy seed after thee throughout all their generations; and no privilege in my Holy Temple shall be denied thee and thy posterity forever. Thus saith the Lord by the voice of the spirit.
REVELATION DENOUNCING POLYGAMY AS PRACTICED IN THE OLD CHURCH
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF FAMILY DIFFICULTIES
No. 214. WEBER, UTAH, February 3rd, 1862.
1. I CALLED upon all my people who intend to take the oath which I have placed before them, to settle all their difficulties with each other before they are called to stand before me to take that oath, and some of them have settled their disputes; but others of them are backward in doing so. They say in their feelings that they do not see the possibility of becoming reconciled with those who have offended them; that their grievances are of such a nature that they cannot see how they can be settled. They wish to know what to do to satisfy me, and whether, or not, there is any chance for them to do so. There is a chance for them if they will do as I command them. Inasmuch as there are difficulties of long standing existing in families, which difficulties have broken their peace, and set them one against another, they ought to consider that the false and lying influence under which those difficulties were brought about has been the cause of their disunion and miserable grievances with each other. But when I cast the devil and his band out of my Church, their influence will go with them, and will no more exist among my people; for my spirit will then rule in my kingdom; in it there will be no confusion; all will be peace, for my people shall have my law to govern them, and I shall continually be with them to take care of them. They will not be left any more to the destroyer as they, for many years past, have been. Such a state of things had to be according to law. While Satan has ruled among my people he has brought them into misery and confusion until they do not know what they are doing. They are in hell. They know nothing but misery. Their lives are a burden to them. They are held by the chains of the devil, and they know not what ails them. They long to be liberated. They feel, at times, as though they were about to be overcome by the current of evil; for it appears so strong that it almost carries them away with it. Some of my people are almost ready to cease striving against it, and to go with it; but they ought to know that I am close by their side, and that I will shortly give unto them the victory. I will catch them before they faint. Mine eyes are over them for good, and I will quickly release them. I am the Lord of Hosts.
2. And behold, I say unto you, my son, my people must consider that they have been under the influence of the devil, and that that influence has caused so much hatred, confusion, division of feelings, and even fornication to exist among them. These are the fruits which have been produced by the evil spirits which have led the people of the old Church; and those who have yielded obedience to the fullness of my gospel are not, as yet, entirely free from that influence. Some of them have drunk deeper into it than others have, and have, thereby, given the devil greater power over them, and they cannot be fully liberated until I come in power to set them free. But others of them who have not drunk so deeply into that influence, are partially delivered, so much so that they can have comparative peace in their families, and also with their neighbors; while others are bound so fast in the snares of the devil, that they cannot loose themselves; therefore, I shall have to liberate them by power.
3. Those shepherds of the old Church, who were ordained by my servant Joseph Smith, have led my people into all manner of abominations by giving unto them a plurality of wives contrary to my will. I did not command my servant Joseph Smith to teach my people to practice that doctrine. I only made known unto him that such a doctrine belonged to my kingdom. I did not give it as a doctrine to be practiced by the people of my Church while they were in weakness. That doctrine belongs more particularly to the fullness of my gospel. But those people misunderstood me, and run into it, and they have, thereby, run themselves to destruction. They have filled the Church with adultery by running into that doctrine without authority, and contrary to my will and to the order of my kingdom. I am the Lord, and I do not, in that respect, sanction their works; for I do not sanction what I have not appointed; and I do not appoint except by law.
4. There are those who have yielded obedience to the fullness of my gospel who have been caught in that snare, and, on that account, have had great difficulties to contend with, which they otherwise might have avoided. I never sanctioned those unions; consequently, nothing but trouble and misfortune have attended them. My people have been called to endure unspeakable misery on that account.
5. And behold, I say unto you, my son, inasmuch as there are some of my people who are still laboring under these difficulties, who seem to be entirely bound up, and who do not know what to do, I will tell you what I require of them. Let them, as much as they possibly can, forgive each other all past offences; and if they will do this, I will accept of them; for I know their situation. This is as far as they can now go towards settling their difficulties; but when I come, I will fully settle all their disputes, and give unto each of them their rights; but as this cannot be done until I come, let them do as I have commanded, and the remainder I will settle when I come. Lo, I come quickly even the Lord of Hosts. Even so. Amen and Amen.
The Keys of the Priesthood are Keys of Knowlege
WEBER, UTAH, February 28th, 1862. - “The full keys of knowledge are the greatest of all gifts committed to mortals; for, without them, there is no resurrection from the dead; without them, no salvation can be given to Abraham's seed; without them, no light can be given to mortal beings; without them, there would be no channel of communication open between heaven and earth; without them, Jesus Christ and the army of heaven could never come out to battle, and go from conquering to conquer; without them, the power of the gospel never could be committed unto man; without them, this world would go back to its native element, and exist no more in an organized form; for, through them, and by them, all things both in heaven and upon the earth, and also in hell-, exist. O ye my people! Be aware how you speak about the keys of the holy priesthood; or you will speedily go down to the pit.”
