-- Apr 8, 1901
Apostle John Henry Smith reports on general Priesthood Meeting: "President Lorenzo Snow spoke on the character of the people who should receive their Second Endowments ['Only those who are fully entitled to their second anointings should receive this blessing'] and on Tithing ['This church will never go back to Jackson County to build up the temple, until the church as a church learns to observe the law of tithing']. Heber J. Grant sang Jerusalem. Joseph F. Smith on the Holy anointing ['No man receives a fullness of the Melchisedek Priesthood till he has received his second anointing.']. Heber J. Grant on singing. Abraham O. Woodruff said don't betray your brethren. Reed Smoot on tithing. Rudger Clawson on Record Keeping. John W. Taylor on putting the brethren who visited them in clean beds free from bed bugs." (1)
-- Apr 8, 1901; Monday
After the opening exercises Pres[iden]t Lorenzo Snow spoke upon the Subject of the giving of Second Anointings. He Said that this blessing brought a person to a greater knowledge of the things pertaining to God and his purposes in the earth, that the glorious things of the Kingdom were made clear to the
understanding of man. Therefore it would be a very serious thing for a man to apostatize after he had received this great blessing. He warned the Presidents of Stakes that they should exercise great care when giving recomends to those of his stake to receive these great blessings and should know by their work their integrity and devotion to the cause of the Gospel, for the responsibility would rest upon them if any were recomended unworthily or that apostatized. ...
Pres[iden]t Jos[eph]. F. Smith then made a few remarks on the Subject of the Second Anointing. He said that it was the crowning blessing of and the highest gift to be conferred by the Melchesidek Priesthood. Elders should do something to be worthy to receive this great blessing and the[re] are many ways out of the ordinary r[o]utine duties by which a man could earn the good will of God to the obtaining of this blessing. Every man should be determined to place every thing on the altar even to the laying down of life itself for the gospel sake in order to be truly worthy of this blessing. (2)
-- Apr 8, 1901
[Temple] [Thomas A. Clawson journal, Apr. 8, 1901, Utah State Historical Society] After the opening exercises Pres[iden]t Lorenzo Snow spoke upon the Subject of the giving of Second Anointings. He said that this blessing brought a person to a greater knowledge of the things pertaining to God and his purposes in the earth, that the glorious things of the kingdom were made clear to the understanding of man. Therefore it would be a very serious thing for a man to apostatize after he had received this great blessing. He warned the Presidents of Stakes that they should exercise great care when giving recommends to those of his stake to receive these great blessings and should know by their work their integrity and devotion to the cause of the Gospel, for the responsibility would rest upon them if any were recommended unworthily or that apostatized. * Pres[iden]t Jos[eph] F. Smith then made a few remarks on the Subject of the Second Anointing. He said that it was the crowning blessing of and the highest gift to be conferred by the Melchizedek Priesthood. Elders should do something to be worthy to receive this great blessing and there are many ways out of the ordinary routine duties by which a man could earn the good will of God to the obtaining of this blessing. Every man should be determined to place everything on the altar even to the laying down of life itself for the gospel sake in order to be truly worthy of this blessing. (3)
Endnotes:
1 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
2 - Thomas A. Clawson, Diary
3 - Anderson, Devery; The Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History, http://amzn.to/TempleWorship
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
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