Chapter 6
(November-December
1830)
Adam's seed
keep a book of remembrance—His righteous posterity preach
repentance—God reveals Himself to Enoch—Enoch preaches the
gospel—The plan of salvation was revealed to Adam—He received
baptism and the priesthool.
1 And Adam
hearkened unto the voice of God, and called upon his sons to repent.
2 And Adam knew
his wife again, and she bare a son, and he called his name Seth. And
Adam glorified the name of God; for he said: God hath appointed me
another seed, instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
3 And God
revealed himself unto Seth, and he rebelled not, but offered an
acceptable sacrifice, like unto his brother Abel. And to him also was
born a son, and he called his name Enos.
4 And then began
these men to call upon the name of the Lord, and the Lord blessed
them;
5 And a book of
remembrance was kept, in the which was recorded, in the language of
Adam, for it was given unto as many as called upon God to write by
the spirit of inspiration;
6 And by them
their children were tauht to read and write, having a language which
was pure and undefiled.
7 Now this same
Priesthood, which was in the beginning, shall be in the end of the
world also.
8 Now this
prophecy Adam spake, as he ws moved upon by the Holy Ghost, and a
genealogy was kept of the children of God. And this was the bookof
the generations of Adam, saying: In the day that God created man, in
the likeness of God made he him;
9 In the image of
his own body, male and female, created he them, and blessed them, and
called their name Adam, in the day when they were created and became
living souls in the land upon the footstool of God.
10 And Adam lived
one hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness,
after his own image, and called his name Seth.
11 And the days
of Adam, after he had begotten Seth, were eight hundred years, and he
begat many sons and daughters;
12 And all the
days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.
13 Seth lived one
hundred and five years, and begat Enos, and prophesied in all his
days, and taught his son Enos in the ways of God; wherefore Enos
prophesied also.
14 And Seth
lived, after he begat Enos, eight hundred and seven years, and begat
many sons and daughters.
15 And the
children of men were numerous upon all the face of the land. And in
those days Satan had great dominion among men, and raged in their
hearts; and from thenceforth came wars and bloodshed; and a man's
hand was against his own brother, in administering death, because of
secret works, seeking for power.
16 All the days
of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.
17 And Enos lived
ninety years, and begat Cainan. And Enos and the residue of people of
God came out from the land, which was called Shulon, and dwelt in a
land of promise, whic he called after his own son, whom he had named
Cainan.
18 And Enos
lived, after he begat Cainan, eight hundred and fifteen years, and
begat many sons and daughters. And all the days of Enos were nine
hundred and five years, and he died.
19 And Cainan
lived seventy years, and begat Mehalaleel; and Cainan lived after he
begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and
daughters. And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten
years, and he died.
20 And Mahalaleel
lived sixty-five hears, and begat Jared; and Mahalaleel lived, after
he begat Jared, eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and
daughters. And all the day of Mahalaleel wer eight hundred and
ninety-five years, and he died.
21 And Jared
lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and begat Enoch; and Jared
lived, after he begat Enoch, eight hundred years, and begat sons and
daughters. And Jared taught Enoch in all the ways of God.
22 And this is
the genealogy of the sons of Adam, who was the son of God, whith whom
God, himself, conversed.
23 And they were
preachers of righteousness, and spake and prophesied, and called upon
all men, everywhere, to repent; and faith was taught unto the
children of men.
24 And it came to
pass that all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two
years, and he died.
25 And Enoch
lived sixty-five years, and begat Methuselah.
26 And it came to
pass that Enoch journeyed in the land, among the prople; and as he
journeyed, the Spirit of God descended out of heaven, and abode upon
him.
27 And he heard a
voice from heaven, saying: Enoch, my son, prophesy unto this people,
and say unto them—Repent, for thus saith the Lord: I am angry with
this people, and my fierce anger is kindled against them; for their
hearts have waxed hard, and their fears are dull of hearing, and
their eyes cannot see afar off;
28 And for these
many generations, ever since the day that I created them, have they
gone astray, and have denied me, and have sought their own counsels
in the dark; and their own counsels in the dark; and in their own
abominations have they devised murder, and have not kept the
commandments, which I gave unto their father, Adam.
29 Wherefore,
they have foresworn themselves, and, by their oaths, they have
brought upon themselves death; and a hell I have prepared for them,
if they repent not;
30 And this is a
decree, which I have sent forth in the beginning of the world, from
my own mouth, form the foundation thereof, and by the mouths of my
servants, they fathers, have I decreed it, even as it shall be sent
forth in the world, unto the ends thereof.
31 And when Enoch
had heard these words, he bowed himself to the earth, before the
Lord, and spake before the Lord, saying: Why is it that I have found
favor in thy sight, and am but a lad, and all the people hate me; for
I am slow of speech; wherefore am I thy servant?
32 And the Lord
said unto Enoch: Go forth and do as I have commanded thee, and no man
shall pierce thee. Open thy mouth, and it shall be filled, and I will
give thee utterance, for all flesh is in my hands, and I will do as
seemeth me good.
33 Say unto this
people: Choose ye this day, to serve the Lord God who made you.
34 Behold my
Spirit is upon you, wherefore all thy words will I justify; and the
mountains shall flee before you, and the river shall turn from their
course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore walk with
me.
35 And the Lord
spake unto Enoch, and said unto him: Anoint thine eyes with clay, and
wash them, and thou shalt see. And he did so.
36 And he beheld
the spirits that God had created; and he beheld also things which
were not visible to the natural eye; and from thenceforth came the
saying abroad in the land: A seer hath the Lord raised up unto his
people.
37 And it came to
pass that Enoch went forth in the land, among the people, standing
upon the hills and the high places, and cried with a loud voice,
testifying against their works; and all men were offended because of
him.
38 And they came
forth to hear him, upon the high places, saying unto the
tent-keepers: Tarry ye here and keep the tents, while we go yonder to
behold the seer, for he prophesieth, and there is a strange thing in
the land; a wild man hath come among us.
39 And it cam to
pass when they heard him, no man laid hands on him: for fear came on
all them that heard him; for he walked with God.
40 And there came
a man unto him, whose name was Mahijah, and said unto him: Tell us
plainly who thou art, and from whence thou comest?
41 And he said
unto them: I came out from the land of Cainan, the land of my
fathers, a land of righteousness unto this day. And my fahter taught
me in all the ways of God.
42 And it came to
pass, as I journeyed from the land of Cainan, by the sea cast, I
beheld a vision; and lo, the heavens I saw, and the Lord spake with
me, and gave me commandments; wherefore, for this cause, to keep the
commandment, I speak forth these words.
43 And Enoch
continued his speech, saying: The Lord which spake with me, the same
is the God of heaven, and he is my God, and your God, and ye are my
brethren, and why counsel ye yourselves, and deny the God of heaven?
44 The heavens he
made; the earth is his footstool; and the foundation thereof is his.
Behold, he laid it, an host of men hath he brought in upon the face
thereof.
45 And death hath
come upon our fathers; nervertheless we know then, and cannot deny,
and even the first of all we know, even Adam.
46 For a book of
remembrance we have written among us, according to the pattern given
by the finger of God; and it is given in our own language.
47 And as Enoch
spake forth the words of God, the people trembled, and could not
stand in his presence.
48 And he said
unto them: Because that Adam fell, we are; and by his fall came
death; and we are made partakers of misery and woe.
49 Behold Satan
hath come among the children of men, tempreth them to worship him;
and men have become carnal, sensual, and devilsh, and are shut out
from the presence of God.
50 But God hath
made known unto our fathers that all men must repent.
51 And he called
upon our father Adam by his own voice, saying: I am God; I made the
world, and men before they were in the flesh.
52 And he also
said unto him: If thou wilt turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice,
and believe, and repent of all thy transgressions, and be baptized,
even in water, in the name of mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of
grace and truth, which is Jesus Christ, the only name which shall be
given under heaven, whereby salvation shall come unto the children of
men, ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, asking all things
in his name, and whatsoever ye shall ask, it shall be given you.
53 And our father
Adam spake unto the Lord, and said: Why is it that men must repent
and be baptized in water? And the Lord said unto Adam: Behold I have
forgiven thee thy transgression in hte Garden of Eden.
54 Hence came the
saying abroad among the people, that the Son of God hath atoned for
original guilt, wherein the sins of the parents cannot be answered
upon the heads of the children, for they are whole form the
foundation of the world.
55 And the Lord
spake unto Adam, saying: Inasmuch as thy children are conceived in
sin, even so when they begin to grow up, sin conceiveth in their
hearts, and they taste the bitter, that they may know to prize the
good.
56 And it is
given unto them to know good from evil; wherefore they are agents
unto themselves, and I have given unto you another law and
commandment.
57 Wherefore
teach it unto your children, that all men, everywhere, must repent,
or they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God, for no unclean
thing can dwell there, or dwell in his presence; for, in the language
of Adam, Man of Holiness is his name, and the name of his Only
Begotten is the Son of Man, even Jesus Christ, a righteous Judge, who
shall come in the meridian of time.
58 Therefore I
give unto you a commandment, to teach these things freely unto your
children, saying:
59 That by reason
of transgression cometh the fall, which fall bringeth death, and
inasmuch as ye were born into the world by water, and blood, and the
spirit, which I have made, and so became of dust a living soul, even
so ye must be born againinto the kingdom of heaven, of water, and of
the Spirit, and be cleaned by blood, even the blood of mine Only
Begotten; that ye might be sanctified from all sin, and enjoy the
words of eternal life in this world, and eternal life in the world to
come, even immortal glory;
60 For by the
water ye keep the commandment; by the Spirit ye are justified, and by
the blood ye are sanctified;
61 Therefore it
is given to abide in you; the record of heaven; the Comforter; the
peaceable things of immortal glory; the truth of all things; that
which quickeneth all things, which maketh alive all things; that
which knoweth all things, and hath all power according to wisdom,
mercy, truth, justice, and judgment.
62 And now,
behold, I say unto you This is the plan of salvation unto all men,
through the blood of mine Only Begotten, who shall come int he
meridian of time.
63 And behold,
all things have their likeness, and all things are created and made
to bear record of me, both things which are temporal, and things
which are spiritual; things which are in the heavens above, and
things which are on the earth, and things which are in the earth, and
things which are under the earth, both above and beneath: all things
bear recordd of time.
64 And it came to
pass, when the Lord had spoken with Adam, our father, that Adam cried
untot he Lord, and he was caught away by the Spirit of the Lord, and
was carried down into the water, and was laid under the water, and
was brought forth out of the water.
65 And thus he
was baptized, and the Spirit of God descended upon him, and thus he
was born of the Spirit, and became quickened in the inner man.
66 And he heard a
voice out of heaven, saying: Thou art baptized with fire, and with
the Holy Ghost. This is the record of the Father, and the Son, form
henceforth and forever;
67 And thou art
after the orderof him who was without beginning of days or end of
years, form all eternity to all eternity.
68 Behold, thou
art one in me, a son of God; and thus may all become my sons. Amen.
