David to stand aside, and see others blessed with wives and concubines; passing, hence, to their exaltation—to have, hence, eternal joys, which will consist in the propagation of their seeds; to be hence, gods ruling over many. What an important matter the Mormon priesthood is, for they have the key of this power. It is theirs to decide in matters of adultery—to take women from unworthy men and give them to worthy ones—to decide, hence, who, and who shall not be exalted. For be it remembered, their seal is the seal of heaven.
"17. And verily, verily, I say unto you, that whatsoever you seal on earth shall be sealed in heaven; whatsoever you bind on earth, in my name, and by my word saith the Lord, it shall be eternally bound in the heavens, and whatsoever sins you remit on earth, shall be remitted eternally in the heavens; and whosesoever sins you retain on earth, shall be retained in heaven.
18. And again, verily I say, whomsoever you bless, I will bless, and whomsoever you curse, I will curse, saith the Lord; for I the Lord, am thy God. And again, verily I say unto you, my servant Joseph, that whatsoever you give on earth, and to whomsoever you give any one on earth, by my word, and according to my law, it shall be visited with blessings and not cursings, and with my power saith the Lord, and shall be without condemnation on earth, and in heaven; for I am the Lord thy God, and will be with thee even unto the end of the world, and through all eternity; for verily I seal upon you your exaltation, and prepare a throne for you in the kingdom of my Father, with Abraham your father. Behold, I have seen your sascrifices, and will forgive all your sins; I have seen your sacrifices in obedience to that which I have told you; go, therefore, and I make a way for your escape, as I accepted the offering of Abraham, of his son Isaac.
20. Verily, I say unto you, a commandment I give unto my handmaid Emma Smith, your wife, whom I have given unto you, that she stay herself and partake not of that which I
