Gifts of Heaven · Volume 1 · Chapter 87

The Mormons, the ‘Latter day saints’

24th November 1840, afternoons

Oh Lord! What is it about the sect called: The Latter-day Saints [Mormons]", whose members are said to be in possession of miraculous powers and are largely emigrating to America?

[1] As for this sect that calls itself: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints", there is not so much to it as you think. For it calls itself "holy", and yet I alone am holy!

[2] But if someone is sanctified in My name, he is therefore not yet "holy" himself, even if he would like to become completely one with Me through purest love. For if he would only be holy in general – but in particular I alone would remain holy – and he would be sanctified through My living image in him.

[3] So see, who calls himself "holy", even if for the sake of My name, he does not glorify My name, but he only does so, so that his name may be glorified by Mine. And even if he glorifies My name, he rather glorifies it so that he may find honor and holiness for himself by glorifying the holiness of My name. Behold, such "saints" do not look well before Me!

[4] And then the question: where is it written that someone should emigrate to America for the sake of salvation, in order to live there more comfortably and unhindered because of the greater lawlessness? I have always said: The Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence; those who do not take it by force will not possess it! – and have never said: The Kingdom of Heaven suffers convenience; those who seize it with convenience shall possess it!

[5] Whoever wants to come to Me does not need to go to America, but only to his own heart! And if he has purified it through true love and the living faith from it, then he will find Me, and that much closer than in America.

[6] But those who think that they have already found Me, and for this reason call themselves "saints" and wander to America in order to be able to keep Me better, as it were, truly, they still have little firmness and will certainly find it even less in America. For whoever is afraid of being taken away from the worldly spirit in his familiar homeland, how will he survive in a foreign part of the world, where he will be confronted with a thousand strange things and needs?

[7] Therefore, there is not as much to this "holy" sect as you think. See, the members of this sect do not like obedience to their monarchs. That is why they want to move to America, where there is a free state, where almost everyone wants to rule, but no-one obeys; because every republic is always more or less hell, what a republic is in the strictest sense.

[8] But as far as the "latter days" are concerned, you have nothing to do with the "end of all times", but only with the time in which you live. For this is the "last time" of everyone. Therefore watch in this time and be diligent in love, so that the heavenly may become your portion eternally! Amen.