Letter from A. F. F. Jensen, 21 November 1897 [LE-39057]

Dorchester Wis Nov 21st 1897

President Wilford Woodruff Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Salt Lake Utah.

Dear Sir & Brothers in Christ

My letters to you have been answered by President Lewis A Kelch of Northern States Mission 143 Le [Mogne] St Chicago. Whom also enclosed some Pamphlets to Me. I have Book what the World Believed on Page 586 a Chapter from pen of Franklin D Richards appears on pages 609, 610 & 611 I find that government at Washington legislated against Orders prevailing in your Territory that were contrary to Law & Order and Contrary to the Apostolic Doctrine also contrary to your own Declarations of Doctrine so expressed on page 601 & 602. you state in Practice of Faith that you believe in Obeying, Honoring & Sustaining the Law. My Friend if this was Truth Our Congress would not had to legislate against you. I do not write for to stir up strife or Contention but in the enterest of Truth. I mean that any Organization whom lay claim to Devine Origin must come before the People in the Spirit of Truth. We as Human Beings are liable to Err and make Mistakes but Our Great Creator has given us Judgment and Reasurring Powers which we should use to his Glory and Honor and also for the uplifting of Humanity or Our Brother Man. Now Mr President, to bring in a Righteous Government it becomes absolutely necessary that Gods Professed Children Unite to Oppose all Wrong or Evil Laws. For a Righteous Government can not be Established

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when Gods Professed Children Votes in the interest of Mammon, in the interest of King Alcohol, in fact when Professed Christians Votes for a Party whom for Money vil permit all Evils Condemned in Bible then must we have grave doubt of their Fealty and Loyalty to God and to his Christ. Now as your President of Western Mission at Chicago writes me that you seek to Preach the gospel of Christ, that your desire and Lifes Work is to Elevate Mankind through this gospel, there for I the more take pleasure in Writing to you even if My Epistle may seem to you like Scorching or Flaming Caracter. My Object is to find out if you whom call yourselv Saints are so in reality. For Professions are of no Value, it is Works that must Correspond and prove Our Claims. For by Our Works we must be Judged. Now Mr President I am no Divine, but a seeker after the Divine Law. Now Ecclesiastic Law is not allways of a Divine Nature or Caracter for often they are founded in Superstition Theory's and to often the case having no [Lenths] for their Foundation. It should be Our desire to git out of Babylon see Rev 17th Chapter. for Babylon read Confusion

3 What is more Confused than Church of God at this time. One great Master Builder Cry out come this way fer Salvation Our Tower leads yea its Spire points to Heaven. But like the Builders of Tower of Babel, thear Language are so Confusing that in place of Building up Christ Church, These Master Builders Built up Myetii Babylon. Now My Friend are you desirous of Building up the Church on a solid Foundation. If so do it by the Spirit of Truth. Let that greet Spirit Guide you. Profess no Article of Faith that you are not willing to Live, Profess no Doctrines that can not be sustained by the Word of God or by Christ Jesus Teachings. If we have made errors we can correct them. If we have substituted Human Laws for Gods pure Laws we can correct Our Errors and by so doing advance to a Higher and Nobler Civilization. I know that many Danites are among you. I know that the Sons of Dan carried the Banner of the Israelites when they were passing trough the Desert of Sin. I know that Moses dit not enter the Promised Land. But Joshua led them there.

4 I know Jesus Doctrine Overtrew the Levitical Priesthood and I know that we all ought to be working for Gods Kingdom to come on this Earth as it is in Heaven. But as long as the Priesthood as long as Saints as long as Professors of Christianity Works and Votes for Evil Conditions so long we must suffer from their Evils. How in the name of God in the name of Christ can we stand when we seperate and deride God's Church into Hundreds of Warring factions, each claiming Jesus for its Head is Christ dividet as says Apostle Paul no Jesus Doctrine was Love God with your whole Soul, Body & Mind. And now by the Spirit of Truth by the Spirit of Love, start a Fire that wil Burn so Brightly that all Errors wil be condemed in its bright Rais & Reflections. I am willing to bring in a Rail now and then to help. Keep up that Fire This May lead Enfidells to understand what it means to Burn up the Tares.

Yours fer Gospel of Christ Jesus A F F Jensen Humble envestigater after the Devine Law.

A. F. F. Jensen Nov. 22 '97