Denver’s talk on “Priesthood” in Orem:
“These
are the four great angels at the four corners of the earth. Adam is the one in
the East, the angel who is considered the one who presides over and has control
of the air. Which is apt because onto Adam was given the breath of life in the
beginning. Raphael is in the South, and he is associated with the power of
fire, which is apt because of his fiery ascent with his people into heaven.
Gabriel is the angel in the West who has the power over water, which is apt
because in mortality, he survived through the Flood. And Uriel, though not
mentioned, is the one who in the North has the power over the earth, which is
apt because he remains upon the earth and he is the guardian at one gate with
Elijah at the other end.
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Adam/Michael
Enoch/Raphael
Noah/Gabriel
John/Uriel
3 Nephi 8:
“And now it came to pass that according to our record, and
we know our record to be true, for behold, it was a just man
who did keep the record—for he truly did many miracles in
the name of Jesus; and there was not any man who could do a miracle
in the name of Jesus save he were cleansed every whit from his
iniquity— And now it came to pass, if there was no mistake made by this
man in the reckoning of our time, the thirty and third year had
passed away; And the people began to look with great earnestness for the sign
which had been given by the prophet Samuel, the Lamanite, yea, for the time
that there should be darkness for the space of three days over
the face of the land. And there began to be great doubtings and disputations among
the people, notwithstanding so many signs had been given.
And it came to pass in the thirty and fourth year,
in the first month, on the fourth day of the month, there arose a
great storm, such an one as never had been known in all the land. And
there was also a great and
terrible tempest; and there was terrible thunder, insomuch that it
did bshake the whole earth as if it was about to divide
asunder. And there
were exceedingly sharp lightnings, such as never had been known in all the
land. And the acity of Zarahemla did take fire. And the city
of Moroni did sink into the depths of the sea, and the
inhabitants thereof were drowned. And the earth was carried up upon
the city of Moronihah, that
in the place of the city there became a great mountain. And
there was a great and terrible destruction in the land southward. But
behold, there was a more great and terrible destruction in the land northward; for behold, the whole face of
the land was changed, because of the tempest and the whirlwinds, and the thunderings and the lightnings,
and the exceedingly
great quaking of the whole earth; And the highways were broken
up, and the level roads were spoiled, and many smooth places became rough. And many agreat and
notable cities were sunk, and many
were cburned, and many were shaken till the buildings thereof had fallen to the earth,
and the inhabitants thereof were slain, and the places were left desolate.
And there were some cities which remained; but the
damage thereof was exceedingly great, and there were many in them who were
slain. And there were some who were carried away in theawhirlwind; and
whither they went no man knoweth, save they know that they were carried
away. And thus the face of the whole earth became deformed, because
of the tempests, and
the thunderings, and the
lightnings, and the quaking of the earth. And behold, the rocks were rent in twain;
they were broken up upon the face of the whole earth, insomuch that they were found in
broken fragments, and in seams and in cracks, upon all the face of the land. And
it came to pass that when the thunderings,
and the lightnings,
and the storm, and the tempest,
and the quakings of
the earth did cease—for behold, they did last for about the space
of three hours; and it was said by some that the time was greater;
nevertheless, all these great and terrible things were done in about the space
of three hours—and then behold, there was darkness upon the face of
the land.
And it came to pass
that there was thick darkness upon all the face of the land, insomuch that the
inhabitants thereof who had not fallen
could feel the vapor of darkness; And there could be no
light, because of the darkness, neither candles, neither torches; neither could
there be fire kindled with their fine and exceedingly dry wood, so that there
could not be any light at all; And there was not any light seen, neither
fire, nor glimmer, neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the stars, for so great
were the mists of darkness which were upon the face of the land.
And it came to pass that it did last for the space of
three days that there was no light seen; and there was great mourning
and howling and weeping among all the people continually; yea, great
were the groanings of the people, because of the darkness and the great
destruction which had come upon them. And in one place they were heard to
cry, saying: O that we had repented before this great and terrible
day, and then would our brethren have been spared, and they would not have
been burned in that
great city Zarahemla. And
in another place they were heard to cry and mourn, saying: O that we had
repented before this great and terrible day, and had not killed and stoned the
prophets, and cast them out; then would our mothers and our fair daughters, and
our children have been spared, and not have been buried up in that great city Moronihah.
And thus were the howlings of the people great and terrible.”
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