Henry W. Naisbitt

“ Whatever the character of these angels might have been, whether they were resurrected beings who had dwelt upon the earth —whether they were those of higher grades—archangels, as they are called—or whether they were de-signed and appointed specially to minister to individual men—which of these varieties they may have belonged to, it is very evident that the scriptures are full of the history of angelic communication, and that they were the instruments in the hands of the Almighty, sent to communicate his will under certain conditions. ”

“ Spiritual communication is one of the corner-stones of the old book. It is filled with instances where intelligences not directly of earth have visited members of the human family and communicated with them from time to time. ”

“ However disagreeable it may be to my personal feeling to stand before a congregation, the consciousness which the Elders of this Church possess that they have had committed to them the authority of the Holy Priesthood, and that they are entitled to the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, and that they possess the faith and prayers of the Saints who are their associates in the Church—those who understand their needs—is enough, I think, to buoy up an individual when he is called upon suddenly to address the people ”

“ John, of the different angels that were to follow each other in the several epochs or dispensations of Providence among mankind. We have an account of the opening of the seven seals, which according to that record is to be done by angels appointed by divine authority, for the express purpose of the unfolding of the divine programme in human history. But there is mention made there of one particular angel of whom it is said that he was seen "flying through the midst of heaven having the everlasting Gospel to preach unto those that dwell upon the earth. ”

“ While in the nineteenth century such an idea by religionists has been ignored, being considered unnecessary, yet the documents have come down to us from the primitive times and the assertion is not denied that such an occurrence was to take place at some period of human history, if the word was to be fulfilled. ”