Every thing belongs to man— legally & lawfully— if a thing belongs to me legally it cannot belong to any one I married me a wife & was the only one who had any write to her— till we had 5 Chi’d the covt. was made for our lives— she fell in the grave bef God shewed us his authy God has shewed me that the Covt. is dead & had no more force neither could I have her in the resn. but we shod. be as the angels— it troubled me— Bro J sd. you can be sealed to her upon the same prin as you can be bap for the dead what can I do for more 2nd. wife — you can make a covt. with her for etern & sealed to her — & she sd. I will act as proxy for the one that is dead — and I will be sealed to you for eternity.

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Everything belongs to man—legally and lawfully. If something belongs to me legally, it cannot belong to anyone else. I married a wife and was the only one who had any right to her. Until we had five children, the covenant was made for our lives. She fell in the grave before God showed us His authority. God has shown me that the covenant is dead and has no more force; neither could I have her in the resurrection, but we should be as the angels. It troubled me. Brother Joseph said, "You can be sealed to her upon the same principle as you can be baptized for the dead." I asked, "What can I do for more than a second wife?" Joseph replied, "You can make a covenant with her for eternity and be sealed to her." She said, "I will act as proxy for the one that is dead, and I will be sealed to you for eternity."