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46 By this time, so deep were the impressions made on my mind, that sleep had fled from my eyes, and I lay overwhelmed in aastonishment at what I had both seen and heard. But what was my surprise when again I beheld the same messenger at my bedside, and heard him rehearse or repeat over again to me the same things as before; and added a caution to me, telling me that Satan would try to btempt me (in consequence of the indigent circumstances of my father's family), to get the plates for the purpose of getting crich. This he forbade me, saying that I must have no other object in view in getting the plates but to glorify God, and must not be influenced by any other dmotive than that of building his kingdom; otherwise I could not get them. Footnotes ? b TG Temptation c TG Sacrilege d Luke 11:34 (34-36) Incoming Footnotes ? D&C 136:37c (refers to JS-H 1:30-47) Citation ? Citation - Bible Dictionary ? Word Frequency ?
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