March 1, 1861
4. We may ask the question, Do angels eat food and wear clothing in their firs estate? Yes. We may also ask the question, Where did the seeds come from to this earth which yield forth all all kinds of fruit? The seed is in the earth, and is self existent like all other matter; and when a world is created, all trees and herbs spring forth upon it to supply the inhabitants; in fact, all worlds support their own inhabitants, whether they are temporal, or spiritual, or eternal.
5. Was the animal creation first spiritually created? Yes; and they were used by men in their spiritual estate as they are now used by them in their temporal estate; when man moves, they move with him, to be used by him, for they were created for the use of man, and are as eternal as he is.
6. How long was it from the time that they commenced to form this world to the time when they finished it? Six thousand years; and the seventh thousand year is called the Lord’s Sabbath; having finished creating this world in six thousand years, he called the seventh the Sabbath of rest, and that is the reason why the Lord commanded people upon this earth to labor six days, and to rest from all their labors on the seventh.
7. One day with the Lord is one thousand years, according to the time which regulates all the celestial worlds. The sun revolves around that central great planet (see diagram) once every thousand years; and all God are regulated by it; but with us twenty-four hours is called one day; therefore, the Lord calls upon all people to keep the Sabbath day holy; and if they do not do this, they break that commandment, and are guilty before the Lord. (The Spirit Prevails: Containing the Revelations, Articles and Letters Written by Joseph Morris, ed. George S. Dove [San Francisco: J. A. Dove and Co., Printers, 1886], 660-61)