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| − | It is further clear that those who used divinization by rods, for example, believed that the rod's natural ability also required the grace of God to operate. Hence, practitioners would consecrate their rods, and pray to God to bless their efforts.<ref>See discussion in {{Ashurst-McGee-Thesis|start=140, 182|end=192}}</ref> Of such matters, Oliver Cowdery was told in an early revelation, "without faith you can do nothing."<ref>{{BoC|7|4}}</ref> Like any natural ability, Joseph believed that the gift and tools of seership (in the broader sense) could be misused. As he told Brigham Young, "most...who do find [a seer stone] make an evil use of it."<ref>{{MS|start=118|end=119|date=20 February 1864|article=History of Brigham Young|author=Joseph Smith, cited by Brigham Young}}; cited in {{Ashurst-McGee-Thesis1|start=184}}</ref> And, Emma Smith's hostile brother Alvah would later remember that Joseph told him "that his gift in seeing with a [seer] stone and hat, was a gift from God."<ref>"Mormonism," ''The Susquehanna Register, and Northern Pennsylvanian'' (Montrose, Pennsylvania) (1 May 1834): 1, column 4; cited in {{Ashurst-McGee-Thesis1|start=184}}<noinclude></ref><noinclude>
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