Jehovah, Michael, see: yonder is matter....

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These are the introductory words of the creation sequence from an actual recording of the 1990 Endowment ritual.

The text is:

ELOHIM--Jehovah, Michael, see: yonder is matter unorganized. Go ye down and organize it into a world like unto the other worlds we have heretofore formed. Call your labors the First Day and bring me word.

JEHOVAH--It shall be done Elohim. Come Michael, let us go down.

MICHAEL--We will go down, Jehovah.

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