s Dr. Leslie R. Stone was born on November 10, 1876 at Aldershot, Hampshire, England. He was the tenth of William and Priscilla Stone’s thirteen children.
Aldershot, being a military town where soldiers used horses, was the perfect location for William Stone, a third generation saddle and harness maker, to establish his business. In October of 1885, when Leslie was only 7 years old, his father William Stone, age 54, died. Priscilla and her older sons then took over managing the business.
When Dr. Stone was in his early twenties he worked at a saddlery shop in London. This was during the time of the invention of the automobile. Horses became obsolete and were no longer man’s favorite choice of transportation. Due to this decline in the saddlery industry Dr. Stone was forced to go home to Aldershot and live with his mother.
His mother, Priscilla, being a devout Christian, prayed what should Leslie do with his life. After a few day of prayer she felt that Dr. Stone should join his brother in Toronto, Canada.
One day while walking the streets in Toronto, Dr. Stone saw a notice posted in a window of a Spiritualist meeting. Being curious he elected to attend the meeting. During the meeting the medium told him his father William Stone was present and wanted him to know he was Leslie’s Guardian Angel. This was a pivotal moment for Leslie Stone a young man only 27 years old.
Not long after the incident Dr. Stone found work in New York at the Buffalo State Hospital. This hospital was located not far from the Spiritualist community of Lily Dale where Dr. Stone attended weekly meetings. During one of those meetings a lady sitting next to him informed him that his mother was there and wanted him to know he would be receiving a letter from his sister confirming her passing. A few days later the letter came and Dr. Stone was convinced that people could receive messages from their loved ones who had passed over.
This interest in communicating with spirits eventually led to Dr. Stone being introduced to James Padgett who had been receiving messages through automatic writing from his departed wife. Soon a deep friendship was formed between Mr. Padgett, then in his 60’s, and the young man Leslie Stone, who was in his early 30’s.
During one of their many conversations Mr. Padgett informed Dr. Stone that when he was a young boy he had a dream of Jesus looking at him and smiling.
In one of the messages Helen Padgett wrote through her husband she told him that shortly after she passed his family members informed her that he possessed the gift of automatic writing. Something he was not aware of until he attended the Spiritualist church after her passing and she told the medium he possessed that gift.
The question arises did Jesus know that James Padgett possessed that gift when he was the young boy who had that dream of him smiling at him and was it then that Jesus formulated a plan that would eventually bring Dr. Stone to Washington D. C. to meet Mr. Padgett because Jesus also had a plan for Dr. Stone to continue the spiritual mission that had been established through Mr. Padgett’s gift to receive those high spiritual truths from Jesus and his hosts of Celestial Angels?
Aldershot, being a military town where soldiers used horses, was the perfect location for William Stone, a third generation saddle and harness maker, to establish his business. In October of 1885, when Leslie was only 7 years old, his father William Stone, age 54, died. Priscilla and her older sons then took over managing the business.
When Dr. Stone was in his early twenties he worked at a saddlery shop in London. This was during the time of the invention of the automobile. Horses became obsolete and were no longer man’s favorite choice of transportation. Due to this decline in the saddlery industry Dr. Stone was forced to go home to Aldershot and live with his mother.
His mother, Priscilla, being a devout Christian, prayed what should Leslie do with his life. After a few day of prayer she felt that Dr. Stone should join his brother in Toronto, Canada.
One day while walking the streets in Toronto, Dr. Stone saw a notice posted in a window of a Spiritualist meeting. Being curious he elected to attend the meeting. During the meeting the medium told him his father William Stone was present and wanted him to know he was Leslie’s Guardian Angel. This was a pivotal moment for Leslie Stone a young man only 27 years old.
Not long after the incident Dr. Stone found work in New York at the Buffalo State Hospital. This hospital was located not far from the Spiritualist community of Lily Dale where Dr. Stone attended weekly meetings. During one of those meetings a lady sitting next to him informed him that his mother was there and wanted him to know he would be receiving a letter from his sister confirming her passing. A few days later the letter came and Dr. Stone was convinced that people could receive messages from their loved ones who had passed over.
This interest in communicating with spirits eventually led to Dr. Stone being introduced to James Padgett who had been receiving messages through automatic writing from his departed wife. Soon a deep friendship was formed between Mr. Padgett, then in his 60’s, and the young man Leslie Stone, who was in his early 30’s.
During one of their many conversations Mr. Padgett informed Dr. Stone that when he was a young boy he had a dream of Jesus looking at him and smiling.
In one of the messages Helen Padgett wrote through her husband she told him that shortly after she passed his family members informed her that he possessed the gift of automatic writing. Something he was not aware of until he attended the Spiritualist church after her passing and she told the medium he possessed that gift.
The question arises did Jesus know that James Padgett possessed that gift when he was the young boy who had that dream of him smiling at him and was it then that Jesus formulated a plan that would eventually bring Dr. Stone to Washington D. C. to meet Mr. Padgett because Jesus also had a plan for Dr. Stone to continue the spiritual mission that had been established through Mr. Padgett’s gift to receive those high spiritual truths from Jesus and his hosts of Celestial Angels?
Jesus selects Dr. Stone to do a special work for The Founders Mission
December 15, 1915
While I have selected you ( Mr. Padgett) to perform the great task of receiving my truths and spreading them to all mankind, I have also selected Dr. Stone to do a work which will be of great importance and will involve a labor of love on his part, and much physical as well as spiritual exertion.
He must not only believe in me and trust in the Father, but let all his longings and prayers and desires go to obtain the great Love, and it will be his.
I am glad that you two men have come so closely together in your beliefs and in your faith in the Divine Love; and I will further tell you that you will both receive a happiness that can never be taken from you, even while you are on earth, and when you come to the Spirit World this happiness will be increased beyond all human conception.
I am also glad that you can exchange thoughts on these important subjects of my religious teachings, and feel that you both have a work to do, and, above all, am happy that you are willing and anxious to do it.
I am with you in all my love, and will make both of you the special objects of my care and keeping - and in the great hereafter when you shall end your work on earth, you will both receive a reward that angels would wish for and wonder that you two could receive it.
I will give you both my love to-night, and will also pray to the Father to bestow upon you His Great Love and blessings. So believe with all your hearts and His Love and blessings will be poured out upon you.
Your friend and brother,
Jesus
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Requests were made from the Spirit side of life for knowledge of these spiritual teachings that Mr. Padgett was receiving so Jesus assigned this task to Dr. Stone that he might speak with these Spirits and share this information so they could progress out of their darkness and suffering.
During these talks, Dr. Stone would encourage these dark or undeveloped Spirits to seek for the bright Spirits so they can be shown the brighter side of their spiritual life and learn how to progress to the Celestial Heavens where these bright Spirits live.
One of his evening talks began as follows:
“My dear brothers and sisters. I am now going to give you a talk as revealed by Jesus and the Celestial Spirits on the Great Truths that are known to be facts by these Higher Spirits who are so desirous to enlighten you and help you in your progress to the Celestial Heavens.
You may never have had the opportunity of seeing these bright Spirits who are anxious for you to see them. You who are in the lower spheres may say:
If it is their desire for me to progress into the higher spheres why did they not come to me before?
Well, the answer is you have never made the favorable condition possible so that they could make the contact with you to permit you to see them in their glory and beauty.
To bring into operation this Law of Rapport, you have to make the favorable condition so the Law of rapport will come into operation, for these Spirits are controlled by law as immutable as the law itself.
You have the power to make the necessary conditions and the high Spirits will do their part if you will send out a sincere and earnest desire to the Heavenly Father.
He will send one of His bright Spirits to you and show you the way to the Celestial Heavens, only then will the barriers between you and the Celestial Spirits be dissolved and the Law of Rapport will be made and you will see the bright Spirits.
And when you do this, then go with these bright Spirits and they will tell you of their personal experiences and how they made their progression from the lower spheres into the Celestial Heavens. At the end of my talk, I will pray to the Heavenly Father that He may send to you the Divine Spirits to help you to progress out of your present condition and permit you to see them.”
Dr. Stone continued to talk to Spirits and mortals alike of the Heavenly Father’s Divine Love for us and the only way to our soul’s salvation and entrance into the Divine Kingdom.
He safeguarded the writings while working diligently to assemble the most important ones for publication. The first book was published in 1940, under the title of Book of Truths. The title Messages From Jesus and Celestials was used for several years.
Not a small part of Dr. Stone's effort was answering correspondance and lecturing to Spiritualist groups. In 1954, he was joined by Dr. Daniel G. SAmuels and REv. John Paul Gibson. (Mr. Morgan had passed into the Spirit World in 1935.) The three worked closely together under Jesus' leadership to establish a repository for the writings in an official organization from which the truths could be disseminated.
December 15, 1915
While I have selected you ( Mr. Padgett) to perform the great task of receiving my truths and spreading them to all mankind, I have also selected Dr. Stone to do a work which will be of great importance and will involve a labor of love on his part, and much physical as well as spiritual exertion.
He must not only believe in me and trust in the Father, but let all his longings and prayers and desires go to obtain the great Love, and it will be his.
I am glad that you two men have come so closely together in your beliefs and in your faith in the Divine Love; and I will further tell you that you will both receive a happiness that can never be taken from you, even while you are on earth, and when you come to the Spirit World this happiness will be increased beyond all human conception.
I am also glad that you can exchange thoughts on these important subjects of my religious teachings, and feel that you both have a work to do, and, above all, am happy that you are willing and anxious to do it.
I am with you in all my love, and will make both of you the special objects of my care and keeping - and in the great hereafter when you shall end your work on earth, you will both receive a reward that angels would wish for and wonder that you two could receive it.
I will give you both my love to-night, and will also pray to the Father to bestow upon you His Great Love and blessings. So believe with all your hearts and His Love and blessings will be poured out upon you.
Your friend and brother,
Jesus
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Requests were made from the Spirit side of life for knowledge of these spiritual teachings that Mr. Padgett was receiving so Jesus assigned this task to Dr. Stone that he might speak with these Spirits and share this information so they could progress out of their darkness and suffering.
During these talks, Dr. Stone would encourage these dark or undeveloped Spirits to seek for the bright Spirits so they can be shown the brighter side of their spiritual life and learn how to progress to the Celestial Heavens where these bright Spirits live.
One of his evening talks began as follows:
“My dear brothers and sisters. I am now going to give you a talk as revealed by Jesus and the Celestial Spirits on the Great Truths that are known to be facts by these Higher Spirits who are so desirous to enlighten you and help you in your progress to the Celestial Heavens.
You may never have had the opportunity of seeing these bright Spirits who are anxious for you to see them. You who are in the lower spheres may say:
If it is their desire for me to progress into the higher spheres why did they not come to me before?
Well, the answer is you have never made the favorable condition possible so that they could make the contact with you to permit you to see them in their glory and beauty.
To bring into operation this Law of Rapport, you have to make the favorable condition so the Law of rapport will come into operation, for these Spirits are controlled by law as immutable as the law itself.
You have the power to make the necessary conditions and the high Spirits will do their part if you will send out a sincere and earnest desire to the Heavenly Father.
He will send one of His bright Spirits to you and show you the way to the Celestial Heavens, only then will the barriers between you and the Celestial Spirits be dissolved and the Law of Rapport will be made and you will see the bright Spirits.
And when you do this, then go with these bright Spirits and they will tell you of their personal experiences and how they made their progression from the lower spheres into the Celestial Heavens. At the end of my talk, I will pray to the Heavenly Father that He may send to you the Divine Spirits to help you to progress out of your present condition and permit you to see them.”
Dr. Stone continued to talk to Spirits and mortals alike of the Heavenly Father’s Divine Love for us and the only way to our soul’s salvation and entrance into the Divine Kingdom.
He safeguarded the writings while working diligently to assemble the most important ones for publication. The first book was published in 1940, under the title of Book of Truths. The title Messages From Jesus and Celestials was used for several years.
Not a small part of Dr. Stone's effort was answering correspondance and lecturing to Spiritualist groups. In 1954, he was joined by Dr. Daniel G. SAmuels and REv. John Paul Gibson. (Mr. Morgan had passed into the Spirit World in 1935.) The three worked closely together under Jesus' leadership to establish a repository for the writings in an official organization from which the truths could be disseminated.
When Souls Leave Their Earthly Bodies
by Dr. Leslie R. Stone
When souls leave their earthly bodies they enter the Spirit World; and, as these souls--enveloped by their 'spirit bodies'--arrive in the Spirit World, they are taken to a temporary place and are then helped by more advanced 'spirits' who guide them and inform them that they have left their earthly bodies forever. These newborn spirits are also shown how to overcome the confusion and terror that may be theirs without the help and encouragement that the spirit helpers give them.
Some of the newly born spirits, when they come into the spirit world, meet their guardian angels and also many of those whom they loved on earth and, for a certain length of time are very happy and rejoice because of uniting with those they loved so much when on earth. They all have a wonderful time together.
This meeting place, where loved ones wait to meet the new arrivals and welcome them into their new home in the spirit world with great joy and gladness, as well as love for the newborn soul from earth, could be compared to our Grand Central Station in New York, Chicago, or any other large city where trains come in from all over the country on many tracks, and planes come in from all over the world into many terminals. This joyful meeting helps to overcome the anxiety, and often fright, that may be theirs upon first entering the spirit world. But the love and protection console them.
After a while, the spirit is told that there is a law, which is that all spirits have to go to a plane corresponding to their soul condition. That means its purity or lack of purity. "For as he thinketh in his heart, so (is) he" (Prov. 23:7). This means, of course, his soul condition. Does he love things that are righteous and pure and holy, or does he love things that are evil and depraved.
When the spirit is conducted to its plane, according to its soul condition, the spirit finds itself in a place or environment that is in exact harmony with that condition.
Those spirits who find themselves in darkness and suffering because of the evils done on earth, find that etched in their memories are every act and deed and thought that they had when on earth. When the conscience becomes awakened, as it does to all spirits sooner or later, then comes the scourging of conscience, remorse and regrets. Until these spirits are willing to receive the help and instructions of spirits from a higher plane, they will continue in their deplorable condition.
Conscience then becomes the judge and executioner, and causes the suffering--not an angry God inflicting this condition, as some of the orthodox churches teach. Conscience gradually becomes awakened and, with it, remorse and regret because of its evil life on earth that causes the darkness and suffering.
Now, you can readily see that the evil spirits, in order to make progress, must get rid of these evil creations that are the result of their own wills; and, until their consciences are satisfied by getting into harmony with the laws that have been violated, these spirits will continue to suffer.
When these spirits get rid of these sinful desires and memories of those things they had forgotten to forget, suffering will cease. As the soul progresses, these memories become fainter and fainter until all such memories and sinful desires will be removed sooner or later, and conscience ceases to cause suffering. Then these spirits can claim they have been forgiven and will find themselves in a beautiful sphere.
Forgiveness is, in effect, forgetfulness.
First, it must be understood that when a mortal passes into the spirit world it has the same beliefs that it had on earth, and does not come into all knowledge, as some think. To obtain knowledge, the spirit must receive knowledge of truths from a spirit who has progressed to a higher sphere.
There are many planes in each spirit sphere. But there are only seven spheres. The lower planes that exist in the first sphere, which is in contact with the earth plane, are called the hells.
There are many hells as well as many heavens. To make progress into higher spheres, or heavens, the soul must be qualified to go higher, as in different grades of school.
Many spirits are stagnating in their plane or sphere because they are not willing to give up their erroneous beliefs from earth that retard their progress.
But, if the spirit after it passes into the spirit world is in the soul condition of sufficient purity, it passes into the second sphere, which contains considerable light, and the spirits in this sphere have a good deal of happiness.
Because in the second sphere there are spirits who still have their orthodox beliefs much the same as they had on earth, the spirit does not come into all knowledge, as some think. To obtain greater knowledge the spirit must receive this knowledge of truths from a spirit who has progressed to a higher plane or sphere.
by Dr. Leslie R. Stone
When souls leave their earthly bodies they enter the Spirit World; and, as these souls--enveloped by their 'spirit bodies'--arrive in the Spirit World, they are taken to a temporary place and are then helped by more advanced 'spirits' who guide them and inform them that they have left their earthly bodies forever. These newborn spirits are also shown how to overcome the confusion and terror that may be theirs without the help and encouragement that the spirit helpers give them.
Some of the newly born spirits, when they come into the spirit world, meet their guardian angels and also many of those whom they loved on earth and, for a certain length of time are very happy and rejoice because of uniting with those they loved so much when on earth. They all have a wonderful time together.
This meeting place, where loved ones wait to meet the new arrivals and welcome them into their new home in the spirit world with great joy and gladness, as well as love for the newborn soul from earth, could be compared to our Grand Central Station in New York, Chicago, or any other large city where trains come in from all over the country on many tracks, and planes come in from all over the world into many terminals. This joyful meeting helps to overcome the anxiety, and often fright, that may be theirs upon first entering the spirit world. But the love and protection console them.
After a while, the spirit is told that there is a law, which is that all spirits have to go to a plane corresponding to their soul condition. That means its purity or lack of purity. "For as he thinketh in his heart, so (is) he" (Prov. 23:7). This means, of course, his soul condition. Does he love things that are righteous and pure and holy, or does he love things that are evil and depraved.
When the spirit is conducted to its plane, according to its soul condition, the spirit finds itself in a place or environment that is in exact harmony with that condition.
Those spirits who find themselves in darkness and suffering because of the evils done on earth, find that etched in their memories are every act and deed and thought that they had when on earth. When the conscience becomes awakened, as it does to all spirits sooner or later, then comes the scourging of conscience, remorse and regrets. Until these spirits are willing to receive the help and instructions of spirits from a higher plane, they will continue in their deplorable condition.
Conscience then becomes the judge and executioner, and causes the suffering--not an angry God inflicting this condition, as some of the orthodox churches teach. Conscience gradually becomes awakened and, with it, remorse and regret because of its evil life on earth that causes the darkness and suffering.
Now, you can readily see that the evil spirits, in order to make progress, must get rid of these evil creations that are the result of their own wills; and, until their consciences are satisfied by getting into harmony with the laws that have been violated, these spirits will continue to suffer.
When these spirits get rid of these sinful desires and memories of those things they had forgotten to forget, suffering will cease. As the soul progresses, these memories become fainter and fainter until all such memories and sinful desires will be removed sooner or later, and conscience ceases to cause suffering. Then these spirits can claim they have been forgiven and will find themselves in a beautiful sphere.
Forgiveness is, in effect, forgetfulness.
First, it must be understood that when a mortal passes into the spirit world it has the same beliefs that it had on earth, and does not come into all knowledge, as some think. To obtain knowledge, the spirit must receive knowledge of truths from a spirit who has progressed to a higher sphere.
There are many planes in each spirit sphere. But there are only seven spheres. The lower planes that exist in the first sphere, which is in contact with the earth plane, are called the hells.
There are many hells as well as many heavens. To make progress into higher spheres, or heavens, the soul must be qualified to go higher, as in different grades of school.
Many spirits are stagnating in their plane or sphere because they are not willing to give up their erroneous beliefs from earth that retard their progress.
But, if the spirit after it passes into the spirit world is in the soul condition of sufficient purity, it passes into the second sphere, which contains considerable light, and the spirits in this sphere have a good deal of happiness.
Because in the second sphere there are spirits who still have their orthodox beliefs much the same as they had on earth, the spirit does not come into all knowledge, as some think. To obtain greater knowledge the spirit must receive this knowledge of truths from a spirit who has progressed to a higher plane or sphere.
November 29th, 1915
I am here, Jesus:
Dr. Stone’s work will not be like yours. That is not in the way of writing any messages, but it will be an important one and will not actually commence until you have received my messages, but before that time he will do much good in declaring his beliefs in my truths and in converting the unbelievers to my doctrines and to the true religion of spiritualism.
He will be a wonderful medium in the work which will be given him and in all the world since the day of my disciples will no man be his equal in the powers that shall be given him and the ability to do my work, which he will be informed of.
You both must get more Love in your souls and greater faith. He will be your great helper in the work and you both will be the special care of not only myself but of all the spirits of my Kingdom.
Such love as you two will receive has not been given to men since the coming of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost. This may seem improbable and extravagant but I, Jesus, tell you that it shall come to pass and in such a convincing way that you will never thereafter doubt.
So pray and believe and know that I, Jesus am your friend and brother and the greatest of all the spirits in God’s Kingdom with power and knowledge beyond what any spirit possesses.
I must stop now.
Well, with all my love, I bless you and pray the Father to endow you right now with His Love and blessings.
So good night,
Your brother and Friend
Jesus
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December 15, 1915
While I have selected you ( Mr. Padgett) to perform the great task of receiving my truths and spreading them to all mankind, I have also selected Dr. Stone to do a work which will be of great importance and will involve a labor of love on his part, and much physical as well as spiritual exertion.
He must not only believe in me and trust in the Father, but let all his longings and prayers and desires go to obtain the great Love, and it will be his.
I am glad that you two men have come so closely together in your beliefs and in your faith in the Divine Love; and I will further tell you that you will both receive a happiness that can never be taken from you, even while you are on earth, and when you come to the Spirit World this happiness will be increased beyond all human conception.
I am also glad that you can exchange thoughts on these important subjects of my religious teachings, and feel that you both have a work to do, and, above all, am happy that you are willing and anxious to do it.
I am with you in all my love, and will make both of you the special objects of my care and keeping - and in the great hereafter when you shall end your work on earth, you will both receive a reward that angels would wish for and wonder that you two could receive it.
I will give you both my love to-night, and will also pray to the Father to bestow upon you His Great Love and blessings. So believe with all your hearts and His Love and blessings will be poured out upon you.
Your friend and brother,
Jesus
I am here, Jesus:
Dr. Stone’s work will not be like yours. That is not in the way of writing any messages, but it will be an important one and will not actually commence until you have received my messages, but before that time he will do much good in declaring his beliefs in my truths and in converting the unbelievers to my doctrines and to the true religion of spiritualism.
He will be a wonderful medium in the work which will be given him and in all the world since the day of my disciples will no man be his equal in the powers that shall be given him and the ability to do my work, which he will be informed of.
You both must get more Love in your souls and greater faith. He will be your great helper in the work and you both will be the special care of not only myself but of all the spirits of my Kingdom.
Such love as you two will receive has not been given to men since the coming of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost. This may seem improbable and extravagant but I, Jesus, tell you that it shall come to pass and in such a convincing way that you will never thereafter doubt.
So pray and believe and know that I, Jesus am your friend and brother and the greatest of all the spirits in God’s Kingdom with power and knowledge beyond what any spirit possesses.
I must stop now.
Well, with all my love, I bless you and pray the Father to endow you right now with His Love and blessings.
So good night,
Your brother and Friend
Jesus
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December 15, 1915
While I have selected you ( Mr. Padgett) to perform the great task of receiving my truths and spreading them to all mankind, I have also selected Dr. Stone to do a work which will be of great importance and will involve a labor of love on his part, and much physical as well as spiritual exertion.
He must not only believe in me and trust in the Father, but let all his longings and prayers and desires go to obtain the great Love, and it will be his.
I am glad that you two men have come so closely together in your beliefs and in your faith in the Divine Love; and I will further tell you that you will both receive a happiness that can never be taken from you, even while you are on earth, and when you come to the Spirit World this happiness will be increased beyond all human conception.
I am also glad that you can exchange thoughts on these important subjects of my religious teachings, and feel that you both have a work to do, and, above all, am happy that you are willing and anxious to do it.
I am with you in all my love, and will make both of you the special objects of my care and keeping - and in the great hereafter when you shall end your work on earth, you will both receive a reward that angels would wish for and wonder that you two could receive it.
I will give you both my love to-night, and will also pray to the Father to bestow upon you His Great Love and blessings. So believe with all your hearts and His Love and blessings will be poured out upon you.
Your friend and brother,
Jesus