Autobiography 1857 Draft 2
I visited the office of the Kirtland safety
society, and saw the first paper that was issued from that institution,
it was given to Jacob Bump in exchange for other notes, he was
the first to circulate it.
I heard Pres. Joseph Smith declare in the presence of
F. G. Williams, D. Whitmer, E. Smith, W. Parrish and others, that
he had received that morning the word of the Lord upon the subject
of the Kirtland safety society, he was alone in a room by himself,
he ^&^ not only had the voice of the spirit, but ^heard^ an audible voice upon
the subject; and said if the people would give heed to his counsel
all would be well.
