W. Woodruff spoke & felt it to be an important time to be at conf[erence], &c. we av now got to go abroad, to sep[arate]. When we met at head Quarters & drank at the head fountains of the water of life. I consider we ou[gh]t to improve the pres[en]t time & treasure up the things as furniture in our minds. when I look at the world, see the signs of the times, we av something to do we cant sit at our ease in the Valley. [Pat C.o] or elsewhere his Sp[irit]t is moved upon to go out into the vineyard. Our apos[tle] [h]as got to magnify his calling. if he doesn't magnify his talent the blood of men will be required at [illegible] [illegible]. I feel it to move me to make the sac[rifice] for the last 16 yrs popular applause will not change me to da[y], but [h]ad ra[the]r settle down in peace at home. When we realize that all creation groans & all the heavenly host r looking down upon the Earth & us that the nations r doomed to meet those things. their eyes r not open to see it. they feel something is the matter. our men r called to preach salvation will there not be a great responsibility resting upon us. I realize that these [refreshing times] will be [farther] between than they av been. We av to spend many years in the viney[ar]d bef[ore] we can return. you may present events & cry it aloud to the nations of the Earth they look upon it as foolish. the ante diluvian were interested in the preaching of one man, yet only 8 souls bel[ieve]d. they prepared an ark. & were saved. what can be the feelings of the Messiah bef[ore] the fall of the Jews. we feel it & see it & comprehend it in some degree. it opens a field for reflection. the joy wo[ul]d be very great, but we cant comprehend it. We av got a long time to spend. this Ch[urch] has been wandering 18 yrs driven from our houses & lands. it seems long. admitt[in]g it should be 100 yrs bef[ore] the Savr comes. it wo[ul]d be as quick as the raising from the d[ea]d. & I sometimes marvel the L[or]d [h]as suff[ere]d us to so short a time to prepare for so long eternity. we [have] got to live as long as our Fa[the]r. having but to spend a da[y] at [a] time we shall get there with it. it stands us to be faithful & to be subject to our Heavenly Fat[he]r so long as we live here. it is too late in the da[y] to try to back out in the things that we r engaged in. the moment we stop serving God who [h]as done every thing in his power we r undutiful chil[dren]. & we injure ourselves. Where the Jews any better to sustain the trials than Christ was. but when Jerusalem fell they went down to destru[ctio]n with[ou]t a ra[y] of hope to sustain them. We av a hope which the world av not. altho we av to wander on the prairies & in the wilderness & eat corn Dodger we shall av the victory while judgments r over the land. Where is the consolat[i]on to those who av driven them out. when pestilence & famine put in for their