Apostle W. Woodruff said there never was a prophet or inspired man upon the earth in any age who did not require the spirit of God to teach him the things of God, and that no quorum of Twelve Apostles who had ever lived upon the earth had been more united or had done a greater work toward building up God's kingdom than the Twelve were now performing. He then gave an account of his recent mis- sion to the Saints and Lamanites in Arizona. During a visit of nine months among the settlements of the Saints in that territory the speaker had not heard a man profane the name of the Deity, had not seen any quarrels among neighbors, had not known of any drinking of intoxicating liquor, nor using of tobacco, tea nor coffee; in fact he had not witnessed the vices which are too common in the cities and towns of Utah. The town of St. John, Apache county that, having been owned by Jews and Mexicans, and as the "Mor mon" settlements were located around this town, it was thought expedient to buy the township, accordingly the pur- chase had been made. The tribes of Indians visited were the Navajoes, Apache, Moqui, and Zunis. The two former tribes been very wary [3 or 4 illegible words] were called by the Elder [illegible] [page break] The former were roving and savage tribes, the latter lived in town and were partly civilized. He was well treated in all the travels among them. The strictest attention was given to all the preachings, and the teachings and instructions he imparted caused a spirit of thankfulness and rejoicing among them. Especially was this the case among the Zunis who were the most intelligent and civilized of all the tribes. Through their earnest request, he con tinued speaking unto them for several hours, whenever he would stop the question would be asked "Do you know any more?" and the hearer became so overcome that they wept for joy. The situation on the [M]oqui villages was very picturesque, they being built upon tables of solid rock from 500 to 1300 feet in height with perpendicular sides. Here they had lived for centuries per- haps—tilling their farms below and carrying the products, their fuel and their water up to their homes by means of a circuitous path or dugway the frequent raids of the [warhkara tribe] had driven them (the Moqui) to this manner of living, that they might pro- tect their lives and property without going to war. Some of the leading men among these tribes had said that before the white came among them adultery was not known [the term "adulteror"] such a sin was punished by death. In conclu- sion, the speaker alluded to the re markable preservation of the Saints in gathering from the nations of the earth, testified to the near approach of the Son of Man, and exhorted the Saints to faithfulness continually.