I cannot close my record upon the signs of the times witof 1848
without turning my eye towards Zion, yes Zion, which is not
now merely a phantom of the brain or a name, but actually a
living thing. Truly she is yet but a babe just born. Yet she has
A Tabernacle, the Mountains of Isreal. Her bed is in the cham-
bers of the rocks. Her garden one of the rich valleys of Ephraim
She speaks and Her voice is as the voice of God. She has A spirit
which burns like flames of fire. She has power, And has started
A little stone rolling from the mountain her habitation, which
increases as it goes: it is causing the Earth to quake & tremble.
take care ye Nations it will grind you to dust. She has messengers
who go & come at her bidding. one of them can chase A thousand
and two put ten thousand to flight. [Deuteronomy 32:30] they command the element
& they obey them. She has An ensign for the Nations to flee
to. She has A law which will soon govern the Earth. She is
born in the generation that David had A view of. O praise
the LORD I am a witness that mine eyes have beheld her.
She has keys to open & no man can shut, And shut And no man
can open. Her power is from Heaven whare she hath Noble
senators who plead her cause both day & night. This is the
Zion I seek After. this is the Zion I speak off. Her Church
is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Her city
was sought in 1847 And the Lord has favored her from that
that time. And During the year 1848 the Church has been
organized with A first Presidency of three persons viz Brigham
Young, Heber C. Kimball & Willard Richards, who have gatherd
to the mountains of Israel, in the valley of the Great Salt
lake, Great Basin North America, And taken with them
some three thousand souls with their flocks & Herds, which
makes A population of about seven thousand souls in the
city of the Great Salt lake. The Lord has also blest their
land which has brought forth in abundance. And while the Lord
has been multiplying blessing upon Zion in her quiete Habitation
Her messengers have been crying aloud to the Nations of
the Earth & the Isles of the sea preaching the gospel unto them
And uttering their testimony in the power of God And the
gift of the Holy Ghost untill they have gatherd their thousands
together untill one of the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb (Orson
Pratt) estimates that it will take three hundred ships to remove
the Saints from the British Isles Alone to Zion. The Saints who
were gather into the valley of the Sacramento have discoverd
such vast mines of gold silver copper & other precious ores that
the report of it is creating great excitement throughout the world
esspecially in the United States untill tens of thousands are rushing to
the gold regions to try to obtain the precious mettal. And as the hand
of God has been so visible in all the signs of 1848 May He continue his work
through 1849 and all following years untill His arm shall be made bare
in the eyes of all Nations, untill Zion shall arive to her full strength of Manhood
for Brass may she have gold for Iron silver for wood Brass for stones Iron.
May her execters & peace officers be righteous men. [Isaiah 60:17] May her Nobles be of Ephraim
And her Govournor procede out of the midst of Him. [Jeremiah 30:21] May all of her Messengers be armed
with righteousness in the power of God in great glory. May all of the Nations of the Earth
fear & tremble because of her law. May the wicked find her sons terrible when they go to
battle against her & not have power to stand before them. May her dwelling places
be distinguished by a pillar of fire by night & cloud by day, & in fine may she arise
& shine forth And spread herself abroad with all that perfection of beauty power
& glory which has ever been spoken concerning her even to the full expectation of God Angels & man
Wilford Woodruff

I cannot close my record upon the signs of the timesof 1848 without turning my eye towards Zion, yes Zion, which is not now merely a phantom of the brain or a name, but actually a living thing. Truly she is yet but a babe just born. Yet she has A Tabernacle, the Mountains of Israel. Her bed is in the chambers of the rocks. Her garden one of the rich valleys of Ephraim She speaks and Her voice is as the voice of God. She has A spirit which burns like flames of fire. She has power, And has started A little stone rolling from the mountain her habitation, which increases as it goes: it is causing the Earth to quake & tremble, take care ye Nations it will grind you to dust. She has messengers who go & come at her bidding, one of them can chase A thousand and two put ten thousand to flight, they command the Element & they obey them. She has An Ensign for the Nations to flee to. She has A law which will soon govern the Earth. She is born in the generation that David had A view of. O Praise the LORD I am a witness that mine eyes have beheld her. She has Keys to open & no man can shut, And shut And no man can open. Her power is from Heaven whare she hath Noble senators who plead her cause both day & night. This is the Zion I seek After, this is the Zion I speak off. Her Church is the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Her city was sought in 1847 And the Lord has favored her from that that time. And During the year 1848 the Church has been organized with A first Presidency of three persons viz Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball & Willard Richards, who have gatherd to the mountains of Israel, in the valley of the Great Salt lake, Great Basin North America, And taken with them some three thousand souls with their flocks & Herds, which makes A population of about seven thousand souls in the city of the Great Salt Lake. The Lord has also blest their land which has brought forth in abundance. And while the Lord has been multiplying blessing upon Zion in her quiete Habitation Her messengers have been crying aloud to the Nations of the Earth & the Isles of the sea preaching the gospel unto them And uttering their testimony in the power of God And the gift of the Holy Ghost untill they have gatherd their thousands together untill one of the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb (Orson Pratt) Estimates that it will take three hundred ships to remove the saints from the British Isles Alone to Zion. The Saints who were gather into the valley of the Sacramento have discoverd such vast mines of gold silver copper & other precious ores that the report of it is creating great excitement throughout the world Esspecially in the United States untill tens of thousands are rushing to the gold regions to try to obtain the precious mettal. And as the hand of God has been so visible in all the signs of 1848 May He continue his work through 1849 and all following years untill His arm shall be made bare in the eyes of all Nations. Untill Zion shall arive to her full strength of Manhood for Brass may she have gold for Iron silver for wood Brass for stones Iron. May her execters & peace officers be righteous men. May her Nobles be of Ephraim And her Govournor procede out of the midst of Him. May all of her Messengers be armed with righteousness in the power of God in great glory. May all of the Nations of the Earth fear & tremble because of her law. May the wicked find her sons terrible when they go to battle against her & not have power to stand before them. May her dwelling places be distinguished by a pillar of fire by night & cloud by day, & in fine may she arise & shine forth And spread herself abroad with all that perfection of beauty power & glory which has ever been spoken concerning her Even to the full Expectation of God Angels & man Wilford Woodruff