But these things have no Effect or influence against us in the
minds of any whose respect is worth having, but the public
look upon them generally as a tissueofliesas they are, get
up to suit the specutlating times to gull the public & get money
Notwithstanding this & MissLewis Book are circulated
through the country. I can travel from Philadelphia
to Halafax through every town & city preach & visit whae
I please unmolested, unbisturbed ^& undisturbed^, & are becoming quite respet ^respect-^ able, (Perhaps you will say it is no credit to me, And I do not think much of the credit of
the world myself) However Mormonism is beginning to be somewhat resptabe
respectable since it is reported they have found gold, Another
thing is beginning to have a far more waity influence &
feeling of respet & Even fear in the minds of thousands ie Thousands of the world are beginning to believe, & our Enemies
fear that although Earth & Hell combine to pour out
all their strength of unhallowed persecution upon the
Latter Day Saints, that Mormonism willnotdie, but
will live & breath & grow the moreoppresssed ^oppressed^ untill ist
is destined to performed some mighty deeds, & that
the Mormon Zion will yet stand & flourish while those
who have sought its death, will be deprived of their own
power strength & greatness. bBut this being the case it
does not excuse the conduct of that class of men I have
been nameing & those associated with them who are seeking
our destruction. They were once with us, professing to build
up the Kingdom, of God. What are they now asetofpoor meanmiserableDevils As mean & miserable as the Devil can make then them, And If Brother Brigham & therest of my Brethren will bear
with me a moment & let me esxpress my feelings to you upon that
subject a moment I will lay it before you in writing for I
may as well write it as think it. it is this, I say in the
Name of the Lord God of Israel that they shall be cursed from
this time forth & shall not prosper, & to the full force of the
But these things have no Effect or influence against us in the
minds of any whose respect is worth having, but the public
look upon them generally as a tissueofliesas they are, get
up to suit the speculating times to gull the public & get money
Notwithstanding this & MissLewis Book are circulated
through the country. I can travel from Philadelphia
to Halafax through every town & city preach & visit whae
I please unmolested, & undisturbed, & are becoming quite respectable, (Perhaps you will say it is no credit to me, And I do not think much of the credit of
the world myself) However Mormonism is beginning to be somewhat
respectable since it is reported they have found gold, Another
thing is beginning to have a far more waity influence &
feeling of respet & Even fear in the minds of illegibleie Thousands of the world are beginning to believe, & our Enemies
fear that although Earth & Hell combine to pour out
all their strength of unhallowed persecution upon the
Latter Day Saints, that Mormonism willnotdie -- but
will live & breath & grow the more oppressed untill it
is destined to perform some mighty deeds, & that
the Mormon Zion will yet stand & flourish while those
who have sought its death, will be deprived of their own
power strength & greatness. But this being the case it
does not excuse the conduct of that class of men I have
been nameing & those associated with them who are seeking
our destruction. They were once with us, professing to build
up the Kingdom, of God. What are they now asetofpoormeanmiserableDevils As mean & miserable as the Devil can make
them, And If Brother Brigham & therest of my Brethren will bear
with me a moment & let me express my feelings to you upon that
subject I will lay it before you in writing for I
may as well write it as think it. it is this. I say in the
Name of the Lord God of Israel that they shall be cursed from
this time forth & shall not prosper, & to the full force of the
"Letter to Brigham Young and Council, 5 April 1849," p. 5, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/nrDE