him in testimony & rejoiced in having the privilege of once more addressing the body of the church
Brother Orson Hide followed me & he had the spirit of the Lord. Brother Brigham Young next
fspoke & also bore testimony in the Spirit. We was then addressed by President S. Rigdon & his
address was peculiarly adapted to the circumstances of the Twelve taking their leave of all
they hold dear on earth & go forth from their own nation & stand before the kings & rulers of the natio-
ns of the earth to bear testimony unto them of the fulness of the everlasting gospel of Jesus
Christ his address was of such a nature in appealing to our affections, in parting with our wives, and
children, & the peculiarity of our mission, the perils that we might meet with, & the blessings that
we should receive, &c. that tears was brought from many eyes. Joseph addressed us in few
words & says remember brethren that if you are imprisiond Brother Joseph has been imprisiond
before you, if you are placed whare you can ownly see your Brethren through the grates
of a window while in Irons because of the gospel of Jesus Christ remember Brother Joseph
has been in like circumstances also after other similar remarks the meeting closed & three
persons were Baptized & confirmed which ended the duties of the day.

REFLETCTIONS Surely this is an important day to behold a quorum of Twelve Apostles of the
Lamb of God organized in these last days to go forth unto all the nations of the earth to prune
the vineyard once more for the last time that the Saints may be prepared for the second [coming]
of Christ, & that Israel may be gatherd & babylon fall & the earth once more clensed from
its pollutions & wickedness swept from the face thereof May the Lord enable us the
Twelve ever to be meek & humble & to lie passive in theis [his] hands as the clay is in the hands of the potter
& may we ever realize that while we are in the service of God & doing his will, that though we
may be surrounds by mobs & threatened with death that the Lord is our deliverer & that he will
support us in every time of trouble & trial

him in testimony & rejoiced in having the privilege of once more addressing the body of the church Brother Orson Hide followed me & he had the spirit of the Lord. Brother Brigham Young next spoke & also bore testimony in the spirit. We was then addressed by President S. Rigdon & his address was peculiarly adapted to the circumstances of the Twelve taking their leave of all they hold dear on earth & go forth from their own nation & stand before the kings & rulers of the nations of the earth to bear testimony unto them of the fulness of the everlasting gospel of Jesus Christ his address was of such a nature in appealing to our affections, in parting with our wives, and children, & the peculiarity of our mission, the perils that we might meet with, & the blessings that we should receive, &c. that tears was brought from many eyes. Joseph addressed us in few words & says remember brethren that if you are imprisioned Brother Joseph has been imprisoned before you, if you are placed whare you can ownly see your Brethren through the grates of a window while in Irons because of the gospel of Jesus Christ remember Brother Joseph has been in like circumstances also after other similar remarks the meeting closed & three persons were Baptized & confirmed which ended the duties of the day.

REFLECTIONS Surely this is an important day to behold a quorum of Twelve Apostles of the Lamb of God organized in these last days to go forth unto all the nations of the earth to prune the vineyard once more for the last time that the saints may be prepared for the second coming of Christ, & that Israel may be gathered & babylon fall & the earth once more clensed from its pollutions & wickedness swept from the face thereof [FIGURE] May the Lord enable us the Twelve ever to be meek & humble & to lie passive in this hands as the clay is in the hands of the potter & may we ever realize that while we are in the service of God & doing his will, that though we may be surrounds by mobs & threatened with death that the Lord is our deliverer & that he will support us in every time of trouble & trial