a first Presidency of three persons viz. , , & ,
who have gatherd to the Mountains of Israel in the valleys of the ,
North America, And taken with them some three thousand saints, with there flocks & herds
which makes A population of about seven thousands souls in the 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 quiet habitation, Her messengers have been crying aloud to the
Nations of the Earth & the Isles of the sea, preaching the gospel unto the & uttering their testimony
in the power of God & the gift of the Holy Ghost, untill they have gatherd their thousands
together, untill one of the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb, (), Estimates that it will take
three hundred ships to remove the saints from the alone to the land of Zion.
The saints who were gathered in the 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 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 Exacters & peace officers
be rightous men, may her Nobles be of Ephriam & Her Governoorr 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 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 disting-
uished by A pillar of fire by night And A cloud by day, And in fine may she arise and shine forth
And spread Herself abroad with all that perfection of beauty, power and glory which has ever
been spoken concerning her, even to the full Expectation of GOD, Angels, and Men.
Wilford Woodruff
Among the signs of the last days I will name that there has of late been a shower of living worm found
on the top of the snow about one inch in length in many parts of the Eastern states, it is spoken off
in a Number of the papers. I forward you with this a quantity of slits of paper cut from the various
publications of the day, & one peace upon the shower of worms
[sideways text]
W. Woodruff
To the Historian of the Church
of Jesus Christ of L. D. S.
to
Feb. 15, 1849
[end of sideways text]
a first Presidency of three persons viz. , , & ,
who have gatherd to the Mountains of Israel in the valleys of the ,
North America, And taken with them some three thousand saints, with there flocks & herds
which makes A population of about seven thousands souls in the 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 quiet habitation, Her messengers have been crying aloud to the
Nations of the Earth & the Isles of the sea, preaching the gospel unto the & uttering their testimony
in the power of God & the gift of the Holy Ghost, untill they have gatherd their thousands
together, untill one of the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb, (), Estimates that it will take
three hundred ships to remove the saints from the alone to the land of Zion.
The saints who were gathered in the 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 Exacters & peace officers
be rightous men, may her Nobles be of Ephriam & Her Governorr 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 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 And A cloud by day, And in fine may she arise and shine forth
And spread Herself abroad with all that perfection of beauty, power and glory which has ever
been spoken concerning her, even to the full Expectation of GOD, Angels, and Men.
Wilford Woodruff
Among the signs of the last days I will name that there has of late been a shower of living worm found
on the top of the snow about one inch in length in many parts of the Eastern states, it is spoken off
in a Number of the papers. I forward you with this a quantity of slits of paper cut from the various
publications of the day, & one peace upon the shower of worms
sideways text
W. Woodruff
To the Historian of the Church
of Jesus Christ of L. D. S.
to
Feb. 15, 1849
end of sideways text
