as a standing monument of their arts, science
power & greatness. it also points out the essta-
blishing of this owur own Nation & also its progress
decline, & fall, & those predictions contained in
the Book of Mormon, the stick of Joseph in
the hands of Ephraim will as truly be fulfilled
as those contained in the Bible the stick & record
of Judah [Ezekiel 37:16], & Both of these records contained
Prophesys of Great import, concerning the
gentile nations & esspecially this land & nation which
are not yet fulfilled, but must shortly come
to pass, yea its fulfillments is nigh even at the door
Though the secretts which God is revealing
through his servant the prophet [Amos 3:7] in the last days, may
be unpopular & unbelieved by the world
yet their unbelief will not make the truth
of God without effct eny more than it did
in the days of Lot & Noah or in the fall of Jer-
rusalem. When Jesus Christ said their should
not be left one stone upon another in the Temple
that should not be throw^n^ down [Matthew 24:2] The Jewsish
nation did not believe it neither would they
receive such testimony but they were ready
to look at outward circumstances, & ready to say
who can prevail against us what nation like
onto our nation, we have held the giving of the
Law the articles, the Urim & Thumim, the
Lawgiver has never departed from between
our feet. We have held the power of government
from generation to generation & what nation now
hath power to prevail against us, & through this
ordor of reasoning they were Blinded & knew not
the day of their visitation they understood not
the things that belonged to their peace. They
rejected their Lord & king, contended against

as a standing monument of their arts, science power & greatness. it also points out the esstablishing of this our own Nation & also its progress decline, & fall, & those predictions contained in the Book of Mormon, the stick of Joseph in the hands of Ephraim will as truly be fulfilled as those contained in the Bible the stick & record of Judah, & Both of these records contain Prophesys of Great import, concerning the gentile nations & esspecially this land & nation which are not yet fulfilled, but must shortly come to pass, yea its fulfillments is nigh even at the door Though the secretts which God is revealing through his servant the prophet in the last days, may be unpopular & unbelieved by the world yet their unbelief will not make the truth of God without effet any more than it did in the days of Lot & Noah or in the fall of Jerrusalem. When Jesus Christ said their should not be left one stone upon another in the Temple that should not be thrown down The Jewish nation did not believe it neither would they receive such testimony but they were ready to look at outward circumstances, & ready to say who can prevail against us what nation like onto our nation, we have held the giving of the Law the articles, the Urim & Thumim, the Lawgiver has never departed from between our feet. We have held the power of government from generation to generation & what nation now hath power to prevail against us, & through this ordor of reasoning they were Blinded & knew not the day of their visitation they understood not the things that belonged to their peace. They rejected their Lord & king, contended against