events which more deeply consern the gentile
world than the overthrow of Jerrusalem & the disper-
sion of the Jews did the Jewish Nation, for
while they stumbled at the stone they were broken
but while it falls upon the heads of the gentile
world it will grind them to pow[d]edr. And the full
set time is come for the Lord to set his hand to
accomplish thies mighty events. And as the Lord
has done in other ages, so he has done now he has
raised up a Prophet & ^is^ revealing unto him his secrets
& through that Prophet He has brought to light the
fullness of the everlasting Gospel to the present
generation, & is again once more for the last time
esstablishing his Church upon the foundation of
the Ancient Apostles & Prophets Christ Jesus
Being the chief corner stone. In the Church is
now found Judges as at the first & councillors as
at the beginning. The Church is composed of Apostles
& Prophets, Pasters & Teachers, gifts & graces for
the perfecting of the Saints the work of the
ministry & the edifying of the body of Christ
The Lord has raised up servents & sent into the
vineyard to prune the vineyard once more for
the last time, to Preach the gospel of Jesus Christ
to warn the Nations that they may be left without
excuse in the day of their visitation & to gather the
honest in heart & the meek of the earth that Zion
may be built up & the Prophets fulfilled; one of
the secrets that God has revealed unto his Prophet
in these days is the Book of Mormon, & it was a
secret to the whole world untill it was revealed
unto Joseph Smith, home [whom] God has raised up as a
Prophet Seer & Revelator unto his people. This
record contains an account of the ancient inhabita
nts of this continant who over spread this land with
cities from sea to sea, the ruins of which still remain
events which more deeply consern the gentile
world than the overthrow of Jerrusalem & the dispersion of the Jews did the Jewish Nation, for
while they stumbled at the stone they were broken
but while it falls upon the heads of the gentile
world it will grind them to powder. And the full
set time is come for the Lord to set his hand to
accomplish this mighty events. And as the Lord
has done in other ages, so he has done now he has
raised up a Prophet & is revealing unto him his secrets
& through that Prophet He has brought to light the
fullness of the everlasting gospel to the present
generation, & is again once more for the last time
esstablishing his church upon the foundation of
the Ancient Apostles & Prophets Christ Jesus
Being the chief corner stone. In the church is
now found Judges as at the first & councillors as
at the beginning. The church is composed of Apostles
& Prophets, Pasters & Teachers, gifts & graces for
the perfecting of the saints the work of the
ministry & the edifying of the body of Christ
The Lord has raised up servents & sent into the
vineyard to prune the vineyard once more for
the last time, to Preach the gospel of Jesus Christ
to warn the Nations that they may be left without
excuse in the day of their visitation & to gather the
honest in heart & the meek of the earth that Zion
may be built up & the Prophets fulfilled; one of
the secrets that God has revealed unto his Prophet
in these days is the Book of Mormon, & it was a
secret to the whole world untill it was revealed
unto Joseph Smith, whom God has raised up as a
Prophet Seer & Revelator unto his people. This
record contains an account of the ancient inhabita
nts of this continant who over spread this land with
cities from sea to sea, the ruins of which still remain
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," September 10, 1843, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/1Aj