rested upon me for the space of two days. The
Lawyiers were shocked to the soul each one made
a speach at the close of the testimony & they exhort'd
us to stand for our rights stand or fall sink or
swim live or die the whole testimony will
be published to the world in pamphlet form &
probably other wise & will stand as a history to
future generations of the unparelled persecutions
of the state of Missouri against the Saints of
the last days

July 2, 1843 ~ Sunday

July 2nd Sunday met at the grove near the temple
A large congregation assembled & was addressed
in an interesting manner by Elder O Hyde
from the 3 ch of the Epistle of John the Divine
2, 3 & 4 verses & said much to the edifycation
of the people After elder Hyde closed, Mr Walker
& three other Lawyers spoke in rotation & upheld
President Joseph Smith in his procedings & spoke
of the unlawful conduct of his enemies

July 3, 1843 ~ Monday

July 3rd A special conference of elders was called
& one or two appointed to go to each county in the
state of Illinois An address was deliverd to the
Elders By President Rigdon who made some
useful remarks among others he said, all that
greatness consisted in, in public speaking with any
man was in delivering a chain of Ideas that the
man had well matured speaking of things that
he knew & not of things that he did not know
for should he speak of things he does not know
he would set a trap to be caught in, But when
a person understands the subject thorougholy upon
which he is speaking he knows how to defend it
This is all the greatest man on earth can do is to

rested upon me for the space of two days. The Lawyiers were shocked to the soul each one made a speach at the close of the testimony & they exhort'd us to stand for our rights stand or fall sink or swim live or die the whole testimony will be published to the world in pamphlet form & probably other wise & will stand as a history to future generations of the unparelled persecution of the State of Missouri against the Saints of the last days

July 2, 1843 ~ Sunday

July 2nd Sunday met at the grove near the temple A large congregation assembled & was addressed in an interesting manner by Elder O Hyde from the 3 ch of the Epistle of John the Divine 2, 3 & 4 verses & said much to the edifycation of the people. After elder Hyde closed, Mr Walker & three other Lawyers spoke in rotation & upheld President Joseph Smith in his procedings & spoke of the unlawful conduct of his enemies

July 3, 1843 ~ Monday

July 3rd A special conference of elders was called & one or two appointed to go to each County in the State of Illinois. An address was deliverd to the Elders By President Rigdon who made some useful remarks among others he said all that greatness consisted in, in public speaking with any man was in delivering a chain of Ideas that the man had well matured speaking of things that he knew & not of things that he did not know for should he speak of things he does not know he would set a trap to be caught in, but when a person understands the subject thorougholy upon which he is speaking he knows how to defend it This is all the greatest man on earth can do is to