Excerpt:
Elder Wilford Woodruff reasoned upon the
responsibilities which rest upon those who
have received the priesthood, and upon all
the Saints, to do right, and live according to the
principles of the gospel. The mission to work
righteousness and spread the truths of the gos-
pel is not a work of a year or two; but continues
as long as we continue to hold the priesthood,
which is everlasting in its duration as is the
work to be performed by it; and if we remain
faithful, we shall eternally hold that authority,
growing and increasing in everything ...