assist in esstablishing this great & last kingdom of our
God upon the Earth to remain forever, & the Lord Almighty
is inspiring his servants with the spirit of his work, &
the Holy Priesthood, & is arming them with power to accom-
plish his purposes upon the Earth. Joseph Smith was the promised
seed to come forth to lay the foundation of the kingdom, see what
he has Accomplished. He labored but 14 years, 2 Months, & 18 days
from the time He first organized the Church of Christ upon the
Earth, then He sealed his Testimony with his blood and all his
Father's family died as Marters & will be crowned in the presence of
God (Except William, if he had been a good man he would have
been in the spirit world with his family Fathers family long ago
but he has not been fit to live or die) Joseph the Prophet during
his short labor laid the foundation of this great kingdom that Daniel saw. [Daniel 2:26-47] He organized the Church & Kingdom with a full
& complete organization, sent the gospel in its fullness & glory
to the nations of the Earth, gathered tens of thousands of Saints built
Temples & founded cities, gave Endowments to the Twelve Apostles
Elders & Saints & sealed all the Keys of the kingdom of God upon
The Twelve Apostles & Brigham Young as there President.
President Young is before you, look at him, he has the Appearance
of a Man about 40 years of Age, He is 64. He has travelled more
Miles, Attended More Meetings, Preached More sermons,
delivered unto the people more of the word of the Lord, revelation prophesy, principle, sealed more blessings upon the heads of the
children of Men, United more in the Marriage Covenant,
Administered more of the ordinances of the House of God, Attended
to more branches of business, had more wives, Raised up more
children, created more recreation for the youth to keep them
out of the clutches of the devil, danced more cotilions, Built
more Temples, Tabernacles, Meeting Houses, School Houses, dwell-
ings & made more improvements & done more for the salv-
ation of Man, & the redemption of the Earth than any
man that Ever dwelt in flesh during the space of 30 years,
He has brought more to pass & Accomplished more in
30 years than the Early patriarchs did in 500 years
assist in esstablishing this great & last kingdom of our
God upon the Earth to remain forever, & the Lord Almighty
is inspiring his servants with the spirit of his work, &
the Holy Priesthood, & is arming them with power to accomplish his purposes upon the Earth. Joseph Smith was the promised
seed to come forth to lay the foundation of the kingdom, see what
he has Accomplished. He labored but 14 years, 2 Months, & 18 days
from the time He first organized the Church of Christ upon the
Earth, then He sealed his Testimony with his blood and all his
Father's family died as Marters & will be crowned in the presence of
God (Except William, if he had been a good man he would have
been in the spirit world with his Fathers family long ago
but he has not been fit to live or die) Joseph the Prophet during
his short labor laid the foundation of this great kingdom that
Daniel saw. He organized the Church & Kingdom with a full
& complete organization, sent the gospel in its fullness & glory
to the nations of the Earth, gathered tens of thousands of Saints built
Temples & founded cities, gave Endowments to the Twelve Apostles
Elders & Saints & sealed all the Keys of the kingdom of God upon
The Twelve Apostles & Brigham Young as there President.
President Young is before you, look at him, he has the Appearance
of a Man about 40 years of Age, He is 64. He has travelled more
Miles, Attended More Meetings, Preached More sermons,
delivered unto the people more of the word of the Lord, revelation
prophesy, principle, sealed more blessings upon the heads of the
children of Men, United more in the Marriage Covenant,
Administered more of the ordinances of the House of God, Attended
to more branches of business, had more wives, Raised up more
children, created more recreation for the youth to keep them
out of the clutches of the devil, danced more cotilions, Built
more Temples, Tabernacles, Meeting Houses, School Houses, dwellings & made more improvements & done more for the salvation of Man, & the redemption of the Earth than any
man that Ever dwelt in flesh during the space of 30 years,
He has brought more to pass & Accomplished more in
30 years than the Early patriarchs did in 500 years
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," September 17, 1865, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/P1v1