in peace and in safety. Read the
scriptures and the revelations.
They will tell you about all these
things. Great changes are at our
doors. The next twenty years
will see mighty changes among
the nations of the earth. You
will live to see these things,
whether I do or not. I have felt
oppressed with the weight of
these matters, and I felt I must
speak of them here. It's by the
power of the Gospel that we shall
escape. We are having many
men come to us with pretended
revelations—Josephites and
Strangites and other men; one
man came to me and said he had
revelations to lead this Church;
I am willing to leave all these
things in the hands of God.
Where has the power of God been
since the death of Joseph? With
this people. They say, these
apostates, that Brigham Young
organized the endowments and
originated the principle of plural
marriage. They're liars, every
one of them, and the truth is not
in them; in so far as this matter
is concerned. There's Sister
Bathsheba Smith, she and I both
had our endowments under the
hands of the Prophet Joseph
Smith. I had my second anoint-
ings and sealings under his hands.
There is not a single principle
in this Church that he did not
lay the foundation for; he called
the Twelve together the last time
he spoke to us, and his face shone
like amber. And upon our
shoulders he rolled the burden of
the Kingdom, and he gave us all
the keys and powers and gifts to
carry on this great and mighty
work. He told us that he had
received every key, every power
and every gift for the salvation
of the living and the dead, and
he said: "Upon the Twelve I
seal these gifts and powers and
keys from henceforth and forever.
No matter what may come to me.
And I lay this work upon your
shoulders. Take it and bear it
off, and if you don't, you'll be
damned." I don't feel justified in
contending with these apostates
and such men. There is too much
work to be done. And these
things are true, and if such men
don't find it out here, they will
hereafter. There is an anxiety
in the spirit world concerning
this people. The angels of God
are with us, and they will assist
us in this work. God bless you
and all this people. I felt that I
had finished my work when that
Temple was finished; and the
doctors said I could not live.
But my life was spared because
this people were putting up peti-
tions in my behalf continually
before God. I feel to bless you
my brethren and sisters. May
He help us all to do our duty, and
be prepared for the great events
coming upon this earth. Amen."

in peace and in safety. Read the scriptures and the revelations. They will tell you about all these things. Great changes are at our doors. The next twenty years will see mighty changes among the nations of the earth. You will live to see these things, whether I do or not. I have felt oppressed with the weight of these matters, and I felt I must speak of them here. It's by the power of the Gospel that we shall escape. We are having many men come to us with pretended revelations—Josephites and Strangites and other men; one man came to me and said he had revelations to lead this Church; I am willing to leave all these things in the hands of God. Where has the power of God been since the death of Joseph? With this people. They say, these apostates, that Brigham Young organized the endowments and originated the principle of plural marriage. They're liars, every one of them, and the truth is not in them; in so far as this matter is concerned. There's Sister Bathsheba Smith, she and I both had our endowments under the hands of the Prophet Joseph Smith. I had my second anointings and sealings under his hands. There is not a single principle in this Church that he did not lay the foundation for; he called the Twelve together the last time he spoke to us, and his face shone like amber. And upon our shoulders he rolled the burden of the Kingdom, and he gave us all the keys and powers and gifts to carry on this great and mighty work. He told us that he had received every key, every power and every gift for the salvation of the living and the dead, and he said: "Upon the Twelve I seal these gifts and powers and keys from henceforth and forever. No matter what may come to me. And I lay this work upon your shoulders. Take it and bear it off, and if you don't, you'll be damned." I don't feel justified in contending with these apostates and such men. There is too much work to be done. And these things are true, and if such men don't find it out here, they will hereafter. There is an anxiety in the spirit world concerning this people. The angels of God are with us, and they will assist us in this work. God bless you and all this people. I felt that I had finished my work when that Temple was finished; and the doctors said I could not live. But my life was spared because this people were putting up petitions in my behalf continually before God. I feel to bless you my brethren and sisters. May He help us all to do our duty, and be prepared for the great events coming upon this earth. Amen."