things there has been a type. [Ether 13:6]" In fact, all
the prophets from Moses to John the Revelator,
have spoken concerning these things, and
in all good faith, by direct revelation from
the Lord, as in days of old, we commenced
the glorious work, that a holy city — a , even Zion might be built up, and
a temple reared in this generation, where-
unto, as saith the Lord, all nations should be
invited. Firstly the rich and the learned, the
wise and the noble; and after that cometh
the day of his power. [Doctrine and Covenants 10-11] But the inhabitants of
arrayed themselves against
us because of our faith and belief and des-
troyed our printing establishment, to prevent
the spread of the work, and drove men wom-
en and children from their lands, houses
and homes, to perish in the approaching
winter, while every blast carried the wailings
of women and the shrieks of children across
the wide spread prairie, sufficiently horrible
to draw tears from the savage or melt a heart
of stone!
Now that the world may know that our
faith in the work and word of the Lord is
firm and unshaken, and to show all nations,
kindreds, tongues and people that our object
things there has been a type." In fact, all
the prophets from Moses to John the Revelator,
have spoken concerning these things, and
in all good faith, by direct revelation from
the Lord, as in days of old, we commenced
the glorious work, that a holy city — a new
Jerusalem, even Zion might be built up, and
a temple reared in this generation, whereunto, as saith the Lord, all nations should be
invited. Firstly the rich and the learned, the
wise and the noble; and after that cometh
the day of his power. But the inhabitants of
arrayed themselves against
us because of our faith and belief and destroyed our printing establishment, to prevent
the spread of the work, and drove men women and children from their lands, houses
and homes, to perish in the approaching
winter, while every blast carried the wailings
of women and the shrieks of children across
the wide spread prairie, sufficiently horrible
to draw tears from the savage or melt a heart
of stone!
Now that the world may know that our
faith in the work and word of the Lord is
firm and unshaken, and to show all nations,
kindreds, tongues and people that our object