the day of their visitation. This was evident
ly the case in the Days of Noah, of Lot, of Cyrus,
of the Days of Jesus Christ before the
overthrow of Jerrusalem & the dispersion
of the Jews, Among all the gentile nations
whare they have remained Deprived of the
privileges of the land of their fathers untill
the present day. We are informed it will
be in like manner at the coming of the
Son of Man. What are the signs of the
times in this present generation even in
1840, As it was in the days of Lot & Noah
So it may be now, then the majority of
the world, did not dissern those things that
were of the most interest, but they felt the
most interested in those things that soon-
est perished. In like manner the present
generation as a mass among all the gentile
Nations do not seem to dissern or take
any interest in any of the signs of the
times of 1840 except those leading
direct, to the Money & Stock Exchanges
here the zeal, struggle & Interest of
the world seems to centre to Devise
the day of their visitation. This was evident
ly the case in the Days of Noah, of Lot-, of Cyrus
of the Days of Jesus Christ before the
overthrow of Jerrusalem & the dispersion
of the Jews, among all the gentile nations
whare they have remained Deprived of the
privileges of the land of their fathers untill
the present day. We are informed it will
be in like manner at the Coming of the
Son of Man. What are the signs of the
times in this present generation even in
1840, As it was in the days of Lot & Noah
So it may be now, then the majority of
the world, did not dissern those things that
were of the most interest, but they felt the
most interested in those things that soonest perished. In like manner the present
generation as a mass among all the gentile
nations do not seem to dissern or take
any interest in any of the signs of the
times of 1840 except those leading
direct, to the Money & stock Exchanges
here the zeal, struggle & Interest of
the world seems to centre to Devise
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," January 1, 1841, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 2, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/qQ3