events than the Latter Day Saints.
Let us for a moment take a survey of 1840
which has been a year of interest among all
Nations. This is the tenth year of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. the Church
has never been as prosperous as through 1840
though she has just passed through a seene
of unparelled persecution by the whole
state of Missouri, who has driven, robed
& murdered many of ther Saints, & entirly
expeled from the state about 12000 of
the Church, but as the persecution at Antioch
proved to spread the work abroad evrywhare
so it has been in this case, it has spread as
it were with tenfold rapidity not ownly
th[r]oughout America, but in England Scotland
Wales, & Ireland. Some of the Lamanite or
American Indians have began to embrace the
fulness of the gospel which is an important
event in the History of the rise & progress
of the Church. While many of the Elders
have been lifting up their voices in the
most noted villages & cities of America
The Twelve have been planting the work &

events than the Latter Day Saints. Let us for a moment take a survey of 1840 which has been a year of interest among all Nations. This is the tenth year of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. the church has never been as prosperous as through 1840 though she has just passed through a seene of unparelled persecution by the whole state of Missouri, who has driven, robed & murdered many of ther saints, & entirly expeled from the state about 12,000 of the Church, but as the persecution at Antioch proved to spread the work abroad evrywhare so it has been in this case, it has spread as it were with tenfold rapidity not ownly throughout America, but in England Scotland Wales, & Ireland, some of the Lamanite or American Indians have began to embrace the fulness of the gospel which is an important event in the History of the rise & progress of the church. While many of the Elders have been lifting up their voices in the most noted villages & cities of America The Twelve have been planting the work &