What I have spoken I have spoken and I excuse not
myself And though the Heavens and ^Earth^ pass away my words
will not pass away but will all be fulfilled saith the Lord of Hosts [Matthew 24:35]
I subscribe myself an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ
And a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The following page was omitted in copy Wilford Woodruff
* If I would not I would never be fit to associate with the prophets
and Patriarch of old, and I could not But despise in my heart
any man who professed to be a latter day saint who would do
otherwise. Why should ^we^ fear man who ownly has power to
kill the Body more than him who has power to cast both body
and soul into hell. Christ says when men speak all manner
of Evil against you and persecute you for righteousness sake
rejoice and be Exceding Glad for so persecuted they the
Prophets and Apostles who were before you [Matthew 5:11-12] I would say to
all Israel treat your wives and children Kindly and keep
the commandments of God and trust in him and He will fight
your battles And I will say in the Name of Jesus Christ
the son of the living God That Mormonism will Live and
prosper, Zion will flourish, And the Kingdom of
God will stand in Power, Glory, and Dominion as Daniel
saw it [Daniel 7:14] when this Nation is broaken in peaces as a potters
vessel and laid in the dust and brought to Judgment or
God never spake by my mouth. Therefore I say to all the
Saints throughout the world be faithful and tru to your God
To your religion to your families and to yourselves
Jesus of Nazereth has suffered death on the cross for
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What I have spoken I have spoken and I excuse not
myself And though the Heavens and Earth pass away my words
will not pass away but but will all be fulfilled saith the Lord of Hosts
I subscribe myself an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ
And a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The following page was omitted in copy Wilford Woodruff
* If I would not I would never be fit to associate with the prophets
and Patriarchs of old, and I could not But despise in my heart
any man who professed to be a latter day saint who would do
otherwise. Why should we fear man who ownly has power to
kill the Body more than him who has power to cast both body
and soul into Hell. Christ says when men speak all manners
of Evil against you and persecute you for Righteousness sake
rejoice and be Exceding Glad for so persecuted they the
Prophets and Apostles who were before you I would say to
all Israel treat your wives and children Kindly and keep
the Commandments of God and trust in him and He will fight
your battles And I will say in the Name of Jesus Christ
the son of the living God That Mormonism will Live and
prosper, Zion will flourish, And the Kingdom of
God will stand in Power, Glory, and Dominion as David
saw it when this Nation is broaken in peaces as a potters
vessel and laid in the dust and brought to Judgment or
God never spake by my mouth. Therefore I say to all the
Saints throughout the world be faithful and tru to your God
To your religion to your families and to yourselves
Jesus of Nazereth has suffered death on the cross for
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," February 26, 1879, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 11, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/KZ7Y