on the flat would beet the Saints on the Hill
Great God how such a thing looks that the Saints
should be afraid of beating one another in the
election or being beat I would ask who built up
this city would steem boats landed here if the
Saints had not come, or could you even the
speculators have soled their lands for any thing
here if the Saints had not come they might have
sold for a few bare & wolf skins but not for
money. Can these speculaters sell all their land
to the Saints for a great price & then go away &
enjoy it somewhare els I tell you nay, for know
it ye people that Israel is here & they are the
head and not the tail & the people must learn it
all those who have gone from us have gone
from the head to the tail. [Isaiah 9:14-15] But if any of you wish
to know how to have your bread fall butter
side up, butter it both sides & then it will fall
butter side up. Uppose this work & it will roll
over you. when did this work ever stop since it
began never. The ownly thing the Saints now
want to know is what does the Lord want of
us & we are ready to do it. Well then build the temple of the Lord keep the law of God ye Saints
& the Hypocritt & Scroundral will flee out
of your midst & tremble for the fire of God
will be two hot for them. he made many
important remarks.
Elder Taylor followed
with an address upon political matters &c traced
the History of governments for many centuries
& traced the form of governments from ancient
days to the present time He spoke of our Charters
& General Smith being a candidate for the
Presidential chair & we must do what we
can to electing him we will not be cowards
on the flat would beet the saints on the Hill
Great God how such a thing looks that the saints
should be afraid of beating one another in the
election or being beat I would ask who built up
this city would steem boats landed here if the
saints had not come, or could you even the
speculators have soled their lands for any thing
here if the saints had not come they might have
sold for a few bare & wolf skins but not for
money, can these speculaters sell all their land
to the saints for a great price & then go away &
enjoy it somewhare els I tell you nay, for know
it ye people that Israel is here & they are the
head and not the tail & the people must learn it
all those who have gone from us have gone
from the head to the tail. But if any of you wish
to know how to have your bread fall butter
side up butter it both sides & then it will fall
butter side up. Uppose this work & it will roll
over you, when did this work ever stop since it
began never. The ownly thing the saints now
want to know is what does the Lord want of
us & we are ready to do it. Well then build the
temple of the Lord keep the law of God ye saints
& the hypocritt & Scroundral will flee out
of your midst & tremble for the fire of God
will be two hot for them, he made many
important remarks.
Elder Taylor followed
with an address upon political matters he traced
the history of governments for many centuries
& traced the form of governments from ancient
days to the present time He spoke of our Charters
& General Smith being a candidate for the
Presidential chair & we must do what we
can to elect him we will not be cowards
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," March 7, 1844, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed October 11, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/vk0