the truth, get what God said, of you before
& after you left Nauvoo. That settles the ques-
tion as what relation you hold to God &
the church organized in A.D. 1830. You
hold no more priesthood from Brigham
& those who usurped authority with him, ^then^
did any man or set of that Joseph cut off
under God before his death. When you, (or
they) usurped & despised the Man God set
up by Joseph. It was the same God & priest-
hood that cast Brigham out, & off
that cast off Saul & all that followed him after
he was rejected, & David, the Son of Jesse was
set up on the throne. Saul made a great
fuss, for a while & abused the man God set up
in the stead of Joseph. [1 Samuel 18:9-12] So Brigham abused the
man James, yet God was with James both
by signs, & wonders, & proved to the church
James was the Successor of Joseph. The
work he done proves it clearly

The church is composed of a duly
ordained prophet, & other inferior
Quorums, all subject to the Prophet.
Hence you see clearly or may The
church never went to Utah. But a
band psuedoes -set up- Brigham (not
God) & they called it the church when it
had no Head. But a man made hand.
Yours truly & Sincerly

L D Hickey

the truth, get what God said, of you before & after you left Nauvoo. That settles the question as what relation you hold to God & the church organized in A.D. 1830. You hold no more priesthood from Brigham & those who usurped authority with him, then did any man or set of that Joseph cut off under God before his death. When you, (or they) usurped & despised the Man God set up by Joseph. It was the same God & priesthood that cast Brigham out, & that cast off Saul & all that followed him after he was rejected, & David, the Son of Jesse was set up on the throne. Saul made a great fuss, for a while & abused the man God set up in the stead of Joseph. So Brigham abused the man James, yet God was with James both by signs, & wonders, & proved to the church James was the Successor of Joseph. The work he done proves it clearly

The church is composed of a duly ordained prophet, & other inferior Quorums, all subject to the Prophet. Hence you see clearly or may The church never went to Utah. But a band pondues, set up, Brigham (not God) & they called it the church when it had no Head. But a man made hand. Yours truly & Sincerly

L D Hickey