reading the revelations of God
as contained in the Doctrine and
Covenants, and praying fervently
unto the Lord to reveal to me
His mind and will concerning
Zion. On retiring to bed on the
night of the 25th of January, 1880,
I found myself wrapt in vision,
and the next morning the follow-
ing revelation was given to me
of the Lord which I wrote at the time:
"Thus sayeth the Lord unto my
servant Wilford Woodruff, I
have heard thy prayer, and
will answer thy petition. I will
make known unto thee my will
concerning the nations who en-
cumber the land of promise, and
also concerning Zion and her
inhabitants. I have already
revealed my will concerning
the nation through the mouth
of my servant Joseph, who
sealed his testimony with his
own blood, which testimony
has been in force upon all the
reading the revelations of God
as contained in the Doctrine and
Covenants, and praying fervently
unto the Lord to reveal to me
His mind and will concerning
Zion. On retiring to bed on the
night of the 25th of January, 1880,
I found myself wrapt in vision,
and the next morning the following revelation was given to me
of the Lord which I wrote at the time:
"Thus sayeth the Lord unto my
servant Wilford Woodruff, I
have heard thy prayer, and
will answer thy petition. I will
make known unto thee my will
concerning the nations who encumber the land of promise, and
also concerning Zion and her
inhabitants. I have already
revealed my will concerning
the nation through the mouth
of my servant Joseph, who
sealed his testimony with his
own blood, which testimony
has been in force upon all the