which will prove a savior of life unto life or of Death unto Death not ownly unto
them, but unto all they unto whom the sound thereof shall come, even of the whole
gentile world & the judgment of the great day shall manifest the truth of it unto all
nations. And it will ever sweeten the memory of that eventful period of my life
to know that our labours on that occasion were not in vain. But that we were
enabled through the great mercy & goodness of God & toil, labour, dilligent search, &
perseverance, to find some of the Blood of Ephraim, a few honest souls that were
willing to recieve & obey the gospel & that we were enabled to lay the foundation
of a work in that City which will not be removed untill the City is warned so that
they will be left without excuse, & the saints gathered out to stand in Holy places
while judgment works. Untill that time the seed which we have sown in that
city & that which you are now sowing shall bring forth fruit & the fruit
shall remain to the honour & glory of God & I say it in the name of JesusChrist & the Spirit Beareth record & the record is true. Therefore
Brethren let your souls rejoice, & your hearts be made glad, that we are permitted
to bear some humble part in the sacrafices, sufferings, & reproach of Christ & of
warning this generation & of gathering together the honest in heart & the meek
of the Earth that they with us may stand together in Holy places while judgement
works ^works^, & be prepared to enter into that rest which remaineth for the People of
God. And Dear Brethren my prayer to God is that we may ever be meek & humble
that the Power of the Priesthood & the spirit of our ministry & mission may rest upon
us that we may be carried through evry strait Place wherein we are called to walk that
we may keep the faith & overcome the world. I pray my heavenly Father in the name of
Jesus Christ that this may be our happy lot & that we, with all the Elders of Israel, & Saints
of God may be prepared to joyfully meet our Lord & Master when he appeareth again the second
time without sin unto salvation.
Thus Testifieth your Brother in the Everlasting Covenant
which will prove a savior of life unto life or of Death unto Death not ownly unto
them, but unto all they unto whom the sound thereof shall come, even of the whole
gentile world & the judgment of the great day shall manifest the truth of it unto all
nations. And it will ever sweeten the memory of that eventful period of my life
to know that our labours on that occasion were not in vain. But that we were
enabled through the great mercy & goodness of God & toil, labour, dilligent search, &
perseverance, to find some of the Blood of Ephraim, a few honest souls that were
willing to recieve & obey the gospel & that we were enabled to lay the foundation
of a work in that City which will not be removed untill the City is warned so that
they will be left without excuse, & the saints gathered out to stand in Holy places
while judgment works. Untill that time the seed which we have sown in that
city & that which you are now sowing shall bring forth fruit & the fruit
shall remain to the honour & glory of God & I say it in the name of
JesusChrist & the Spirit Beareth record & the record is true. Therefore
Brethren letour souls rejoice, &our hearts be made glad, that we are permitted
to bear some humble part in the sacrafices, sufferings, & reproach of Christ & of
warning this generation & of gathering together the honest in heart & the meek
of the Earth that they with us may stand together in Holy places while judgement
works works, & be prepared to enter into that rest which remaineth for the People of
God. And Dear Brethren my prayer to God is that we may ever be meek & humble
that the Power of the Priesthood & the spirit of our ministry & mission may rest upon
us that we may be carried through evry strait Place wherein we are called to walk that
we may keep the faith & overcome the world. I pray my heavenly Father in the name of
Jesus Christ that this may be our happy lot & that we, with all the Elders of Israel, & Saints
of God may be prepared to joyfully meet our Lord & Master when he appeareth again the second
time without sin unto salvation.
Thus Testifieth your Brother in the Everlasting Covenant
"Letter to Heber Chase Kimball and George Albert Smith, 12 September 1840," p. 4, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 30, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Kr7l