April 159, 1846 10 am meeting at the stand. Pres[idents] O. Hyde W. Woodruff, J. Young, H. Clark The meeting was called to order by El. Hyde. the choir sung a hymn. Prayer was made to our Father in heaven after which the choir sung "The Lord will comfort Zion." W. Woodruff arose & s[ai]d br. sis & friends I arise bef[ore] u with very peculiar [illegible] & with a heart full of grati[tude] to my H Father—yes I rej[oice] that while the Temple ...

a stronger connection with our God. I tell you, to have a connection with this pple rather than with the thrones of the world. try to [illegible] [ink blot] still the trials that ar placed on us remember we ar not alone for we have the child[ren] of Israel & our fathers. I feel that we have fulfilled the command of God in building in that Temple u shall have your reward in the Eternal world. I desire u will still act in union & as your grievances have been ...

Lord will make a short work & any man ma[y] know that we r living in a very eventful age of the world why have we been called to bear it? bec. there is no o[the]r pple in the world that could stand it. & who will make the sac[rifice], there is none? nowhere? In the nearer the pple get to Jehovah, the more persecution they will have, & the further from God it will be [illegible] fellow well met. br & sis hold on to the end & you will soon see the sign of the world ...