Oct 6, 1881
God I am going to live. In the name of Jesus Christ I
am going to stand in the flesh and bear my testimony
of the Gospel of Christ to the Nations of the Earth That was
about the way he acted from that moment he began to recover
and He has lived with us since that day forty seven years
His history is before you. it is before the world as far as written
as far as we can obtain it. Bro Orson Pratt has lived in
this Church longer than any other man who has been in it
Perhaps He has lived longer in it than vary few men ever
will live in the Church and Kingdom of God in the flesh
He has crossed the Atlantic Ocean sixteen times And has
travelled more miles than any other man in the Church. He
has preached more sermons. He has brought many thousands
into the Church. He had this revelation given to him which
I have read in your hearing [Doctrine and Covenants 34] he has lifted up his voice long &
loud. He has declaired the words of life and salvation to this
generation. his garments are clean from the blood of the
inhabitants of the Earth and his testimony will rise against
this generation to condemn them. I believe there is no man
living, I do not say it is so but give it as my belief that there
is no man living to day in the whole gentile world that has
accumulated By hard study and labor without the assistance of
teachers the same amount of mathematical, philosphical and Astrionom-
ical Knowledge that Br Orson Pratt obtained. He has probably published
and written more upon science, astronomy, mathematics and upon
the gospel of Christ than any other man in our Church if not in the
United States He has done a great work. He has done a good work
^Continued on page Dec 31, 1881^

Oct 6, 1881 God I am going to live. In the name of Jesus Christ I am going to stand in the flesh and bear my testimony of the Gospel of Christ to the Nations of the Earth That was about the way he acted from that moment he began to recover and He has lived with us since that day forty seven years His history is before you, it is before the world as far as written as far as we can obtain it. Bro Orson Pratt has lived in this Church longer than any other man who has been in it Perhaps He has lived longer in it than vary few men ever will live in the Church and Kingdom of God in the flesh He has crossed the Atlantic Ocean sixteen times And has travelled more miles than any other man in the Church. He has preached more sermons. He had brought many thousands into the Church. He had this revelation given to him which I have read in your hearing he has lifted up his voice long & loud. He has declaired the words of life and salvation to this Generation, his garments are clean from the blood of the inhabitants of the Earth and his testimony will rise against this generation to condemn them. I believe there is no man living, I do not say it is so but give it as my belief that there is no man living to day in the whole gentile world that has accumulated By hard study and labor without the assistance of teachers the same amount of mathematical, Philosphical and Astronomical Knowledge that Br Orson Pratt obtained. He has probably published and written more upon science, astronomy, mathematics and upon the gospel of Christ than any other man in our Church if not in the United States. He has done a great work, He has done a good work written in red ink Continued on page Dec 31, 1881 end of red ink