Thus Ends the year of 1885 I have written in my
Daily Journals for fifty one years since Jan 1, 1834
I have recorded many Events in the Church and kingdom
of God on Earth in these last days concerning our per-
secutions and Afflictions in the rise & Progress of the
Church. This year Ends with the prision crouded
with the Leading Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints Because of Obeying the Celestial
Law of God in the Patriarchal Order of Marriage
And the presidency of the Church and Twelve Apostles
& Many other Leading Men are in Exile for our
Religion And we are now Approaching 1886
with the whole United States Government united
at war against us including the supreme court President, Cabinet & both Houses of Congress seaem
now Determined to Mob us under the form of Law
The Edmunds Bill take away all the civilpolitical
& Religious rights of the Latter Day Saints And
Nothing but the God of Heaven can safve us But
the God of Heaven will save his people and protect
his Church Zion & Kingdom and Fight the battles of
his Saints and Destroy our Enemies in his own
time & way He has said it & He will do it. If I am
alive on the 31 day of Dec 1886 Let me record the
state of Affairs at that date and show what the Lords
Performs for Zion & her inhabitants and the signs of the
times with our Nations. The hour of Gods Judgment
has come Let our Nation prepare for that which awaits Her
Thus Ends the year of 1885 I have written in my
Daily Journals for fifty one years since Jan 1, 1834
I have recorded many Events in the Church and kingdom
of God on Earth in these last days concerning our persecutions and Afflictions in the rise & Progress of the
Church. This year Ends with the prision crouded
with the Leading Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints Because of Obeying the Celestial
Law of God in the Patriarchal Order of Marriage
And the presidency of the Church and Twelve Apostles
& Many other Leading Men are in Exile for our
Religion And we are now Approaching 1886
with the whole United States Government united
at war against us including the supreme court
President, Cabinet & both Houses of Congress seem
now Determined to Mob us under the form of Law
The Edmunds Bill take away all the civilpolitical
& Religious rights of the Latter Day Saints And
Nothing but the God of Heaven can save us But
the God of Heaven will save his people and protect
his Church Zion & Kingdom and Fight the battles of
his Saints and Destroy our Enemies in his own
time & way He has said it & He will do it. If I am
alive on the 31 day of Dec 1886 Let me record the
state of Affairs at that date and show what the Lords
Performs for Zion & her inhabitants and the signs of the
times with our Nations. The hour of Gods Judgment
has come Let our Nation prepare for that which awaits Her
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," December 31, 1885, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 5, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/BrqX