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unto thee and ask thee in the name of thy Son Jesus
Christ that thou wilt protect they Church, thy Kingdom and
thy people from the Power of the wicked. O Lord may
this Nation not have power to prefvent thy Saints
from keeping thy commandments, from building the Temples
of our God and redeeming Our dead. Cloth thy servants John TaylorGeorge Q Cannon, and Joseph F Smith with
the power of God and the Revelations of Jesus Christ
and also their Brethren the Apostles that they may be
of one hart & one Mind and have power to lead Israel
unto salvation and Eternal life cloth all the faithfuls
Elders of Israel with the power of God and the testimony
of Jesus Christ O Lord protect Zion that she may
not be moved out of her place O Lord Bless George
Q Cannon as the Representative of thy people may
He be maintained by thy Power and be Enabled thereby
to ward off Every blow aimed at our liberties May
he be valiant in the testimony of Jesus Christ, that
his Garments may be clean from the blood of this Nation
O Lord hear us from heaven thy Holy dwelling place and answer our
pe[ti]tions sustain thine anointed ones and deliver us from the hands
of Our Enemies overthrow the Evil designs of the wicked and
ungodly against thy Saints and break Evry weapon formed
against us. Give thy people O Lord power to build up Zion
and Redeem Our dead and be prepared for the coming
of the Son of Man. And we will ascribe all the honor power
and Glory unto God and the Lamb both Now and forever
Amen
5
unto thee and ask thee in the name of thy Son Jesus
Christ that thou wilt protect thy Church, thy Kingdom and
thy people from the Power of the wicked. O Lord may
this Nation not have power to prevent thy Saints
from keeping thy commandments, from building the Temples
of our God and redeeming Our dead. Cloth thy servants
John TaylorGeorge Q Cannon, and Joseph F Smith with
the power of God and the Revelations of Jesus Christ
and also their Brethren the Apostles that they may be
of one hart & one Mind and have power to lead Israel
unto salvation and Eternal life cloth all the faithfuls
Elders of Israel with the power of God and the testimony
of Jesus Christ O Lord protect Zion that she may
not be moved out of her place O Lord Bless George
Q Cannon as the Representative of thy people may
He be maintained by thy Power and be Enabled thereby
to ward off Every blow aimed at our liberties May
he be valiant in the testimony of Jesus Christ, that
his Garments may be clean from the blood of this Nation
O Lord hear us from heaven thy Holy dwelling place and answer our
petitions sustain thine anointed ones and deliver us from the hands
of Our Enemies overthrow the Evil designs of the wicked and
ungodly against thy Saints and break Evry weapon formed
against us. Give thy people O Lord power to build up Zion
and Redeem Our dead and be prepared for the coming
of the Son of Man. And we will ascribe all the honor power
and Glory unto God and the Lamb both Now and forever
Amen
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," December 31, 1880, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/vQ1m