On October 2, 1840 Wilford Woodruff shared part of a revelation he received. He wrote,

“Thus saith the Lord God unto thee my servant Wilford: this is my Spirit that resteth upon thee to enlighten thy mind to show the things to come not, only upon thee, but upon all my faithful servants upon the face of the whole Earth. Therefore, lift up thy voice & spare not for I am about to perform a great work upon the face of the earth saith the Lord.”