be reapted if the wheat is sowed. & God is a[s]sisting his servents in this country, & the work is begining to roll forth more & more whare it is faithfully proclaimed & signs do truly follow believers for which we feel thankful. I believe that churches will spedily be esstablished in London, Liverpool, Birmingham & that all of the capitol places of England will hear the sound of the gospel of Jesus Christ. There appears to be many looking for truth to come ...

After our 10 o'clock breakfast we passed on to within one mile of Richmond. We encamped in a very small prairie surrounded by a thicket of hazel brush. When I arrived where the camp had pitched their tents and viewed our unsafe location con- sidering the danger of an attack from our enemies, I almost forgot my sickness, went some distance in the brush, bowed down and prayed my heavenly father to suffer no evil to come upon us, but keep us safely through the night. I obtained an assurance that we should be ...

The following important items & plain & precious principles were delivered unto the Twelve from Joseph in Montrose Ioway Territory July 1st 1839 Ever keep in exercise the principle of mercy & be ready to forgive our brother on the first intimations of repentance & asking forgiveness, & should we ever forgive our brother or even our enemy before they repent or ask forgiveness our heavenly father would be equally as mercif- ul unto us. Again let the Twelve & all Saints be willing to confess all their sins & not ...

27th I spent the evening conversing with A. Carrington upon a grat variety of things February 28, 1857 ~ Saturday 28 [FIGURE] I spent the day in compiling the Life & History of Samuel H Smith. I wrote 2 Letters to Orson Pratt & A Lyman & C. C. Rich also one to Phineas Richards Young requesting them all to forward us a brief History of their lives. I find it a great difficulty to obtain ...

and others. I am very much pleased with the appearance of the Standard; it is ably conducted, and I think it will prove a benefit to the Saints, and help to keep at bay some of our vile columniators who will not be so bare faced in their attacks when they see we have a paper that will defend our cause. We learn by the late mails that there is much trouble in Oregon and Washington Territories; the Indians are having it pretty much all their own way. I am happy to say ...

[upside-down text] Oct 10th Well I have had my warefare, fought my battle, & gained a victory, I got $300 of Br Neff to By paper with. I returned to philadelphia to day Just saw O Pratt will start in the morning, so I shall Be left alone which is generally the case with Jonah I have $400 now to buy materials with for the office which will help us much, tomorrow will be a busy day of traiding with me I am expecting some more money tomorow ...

Jan 1, 1877 The dedication Prayer of Elder Wilford Woodruff O God our Heavenly Father, the Father of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Thou who hast created the Heavens the Earth the seas and the fountains of living waters and all things that dwell therein except of the gratitude of our hearts and the Thanksgiving of thy people that Thou hast Preserved theour lives of thy people to again enter into another Temple which hath been built by thy saints in these vallies ...

Jan 1, 1877 Priest Quorum thoroughout the land of Zion may the power of the Priesthood rest upon them that they may magnify their callings and have power to build up the Zion of God on the Earth Bless their wives and children and all appertaining unto them, we pray thee our Heavenly Father to Bless the Quorums of seventies with their Presidents. They are called to be special Messengers to the Nations of the Earth Bless them with the Testimony of Jesus Christ we pray thee that they may ...

Feb 6, 1879 [FIGURES] The following is a copy of the first Prayer ever delived in the Congress of the United States In Thatcher's Military Journal under Date of Dec 1777 is found a Note containing the Identical first Prayer in Congress made By the Rev'd Jacob Duchea Gentleman of great Eloquence here it is a Historical curiosity "O Lord Our Heavenly Father High and rightly King of Kings and Lord of Lords, who dost from thy Throne behold all the Dwellers on Earth and reigneth with Power ...

4 have them with us in our family organization in the Resurrection to dwell with us forever in the Eternal worlds that we may have an increas of posterity forever in connextion with Abraham Isaac and Jacob and all the Ancient Patriarch's And God Our Heavenly Father Knowing that this was the ownly Law ordained by the Gods o[f] Eternity that would Exhalt Immortal Beings to Kingdoms, Thrones, Principalities, Powers and dominions and heirs of God, and Joint heirs of Jesus Christ to ...