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Collection Name Wilford Woodruff collection, 1831-1905
Collection Description Revelation, 1880 January 26
Collection Number MS 19509
Collection Page 2-13
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Orson Pratt
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
807 mentions
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Hyrum Smith
9 Feb 1800 - 27 Jun 1844
328 mentions
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Joseph Smith (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
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John Taylor, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
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Thus saith the Lord unto my servant John Taylor, and my servant Wilford Woodruff, and my servant Orson Pratt, and to all the resi- due of mine apostles, Have you not gone forth in my name without purse or scrip and de- clared the Gospel of life and salvation unto this nation and the nations of the earth, and warned them of the judgments which are to come, as you have been moved upon by the power of the Holy Ghost and the inspiration of the Lord? You have done this year by year for a whole generation as men count time. Therefore your gar- ments are clean of the blood of this generation, and especially of this nation.
~ Wilford Woodruff
gather yourselves together in your holy places, and clothe yourselves with robes of the Holy priesthood, and there offer up your prayers according to my holy law. Let him who presides be mouth and kneel upon the holy altar, and there let mine apostles bring all these testimonies before my face and be- fore the heavenly hosts and before the justified spirits made perfect. And thus saith the Lord unto you, mine apostles, when you bring these testimonies before me, let them be presented by name as far as the Spirit shall present them unto you — the presidents of the United States, the Supreme Court, the Cabinet, the Senate and House of the Congress of the United States, the governors of the States and Territories, the judges and others sent unto you, and all men and persons who have taken any part in persecuting you, or bring- ing distress upon you or your families, or who have sought your lives, or sought to hinder you from keeping my commandments, or from enjoying the rights which the constitutional laws of the land guar- iantee unto you
~ Wilford Woodruff
And thus, with the sword, and by bloodshed, and with famine, and plagues, and earthquakes, and the thunder of heaven, and the vivid lightnings shall this nation and the nations of the earth be made to feel the chastening hand of an Almighty God until they are broken up and destroyed, and washed away from under heaven, and no power can stay my hand. Therefore, let the wicked tremble, let them that blaspheme my name hold their lips, for destruction will swiftly overtake them
~ Wilford Woodruff

There are many who have need to repent, whose lusts ^hearts^ are set upon the things of this world, who aspire to the honors of men, and do not honor the priesthood, nor seek to build up the kingdom of God, as they should. Neither do they learn and comprehend that the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven can
~ Wilford Woodruff
here are many who have need to repent, whose lusts ^hearts^ are set upon the things of this world, who aspire to the honors of men, and do not honor the priesthood, nor seek to build up the kingdom of God, as they should. Neither do they learn and comprehend that the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven can
~ Wilford Woodruff
. And as I the Lord ordained mine apostles who were with me in my ministry, and promised them that they should sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel, so I say unto you, mine apostles, whom I have raised up in these last days, that I have ordained you to bear record of my name, and of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to the Gen tiles first, and then to the house of Israel. I have also ordained you to sit upon thrones and judge the Gentiles and all of the inhabi- tants of the earth unto whom you have borne testimony of my name in the day and genera- tion in which you live. Therefore, how great is your calling and responsibility before me! Therefore, gird up the loins of your minds and magnify your calling in the fear of God, and prepare ye for the coming of the Son of Man which is nigh at the door.
~ Wilford Woodruff
Therefore, prepare yourselves, O ye Saints of the Most High God, with oil in your lamps, for blessed is he that watcheth for the coming of the Son of Man. Again, hear ye the word of the Lord, O ye mine apostles, whom I have chosen in these last days to bear record of my name and to lead my people Israel until the coming of the Son of Man, I the Lord have raised up unto you my servant John Tay- lor to preside over you and to be a lawgiver unto my church.
~ Wilford Woodruff
you hold in common the keys of the kingdom of God in all the world. You each of you have power to unlock the vail of eternity and hold converse with God the Father, and his son Jesus Christ, and to have the administration of angels. It is your right, privilege, and duty to inquire of the Lord as to his mind and will concerning yourselves and the inhabitants of Zion and their interests. And whenever any one of you receives the word of the Lord, let it be written and presented in your councils.
~ Wilford Woodruff