the day nor the hour. But the signs of both
heaven and earth indicate his coming, as pro-
mised by the mouths of my disciples. The fig
tree is leaving and the hour is nigh. 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 to preside over you and to be a lawgiver
unto my church. He has mingled ^his blood^ with that
of the martyred prophets. Nevertheless, while
I have taken my servants and
unto myself, I have preserved my servant
John Taylor for a wise purpose in me. I
have also taken many others of the apostles
unto myself, for I take whom I will take,
and preserve in life whom I will preserve, ac-
cording to the counsel of my own will. And
while my servant John Taylor is your pres-
ident, I wish to ask the rest of my servants
of the apostles the question, Although you have
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the day nor the hour. But the signs of both
heaven and earth indicate his coming, as promised by the mouths of my disciples. The fig
tree is leaving and the hour is nigh. 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 to preside over you and to be a lawgiver
unto my church. He has mingled his blood with that
of the martyred prophets. Neverthless, while
I have taken my servants and
unto myself, I have preserved my servant
John Taylor for a wise purpose in me. I
have also taken many others of the apostles
unto myself, for I take whom I will take,
and preserve in life whom I will preserve, according to the counsel of my own will. And
while my servant John Taylor is your president, I wish to ask the rest of my servants
of the apostles the question, Although you have
