cleanse their feet in pure water,
and bear testimony ^of it^ unto their Father
who is in heaven. And then,
saith the Lord unto my apostles
and mine elders, when ye do
these things with purity of
heart, I the Lord will hear
your prayer and am bound
by oath and covenant to
defend you and fight your
battles. As I have said in a
former commandment, it is not
my will that mine elders should
fight the battles of Zion,
for I will fight your battles.
Nevertheless, let no man be
afraid to lay down his life for
my sake, for he that layeth
down his life for my sake shall
find it again and have eternal
life. [Doctrine and Covenants 103:27] The nation is ripened in
iniquity, and the cup of the
wrath of mine indignation is
full, [Doctrine and Covenants 43:26] and I will not stay my
hand in judgments upon this
nation, or the nations of the earth.
I have decreed wars and judgments
cleanse their feet in pure water,
and bear testimony of it unto their Father
who is in heaven. And then,
saith the Lord unto my apostles
and mine elders, when ye do
these things with purity of
heart, I the Lord will hear
your prayer and am bound
by oath and covenant to
defend you and fight your
battles. As I have said in a
former commandment, it is not
my will that mine elders should
fight the battles of Zion,
for I will fight your battles.
Nevertheless, let no man be
afraid to lay down his life for
my sake, for he that layeth
down his life for my sake shall
find it again and have eternal
life. The nation is ripened in
iniquity, and the cup of the
wrath of mine indignation is
full, and I will not stay my
hand in judgments upon this
nation, or the nations of the earth.
I have decreed wars and judgments
"Journal (January 1893 – April 1897)," April 18, 1897, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 28, 2024, https://www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/3y2A