nation, and the devil stirs them
up to defy my power and to make
war upon my saints. Therefore,
let mine apostles and mine elders
who are faithful obey my com-
mandments which are already
written for their profit and
guidance.
Thus saith the Lord unto
my servant John Taylor, and my
servant Wilford Woodruff, and
my servant Orson Pratt, and to
all the residue of mine Apostles,
Have you not gone forth in my
name without purse or scrip
and declared the Gospel of life
and Salvation unto this nation
and the nations of the earth,
and warned them of the judg-
ments 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
garments are clean of the blood
nation, and the devil stirs them
up to defy my power and to make
war upon my saints. Therefore,
let mine apostles and mine elders
who are faithful obey my commandments which are already
written for their profit and
guidance.
Thus saith the Lord unto
my servant John Taylor, and my
servant Wilford Woodruff, and
my servant Orson Pratt, and to
all the residue of mine Apostles,
Have you not gone forth in my
name without purse or scrip
and declared 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
garments are clean of the blood
"Journal (January 1893 – April 1897)," April 18, 1897, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 17, 2024, https://www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/BPLQ