and concerning Babylon the Great,
and what I have spoken through
the mouth of my servant Joseph,
shall all be fulfilled. And though
heaven and earth pass away, my
words shall not pass away, but
shall be fulfilled, saith the Lord. [Doctrine and Covenants 56:11]
These revelations and testimo-
nies are before you. Let my saints
search the word of the Lord, and
treasure up wisdom, and be pre-
pared for that which is to come.
As I have decreed, so shall my
judgments begin at the house
of God. There are those in my
church who have a name among
you, who are adulterers and adult-
eresses, and those who blaspheme
my name, and those who love and
make a lie, and those who revel
and drink with the drunken.
If they do not speedily repent of this
wickedness and abomination, they
should be severed from the ordinances
of my house, saith the Lord. There
are many who have need to repent,
whose hearts are set upon the
and concerning Babylon the Great,
and what I have spoken through
the mouth of my servant Joseph,
shall all be fulfilled. And though
heaven and earth pass away, my
words shall not pass away, but
shall be fulfilled, saith the Lord.
These revelations and testimonies are before you. Let my saints
search the word of the Lord, and
treasure up wisdom, and be prepared for that which is to come.
As I have decreed, so shall my
judgments begin at the house
of God. There are those in my
church who have a name among
you, who are adulterers and adulteresses, and those who blaspheme
my name, and those who love and
make a lie, and those who revel
and drink with the drunken.
If they do not speedily repent of this
wickedness and abomination, they
should be severed from the ordinances
of my house, saith the Lord. There
are many who have need to repent,
whose hearts are set upon the
"Journal (January 1893 – April 1897)," April 18, 1897, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 30, 2024, https://www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/kr86