an important one. I have considered the responsibility that rests upon men in regard to these things. There seems to be very few that really have faith in the Lord God of our fathers. If we judge them by their works, we must certainly come to this conclu- sion. It is certainly a great blessing to this people that they have faith in God and in the promises of our Heavenly Father. Truth is one of the attributes of the Almighty, and what he promises he will fulfil. Now, if the children of men believed this, they ...

Washington City March 22, 1850 Dear Brother, I hope you will excuse my delay in replying to your last favor, my time since its reception has been very much occupied. Our application for a government over the valley of the Great Salt Lake and the adjacent region, has given me many anxious moments since my arrival in Washington. There is not a shadow of a doubt that we shall not be admitted into the Union as a State. But the Hon Truman Smith has proposed ...

Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, He hath shed forth this which ye now see and hear. Therefore let all the House of Israel know assuredly that God hath made that same Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ". Now when they heard this they were pricked in their hearts and said unto Peter and to the rest of the Apostles "Men and Brethren what shall we do?" Not until this moment did they believe in Christ as the Savior of the world. Though all His wonderful works had been ...

they heard this they were baptized in thename of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands on them the Holy Ghost came on them, and they spake with tongues and prophesied. [Acts 2] The Blood of Christ. We have now pointed out to the penitent believer the path that leads to eternal life, the straight and narrow way, and carefull noted the inscriptions along the line, down into the water through the door into the kingdom of God. Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, repentance of all ...

his duty, he is a young man of considerable promise and will no doubt bring gladness to your heart for his faithfulness and fidelity in the field. There can be no greater joy to a Father that has devoted his life to the interest of a cause that he knows is true than to have his children ceasing hold of the iron rod and following in the paths of honour—continuing his work and perpetuating his name. I am becoming very much interested in trying to open up a mission to Turkey.

you are placed. The Lord never called men in any age of the world to perform a greater work than we are called to do in our day & Generation The Lord has decreed to Esstablish his Kingdom upon the Earth in these Last days to be thrown down no more forever and he has put this work into our hands to do therefore let us be faithful & work while the day lasts for soon the night will come when no man can work. I have been much pleased to hear of the progress of the ...

became convinced of the truth of the Gospel and embranced the same. This was done during a visit to other parts. So when they returned to their homes some of the people, led on by the chief and a hirelying priest, commenced to affect them to endeavour to get them to leave the church Among other things they tied brother and his wife up for two days and nights. Also badly whipped, knocked down and kicked another brother and but for being afraid of the laws of the lands no doubt would have killed them. The guilty ...

rappidly preparing themselves for the wrath and indignation of an offended God which will as surely be poured out upon the unrepentant and rebelleous inhabitants, ^of the earth^ as it has been foretold by the spirit of prophecy and the revelations of the Almighty. In the main the Elders seem to sense the responsibility the Lord has placed upon them in by calling them to preach repentance and warn mankind. And are endeavoring to perform this labor of love as the Spirit directs that their garments may be free from the blood ...

a time in organizing the church, performing miracles, etc. He was a very poor man. Did not have wherewith to pay his taxes until he sent Peter to catch a fish with money in its belly for that purpose. As Christ gave his life for others, so it was to be the same with others, Joseph Smith gave his life. It was necessary for the Testator to seal his testimony with their blood. It seems as though this was to be the case from before the ...

come on the Lords business, we believ- ed him faithful that had promised, and we felt willing to trust in his name, we soon came to a house, where we were received and we retired to rest. We arose in the morning made ourselves known as servants of the Lord, we in- quired if there was any religion or priests on the Island; we were inform- ed that there was a Baptist priest, a small church and a meeting house at the center of the Island ...