I feel that we can say to the saints in all the world, Let your hearts be comforted, have faith and trust in God, call upon him in mighty prayer, be faithful, and follow the counsel of the servants of God, and lay up all that you can to help you over the sea, and your deliverance is nigh, even at the door.

Brother Lyman come home to Zion, mingle in our midst, confess and forsake your sins, and do right, as we and all men have to do, in order to enjoy the favor of God, and the gift of the Holy Ghost, and have fellowship with the Saints, then, and not 'till then, will your path be lit up so that you can walk in safety,

Prest. Young by his persevering industry, untiring energy, and unexampled faithfulness, has been enabled to gather the Saints into the mountains, to the very place that Joseph had organized a company to explore: sent the Elders to almost every nation; translated the book of Mormon, and the revelations into many languages, and published them to the four quarters of the earth; and been enabled to defend the Saints from the unconstitutional aggressions of our chief Magistrate. The God of Israel hath done [his thus] his servant Brigham, and his faithful brethren who have stood by him

PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 22, 1888. Bishop Orson F. Whitney, Dear Brother: Your esteemed favor of the 18th. inst., informing me of the progress that you are making in preparing the manuscript of the life of your grandfather, the late President Heber C. Kimball, has been received and perused with in- terest. I am glad that steps have been taken to prepare his life. It is one that will be read with profit by all Latter-day Saints and will be encouraging to our young men. Your grandfather was a mighty man in bringing people to a knowledge of the truth, and the Lord crowned his labors with great success. The record of the labors of the faithful Elders should be preserved in the memories of the people of God.

I have felt for a good while that there was a change coming over zion, over our Nation, and over Great Babylon And this in order to fulfill the revelations of Divine truth and to carry out the purposes of the Lord. I cannot but acknowledge the hand of the Lord in the present afflictions of the Latter Day Saints. The persecution of the righteous by the wicked is a legacy bequeathd to all Saints in every age of the world and will continue untill Ch[r]i[s]t reigns on the Earth. and while all the powers of the Earth are Combined with the powers of Darkness and of Evil to Destroy the Latter Day Saints from off the Earth it should be a strong testimony to not ownly the Saints but to sinners that the God of Heaven had set his hand to esstablish his Church and Kingdom on the Earth in righteousness.

This morning Brother George Q. Cannon went to the Third District Court, surrendered himself and plead guilty to two charges of unlawful cohabitation. For a long time past he has felt strongly impressed that good to the work of the Lord and to his brethren would result from such a course. He has been impressed that his surrender would be followed by the lightening of the burdens now imposed upon the Saints. Thus far his anticipations have proven correct. The Judge acted with justice and moderation, not only in his case but in these that followed. You may naturally suppose that his act of Brother Cannon's caused a sensation, and the course of Chief Justice Sanford has not decreased the excitement. The great ma- jority feel that both have done well, the rabid few are intensely angry. Should the Judge continue his moderate course, I am of the opinion that other prominent men will follow Brother Cannon's example, as it is most desirable for the growth of the kingdom and the good of the Saints that the leaders of Israel should have free access to the people to counsel, instruct and teach them as in former days.

This is the Great Election day for the American Government May the Lord Derit it for the Good of the Saints

Without multiplying words I think it necessary that these matters should pe [be] taken in hand by the Apostles, the Presidents of Stakes, the Bishops and all the El- ders in Israel, with a view if [of] awakening the Saints and all friends of human rights to a realizing sense of the dangers which threaten us through the negligence, care- lessness and indifference of the people to the dangers which threaten them, but which may be averted or at least postponed by reasonable diligence on their part. For while we should always rely fully in our faith and confidence, in the mercies of God, the folly of indifference, neglect of other duties or idleness must be apparent to every rational mind.

I am now receiving visits from many of the Geat men of the Earth. And they are asstonished to see our City & people They say we have been the worst persecuted & Tried about of any people on Earth We tell them that is no news to us There will be a change in the public Mind about Utah & the Mormons after a while

We have much joy in the progress of the work of the Lord in the lands where you have charge; and we believe that the publication of the Book of Mormon in the native tongue will have a highly beneficial effect among the natives. Yiour course in reporting to them your receipts and expenditures will also greatly add to the good feeling of the Saints. The Maoris have evidently had their confi- dence shaken by the methods of sectarian missionaries in financial matters. We msust do our utmost to build up confidence in their hearts towards us, that they may not only know that the Lord has revealed His gospel in these last days and made us its ministers, but also that is fruits are manifested in our lives, and that we have learned that all men are the sons of God and should be treated as brethren in all the relationships of life.