The foundation of the Temple has been Uncovered and it is the intention to commence building it this season. The saints are also about to call a convention to organize a State Government and there will be a great gathering of the Saints and there will many things transpire in fulfillment of the Ancient & Modern Prophets. The Nations of the Earth grow more and more wicked. Virtue righteousness & truth is hardly known among men Except what is found among the Latter Day Saints and they are persecuted by the Nation because it Exists among them. This is a vary wicked generation & the Earth groans under its abomination and because of these things the Lord will pour out his Judgments upon the inhabitants of the Earth Untill the Earth is clensed from the Abomination that Exhists & the refuge of lies is swept away and the Earth prepared for the coming of the LORD, who will Esstablish righteousness & truth

I have taken great delight of late in reading the book of Mormon seeing the great & glorious things revealed & recorded in that book & that we are now trying to fulfill the great things or some of them that Lehi Nephi Alma, Moroni, Isaiah and many other prophets had in view in the last days in building up Zion, redeeming Israel, warning the Nations & sealing salvation upon the meek of the earth & laying a foundation that the earth may be prepared for the coming of the Mesiah.

we got upon this rock & offered up our prayers according to the order of the priesthood, we prayed earnestly for the blessings of God to rest upon President Young & his brethren the Twelve & all of the Pioneer Camp & the whole Camp of Israel & House of Israel, our wives & children, & relatives the Mormon Battalion, all the Churches abroad and that the Lord would hasten the time of the fulfillment of his prom- ises to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Lehi, Nephi, Alma, & Moroni and all the sayings of the Lord of the Lord concerning the building up of Zions in the last days and avenging the blood of the Prophets and while offering up our prayers the spirit of the Lord desended upon us and we truly felt to rejoice

When I was a youth I Felt that I would have gone hundreds of Miles to have seen a Prophet of God or An Apostle or an Elder or any man who was called of God

The Lord God has spoken concerning Zion of the last days many great & glorious things By Isaiah & many other Prophets on the continant of Asia And Also by the Prophets & And Apostles of Ancient days in America as well as in this last dispensation therefore Zion must arise and flourish for the Lord has spoken it.

I tryed to bring mysel[f] to this scene & fancied to mysel[f] how I would feel in Hearing the message of Glad tidings that a savior was born & also in being associated with him in life then the sorrow of his being taken away & crucified then the great Joy in his resurrection & his teachings while in his Immortal body. but when I think of the greater things which are to take place in our day I do not regret that I did not live in that day for there are greater things to come forth than was manifest in that day. For that kingdom of God of which all the prophets have spoken since the world began has now come forth as a preparation for the second coming of Christ not coming to be born in a manger but He will

Brethren & Sisters I am truly glad to meet with you in the capacity of a quarterly conference & visit you as a mission I am truly thankful that I have a mission appointed me in con- nextion with Parley P & Orson Pratt two of the Twelve Apostles for it is the first time since the organization of this church & Quorum that I have had this privilege of being associated together with those two men on a preaching mission ownly as we have met ain a conference from time to time to transact business as a Quo[ru]m I called them Apostles, is it true that they are apostles it is eith[er true] or false, if it false then your faith is vain your religion is vain you have not the Kingdom of God with you nor the priesthood with the blessings have you. but if you they are true Apostles then you have the kingdom of God with you the Priesthood & the keys of the kingdom of God & a presidency who hold the keys of the kingdom of God on the Earth & govern that kingdom for the benefit of the people then you are bound to listen to our words & teaching & to the teaching of the presidency of this Church.

I think there is a neglect among this people in not teaching their children as they should do the Old & New testament the History of the Prophets & Jesus & the Apostles And I think it time to teach the people the simple things of the word of God And this message of Good News is as necessary to this assembly as it was to the people of Judea we and our children should read the Bible more than we do at least Our children should read it untill they should learn whare Jesus Christ was born & understand his History

Again let us turn our thoughts to the Lamanites of who are of the linage of Joseph who surround us in these mountains & vallies who are also cursed & cast down below the brute creation there is also a thick dark veil still hanging over them the God of Joseph has said they should be redeemed & become a white & Delightsome people here the Lord requires sumthing els at our hands besides praying we have manual laborur & work to do we have them to redeem no body els will attempt it. our duties are great towards that people. we have carried the Gospel to the Gentiles Nations & they have rejected it & our own Nation has shed the best blood that rolls in the veins of men, they have slain the prophets & saints & driven the whole Church & kingdom of God into these mountains in the midst of the Lamanites here the ark of God rests shall we cover it up & let it rest idle I say no the Lord requires the salvation of this branch of the house of Israel at our hands. As Prophets, Apostles, Elder & Saints of God we have no time to loose or sleep upon our oars & wait for somebody els to perform the work. we have it to do & the time has come. I know the day is at our door when the worship of that people will be excepted at the hands of God they will be visited by the Holy messengers of God who will be coworkers with us then let us call upon God earnestly in their behalf & do our duty towards them & they will soon stand in Holy places & recieve the ordinances of the Holy Priesthood & appreciate them & do a great work which will be excepted of the Lord thes things are resting upon my mind with great wait day & night. If we as a people have fallen asleep it is time we awoke to our duty or we shall come under condemnation as a people who bear the Priesthood.

Again con[cer]ning Revelation I Believe it to be the privilege of Evry Apostle & Elder who bears any portion of the Holy Priesthood to have the Holy Ghost & Revelation to guide them in all things. But I do not Believe that the Lord will Reveal to any man a New Principle, doctrin or Law, to govern the Chu[r]ch & kingdom of God on the Earth Except through the Mouth of the Prophet, Seer, Revelator President & Law given unto the Church, this is his place & position to receive the word of the Lord & give it unto the people. There are some keys [FIGURE] which the Prophet Joseph held which No other man held while he lived. & there are some which President Brigham Young holds which No other Man holds the keys of the sealing power for instance But he permits other Apostles to administer in this ordinance