| 424 be polished after the similitude of a palace-may all your wants, both temporal and spiritual, be supplied, and when you shall gather up your feet, and bid adieu to mortality, may the sacred halo of glory surround your honored heads, and your posterity catch the sacred flame of liberty and love, to be handed down to generations yet unborn.
Cold is the heart of that man, and unworthy the character of a saint of God, who does not feel his bosom heave at the recital of the cruelties practised [practiced] upon the saints of the Most High, and does not appreciate the toils of the first Elders.
Although they have no emblazoned urn to perpetuate their names, yet they live, and will continue to live, in the hearts and affections of a church, which is coming up out of the wilderness, "fair as the sun, clear as the moon, and terrible as an army with banners."
One thing, however, is certain, that Zion shall be established, her foundations shall be laid, her beauty shall astonished [astonish] the world, and she become the glory of the whole earth. These things are decreed by the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and he hath declared, that Heaven and earth may pass away, but not one jot or tittle of his word shall fall to the ground.
Knowing then, that the work of the Lord is propelled by Almighty power, the saints can rest satisfied, under all circumstances, that it will roll forth with power and energy, that shall comport with the purposes of Jehovah.
And if, in the short space of ten years, it has risen from obscurity-penetrated into the different states of the Union,-spread and flourished in the European Isles-caused the wisdom of wise men to perish, and the understanding of the prudent to be hid-risen above the persecutions of individuals and communities, and appears so marvellous [marvelous] in the eyes of this generation, what may be expected ten years hence? Where is the individual, whose mind is sufficient to grasp the fulness [fullness], extent and glory of the church? None but those who catch the sacred spirit which animated the bosom of the prophets, when they foretold of the glories of the last days, and when the visions of the Almighty rested upon them.
A field, wide as eternity; a labor worthy the archangels, appear before the saints of God; and to accomplish which they must be faithful, diligent, enterprising, and prepared to make whatever sacrifice the Almighty may require at their hands. By doing so, they will not only be instrumental in securing the happiness of their fellow man, but their own; and when the judgment is set and the books are opened, and every man rewarded according to his works, they will hear from the righteous Judge;. "well done good and faithful servant, thou has been faithful over a few things, now I will make thee ruler over many things, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord."
Extracts
From a Revelation given to Joseph Smith, jr., Jan 19th 1841.
Verily thus saith the Lord, unto you my servant Joseph Smith, I am well pleased with your offerings and acknowledgements [acknowledgments] which you have made; for unto this end have I raised you up, that I might shew [show] forth my wisdom through the weak things of the earth. Your prayers are acceptable before me, and in answer to them, I say unto you, that you are now called, immediately to make a solemn proclamation of my gospel, and of this stake which I have planted to be a corner stone of Zion, which shall be polished with that refinement which is after the similitude of a palace. This proclamation shall be made to all the Kings of the world, to the four corners thereof-To the honorable President elect, and the high minded Governors of the nation in which you live, and to all the nations of the earth scattered abroad. Let it be written in the spirit of meekness, and by the power of the Holy Ghost which shall
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