Prereysburgh [Perrysburg] Chatocqua Co NY

Saturday October 12th 1833

Verily thus saith the Lord unto you my  friends, Sidney [Rigdon], & Joseph your families are  well; they <are> in mine hands, and I will do  with them as seemeth me good; for in me  there is all power. Therefore, follow me and  listen to the council which I shall give  unto you: behold, and lo, I have much  peeple in this place in the regeons rou nd about, and an effectual door shall be  opened in the regeons round about in this  eastern land. Therefore, I the Lord have  suffired you to come unto this place, for  thus it was expedient in me for the salvation  of souls. Therefore, verely I say unto you,  lift up your voices unto this people, spe ak the thoughts that I shall put into  your hearts, and ye shall not be confounded  before men; for it shall be given you in  the very hour, yea, in the very moment what  ye shall say. but a commandment I give  unto you, that ye shall declare whatsoever  things ye declare in my name in solemnity  of heart in the spirit of meekness in all thin gs. and I give unto you this promise, that inas much as ye do this the holy Ghost shall  be shed forth in bearing record unto all thi ngs whatsoever ye shall say. and it is expedient  in me, that you, Sidney, should be spokesman  unto this people; yea, verily I will ordain you [p. [1]]