By free governments we do not mean that a man has a right to steal, rob, &c; but free from bondage, taxation, oppression, & every thing if they conduct honestly & circumspectly with their neighbors; free in a spiritual capacity. This is the place that is appointed for the Oracles of God to be revealed; If you have any darkness, you have only to ask & the darkness is removed. It is not necessary that miracles should be wrought to remove darkness. Miracles are the fruits of faith.

How shall we believe on him of whom then shall they call on him, in whom they have not believed? & how shall they hear without a preacher? and how shall they preach except they be sent?

God may translate the scriptures by me if he choose, faith comes by hearing the word of God & not faith by hearing, & hearing by the word &c. If a man has not faith enough to do one thing, he may have faith to do another; if he cannot remove a mountain, he may heal the sick, where faith is, there will be some of the fruits; all gifts & power which were sent from Heaven were poured out on the heads of those who had faith.

You must have a oneness of heart in all things; <​& then​> you shall be satisfied one wa[y] or the other before you have done with us.

There are a great many old huts here, but they are all new, for our is not 6 or 700 years old, as those you come from; this is not 4 years old, it is only a three year old last fall there are very few old settlers.

I got away from my keepers in , & when I came to these shores I found 4 or 500 families <​who had been driven out of ; without houses or food,​> & I went to work to get meal & flour to feed them; the people were not afraid to trust me, & I went to work & bought all this region of country, & I cried out Lord what wilt thou have me to do? & the answer was, build up a city, & call my Saints to this place, & our hearts leaped with joy to see you coming here. We have been praying for you all winter from the bottom of our hearts, & we are glad to see you. We are poor & cannot do by you as we would, but we will do for you all we can. It is not to be expected that all of you can locate in the . There are some who have money & will build & hire others; those who can not purchase lots, can go out in the country: The Farmers want your labor. No industrious man need suffer in this land. The claims of the poor on us are such that we have claim on your good feelings, for your money to help the poor, & the debts also have their demands to save the credit of the Church; this credit has been obtained to help the poor and keep them from starvation, &c. those who purchase church lands & pay for it, this shall be their sacrifice.

Men of [$]50 & 100,000 who were robbed of every thing in the State of , are laboring in this for a morsel of bread, & there are those who must have starved but for the Providence of God through me: We can beat all our competitors, in lands, price & every thing; we have the highest prices & best lands, & do the most good with the money we get. Our system is a real strict machine, a bolting machine, & all the shorts bran & smut runs away & all the flour remains with us. [p. 19]