A Revelation given at

Verily I say unto you my friend; behold, I will give unto you a revelation and , that you may know how to act in the discharge of your duties concerning the salvation and redemption of your brethren, who have been scattered from the land of ; being driven and smitten by the hands of mine enemies, on whom I will pour out my wrath without measure in mine own time; for I have suffered them thus far, that they might fill up the measure of their iniquities, that their cup might be full, and that those who call themselves after my name, might be chastened for a little season, with a sore and grievous chastisement, because they did not hearken altogether unto the precepts and commandments which I gave unto them. But verily I say unto you, that I have decreed a decree which my people shall realize, inasmuch as they hearken from this hour unto the council which I the Lord their God shall give unto them; behold they shall, for I have decreed it: it shall begin to prevail against mine enemies from this very hour, and by hearkening to observe all the words which I the Lord their God shall speak unto them, they shall never cease to prevail untill the kingdoms of the world are subdued under my feet, and the earth is given to the saints to possess it forever and ever. But inasmuch as they keep not my commandments; and hearken not to observe all my words, the kingdom of the world will prevail against them; for they were set to be saviours of men; and inasmuch as they are not the saviours of men they are as salt that has lost its savor, and is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out and be trodden under foot of men. But verily I say unto you, I have decreed that your brethren which have been scattered shall return to the lands of their , and build up the waste places of Zion: for after much tribulation as I have said unto you in a former commandment cometh the blessing which I have promised after your tribulations and the tribulations of your brethren your redemption and the redemption of your brethren even their restoration to the land of Zion; to be established no more to [p. [316]]