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D&C 127
Forasmuch
as
the
Lord
has
revealed
unto
me
that
my
enemies,
both
in
Missouri
and
this
State,
were
again
in
the
pursuit
of
me;
and
inasmuch
as
they
pursue
me
without
a
a
cause,
and
have
not
the
least
shadow
or
coloring
of
justice
or
right
on
their
side
in
the
getting
up
of
their
prosecutions
against
me;
and
inasmuch
as
their
pretensions
are
all
founded
in
falsehood
of
the
blackest
dye,
I
have
thought
it
expedient
and
wisdom
in
me
to
leave
the
place
for
a
short
season,
for
my
own
safety
and
the
safety
of
this
people.
I
would
say
to
all
those
with
whom
I
have
business,
that
I
have
left
my
b
affairs
with
agents
and
clerks
who
will
transact
all
business
in
a
prompt
and
proper
manner,
and
will
see
that
all
my
debts
are
canceled
in
due
time,
by
turning
out
property,
or
otherwise,
as
the
case
may
require,
or
as
the
circumstances
may
admit
of.
When
I
learn
that
the
storm
is
fully
blown
over,
then
I
will
return
to
you
again.
2 And
as
for
the
a
perils
which
I
am
called
to
pass
through,
they
seem
but
a
small
thing
to
me,
as
the
b
envy
and
wrath
of
man
have
been
my
common
lot
all
the
days
of
my
life;
and
for
what
cause
it
seems
mysterious,
unless
I
was
c
ordained
from
before
the
foundation
of
the
world
for
some
good
end,
or
bad,
as
you
may
choose
to
call
it.
Judge
ye
for
yourselves.
God
d
knoweth
all
these
things,
whether
it
be
good
or
bad.
But
nevertheless,
deep
water
is
what
I
am
wont
to
swim
in.
It
all
has
become
a
second
nature
to
me;
and
I
feel,
like
Paul,
to
glory
in
e
tribulation;
for
to
this
day
has
the
God
of
my
fathers
delivered
me
out
of
them
all,
and
will
deliver
me
from
henceforth;
for
behold,
and
lo,
I
shall
triumph
over
all
my
enemies,
for
the
Lord
God
hath
spoken
it.
3 Let
all
the
saints
rejoice,
therefore,
and
be
exceedingly
glad;
for
Israel's
a
God
is
their
God,
and
he
will
mete
out
a
just
recompense
of
b
reward
upon
the
heads
of
all
their
c
oppressors.
4 And
again,
verily
thus
saith
the
Lord:
Let
the
work
of
my
a
temple,
and
all
the
works
which
I
have
appointed
unto
you,
be
continued
on
and
not
cease;
and
let
your
b
diligence,
and
your
perseverance,
and
patience,
and
your
works
be
redoubled,
and
you
shall
in
nowise
lose
your
reward,
saith
the
Lord
of
Hosts.
And
if
they
c
persecute
you,
so
persecuted
they
the
prophets
and
righteous
men
that
were
before
you.
For
all
this
there
is
a
reward
in
heaven.
5 And
again,
I
give
unto
you
a
word
in
relation
to
the
a
baptism
for
your
dead.
6 Verily,
thus
saith
the
Lord
unto
you
concerning
your
dead:
When
any
of
you
are
a
baptized
for
your
dead,
let
there
be
a
b
recorder,
and
let
him
be
eye-witness
of
your
baptisms;
let
him
hear
with
his
ears,
that
he
may
testify
of
a
truth,
saith
the
Lord;
7 That
in
all
your
recordings
it
may
be
a
recorded
in
heaven;
whatsoever
you
b
bind
on
earth,
may
be
bound
in
heaven;
whatsoever
you
loose
on
earth,
may
be
loosed
in
heaven;
8 For
I
am
about
to
a
restore
many
things
to
the
earth,
pertaining
to
the
b
priesthood,
saith
the
Lord
of
Hosts.
9 And
again,
let
all
the
a
records
be
had
in
order,
that
they
may
be
put
in
the
archives
of
my
holy
temple,
to
be
held
in
remembrance
from
generation
to
generation,
saith
the
Lord
of
Hosts.
10 I
will
say
to
all
the
saints,
that
I
desired,
with
exceedingly
great
desire,
to
have
addressed
them
from
the
stand
on
the
subject
of
baptism
for
the
dead,
on
the
following
Sabbath.
But
inasmuch
as
it
is
out
of
my
power
to
do
so,
I
will
write
the
word
of
the
Lord
from
time
to
time,
on
that
subject,
and
send
it
to
you
by
mail,
as
well
as
many
other
things.
11 I
now
close
my
letter
for
the
present,
for
the
want
of
more
time;
for
the
enemy
is
on
the
alert,
and
as
the
Savior
said,
the
a
prince
of
this
world
cometh,
but
he
hath
nothing
in
me.
12 Behold,
my
prayer
to
God
is
that
you
all
may
be
saved.
And
I
subscribe
myself
your
servant
in
the
Lord,
prophet
and
a
seer
of
The
Church
of
Jesus
Christ
of
Latter-day
Saints.
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