Truth Does Not Appease But Inflames The

I Intend To Lay A Foundation That Will Revolutionize The Whole World.

It Is Said That Brother Joseph In His Lifetime Declared That The Elders Of This Church Should Step Forth At A Particular Time When The Constitution Should Be In Danger, And Rescue It, And Save It. This May Be So; But I Do Not Recollect That He Said Exactly So. I Believe He [joseph] Said Something Like This - That The Time Would Come When The Constitution And The Country Would Be In Danger Of An Overthrow; And Said He, If The Constitution Be Saved At All, It Will Be By The Elders Of This Church. I Believe This Is About The Language, As Nearly As I Can Recollect It.

The Fundamental Principles Of Our Religion Are The Testimony Of The Apostles And Prophets, Concerning Jesus Christ, That He Died, Was Buried, And Rose Again The Third Day, And Ascended Into Heaven; And All Other Things Which Pertain To Our Religion Are Only Appendages To It.

Truth Revealed From Heaven Is Worth More Than All The Notions Of Men.

Hence We Say, That The Constitution Of The United States Is A Glorious Standard; It Is Founded In The Wisdom Of God. It Is A Heavenly Banner; It Is To All Those Who Are Privileged With The Sweets Of Liberty, Like The Cooling Shades And Refreshing Waters Of A Great Rock In A Thirsty And Weary Land. It Is Like A Great Tree Under Whose Branches Men From Every Clime Can Be Shielded From The Burning Rays Of The Sun.