Discourse, 13 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
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Source Note
JS, Discourse, , Hancock Co., IL, 13 Apr. 1843; in JS, Journal, 1842–1844, bk. 2, pp. [121]–[133]; handwriting of ; JS Collection, CHL.

the heads of those who had faith. You must have a oneness of heart in all things, You shall be satisfied one way or the other with us before you have done with us.— there are a great many old huts here but they are all new. our city is not 6 or 700 years old as those you come from, it is only a 4 year old not a 4 but 3 year old. we comncd [commenced] building 3 years last fall. there few old setlers— I got away from my keepers in & ran & came on these shores, & found 4 or 500 families & I went to work to get meat & flour folks were not afraid to trust. me. I went to work & bought all this region of country:— & I cried Lord what will thou have me to do? & the answr was build up a city [p. [126]]
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