Letter to the Saints Abroad, 24 May 1841

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TO THE SAINTS ABROAD.
The of the , anxious to promote the prosperity of said church, feel it their duty to call upon the saints who reside out of this , to make preparations to come in, without delay. This is important, and should be attended to by all who feel an interest in the prosperity of this the corner stone of . Here the must be raised, the University be built, and other edifices erected which are necessary for the great work of the last days; and which can only be done by a concentration of energy, and enterprise. Let it therefore be understood, that all the , excepting those in this , and in , Iowa, are discontinued, and the saints instructed to settle in this as soon as circumstances will permit.
JOSEPH SMITH.
City of , Hancock co., Ill.,
May 24th 1841. [p. 434]
TO THE SAINTS ABROAD.
The of the , anxious to promote the prosperity of said church, feel it their duty to call upon the saints who reside out of this , to make preparations to come in, without delay. This is important, and should be attended to by all who feel an interest in the prosperity of this the corner stone of . Here the must be raised, the University be built, and other edifices erected which are necessary for the great work of the last days; and which can only be done by a concentration of energy, and enterprise. Let it therefore be understood, that all the , excepting those in this , and in , Iowa, are discontinued, and the saints instructed to settle in this as soon as circumstances will permit.
JOSEPH SMITH.
City of , Hancock co., Ill.,
May 24th 1841. [p. 434]
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