The memorial of Joseph Smith Junr. respectfully represents

That after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints were inhumanly and unconstitutionally expelled from their homes which they had secured to themselves in the State of , they settled chiefly in the State of but verry much scattered.

That after the release of your memorialist from prison I ◊ he immediately took such steps by direction of the Conference as has secured to the church the present Locations viz the Town plat of and lands in the ——

That in order to secure said lands your memorialist had to become responsible for the payment of the purchase money and had to use considerable exertion in order to commence a Settlement, of the saints and a place of gathering knowing that from the constitution and laws of the church it was absolutely neccessary to have a place for the gathering: the well being of the Church called for it, so that the constituted authorities could meet together to settle difference and legislate for the good of the whole society

That under the then existing circumstances your memorialist had to engage in the temporalities of the Church which he has had to attend unto to the present time which has greatly engaged his mind and taken up much of his time.

That your memorialist feels it a duty which he owes to God as well as to the Church to exert his energies in those things which relate to the spiritual welfare of the people of God which have now become “A great people” such as the Antient records— retranslating the Bible receiving revealtions &c &c which are <​would be​> undoubtedly be of great value to the Church of God

That the church having erected an where he can attend to such things without distraction he [p. [1]]