16 And this I make an ensample unto you, for your consolation, concerning all those who have been commanded to do a work, and have been hindered by the hands of their enemies, and by oppression saith the Lord your God, for I am the Lord your God and will save all those of your bretheren, who have been pure in heart, and have been slain in the land of , saith the Lord.

17 And again, verily I say unto you, I command you again to build a to my name, even in this place, that you may prove yourselves unto me, that ye are faithful in all things whatsoever I command you, that I may bless you, and crown you with honor, immortality, and eternal life.

18 And now, I say unto you, as pertaining to my , which I have commanded you to build for the boarding of strangers; let it be built unto my name, and let my name be named upon it, and let my servant Joseph and his house have place therein from generation to generation: For this anointing have I put upon his head, that his blessing shall also be put upon the heads of his posterity after him, and as I said unto Abraham, concerning the kindreds of the earth, even so, I say unto my servant Joseph, in thee and in thy seed, shall the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

Therefore let my servant Joseph and his seed after him, have place in that house from generation to generation, for ever and ever saith the Lord, and let the name of that house be called the and let it be a delightful habitation for man, and a resting place for the weary traveller, that he may contemplate the glory of , and the glory of this the corner stone thereof; that he may receive, also, the counsel from those whom I have set to be as plants of renown, and as watchmen upon her walls.

19 Behold! verily I say unto you, let my servant , and my servant , and my servant , and my servant , organize themselves and appoint one of them to be a president over their quorum for the purpose of building that . And they shall form a constitution whereby they may receive stock, for the building of that . And they shall not receive less than fifty dollars for a share of stock in [p. 6]