“ And you shall fall down and worship the Father in my name: and you must preach unto the world saying, you must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ: for all men must repent and be baptized: and not only men, but women and children, who have arriven to the years of accountability. ”

“ To close, we would say to our brethren and friends that our journey to this place was prosperous, we arrived in health and found general health prevailing in this section, and also found that the house of the Lord, now in building here, had prospered beyond our expectation, for all which blessings before named, we render to our heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus, our sincere and hearty thanks, earnestly praying that we may all meet, if not before, in that glorious morning of the resurrection of the just. ”

“ The nature of our mission to the east was peculiar, and required us to spend most of our time among the various branches of the church; however, as we had opportunity we proclaimed the gospel in every place where there was an opening, and truly there is an effectual door opened for good and faithful laborers among the intelligent and liberal people of the east. ”

“ After testifying to many people in these regions, of those things which we know and most assuredly believe, we left the brethren much encouraged and pursued our course easterly, calling upon the inhabitants publicly, and from house to house, to repent and prepare for the day of wrath, which will overtake this generation as a thief in the night ”

“ And we assure them that they are not forgotten by us, and may the Lord, who is rich in mercy, bestow his choicest blessings upon this little society, on account of their generosity towards his servants. ”

“ In order to fulfill these appointments, we, on the 4th of May, left the pleasant and agreeable society of our brethren in Kirtland with whom we had enjoyed many cheering and interesting seasons, and proceeded to fill our mission. ”