Show LETTER letten FROM SMITH SON OF JOSEPH THE MARTYR MARTY 0 7 LITTLE SIOUX oct 1863 mr E C briggs brother Brot lier your letter cime came safely and wp we were much pleased to hear bear such encouraging news aiom the salt land hind we received it the mot coining ning that conference convened andi assure that the stints were cheered to hear bear how the go goad A lord prospered you yon ask TOO me for something to exhibit to the wavering and doub doubtful trul in the desire to promote tb the interest of the work I 1 can only say to you that my mission is to recall the erring erring sons ind and daughters of the latter day work to a sense of their condition and to feel fed after them V by the considerations or of hn his woid and law as given to them at the opening of this dispensation As for tho the stories in chen cai dilation lation regarding what my cousin john said IL I 1 11 do not believe lie he ever said that which you wrote of i e the story anil and n as for my coming in west my brothers and my myself elf are arc now is as far west as we expect to be this season we have not the remotest idea of coming to the valley of the cicat salt lake and more especially ally while so much iniquity abounds in the shape of thit that most revolting bi blis phemy I 1 am called to stem the tide of its usurpations irions and to lift my voice in solemn warning warning against its crying evils and to eradicate it from the church for foe the manner in which I 1 am moving I 1 shall let the lord have bave his own way I 1 am sorry that any of the people who were once to tolerant lorent and who con linit illy cried out against bigotry and antol intolerance er should now bu be the most intolerant and ote bable people we meet with you may rest assured bi other edmund thit that our players havo have ascended in your behalf and our hiir constant petition lias has been lord ble bless bles s thy servants in the ho salt land 11 my aly heart I 1 bleeds for that people and when I 1 think upon the deep degradation into which many have fallen I 1 am leil led to exclaim how long on oh lord holy and true will thou suffer stiffer alic rles cries of the down trodden and oppressed to come up tip without loosening their bands I 1 feet feel grateful to god that I 1 am enabled to say to you br brother breither oither edmund that my duty is becoming plainer that my faith is still increasing and th thit that it the lie time is drawing near when all ll 11 will enow that the lord otheto noi ot lieth heth for the he welfare of israel you may say to the doul Atul and the timid that the lorf lord cills calls upon them to arise fi orn om their sleeping to shake off their sh shackles achles orin of sin and stan stand up manfully for the i faith once belh ered to them and say further that by the grape grace of god I 1 am enlisted in ia this his cause and A shill ill bu be found crying repent ye oh ob israel humble yourselves and ask god to favor you insomuch that yon yon may hear bear his big voice once again for your good to this end I 1 pray god to release his people that they in kiy ty hear bear the voices of them that cry for re pen tince if any doubt that I 1 am not interested in the new work of reformation show them this letter and tell them I 1 will meet them before the judge on the day when tile the books are opened tell them to ask godana god and he be will hear bear and answer their prayers whether I 1 ara am tho the favored of him or speak by the devices or of the spirit of man I 1 will write again after I 1 return home I 1 remain yours for the sake of the kingdom JOSEPH SMITH |