Show I 1 copyright secured HISTORY OF JOSEPH JOSEH SMITH seith NOVEMBER 1841 1941 monday yio alo hda 22 the following letter from elder orson hyde is from the millennial star stir alexandra alexandria nov 22 1841 dear brother pratt A few minutes now ommer offer for me to write and I 1 improve them in writing to you I 1 have only time to say fay tint I 1 have seen jerusalem precisely accor according dino diro to the vision which I 1 had bad I 1 saw no one ono willi me in the tho vision vi lon ion and although elder page was appointed to accompany me mei there yet I 1 found myself there alone the lord knows that I 1 have had it hard time and suffered much but I 1 have great reason to thank him that I 1 enjoy good health at present and have a prospect bero before re me of soon going to a civil civilized iz cd countr country where I 1 shall see ili lii up more morr tur bans or came camf caich the heat is most oppress oppressive ivel and has liag been all through sarit I 1 have not time to tell 5 you ou how many days I 1 have been at sea without food or how liow many snails I 1 have eaten but if I 1 had had plenty of of them I 1 should li irive ir ve ive done very well A all ail 11 this dils ia is contained in a gormer former letter litter to to you written from jaffa I 1 ha have v e been at cal cil cairn cairo if in on the nile because I 1 could not geta get i direct syria is in a dreadful tit state ate a war of exterminator on Is 3 going oil on between tile the cruses and catholic at lle lie the time timo I 1 was at bi a battle i was fought in tile the mountains of Leb lebanon Anoni near noar that place and about killed Robber nobber Rol nol berie berle leAk theft thefts sand and murders are daily being if it ia h no uncommon thing to find persons person in ili lle ile lie the street without heads an in goerg froin st jean dacre to By roote found ten tell I 1 crons cr ons murdered in the street and an divits was himself taken prisoner but was rescued by the timely interference of the the particulars of all al these thaes are contained in it a former letter I 1 an american traveler by the name of gaer gayr 1 who was finist r A tia tle the tha congregational or church left jer jerusalem in company lh me lie ile was very unwell with the jaundice Jaul jaun idica dica when we left arld and nt at damietta we had to perform six d day ayi quara rUine tiline before we ascended ce n ded the tb nile oil on our up he lie was wag i taken very v i il I 1 willa a fever and became helpless I 1 walte waite lynd ended tended upon him bim as s well as our circumstances euni eum cum stances would woul daltow dallow altow allow and when we landed lauded at bulick bulack I 1 got four mento take him to the Americ american iri itt coil co canul nul ul ili in cairo on a litter I 1 also took all his liss baggage there and assisted in putting him upon a nood good bed led emp employed loed a good faithful arabian and ilie llie doctor after the all iii ind ex irined t ln lie he tod told me that he was very low with a typhus fever arid and hat that it would be doubtful recovered under these weso circumstances I 1 ift I 1 ft bini hini to obtain a passage to this elice plate after I 1 had meone sow on board a boat j and was just about pusi pug pus liing liv od oft a letter came from the doctor stating staling that poor mr gager died in about two honri i abtey I 1 left him hini lie ile told me before we arrived at cairo that he ile was 27 years of age and 1114 iiii friends elivd liv of in norwich connecticut near new london Il II hink there are many particulars concerning his death which would be inhere ting ling to it s friends but I 1 have no timp time to write to them now on morning october 24 a good while bero roday raday I 1 arose from sleep ly epand arld arid went out of the e city t y as soon as tite lite gates were opened crossed tit fit tim alook brook cedron and aud went upon the lite mount of there in silence peu pen ink and d naper paper josl as I 1 saw ili n the vision offered up tip the following fallowing fbi fal lowing prayer to bim him who lives for ever and ever 10 0 thou who wha art from everlasting to everlasting ernly eternally et a and nd u unchangeably n elra elia agea bly t the lie fame parne eve even it the god who rut ruis ruts s in he tile heavens beavens above and controls eon con trola trots the of man min on tile tiie earth wit wilt thou not condescend through tiline thine iti lii infinite finite goodness arid royal favor cavor dav 0 r to lisen ilsen limen to top the payer I 1 of thy servant alch aich lie lle ie day lay offers up unto thee in the name namo of thy child jesus upon thi this land where tile tiie still sun of righteousness sat ia it blod and thine anointed one expired f j bal baa pleased 0 lord tn 0 forgio all lite ille follies W aari insop vani def dep and sirs tirs of thy servant and in n resist hii nil future temptations f fv and di tatt hl he lie may evil raud taud lud iud a heart ose oso the good I 1 1 give him film fortitude to bear up tip under trying and aud adver adverse se circumstances and grace to endure all ali al things for thy names sake until the end shall come when all the stints saints shall rest in peace now 0 lord I 1 thy servant has been obedient to the heavenly vision which thou davest him lly his native land and under the shadow of thine outstretch outstretched ert arm lie he has ha safely arrived in this place elace peace to dedicate and consecrate this land unto thee hee for the gather gathering hig together of scattered remnants according to the predictions of the I 1 oly prophets for the building up of jerusalem egriu after it has been trodden down by the gentiles so long and for rearing a temple in honor of thy name everia ting thanks be ascribed unto thee 0 father lord of heaven and arid ear lh di that thou hast preserved thy servant from the dangers of the seas and from the tho plague and i pestilence which have caused the land to mourn the violence of man mail lias has also been restrained and thy providential care by night ard by day lai imi I 1 as been exercised over thine unworthy sean a grateful heart for all past favors and be pleased to continue thy kindness and mercy towards a needy worm of the dust 0 thou who covenant with abraham thy fr end and who renew that covenant with isaac and confirm the same with jacob with ail an oath that thou not only give them this land for an everlasting inheritance but that thou thru also remember their seed for abraham isaac and jacob have h ive long since closed their eyes ees in death and made the gave grave their mat mansion ision their children are scattered and dispersed abroad among the nations of the geni i tiles like sheep that have no shepherd and are still looking forcad for the fulfillment fulfilment of those lose promises which thou make concerning them arld and even this land lind which onci once poured forth natures richest bounty and flowed a as it w were ere with milk and arid honey boney has iid lid to a certain extent X been smitten wih barrenness and sterility since sirce it drank from murderous hands the blood of him who never sinned grant therefore 0 lord in fit the name of thy well beloved son jesus christ to remove the barrenness and sterility of this tin s land and let jt springs of living water break forth to water it its s thirsty soil wl let tile tiie vine and the olive produce in their strength and nie hie fi fig tree free bloom and flourish let the lite land become abundantly fruitful when possessed by its rightful heirs let it a ag gitl gili ilu flow with wilh pleny to feed tile llie returning prodigals prodigal prod igl igals who come como hom horn with a s irit of grace and supplication tion upon it let the c clouds buds distil dastil virtue and nd richness and let the fields smile with plenty let the flocks and the herds greatly increase arid and multiply upon upon the mountains and the hills and let thy great kindness conquer and subdue the unitt unbelief lief ilef of thy people do thou take from them their stony it art and give them a heart of flesh and may the lite sun of thy favor dispel the tile cold mists of dar dat darkness kness which have be clouded their atmosphere incline them to gather in ili ut an this land according to thy ix w ord let 1 them come like clouds and like doves to their windows let lei the large ships of the nations brity them from the tiie distant isles and arid let lings kings become their nursing fathers and queens with willi betherl motherly y fondness 9 wipe the tear teat of sot sef ro w from their eye thou 0 lord did once move upon the heart of cyrus cyrtis to shew favor unto jerusalem and her cl idren ildren do ilon hou lion now also bo be pleased to inspire the hearts ef f kings and the powers of the earth to look with a friendly eye towards place and wilb wilh a desire to sine sire thy righteous purposes executed iri fit ui relation thereto let them know that it Is thy good pleasure to restore the kingdom unto israel raise tip up jerusalem as its capital and constitute her people a distinct di nation and government with david thy servant even a descendant from the loins of ancient david to be their king lt that nation or that people who shall shail take nn an active part in behalf 0 of abrahams children and in fit the raising tip up of jerusalem find favor in fit thy sight let not their ener enemies nies prevail against them neither let jet pestilence or famine overcome them lut let the tile glory gory of israel overshadow over shadow them and the power of the tile highest protect them while that nation air or kingdom that will vil nil not s thee in this tilis glor glorious ioui loui work must perish according to thy word yea those nations shall bo utterly wasted though thy fervant servant is now liow far from froin his home and from the land bedewed with his earliest tear yet he lie remembers 0 lord ll 11 his hii friends who are fire there arid prid nd family whom for thy sake he be has left poverty arld and privation be our earthly lof lot yet pit eli h do thou richly endow us with an in inheritance heri herl where arth and rust do not corrupt and where abere thieves do not break through and steal the ands that havo have fed clofed clothed or shown favor unto the family of thy servant in his bis absence or that thai hhall MIMI hereafter do so let them not lose their reward but let a specht it blessing rest upon hem them and in hy thy kingdom let them have an ail inheritance when thou ehalt come coma to be glorified ili in tili lilt i socie society tv D di thou thoi also took look ook with upon all those through whose liberality I 1 llave haive teen been enabled to come to tiiu titu land and in fit the tile day when thou shall reward all people nc cording to their works let iet these thebe also aiso not be passed by or but bill in time let triem clem ile be in rt aginess to tit enjoy the glory glop of italo itale afes lii gobe to pre pare particularly do thou bless the s stranger er in philadelphia whom I 1 never edw saw but tr who he g sent me god with ith a request that I 1 should pray for him in jerusa jerusalem em now 0 lord let b blessings ess lii III ag s come upon him bini from ail an unexpected quarter quarters and let his liis basket be filled and his store storehouse house bouse abound with plenty and let not the them good things of the earth be his only portion but let him be found among those to whom it shall be said thou thon hast bast been faithful over a few thing things s and I 1 will make thee tilee ruler over many 0 my in heaven I 1 now dow ask thee in the name of jesus to remember zion with all her stakes stake sand and wili with all her as assemblies seni blies she has been grievously aaili afflicted c ted led and smitten she site ha has mourned she has wept lier her enemies ener euer nies have triumphed arid and have said mah ail all where is thy god her priests aid prophets have groaned ili in chains and arid fetters within the gloomy ploomy walls of prisons while white many were slain and now sleep in it the arms of death how flow long 0 lord shall iniquity triumph and sin go unpunished do thou arise in ili the majesty of thy strength and make bare bara thine arm in ili behalf of thy people redress 3 their wrongs and turn their sorrow into joy pour the split spilt of light and knowledge grace and wisdom into the hearts of her prophets and clothe clollie her priests with salvation let light and knowledge march forth through the empire of darkness and may the honest in heart flow to their standard and join in the march to go forth to meet the bridegroom let a peculiar blessing rest upon the presidency of thy chur sh hy for at them are the arrows of the enemy enemy directed beithon to them a sun son and a shield their thein strong tower and hiding place and in the time of or distress or danger dinger be thou near to deliver also the quorum of the twelve do thou be pleased to stand by for thou tile the obstacles which we have to encounter the temptations to which wo we are exposed and arid the privations ti ons which we must suffer give us therefore strength according to conr day das and help us to I 1 bear it a faithful testimony of jesus and his gospel tj to t finish with fidelity and honor lionor the work which thou hast given us to do and then give us a place in thy glorious kingdom and arid let this blessing rest upon every officer and member in a thy church arid all oil the glory arid and honor lionor will we ascribe unto god and the tho lamb for ever and ever amen aman am rl 1 on the top of or mount olives I 1 erected a pile cf ef stone as a witness according ac cordina to ancient custom on oil what was wag anciently called callea mount zion where the temple stood I 1 erected another and used the rod according to the upon my head I 1 have hare found many jews who listened with nith intense fu int fest the ida idea lda of tile tiie jews being restored to palestin is gaining ground in europe almost every day jerusalem Jeru calem is stron siy sly fortified with many cannon upon its wals the wall Is s ten feet thick on the sides that would be most exposed and four or five feet where lle ile lie the descent from the wall is almost cular the number of inhabitants within with n tile the will wills h about twenty thousand about seven thousand of or this number arg are jews tile tiie balance being mostly turks and Armen hns many mans of the jews jets who are old go to this place to die dle and many are coming from europe into this eastern world the great wheel is unquestionably in motion ro olion and arid tile tilo word of the almighty lias has declared that it chail hali roll I 1 have hive not time to write particulars now but lint suffice it to say that thit my mission has been quite as prosperous hs fis I 1 could gouid expect I 1 am now about to go oil on board a fine ship for trieste and arid from thence I 1 intend to to proceed to burgh and there publish our falth faith in the german ger man language there are those who are ready and willing to assist in ina I 1 send you yon this letter by captain withers gil Wil hers an english eilish gentleman iwho wiio wilo goes direct to england oil on board the tile Or initial steamer lie ile has lias come with me jerusalem J if I 1 had money sufficient I 1 should be almost tempted to take passage on board of other her to england but chii I 1 cannot do on receipt of or this I 1 ami iii you yon to write to me immediately ard direct to V ebow ezem burgh oil on the danube beyern bayern be ern et 01 Divari lt if you ou know any thing of my family til toll me my ily best beat respects to yourself and family to brothe a s adams and snow and to all the saints ili in england may grace mercy and benee from god rod our father and from the lord jeus jeub je sus christ chrisi irest trept upon you all from this time henceforth and for ever amen your brother in christ orson 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