I Made This My Rule:

I Never Feel To Force My Doctrine Upon Any Person; I Rejoice To See Prejudice Give Way To Truth, And The Traditions Of Men Dispersed By The Pure Principles Of The Gospel Of Jesus Christ.

Baptism Is A Sign To God, To Angels, And To Heaven That We Do The Will Of God, And There Is No Other Way Beneath The Heavens Whereby God Hath Ordained For Man To Come To Him To Be Saved, And Enter Into The Kingdom Of God, Except Faith In Jesus Christ, Repentance, And Baptism For The Remission Of Sins, And Any Other Course Is In Vain; Then You Have The Promise Of The Gift Of The Holy Ghost.

We Think It Would Be Wise In You To Try To Git [sic] Influence By Offering To Print A Paper In Favor Of The Government As You Know We Are All Friends To The Constitution Yea True Friends To That Country For Which Our Fathers Bled.

If I Revealed All That Has Been Made Known To Me, Scarcely A Man On This Stand Would Stay With Me.' And 'brethren, If I Were To Tell You All I Know Of The Kingdom Of God, I Do Know That You Would Rise Up And Kill Me.

I Prophesy In The Name Of The Lord God Of Israel, Unless The United States Redress The Wrongs Committed Upon The Saints In The State Of Missouri And Punish The Crimes Committed By Her Officers That In A Few Years The Government Will Be Utterly Overthrown And Wasted, And There Will Not Be So Much As A Potsherd Left . . .