Letter to Church Officers in Clay County, Missouri, 31 August 1835, Joseph Holbrook Copy
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JS, , , , , and , Letter, , Geauga Co., OH, to church officers, , MO, 31 Aug. 1835. Version copied [not before 31 Aug. 1835]; handwriting of with notation in the handwriting of ; four pages; JS History, vol. C-1, miscellaneous papers, CHL.
in all things and keep all the of God that our salvation may be sure having our armer ready and prepared against the time apointed and having and on the whole armer of righteousness we may be able to stand in that trying day we say also if there are any doors open for the to preach the first principles of the gospel let them not keep silent. Rail not against the sects nether talk against their tenets but preach Christ and him crucifide law to god and law to man observing always to make mention of our republican principals that thereby if possible we may allay the pregadices of the people be meek and loly of heart and the Lord god of our Fathers shall be with you Amen. Sanctioned and
signed by the counsel
Joseph Smith jr
Brother
We Remember your family with all the first family of the those who embraced the truth we remember your losses and sorrows our first tise are not broken we partisepate with you in the evil as well as the good in the sorrows as well as in the joys our union we trust is stronger then death and shall never be severd remember us to all who belive in the fulness of the gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We hereby [blank] you our beloved Brother to read this apistle communnicate it unto all the Bretheren in all that region of country dictated By me your unworthy Brother and fellow labour in the testimony to the Book of Mormon signed by my own hand in token of the Joseph Smith jr [p. [3]]