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Gathering to Jackson County

Letter to Lyman Wight and Others, 16 August 1834 · Letterbook 1, p. 86: “but in case the excitement” through final inserted warning

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but in case the excitement continues to be allayed and peace prevails use every effort to prevail on the churches to gather to those regions and situate themselves to be in readiness to move into Jackson Co. in two years from the Eleventh of September next which is the appointed time for the redemption of Zion, If Verely If I say unto you If the church with one united effort perform their duties If they do this the work shall be complete If they do not this in all humility making preperation from this time forth like Joseph in Egypt laying up store against the time of famine every man having his tent, his horses, his charrots [chariots] his armory his cattle his family and his whole substance in readiness against the time <​when​> it shall be said To your tents O Isreal!! and let not this be noised abroad let every heart beat in silence and every mouth be shut Now my beloved brethren you will learn by this we have a great work to do, and but little time to do it in and if we dont exert ourselves to the utmost in gathering up the strength of the Lords house that this thing may be accomplished behold their remaineth a scorge* <​*for the Church even that they shall be driven from City to City and but few shall remain to receive an inheritence if these things are not kept there remaineth a scorge​>

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1000 BCE0100015001800190020001834-08-16 · Prophecy given or recorded · Smith writes about gathering to Jackson County11 September 1836 · conditional deadline · Predicted date · Jackson County redemption, conditional on united preparation
  1. 1834-08-16Smith writes about gathering to Jackson County Prophecy given or recorded
  2. 11 September 1836 · conditional deadlineJackson County redemption, conditional on united preparation Predicted date · stated 16 August 1834

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