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One of the choicest inspired documents every written is the Wentworth letter. Joseph Smith wrote it, for the editor of the Chicago Democrat in March 1844. In the letter the Prophet Joseph Smith gives his recorded account of the First Vision. He tells of Moroni’s visits and of the coming forth of The Book of Mormon. It is from this letter that we learn the prophet’s description of the gold plates, his account of the Book of Mormon people, and of the ministry of apostles and prophets among them. It is in this letter that he recounts the circumstances surrounding the organization of the church, the inhumane persecutions, particularly in Missouri that were experienced by the members of the church and he also tells of the founding of Nauvoo, Illinois. It is also from this letter that we learn thirteen concise doctrinal statements known as The Articles of Faith. One of the great statements in the letter is: "No unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing. Persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame; but the truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly, and independent, ‘til it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, ‘til the purposes of God shall be accomplished and the great Jehovah shall say the work is done."
I hope this is helpful to you.
Sincerely,
Donny Osmond
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