On or about the sixth day of May, 1843, a
grand review of the Nauvoo Legion was held
in Nauvoo.
The Prophet Joseph complimented them for their
good discipline and evolutions performed.
The weather being hot, he called for a glass
of water.
With the glass of water in his hand, he said,
"I will drink you a toast to the overthrow
of the mobocrats," which he did in language
as follows: "Here's wishing they were in the
middle of the sea, in a stone canoe with iron
paddles, and a shark swallow the canoe, and
the Devil swallow the shark, and him locked
up in the northwest corner of Hell, the key
lost and a blind man hunting for it."
The next morning a man who had heard the Prophet
give the toast here referred to, visited the
mansion of the Prophet, and so abused him
with bad language, that he was ordered out
by the Prophet.
It was while the two were out, that my attention
was attracted to them, and hearing the man
speaking in a loud tone of voice, I went toward
them, the man finally leaving.
There were then present the Prophet Joseph
Smith, Theodore Turley and myself.
The Prophet began talking to us of the mobbings
and drivings, the persecutions we as a people
had endured.
"But," said he, "We will have worse things
to see; our persecutors will have all the
mobbings they want.
Don't wish them any harm, for when you see
their sufferings, you will shed tears for
them."
While this conversation was going on, we stood
by his south wicker gate in a triangle.
Turning to me, he said, "I want to tell you
something.
In the future I will speak in parables like
unto John, the Revelator."
(Little did I then think the prophet of the
Lord would so soon be slain in cold blood).
Continuing, he said, "You will go to the Rocky
Mountains, and you will see a great and mighty
people established, which I will call the
White Horse of Peace and Safety."
When the Prophet said, "You will see," I asked
him where he would be at that time."
He answered, "I shall never go there."
"Your enemies will continue to follow you
with persecutions, and they will make obnoxious
laws against you in Congress to destroy the
White Horse.
"But you will have a friend or two to defend
you and throw out the worst part of the laws,
so they will not hurt much.
"You must continue to petition Congress all
the time, but they will treat you like strangers
and aliens, and they will not give you your
rights but will govern you with strangers
and commissioners.
"You will see the Constitution of the United
States almost destroyed; it will hang by a
thread, and that thread as fine as the finest
silk fiber."
At this point the Prophet's countenance became
sad; because as he said, "I love the Constitution,
it was made by the inspiration of God, and
it will be preserved and saved by the efforts
of the White Horse and the Red Horse who will
combine in its defense.
The White Horse will raise an ensign on the
tops of the mountains of peace and safety
where all nations may flee unto for safety.
The White Horse will find the mountains full
of minerals, and they will become very rich.
You will find silver piled up in the streets.
(At this time, it must be remembered that
it was not known that the precious metals
existed either in the Rocky Mountains or in
California.)
You will see gold shoveled up like sand.
Gold will be but of little value even in a
mercantile capacity, for the people of the
world will have something else to do in seeking
for salvation.
The time will come when the banks in every
nation will fail, and only two places will
be safe where the people can deposit their
gold and treasure.
These places will be with the White Horse
and England's vaults.
A terrible revolution will take place in the
land of America, such as has never been seen
before, for the land will be literally left
without a supreme government, and every species
of wickedness will run rampant; it will be
so terrible that father will be against son
and son against father, mother against daughter
and daughter against mother.
The most terrible scenes of murder and bloodshed
and rapine that have ever been looked upon
will take place.
Peace will be taken from the earth, and there
will be no peace only in the Rocky Mountains.
This will cause hundreds and thousands of
the honest in heart of the world to gather
there, not because they would be saints, but
for safety, and because they would not take
up the sword against their neighbors.
You will be so numerous that you will be in
danger of famine, but not for the want of
seed time and harvest, but that so many will
have to be fed.
Many will come with bundles under their arms
to escape the calamities, and there will be
no escape, only by fleeing to Zion.
Those that come to you will try and keep the
laws and be one with you, for they will see
your unity and the greatness of your organizations.
The Turkish Empire or the Crescent will be
one of the first powers that will be disrupted
as a power, for freedom must be given for
the Gospel to be preached in the Holy Land.
The Lord took of the best blood of the nations,
and planted them on the small island now called
England, or Great Britain, and gave them great
powers in the nations for a thousand years,
and this power will continue with them, that
they may keep the balance of power, that they
may keep Russia from usurping power over all
the world.
England and France are now bitter enemies,
but they will be allied together in order
to keep Russia from conquering the world.
The two Popes, Greek and Catholic, will come
together and be united.
The Protestant religions do not know how much
they are indebted to Henry VIII for throwing
off the Pope's bull and establishing the Protestant
faith.
He was the only monarch that could do so at
the time, and he did it because the nation
was at his back to sustain him.
One of the peculiar features in England is
the established red coat, a uniform making
so remarkable a mark to shoot at, and yet
they have conquered wherever they have gone.
The reason for this will be known by them
some day.
The Lion and the Unicorn of England is the
ensign of Israel.
The wisdom and statesmanship of England comes
from there being so much of the blood of Israel
in the nation.
While the terrible revolution of which mention
has been made is going on, England will be
neutral until it becomes so inhuman that she
will interfere to stop the shedding of blood.
England and France will then unite together
and come with intention to make peace, not
to subdue the nation.
They will find the nation so broken up and
so many claiming government, still there will
be no [23] responsible government.
Then it will appear to the other nations or
powers as though England had taken possession
of the country.
The Black Horse will flee to the invaders
and will join with them, for they will have
fear of becoming slaves again, knowing England
does not believe in slavery, fleeing to them,
they believed would make them safe.
Armed with British bayonets, the doings of
the Black Horse will be terrible."
So the Prophet said he could not bear to look
longer upon the scene as shown him in vision,
that he asked the Lord to close the scene.
Continuing, he said: "During this time, the
great White Horse will have gathered strength,
sending out elders to get the honest in heart
of the United States to stand by the Constitution
of the United States, as it was given by inspiration
of the Lord.
In these days, God will set up a kingdom,
never to be thrown down, for other kingdoms
to come unto, and these kingdoms that will
not let the Gospel be preached will be humbled
until they will.
England, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden,
Switzerland, Holland, and Belgium have a considerable
amount of the blood of Israel among their
people, which must be gathered.
These nations will submit to the Kingdom of
God.
England will do it as a whole, in comparison
as she threw off the Catholic power.
The nobility know the Gospel is true, but
it has not enough pomp and grandeur and influence
for them to embrace it.
They are proud and will not acknowledge the
Kingdom of God, or come unto it until they
see the power which it will have.
Peace and safety in the Rocky Mountains will
be protected by a cord and band of the White
Horse and the Red Horse.
The coming of the Ten Tribes of Israel, the
coming of the Messiah among His people, will
be so natural that only those who see Him
will know He has come, but He will come and
give His law unto Zion and minister unto His
people.
This will not be His coming in the clouds
of heaven to take vengeance on the world.
The Temple in Jackson County will be built
in this generation.
The saints will think there will not be time
to build it, but with all the great help you
will receive, you can put up a great temple
quickly.
You will have gold, silver, and precious stones,
for these things only will be used for beautifying
the temple, all the skilled mechanics you
want, and the Ten Tribes of Israel to help
you build it.
When you see this land bounded with iron,
you may look toward Jackson County."
At this point he made a pause, and looking
up as though the vision was still in view,
he said, "There is a land beyond the Rocky
Mountains that will be invaded by the heathen
Chinese, unless great care and protection
are given.
Speaking of the heathen, where there is no
law there is no condemnation; this will apply
to them.
Power will be given the White Horse to rebuke
nations afar off and they will obey, not that
they will be one with the White Horse, but
when the law goes forth, they will obey, for
the law will go forth from Zion.
The last great struggle Zion will have to
contend with will be when the whole of America
will be made the Zion of God.
Those opposing will be called Gog and Magog.
The nations of the world led by the Russian
Czar and their power will be great, but all
opposition will be overcome, and this land
will be then the Zion of our God.”
