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Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only,
for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever
lived in it. In the short space of twenty years, he has brought forth
the Book of Mormon, which he translated by the gift and power of God,
and has been the means of publishing it on two continents; has sent the
fulness of the everlasting gospel, which it contained, to the four
quarters of the earth; has brought forth the revelations and
commandments which compose this book of Doctrine and Covenants, and many
other wise documents and instructions for the benefit of the children
of men; gathered many thousands of the Latter-day Saints, founded a
great city, and left a fame and name that cannot be slain. He lived
great, and he died great in the eyes of God and his people; and like
most of the Lord’s anointed in ancient times, has sealed his mission and
his works with his own blood; and so has his brother Hyrum. In life
they were not divided, and in death they were not separated!
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