"It truly was a dangerous trip
And had we not been convinced
By the power of the Lord to know
That we ware preparing to help
Lay the foundation for the building
Up of the kingdom of our Heavenly Father on this earth
According to his holy commandment to his prophet Joseph Smith,
We never could have undertaken such a journey.
It was our faith and our knowledge
That the Lord had set his hand the second time
To establish his work on the earth
In order to prepare a people
To be worthy to receive him
At his Second Coming,
Which we as a people know
Is near at hand and that this,
The work of the latter days,
Will never stop nor be stopped
Until he makes his appearance the second time
To redeem his chosen people.
The day is now near at hand,
And the rising generation that will read this book
Will many of them live to see that day.
So my dear children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren;
And many others of my young readers,
Let me beg of you to lay aside all folly and foolishness,
And humble yourselves before the Lord,
And seek a knowledge of this the work of the Lord in... the latter-day,
And be prepared to help in this great work,
For as sure as you live and read my testimony
To the truth of this the Latter-day work.
It is true, for I have seen the prophet of God.
I have set under the sound of his voice.
I have heard him prophesy
And lived to see the fulfillment of his prophecies,
And I do know for myself that he was a true prophet
And that the work that the Lord brought forth through him
And the foundation he has laid for his followers to build upon
Will last throughout time and all eternity."
-Sara Pea Rich