On the [blank] day of [blank] 1843 while at work near by the Prophet Joseph Smith’s mansion, I saw the Prophet running toward where I was. I stopped work as soon as I could and started toward <him,> as I did so, I saw him fall to the ground. As he was always being persecuted, I thought same one was after him, and that the fall must have hurt him, so I hastened to his assistance, before I reached him he arose quickly having hold of a man by the coat collar, as I reached the place where they were the Prophet was cuffing the man’s ears as though he were a boy. I wanted the Prophet to turn him over to me, but he refused saying, “You would give him too much of a cuff. I know you!” The man’s language was so vile that he would have aggrevated an angel after having chastised him pretty severely the Prophet let him go. During this time Bro. Theodore Turley came to the scene. We learned from the Prophet that when the man arrived at the mansion he began abusing the Prophet because some time before, the Prophet, at a gathering of the Nauvoo Legion, had drank a toast, with a glass of water, to the mobocrats, this evidently had displeased the fellow considerable, he abused the Prophet greatly, and called him a false Prophet and finally so exasperated him that he drove him out; the fellow started to run and the Prophet after him. the man, evidently could see that would be caught, to avoid which he stopped suddenly and dropped down, which action caused the Prophet to fall over him as related above. After the man had been allowed to depart there being then present the Prophet Joseph Smith On or about the 6th day of May 1843 [written over an illegible number] a grand review of the Nauvoo Legion was held in Nauvoo The Prophet Joseph Smith complimented them for the good dicipline 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 north west corner of hell, and the key lost, and a blind man looking 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 abuse and use of 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 me <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 bitter tears for them.” While this conversation was going on we stood near his south wicker gate, in a triangle, turning to me he said he wanted to <tell> us<“I want to tell> something in the future but he should <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 about that time, he answered, “I shall never go there.” “Your ennemies 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 allways <have> a friend or two to defend you and throw out the worst worse part of the laws, so they will not hurt much. You must continue to petition Congress all the time, but they will treat you as strangers, and aliens, and they will not give you your rights, but will govern you with strangers and comissioners. You will <see> the Constitution of the United States almost destroyed, it will hang by a thread, as it were, and that thread as fine as the finest silk fibre”, at this point the Prophet’s countenence 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 see <cart-loads of> silver piled up on the street. <“> by the cart load (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 of but 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 literelly 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 was 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 Mormons but because they <[illegible word]> wanted <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 not 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 togather 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 the 8th for throwing off the Pope’s Bull and establishing the Protestant faith, he was the only monarch that could do so at that 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 [illegible] is the ensign of Isarael. The wisdom and statesmanship of England comes from there being So much of the blood of Isarael 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 togather and come with the intention to make peace, not to subdue the nation. They will find the nation so broken up, so many claiming government, still there will be no responsible government, then it will appear to the other nations or powers, as though England had taken posession of the Country. The Black Horse will flee to the invadors, and will join with them, for they will have fear of becoming slaves again, knowing England did not believe in slavery, fleeing to them, they believed, would make them safe. Armed with British Beyonets, the doings of the Black Horse, will so terrible”, so the Prophet said, that he could not bear to linger <look> 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 strong <strong> sending out Elders to get the honest in heart among the Pale Horse, or people 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 those kingdoms that will not let the Gospel be preached will be humbled until they will. England, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden Switzerland, Holland and Belgium have a considerable amount of the blood of Isarael among their people, which must be gathered, these nations will submit to the kingdom of God, England will be the last of these kingdoms to surrender, but when she does, she will do it as a whole, in comparison as she threw off the Catholic power. The nobility of England know the Gospel is true, but it has not enough pomp, grandieur and influence for them to embrace it, they are proud and will not acknoweledge 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 cordon band <Band> of the White Horse and the Red Horse. The coming of the Ten Tribes of Isarael, 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> is not His coming his coming in the clouds of Heaven to take vengence 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 will be used only for beutifying 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 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 is given, speaking of the heathen <Nations> 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 shall go forth from Zion. The last great struggle Zion will have to contend with <will be> when <the whole> America will be <made> the Zion of our God, Those opposing <will be called> called Gog and Magog, <the nations of the world> led by the Russian Czar and his their power will be great.” but all opposition will be overcome and this land will then be the Zion of our God. The words of the Prophet made a strong impression on me and I have never forgotten them. on an occasion, about 2 weeks after I first heard him speak these words, I was at a meeting where he preached a sermon, which he said should be the greatest of his life, on that occasion he reiterated the matter which I have now written so that the subject became firmly rooted in my memory and I know them to be true, now therefor I testify that these are the inspired words spoken by the Prophet Joseph Smith As he stood looking up into Heaven, his countenence became white and transparent. He looked as if he had as much of the Heavenly influence as he could bear and stay with the Saints. His voice was powerful and his words cut like a two edged Sword. Edwin Rushton witness Signature A. G. Giauque"