"Hearken unto me, oh ye my people, saith the Lord! Hearken unto me! I am watching over you; and behold my Spirit will be given unto you, to your joy and comfort, and so you shall be enabled to overcome the evils of this life; those things which are trails unto you, you will be able to overcome them, and be prepared to enjoy that which I have promised unto my people. Therefore, the Spirit saith unto you, oh, ye my people! Be faithful, for I am watching over you. Yea, my Spirit is hovering over you for your joy and good comfort, if you will be faithful and diligent, walking in the ways of truth and right before me. I will bless you, and the time is near at hand when my people shall arise in greater power, the power of my Spirit, than they have heretofore enjoyed. I am watching over my people; Zion shall be redeemed, and my people shall be blessed, saith the Lord your God."

Given by the Spirit through Elder Hugh N. Snively, Stewartsville, Missouri, August 25, 1912.

And on August 27, he spoke in the gift of tongues, and gave the interpretation as follows:

"Hearken unto me, oh ye my people, saith the Lord your God! Inasmuch as ye are faithful, humble, meek and diligent in keeping my law, as I have given it unto you, behold I am your Lord and your God, and I will stand by you. By my power, I will enable you to accomplish the work which I have sent into the world. Yea, I say unto you, oh ye my people, if ye are faithful before me, I will open the windows of heaven and pour out such blessings upon you as you shall not be able to contain; yea, in fulfillment of my word which I have given unto you, I will bless you. And unto you, my servants, I say unto you, be ye faithful, even you who are aged, for I will be with you in your labor for the upbuilding of my work, for the establishing of my righteousness upon the earth. Yea, I will reward you for all your labors and you shall be accepted in the day when I come to make up my jewels. And unto you, my handmaidens; I will bless you; I will reward your services. Be ardent in praise, adoration, and in the way of testimony for those by whom you may be surrounded. Yea, I have watched over you and have stood by you all along the journey of life, and I will be with you and strengthen you and help you to accomplish the work which I have sent into the world." —Saints' Herald, October 2, 1912.