32. But all things must come to pass in their time; 33. Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great. 34. Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind; and the willing and obedient shall eat the good of the land of Zion in these last days; 35. And the rebellious shall be cut off out of the land of Zion, and shall be sent away, and shall not inherit the land: 36. For, verily, I say that the rebellious are not of the blood of Ephraim, wherefore they shall be plucked out. 37. Behold, I, the Lord, have made my Church in these last days like unto a judge sitting on a hill, or in a high place, to judge the nations; 38. For it shall come to pass that the inhabitants of Zion shall judge all things pertaining to Zion; 39. And liars and hypocrites shall be proved by them, and they who are not apostles and prophets shall be known. {214} 40. And even the Bishop, who is a judge, and his counselors, if they are not faithful in their stewardships, shall be condemned, and others shall be planted in their stead; 41. For, behold, I say unto you that Zion shall flourish, and the glory of the Lord shall be upon her, 42. And she shall be an ensign unto the people, and there shall come unto her out of every nation under heaven. 43. And the day shall come when the nations of the earth shall tremble because of her, and shall fear because of her terrible ones. The Lord hath spoken it. Amen. Footnotes 1. The Colesville branch of the Church numbered about sixty souls.--Statement made by Oliver Cowdery in "John Whitmer's History of the Church," ch. ix. 2. Speaking of this second of August meeting, in addition to what the Prophet relates in his narrative, John Whitmer, in his "History of the Church," (ch. ix) gives the following interesting details from a statement of Oliver Cowdery's: "On the second day of August, 1831, Rigdon stood up and asked, saying, "'Do you receive this land for the land of your inheritance with thankful hearts from the Lord?' "Answer from all: 'We do.' "'Do you pledge yourselves to keep the law of God in this land which you never have kept in your own lands?' "'We do.' "'Do you pledge yourselves to see that others of your brethren who shall come hither do keep the laws of God?' "'We do.' "After prayer, he arose and said: 'I now pronounce this land consecrated and dedicated unto the Lord for a possession and inheritance for the Saints, and for all the faithful servants of the Lord to the remotest ages of time. In the name of Jesus Christ, having authority from Him. Amen.'" 3. This is the Washington longitude. It is between ninety-five and ninety-six degrees west longitude from Greenwich.