2. Verily I say unto you, proclaim unto the world in the regions round about, and in the Church also, for the space of a season, even until it shall be made known unto you. 3. Verily this is a mission for a season, which I give unto you, 4. Wherefore, labor ye in my vineyard. Call upon the inhabitants of the earth, and bear record, and prepare the way for the commandments and revelations which are to come. 5. Now, behold this is wisdom; whoso readeth, let him understand and receive also; 6. For unto him that receiveth it shall be given more abundantly, even power; 7. Wherefore, confound your enemies; call upon them to meet you both in public and in private; and inasmuch as ye are faithful, their shame shall be made manifest. {239} 8. Wherefore, let them bring forth their strong reasons against the Lord. 9. Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you, there is no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; 10. And if any man lift his voice against you, he shall be confounded in mine own due time; 11. Wherefore, keep my commandments, they are true and faithful. Even so. Amen. [Sidenote: The Prophet's Earnest Labors in Kirtland.] Knowing now the mind of the Lord, that the time had come that the Gospel should be proclaimed in power and demonstration to the world, from the Scriptures, reasoning with men as in days of old, I took a journey to Kirtland, in company with Elder Sidney Rigdon on the 3rd day of December, to fulfil the above revelation. On the 4th, several of the Elders and members assembled together to learn their duty, and for edification, and after some time had been spent in conversing about our temporal and spiritual welfare, I received the following: _Revelation, given December 4th, 1831_. [2] 1. Hearken and listen to the voice of the Lord, O ye who have assembled yourselves together, who are the High Priests of my Church, to whom the kingdom and power have been given. 2. For verily thus saith the Lord, it is expedient in me for a Bishop to be appointed unto you, or of you, unto the Church in this part of the Lord's vineyard; 3. And verily in this thing ye have done wisely, for it is required of the Lord, at the hand of every steward, to render an account of his stewardship, both in time and in eternity. 4. For he who is faithful and wise in time, is accounted worthy to inherit the mansions prepared for him of my Father. 5. Verily I say unto you, the Elders of the Church in this part of my vineyard, shall render an account of their stewardship unto the Bishop, who shall be appointed of me, in this part of my vineyard. 6. These things shall be had on record, to be handed over unto the Bishop in Zion; 7. And the duty of the Bishop shall be made known by the commandments which have been given, and the voice of the conference.