Eternity of the Priesthood. Adam's Place in the Order of Worthies. The Spirit of Man Eternal. The Nature of the Priesthood. The Restoration of the Priesthood. Adam in the Valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman. Labors of the Patriarchs and Moses. Angels to have Part in the Work. The Kingdom of Heaven. Future Deliverance of the Saints. Importance of Revelation. A Vision and Prophecy. The Mission of Elijah. Blessings for the Saints in Stakes of Zion. Haste to Build up Zion. Peace in Zion and Her Stakes. The Prophet's Vision of Judgement. Vision. Angels. Powers of the Devil. The Gift of Tongues. CHAPTER XXVII. Baptism of Isaac Galland--Epistle of the Twelve to the Church. Baptism of Isaac Galland. Epistle of the Twelve to the Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to the Churches Scattered Abroad and to all the Saints. {XVI} CHAPTER XXVIII. The Escape of Parley P. Pratt and his Fellow Prisoners from Missouri--The Close of an Epoch. Parley P. Pratt's Account of His Escape from Missouri. Appendix to Volume III. Affidavits of Hyrum Smith _et al_. on affairs in Missouri, 1831-39; Officially subscribed to before the municipal court of Nauvoo the first day of July, 1843. Explanatory Note. The Testimony of Hyrum Smith. Testimony of Parley P. Pratt. Testimony of George W. Pitkin. Testimony of Brigham Young. Testimony of Lyman Wight. Testimony of Sidney Rigdon. {XVII} Introduction to Volume III. _Enlightenment a Factor in Determining Responsibility for Conduct_. Volume Three concludes, for the present, the history of the Church in Missouri. I think it proper, therefore, that here should be considered the causes of the Missouri persecutions, which resulted in the expulsion of the entire Church from that state. There have been, of course, more extensive persecutions than those inflicted on the Saints in Missouri; but I doubt if there has ever been a persecution more cruel or terror-laden in its character. Viewed from the standpoint of its net results there were some fifty people, men, women, and children, killed outright; about as many more were wounded or cruelly beaten, and many more perished indirectly because of the exposure to which they were subjected through the winters of 1833-4 and 1838-9. In round numbers it is estimated that between twelve and fifteen thousand people, citizens of the United States, after being dispossessed of their lands, were forcibly driven from the state. It is known that they paid to the United States government for land alone, three hundred and eighteen thousand dollars, which, at the minimum price of one dollar and a quarter per acre, would give them land holdings of over two hundred and fifty thousand acres, which represented for that day very large interests. [1]