11. The Reorganite response to this is as follows: "Not by any means, no such an indication. We have seen that they were diligent _in_ May 1842--not _up to_. The corner-stone of the edifice had been laid April 6, 1841, over a year from the date of the quotation. Room for a great deal of lagging between those two periods of time." "The next quotation is from Hyrum Smith (no reference) at the April Conference, 1844, who speaks of, as Joseph F. Smith [Jr.], puts it, the 'willingness of the Saints to do the work as late as 1844.' Yes, but he does not say they had been willing afforded time _up to_ 1844. From May 1842, to April, 1844, (nearly two years), afforded time to be guilty of lethargy and to falter enough to incur the penalty the fiat of the Lord had fixed." Such miserable, puerile, balderdash set forth as argument, is disgusting. Nevertheless it is characteristic of the "defense" writer who, throughout, argues in this fashion, failing to present the quotations he attacks for fear his readers will discover his dishonorable methods. He was afraid to present to his readers the quotation from the remarks of Patriarch Hyrum Smith and the quotation from the Prophet wherein he said: "Never since the formation of this Church was laid have we seen manifest a greater willingness to comply with the requisitions of Jehovah, a more ardent desire to do the will of God; more strenuous exertions used or greater sacrifices made, than have been SINCE _the Lord said_, LET THE TEMPLE BE BUILT BY THE TITHING OF MY PEOPLE!" The reasons he did not give these quotations is, that he knew his readers would see his trickery and deception. Then he goes on to argue that the Saints were not _diligent_ in September 1841, because the Lord said at that time: "Let the work of my Temple, and _all the works which I have appointed unto you_, be continued on and not cease, let _your diligence_ and _your perseverance_, and _patience_, and _your works be redoubled_, and you shall in no wise lose your reward." (My italics). Therefore, he argues, "they were not sufficiently diligent at that time," because they were commanded to _redouble_ their works. "That at least makes one positive break in Mr. Smith's chain of diligence."