The enemy is the evil one, the devil, who stirred up men to work against the gospel and to kill those who obeyed it.

He also mixed his lies with Christ's truths, until in time the pure gospel was not to be found on the earth.
This was the condition of the world for hundreds of years.

Then the Lord wished to restore the true gospel and again establish his Church on the earth.

He therefore chose a place where all would have the right to believe the truth and be protected in that liberty.

The Lord, therefore, moved upon Columbus to discover this land of America.
The servants spoken of, whom the Lord sent to prepare the land for the planting, were all those great and good men whom you have read about in your American history: Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, and many others.
You will remember how these men loved right and liberty, and how they worked so hard for it; and in reading the history of these men we can plainly see that the Lord was with them and helped them.