Original sentence: "  In it, Rigdon declared that the Latter-day Saints would no longer be driven from their homes by persecution from without or dissension from within, and that if enemies came again to drive out the Saints, "And that mob that comes on us to disturb us, it shall be between us and them a war of extermination; for we will follow them until the last drop of their blood is spilled; or else they will have to exterminate us, for we will carry the seat of war to their own houses and their own families, and one party or the other shall be utterly destroyed..."  Joseph Smith and the church presidency approved of this speech and had it published, which further roused negative sentiments among non-Mormon neighbors in Missouri (Van Wagoner, pp
Edited sentence: "  In it, Rigdon declared that the Latter-day Saints would no longer be driven from their homes by persecution from without or dissension from within, and that if enemies came again to drive out the Saints, "it will be between us and them a war of extermination."  Joseph Smith and the church presidency approved of this speech and had it published, which further roused negative sentiments among non-Mormon neighbors in Missouri (Van Wagoner, pp