13th Sunday after hearing of several distressing steamboat disasters which shows that the destroyer
is riding upon the waters [Doctrine and Covenants 61] I read an account this morning in the Boston daily news of a great destruction
in Europe by water the letter was dated Berlin the substance of the account was that the waters
had rolled beyound there bounds & overflown the order & in less than 15 minutes rising of 70
towns were wholey inundated & destroyed, surely the word of God is fullfilling the sea troudled
& waves roaring. I spent a short time in the morning in visiting the Roman Catholic church they
were attending their morning meeting when I entered the house. After visiting the house & beholding
their Priest Images & mockery & see them use their Holy water I left the house disgusted with their
religion. I met with Elder Ball & the Saints in the fore part of the day at Sister Vose's room
to convers upon the things of the Kingdom. We again met with them also a small congregation
of citizens at the same place at 3 oclock PM. & I spoke unto them from Peter 1 ch 20, 21. the
Saints appeared edefyed & the minds of some enquiring a certain physician by the name of Salmon
S Wilder manifested great firmness in the cause. After meeting I walked to Mr Thayre's in Belknap
street & took supper with Sisters Vose & Holman. We again met the Saints in the evening & had
an interesting time in speaking of the goodness of God & breaking bread unto the Saints the spirit
of God rested upon us & our souls were edefyed & the sisters manifested their faith & strength
in the work of God in which they were enjaged & notwithstanding some had taken great advantage
of their liberality yet they had not lost confidence in God or his servants & their charity was
manifested towards us we took the parting hand with these saints of God & again spent the night with
Brother Balls friends 3 miles
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