Dec 20th 1846 Sunday according to previous
appointment I met with our ward for
an organization according to the arangm[en]t
of the Camp and to teach instruct and
rebuke as the case may require we met
at Br at half past 10 oclock I
opened the meeting by singing and prayer
and addressed the people I confessed my
own sins and in some respects the sings of
the 14th ward in which I dwell for they
were varily guilty before God of many
wrongs I warned them to repent before
the Lord or a scourge would come upon
them. I was followed by Elder and . Br Smith spoke
of there treatment towards me in not build-
ing me a house as I had been sick said
when there would be another temple built
they would be pulling the buttons off my coat
to get into the temple to recieve their blessings &c
and taught much good doctrin, asked
if they had yet got there inheritances sealed
to them on the earth and in heaven if not
they had yet still sumthing to do O Pratt
addressed us also with much interest spoke
of the trials we were called to pass through
and that the hand of God was in
it and it would all work together
for good if we made a right use of it
we were informed there was to be a
meeting at the stand so we dismissed
our meeting & repaired to the stand
whare we found a large congregation
of saints and President was
addressing them
