Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
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This was the first Sunday the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints spent in the Great Salt Lake Valley. We
shaved and cleaned up and met in the circle of the encampment
Meeting was opened by the Bishops and
George A Smith Preached the First Sermon
It was an interesting discourse. Heber C. Kimball and E. T. Benson
followed.
After an intermission of two hours the Church
met again at 2 o'clock and the Bishops broke bread to the
congregation. I then addressed the brethren and was followed by
Orson Pratt and Willard Richards. Several other brethren also expressed
their feelings and all expressed the universal satisfaction with the Valley
and were joyfully disappointed at the whole prospect
At the close of the meeting President Young
though feeble addressed the congregation for a few moments. He
informed the brethren that they must not work on Sunday; that
they would loose five times as much as they would gain by it
None were to hunt or fish on that day and there should not any man
dwell among us who would not observe these rules. They might go
and dwell where they pleased but should not dwell with us. He
said that no man should buy any land who came here that he had
none to sell neither should he buy any but every man should
have his land measured out to him for city and farming purposes
He might till it as he pleased but he must be industrious and
take care of it.
