W. Woodruff has been edified at the remarks I ave heard this morn: I av been meditating abt the priv[ilege]; & blessings that we enjoy & the priv of preaching in being absent from the council & then to assemble in conference—if the El[ders] of Is[rael] magnify their calling it does not need much of the Sp[irit] to prophecy that they will prize the priv of hearing the Co[unse]ls of the Twelve—& by & by you wod give every coat you av so that you cod only stand an hour in the councils of the 12—while we r abroad in the Vineyard then is the time we stand in need of all the teachings that we can get & I sa[y] treasure up knowledge & instruc. & I promise you in the name of the Ld that you wod be glad to [gt] our councils—look at bro Pratt he has been absent 6 yrs & he wod give all the Gold he ever saw to av the priv of standing an hour in these meetings—I testify to you that the [spirit] of the Ld as been visible to us all this summer & when I see the Ld is leading this ppl today I am satisfied, altho we av not ad a deal of tread we av ad plenty of Buff. I want to av the bre[thre]n to learn wisdom imprint it on our hearts & minds—there is a good deal of meaning in what bro Brigham has sd—you ma go into some courses & wod as soon go into hell & go into others & there you will find peace, & you will feel the Sp[irit] & profit by it—some of the El may be required to go & preach, go to the mountains, or stay always be actually willing to want to do the Will of God & if we take this course we shall be sure to come out right—who has born off the work of the Ld there has not been one out of ten that has been out to preach—we ought to be wise— oftentimes we lose sight of the responsibility that is resting upon us in carrying out the views & intentions that r laid upon us— you r the men that those ancient Prophets av seen & who av to carry off the work—there is a good deal to be done we av but just began—the Ld has blest us since we commenced—the nations of the Earth has got to be warned & you r the men who av got to go & do the work—when the 12 lay down their heads you will av to bear off the K[ingdom]—& you ought to prove up your lives all the day long & your mind will expand all the day long—very few men cod be called to go thru the trials if they were seen when the men first took up this work, but there is a Sp[irit] that as sustained the ppl all the day long—when we consider the glory that will be given unto the ppl for their faithfulness it will repay all the trials & troubles—when you see men willing to go forwd trusting in the Ld you will see men who r blessed all the day long—a man who has got the Sp of the Ld you cant drive him away from the work & it is far better for us to walk in righteousness & do our duty than to swerve from the Lord. we av ad to go out as Abraham did not knowing whither we went—& now we go into the habitations of men & see them surrounded by the good things—that valley is a right kind of place where we can worship the Ld & it is a good thing that we can go into the cliffs of the rocks & be hidden up—this will prove a greater blessing to us as a ppl—& let us hearken to council build up the K of God & build ourselves up—& let us obey council & by trversing that course we shall rejoice in it—if we walk out of that channel we av darkness & gloom & tribulation—may the Ld bless & guide & direct you that we may walk by his council while we dwell on the Earth