8th Sunday President Young addressed a full assembly of
the Saints as follows. I want to speak such things as are
in my heart. All that are acquainted with me know that my
religion embraces all things that belong to the duties of life
The Religion I have embraces all the principles of present
future, progressive & Eternal Salvation in evry sens of the
word. I labour for the salvation of myself & my Brethren I would
be glad to speak to thousands even the whole world if they could
hear I would not like to preach in this house to 20 or 100 persons
when more than 1000 could get in here then for 20 or 1100 more come
& have to preach 20 or 50 times to have the people learn when
they could learn it all at once. The President of the Seventies
called a separate meeting to day I come & dismissed it what if the
Twelve Seventies High Priest, Elders, priest, Teachers, Deacon & member
should do the same there would be bear walls for the house to
preach to & what Good would it do. If the presidency of the seventies
have such important things to lay before the quorum as to get them to
-gether on sunday let them come & teach us all. I now want to
give council in this matter from this time forth & forever let
not the president of any quorum ever again call a separate meeting
from the public congregation unless the president of the Church [order]
it. The seventies should be here and all the people should be here
let the seventies Hall go & all other business when Sunday comes
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wisdom & ingenuety in temperal things true friendship is not known on the Earth if it is not among this people But the friendship of this people is the fruits of the gospel of Jesus Christ this must continue to improve untill they are perfect
the greatest warfare is with ourselves if we can gain a victory with ourselves so as to have peace with ourselves our wives & childn we shall do well.
June 8, 1851 ~ Sunday 8th Sunday President Young addressed a full assembly of the Saints as follows. I want to speak such things as are in my heart. All that are acquainted with me know that my religion embraces all things that belong to the duties of life The Religion I have embraces all the principles of present future, progressive & Eternal Salvation in evry sens of the word. I labour for the salvation of myself & my Brethren I would be glad to speak to thousands even the whole world if they could hear
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