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Day in the Life

Oct 9, 1851

Journal Entry

October 09, 1851 ~ Thursday

Nov [October] 9th Sunday O Pratt addressed the assembly &
said he did not believe any man capable or qualifyed to
speak acceptable to God no matter what his abilities
were unless he had the spirit of the Holy Ghost He would
not take any office on Earth if the office of the president
of the United States was offered him he would disdain it
as far as the honor of it was concerned He would rather
have the office of a teacher in this church as it would last

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Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
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he did not believe any man capable or qualifyed to speak acceptable to God no matter what his abilities were unless he had the spirit of the Holy Ghost
~ Orson Pratt

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November 15, 1851
Publication of the Manuscript History of the Church begins in the Deseret News.

Oct 9, 1851