Wilford appointed clerk and historian of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles at age 45.
16th Sunday I attended [meeting] C. C. Rich Preached & said that
He was seeking salvation this was his object & chief persuit in
life & the people would have Zion as soon as they learned to do
& act [right] & if all the people were righteous & did right they would
have Zion & the millinum would commence He made many
good remarks upon the subject & his exortation was good
President Brigham Young followed him & remarked that
the whole human family were seeking salvation as they suppose
but all in their own way but many man could not comprehend
the truth Many Phylosiphers could believe & comprehend that matter
was eternal but could not comprehend that God was eternal
or never had a begining but I can Brother Rich remarks abt
Zion are correct I have had Zion with me ever since I have
been in the Church I have it all the time & thousands of others
have it but many do not what is the matter the[y] receve
the gospel because it is almighty because they see that it will prevail
& be upper most they receive the truth but do not receive the love
of it, & hence they fall out by the way & if you want to know
[who] receives the truth but not the love of it see who falls out by the way
some who are in the Church sware take the name of God in vain
they say they will be damned if they do this or that so they will
be they are Damned already. Now is the time to get your salvation
& exhaltation it has to be done here your words thought acts & deeds
are daily either exhalting or debasing you if you are not geting
your exhaltation here you will not get it hereafter then try to
improve your time here & get salvation daily if you pay strct
attention to yourselves in all things you will not have much time to
attends to the faults of your neighbors met in the eveng for prayer
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Now is the time to get your salvation & exhaltation it has to be done here your words thought acts & deeds are daily either Exhalting or debasing you if you are not geting your exhaltation here you will not get it hereafter then try to improve your time here & get salvation daily if you pay strct attention to yourselves in all things you will not have much time to attends to the faults of your neighbors
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