13^th Sunday Meeting was Addressed in the morning By Brother Joseph
Young He spoke of the blessings of the people it was not wealth &
riches that made men happy but it was by having the truth & obey-
ing if this people are called a happy people well they are in a great
measure yet many of the saints have disappointment in their path
yet we should trust all our affairs in the hands of god we should
do right & follow the counsel of those that are set over us & carry
out their views & the blessing of God will attend us & we shall be happy

J. M. Grant followed and said he hoped all would
attend to their prayers it takes as much to damn a man as it
does to save him some wonder why we dont have revelation
now in our day as well as in the days of Joseph. in his day the bretn
would not build a log cabin till they went to Joseph to ask counsel
how they should set it whare they should put the door &c but at
the present day men have learned to do sumthing themselves without
troubling the president or the Lord about it some have thought if they
could get to Jackson Co Mo or in this valley they would be Holy & amdng [among]
a Holy people but I do not know of any soil that will make men

Holy if men are not Holy themselves I dont know of any particular
spot of ground that will make them so. Joseph Had to give written
revelation to get men to go on missions but I do not believe that any
men were ever called more by revelation or as much as any
that were ever called to go on a mission to preach the gospel than
were our Brethren last fall nor do I believe any men wer filled
more with revelation & inspiration in blessing those set apart then
were our Brethren who blessed those set apart last fall their is no
other kingdom like this on the earth the Ancient Apostles had no more
of the spirit of God to prepare them for their work then our Apostles
have for the work which they have to perform in our day I would
say that the dispensation of Moses & Christ & the Apostles looks like this dis-
pensation though this dispensation will eclips all others dispensations
for it is the finishing up of the building Moses never began to do what
we have to do. I am of the opinion that men that Are our prophets
Apostles & leaders that have laid the foundation of this Church & kingdom
& are building upon it were reserved forom eternity to come forth
in this dispensation to accomplish the great work which is to be
done neve[r] did men live with more nerve desission of character
perseverance faith & power than those that lead this dispensation
Had they have lived in the days of the Apostles they would have raised
the devil with both Jew & Gentile. Had they have lived in the days of
Moses they would have raised the vary Devil with the Canaanites
& various Nations. the commencement of this Church & kingdom
may not appear as great as it did in the days of Moses & Christ & the
Apostles but look at the progress of this kingdom, & the deeds & work
of our leaders & the people are startling. even their exidous out of
the states to these mountains & the results that have & will follow
are greater than the results that followed Moses & the Israelites a
mighty great Nation have sent their Judges & rulers to us They
did not behave themselvs as they should do we cast them out &
sent them home if all the world was consolodated into one Nati[on]
& sent delegates & rulers unto us if they run against the priest-
hood & infringed upon our rights we would cast them out &
send them home regardless of consequences we know what the
consequences are.

I want to say to the mass of the Saints here
you do not keep up with the Presidency of this Church & those
that are associated with him & if you are not careful I fear
they will get out of sight of you & perhaps be translated & leve
you I pray God to keep you in the path of duty so that you may
inherit all the blessings that are promised you

President YoungKimball followed & said He believed we had more to do than
other dispensations yet they had the keys of the kingdom if they
had not had them they could not have given them to us Jesus says my
sheep hear my voice & will follow me if they dont pray I
think they are not the sheep of Christ if you dont ask the savio
saviour for what you want how do you expct to get it then ask
the Lord for what you want Brother Brigham holds the keys of
this kingdom & no body els holds them as he does others hold
keys but they hold them under him He holds the keys that Peter
held. some want to go to Calafornia whare it is warmer but
going to Calafornia wont warm your hearts the majority of
this people have great hearts & you want to be able to stand alone
without leaning upon any one if you dont do it you will be apt
to fall if I ever get to glory I expect to be tried some think they

been tryed by leaving their homes but how is it you was on other
mens lands & servants & now you have houses & lands of your own
so this was no great trial but a blessing but you have to be tried. we
are going to build up a Temple I expect the devil will kick up a fuss
by & by to try you well Let it come I hope the chaff will be blown
away but when Brother Brigham says build this Temple let us go to
it rit up. Some have asked if we could do any more good in the
States I say yes when those that profess to be saints will gather
out & not much before

B Young followed & said if the people will be on the Temple ground
to morrow at 11 oclok we will break the ground for the commencement
of the foundation of the Temple. I do not believe that Enoch & his
people eincresed in wrighteousnes faith & obedience & improved any
faster than this people have since the commencem[en]t of this kingdom
I said this in the days of Joseph I have no doubt but God expcts
us to improve more than any other people that ever lived on the
earth then let us double our dilligence & let the parents both men
& women never scease untill they govern themselves in all things
and if we are tempted to do wrong never scease untill we conquor
that spirit & bring it in subjection under your feet that you may ere
long become rulers kings & Priest unto God