24th Sunday meeting was Addressed this morning by
Brother & was followed by President
He said it was a common thing for the Elders to remark
that they did not feel like teaching or speaking here in the Taber-
nacle to the people this may be excusable in them for I have been
schooled in this class a long time yet I want to say to
the Elders when you get up here pour out what is in you &
if you have Errors pour them out & let me correct you for
this is the place to be crorrected let out all the doctrin that is in
you [as you] do in the wards meetings there you will teach the people your
Doctrin whether true or fals but in this stand you are as still
& dark as night. Prophets & Apostles & all the saints are
edefyed when they hear an Elder preach by the spirit of God
the Devil would strive to make you believe that you could
not preach & He would take all of the spirit of God from
you if he could. I will tell you what the Lord & the prophets
& Apostles want of all of the Elders & that is that you live
in such a manner that you may be filled with fire so
that you can preach or pray & be filled with the power of
God so as to Edify all. Brother Clawson says that
I am not capable of Edifying this people what does this
say that I have been in the dark Now I will give you
the key [FIGURE] so that you will know how to improve all the lessons
you have to take do right live so that you will have the
spirit of God dont do wrong in any thing dont get Angry
be slow to judge of your neighbor Now the key is to
live so close to God that He cannot hide his face from you
if you do not you will always be dull scholars all your
lives you must walk in the light of the Lord or you cannot
Edify & do good you must do it. A man that is in
his place can see all that is going on as well as I could
stand on an eminance & see all that is going on on my
farm. There is no more need of getting mad crossing
the plains or in the canyons than their is while setting
in a Rocking Chair or in this Stand if you have the
Spirit of God & keep it then you can learn what their
is to be known. you should pray go to God live in the
spirit of God untill you are full & your bones are filled
with fire.
I am fully satisfyed with what God
has given me I am always satisfyed with what I
have had. I Have had the spirit of God to lead me
while in as had in America for we
have the same God to Assist us in one place as in anoth[er]
& this will be the case with the Elders in all the world
In speaking of the Revolutionary war said we would
not have any national feeling against our brother
or any good man
