Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
on the following which was . Many
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
July 15, 1855 ~ Sunday
15th Sunday Many of the Lamanites were present President
Brigham Young Preached upon the subject of the Lamanits
in an interesting manner He told the Latter day Saints plainly
their duty towards them An Indian chief called High
forehead followed him & spoke in a vary interesting manner
He was followed by G. A. Smith & Aaron Johnson
In the afternoon the people were addressed by O. Pratt while
the sacrament was administering & followed by W. Woodruff
At the close of the meeting President Snow nominated his
towo councellors Diminicus Carter was his first councellor
the people did not all vote two voted against him their
is a strange spirit in provo many do not pray & have not
the spirit of God in the commencement of the meeting it was
vary hard work to preach the people seemed cold & indifferent
& it seemed as though they expected the Presidency & 12 to
bring oil enough in their lamps to fill all the lamps of
3000 people & have light enough for them all without their
bringing any themselves J. V. Long reported all the sermons
& doings so I did not report any thing we had a good meet-
ing the President Preached strong doctring He told us our duty to
the Lamanites & the consequences that would follow if we
did not do it He warned us against neglecting that
people, & neglecting prayer, & against our opposing any
commandment, revelation, or doctrin that comes from
God. O that we might be wife [wise] & listen to the things of God
for we shall inherit the kingdom of God with all its
blessings if we do & sorrow morning & wo if we do not
At the close of the meeting we rode to Lake City & held a
meeting J. M. Grant Preached was followed by Brother Clements
I spent the night with Brother Clements 12 mils
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Johnson, Aaron
22 Jun 1806 - 10 May 1877
42 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
2 mentions
Native American
Carter, Dominicus
21 Jun 1806 - 2 Feb 1884
30 mentions
Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
280 mentions
Apostle, Zion's Camp
1 mention
Long, John Varah
1826-1869
67 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
699 mentions
Apostle, Family
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1082 mentions
Apostle
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President Preached strong doctring He told us our duty to the Lamanites & the consequences that would follow if we did not do it He warned us against neglecting that people, & neglecting prayer, & against our opposing any commandment, revelation, or doctrin that comes from God. O that we might be wise & listen to the things of God for we shall inherit the Kingdom of God with all its blessings if we do & sorrow morning & wo if we do not
~ Wilford Woodruff
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Discourse 1855-07-15
July .
REPORTED BY J. V. LONG.
I have sat and listened with a great
deal of interest to the teachings of
the Prophets and Apostles of the
Lord, and I feel it to be a privilege,
indeed, to enjoy the society of such
men, to hear them speak, and to have
a few moments with the rest to
address you. In the subjects and
items that have been presented before
us, there is a great amount of import-
ant matter. I have felt, and did in
the commencement of this Conference,
that for one man or several men to
have oil enough in their vessels to
supply one thousand men was a very
difficult thing, but it seems neces-
sary when a congregation comes
together for all to have oil in their
lamps, and not to require one or
half-a-dozen men to have oil with
them for the whole congregation [Matthew 25:1-13].
Well, brethren and sisters, we have
heard a great deal since this meeting
commenced, on various subjects, and
we have had good teachings—prin-
ciples of eternal life have been set
before us by the several brethren who
have spoken. The proceedings of
this Conference have led my mind to
reflection. I have reflected upon what
I have heard, and considered the im-
portance of those teachings we have
received; and there is one thing I
want to say to this congregation,
when the servants of God who have
been set to lead us, or to lead the
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Wilford helps establish the Deseret Horticultural Society.