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Day in the Life

Dec 14, 1855

Journal Entry

December 14, 1855 ~ Friday

14th I spent the day reading & writing I attended the meeting during
the evening. The meeting was addressed by Phineas Young who
spoke of the Lamanites said He had distributed the Books of

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Young, Phineas Howe
16 Feb 1799 - 10 Oct 1879
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Again let us turn our thoughts to the Lamanites of who are of the linage of Joseph who surround us in these mountains & vallies who are also cursed & cast down below the brute creation there is also a thick dark veil still hanging over them the God of Joseph has said they should be redeemed & become a white & Delightsome people here the Lord requires sumthing els at our hands besides praying we have manual laborur & work to do we have them to redeem no body els will attempt it. our duties are great towards that people. we have carried the Gospel to the Gentiles Nations & they have rejected it & our own Nation has shed the best blood that rolls in the veins of men, they have slain the prophets & saints & driven the whole Church & kingdom of God into these mountains in the midst of the Lamanites here the ark of God rests shall we cover it up & let it rest idle I say no the Lord requires the salvation of this branch of the house of Israel at our hands. As Prophets, Apostles, Elder & Saints of God we have no time to loose or sleep upon our oars & wait for somebody els to perform the work. we have it to do & the time has come. I know the day is at our door when the worship of that people will be excepted at the hands of God they will be visited by the Holy messengers of God who will be coworkers with us then let us call upon God earnestly in their behalf & do our duty towards them & they will soon stand in Holy places & recieve the ordinances of the Holy Priesthood & appreciate them & do a great work which will be excepted of the Lord thes things are resting upon my mind with great wait day & night. If we as a people have fallen asleep it is time we awoke to our duty or we shall come under condemnation as a people who bear the Priesthood.
~ Wilford Woodruff
we may rend the veil that we may obtain greater Blessings from God. we must pray earnestly in order to obtain the Holy spirit.
~ Wilford Woodruff

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1856 - 1861
Wilford serves on Board of Directors of Deseret Agriculture and Manufacturing Society.

Dec 14, 1855