13 Sunday I spent the fore part of the day at home
[FIGURE] writing I wrote 2 letters to Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff
One family letter, the other personal
On the return of the brethren from meeting they informed me
that President Brigham Young had preached one of the greatest
sermons he had ever deliverd on earth the following are the
items Delivered to me of his sermon by Jonathan C Wright
^but mostly from Thomas Bullocks report which was copied from his report^
[FIGURES] He Arose & said By our acts
we have said to the world we are
Christs and we have exhibited it more than any other (of the
Christian world). Evry thread & tie that binds man to man
has been broaken assunder (in consequence of receiveing the fulness
of the Gospel of Christ.) Men have left their wives, wives their
husbands children their parents & parents their children (Brothers
their sisters & sisters their Brothers in order to be gathered with
the saints of God that they might partake of salvation). This people
have proven to the world by their acts that they have a knowledge of
the way of life & salvation. This people have proven (to all men)
that they can sacrafize evry endearment (in this life) for (Eternal)
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I advis- ed the young men to improve well their time & store their minds well with knowledge while in the days of their youth that they might have the benefit of it when they come to do business in the church & kingdom of God.
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