Church-wide reformation includes rebaptizing, restructuring and recommitment to principles and covenants. First "home missionaries" introduced (precursor to ministering program).
21st Sunday
H. C. Kimball B. Young J. M. Grant, Joseph &
John Young preached in the Forenoon & by the power of the priesthood &
the Holy Ghost they sent arrows into the harts of men & at the close of
the meeting President Young called upon all the congregation who were
for God & who would covenant to keep his commandments to rise upon
their feet & evry person rose in the congregation
B in the Afternoon Leo Hawkins read the 5 chapter of the book of Helaman
& the propheccy of Samuel the Lamanite then B. L. Clap spoke a short time
gave an account of his feelings & his travels. He was followed by President
Brigham Young who spoke in the power of God reproved & rebuked the sins of
the people. He said that the blood of Heifers calves lambs Doves &c would again
be offered for certain sins but for some sins no blood would be acceptable
except the life & blood of the individual. He made the Harts of many tremble
he also said that He would give evry woman in Israel 2 weeks to make up
their minds whether they would stay with their Husbands or be liberated
for at the General conference he would liberate evry woman in Zion then if
they remained with their Husbands they should keep the Law of God & not
murmer or complain
I attended the prayer Meeting in the evening. D. H. Wells read several letters
from Orson Hyde & R Kelly who informed us that the gentiles would not be subject
to Law but came against the sherriff with arms & swore they would take his life
if he attempted to execute the law & sent for council to know what He should do
President Kimball said it is as I expected President Young remarked that it was
not a pure thart the gentiles would desire. He knew what He would do if He was there
he would knab any one of them as often as He caught them out & bring them to
Salt Lake for trial.
we walked up to presidents Youngs barn to see some of
his stock I then returned home & spent the night reflecting & dreaming
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and unto they servants the Presidency of thy church & we dedicate this House unto the[e] from the Foundation to the top thereof And we pray that the spirit & power of the Devil may never have Dominion over any man or power or place in the mind of any man who labours in this room we pray that thou wilt bless us O Lord with thy holy spirit that we may never profane they name in this house or dishonour the Holy priesthood or bring reproach upon thy cause or grieve thy Holy spirit in any way & we ask the[e] to bless us & to prosper us in all things & we pray that thou wilt bring to our rememberance all things which is necessary to the writing of this history & that papers & documents & all things necessary may be brought to us to enable to compile a right, usful, & proper History. I pray the My Father in Heaven that thou wilt bless these my brethrn that are my companions in this office that our hearts may be united in the bonds of the Holy Priesthood according to the Anointings & Endow- ments givingen unto us that we may be one in spirit, in heart, in faith, works as touching the cause & kingdom in which we are ingaged & we ask the to bless all things that pertain to this office & we pray that when thy servants Brigham, Heber, & Jedediah may come to visit us that they may feel the spirit of God & the spirit of peace resting upon them & that they may feel at home with us while they are beneath this roof and may we understand our duties towards them & in all things. we pray thee to hear us in all things & to accept of this dedication & we pray thee to bless our households our wives & children from this time forth & forever. we pray thee also to bless the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles The Seventies & all the Authorities & Quorums of thy Church. And bless those of thy servants who are among the Nations of the Earth & grant that they may be inspired to send tous an account of there works that we may be enabled to keep a true & faithful record that when we have gone into the world of spirits that the saints of God may be blessed in reading our record which we have kept we ask the O Lord to grant these our request & every other blessing which thou seest we kneed And in the End of our probation may we be saved in thy kingdom & the glory of our salvation we will ascribe to God the Father through Christ our Redeemer even so Amen
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