Discourse 1856-12-08
W. W. feel as tho wanted to say a few words. it has seemed
good for missionaries, to be called, but we have not
met associated with the Bishops. I stand connected with
you as a missionary—the coy—here should be the light
of the Lord, never felt more responsibiblity. God
has an object in sending us to preach, feel it is
necessary that we should be pure ourselves to go
into the vineyard. I feel to purify myself. We have
not appreciated the living oracle as we shoud. the
Presid[enc]y have had heart ache, & many sorrows. feel
it to be my duty to take some load off the Presiden[cy]
We may use the sledge hammer too much, but see
we are right ourselves. the Bishops & missionaries
will have no feelings, if they are filled with the
Holy Ghost. the business of the missionares to call
on the ppl to repent, & live their religion. How
long shall we see the load on the Pres[iden]cy.
Rise up Bishops & misionaries & share the armour
of God & you will get the people to live this
religion. sometimes when we pound the ppl
we are not exactly right. these things are
so. its time we rose up & took the load
off. No man could live unless supported by
God.
Something awaiting us. the
more I get of the Holy Ghost, the more are
my heart is drawn to these men (the Pres[idenc]y)
Bre[thren] lay aside all sectional feelings & you will
see God is with us. let the Spirit be in us which
shall wake up the ppl, & not for this Winter
only, but the rest of our lives. the Pres[idenc]y no
doubt feel they have taught us so much we [need]
order to know how to walk alright
