The Legislative Assemby Met at the Secret Hall at 10 {o'clock} Governer Young was present {minutes read prayer by} H. C. Kimball {the [secretary] of the council a committee came in from the House to talk with the Council} H C. Kimball {appointed Wells and Snow assist committee. [President] then was sworn in by governor} B Young {[president] then was sworn in by governor} [sworn] {in} F D Richards {then the [secretary]} [sworn] {in and} Serget A A[rms] & Messenger H C Kimball {said} {I feel that I shall be governed by the Holy Ghost and that we will do the entire work then [illegible shorthand]} & {I am going to} {[illegible shorthand] [a/an] [illegible shorthand] [motion/man] his requests in a [illegible shorthand] to [illegible shorthand]} restd {[to/two] [illegible shorthand] to meet in joint session to hear the} {governor's message. And at 15 minute to 11 o'clock [a/the]} [illegible] {[to] and was then read to the assembly and governor's message} {it was motioned and carried that} 500 {[illegible shorthand] be [illegible shorthand] and [accepted] moved carried. Minutes of the joint session was read and} {accepted a motion was made to chose a printer} James M C Knight {was chosen printer} Governer Brigham Young {then rose [and arose] and said it was on [such]} [illegible] {as this for the governor} {to make his appearance opinion heard [that] I but I thought I would appear and show that brotherhood that any man who so be appointed} {. And I am willing to give such instructions here as necessary and I would say that I want this} [Legslatr] {to transact most your business by the Holy Ghost I mean what I say and ask no} od[d]s {of men [but/about] any [illegible shorthand]} {[or/any] [illegible shorthand]. I would encourage the people to do right. They do as the [illegible shorthand] [and every] government [not be doing/in all do]} {any thing in the name of God but if the people if the government knew that they could not get any [pressing/oppressing] [but]} {it came from God they might do different. If we ever} [executed] {by any [wondering] that is [fulfill] that [which/who] [in/not]} {[be/by] learned but trust in God and be not} [Hentey] {in trust in God and all will be well I know it is [a/an]} {novelty for a people to take this course most governments depend upon their religion to} dict[ate] {them} {but a republican} republican {government they depend upon their} politic[a]l work {but this should not be. The} {[illegible shorthand] that a people} [illegible] {may not do them any good but [we should/that who] do most things by the Spirit of God [is/his/as]} {[much/image]} Here {is we would if we was going out to preach and [illegible shorthand] and [by we don't] do this we should not do} {shorthand} {shorthand} watch {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} victorious {shorthand} {shorthand} yet {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} yeger {shorthand} {shorthand} relyn {shorthand} do {shorthand} {shorthand} aulgh {shorthand} full {shorthand} Branch {shorthand} {shorthand} can {shorthand} {shorthand} nah {shorthand} death & {shorthand} Hell {shorthand} {shorthand} sending {shorthand} Alma [Baptized]