31st I met in council with the all in Joint assembly
till one oclok there was a good spirit made manifest they adjourned till
Friday. I went with my family & took dinner with Bishop
& we had a good time. I met with President &
Twelve & the missionaries at the & we heard
the report of all the missionaries & a vary interesting address from
President Brigham Young who spoke in the power of God upon
our Enemies & said the spirit of the Lord told him that inasmuch
as he had delivered us through all our troubles thus far while in
the land of our Enemies that if we would trust still to him & do our
duty the Lord would bless us & still deliver us & that we need not
have any fears.
See the following page for the end of the year
Dec 31st 1856 Thus another Year is closed & past & gone with all its train
of good & evil. It has been an important year in the History of the world in many
respects also in the History of the Church. the gathering of the people with
the commencement of the the Death of , the great exer-
tion to save the people in the snows of the mountains. But the following year I
believe will be greater still both with the world & Zion I pray that the will attend me & my brethren in the Priesthood that we may be saved
from all evil & pthe power of the Devil and have power to build up the kingdom
of God on the Earth
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