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Day in the Life

Jan 2, 1857

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January 02, 1857 ~ Friday

2nd I met in the Legislative Council in the forenoon & done good deal of
business also read the 17 chapter]] of St John & Hebrews 10|10 chapter## Heb. the spirit
of God was with us & many Good things said. I held a council
with President YoKimball & the 12 about the Missionaries & Bishop of the 13 ward
and at 5 oclok I called upon Edson Stowell who was vary sick with
the Lung fever I laid hands upon him & blessed him. I then went to
the social Hall & met in council with the Twelve President Spencer & the
Bishop of the 13 ward we spent the time in council till midnight the object of
the meeting was to unite the feelings of the Bishop & council with the missionaries
we had a good time and all felt benefited when we left

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He said that He did not Believe in this custom of Adoption [FIGURE] that had been practiced in this Church no man should give his Birthright to another but should keep his birthright in the linage of his Fathers & go to & unite the link through the whole linage of their fathers untill they come up to a man in the Linage who held the priesthood like a Branch of a tree the branch of a vine still abides in the vine though it comes out of it unless the vine is cut of[f] or the branch it will abide in it. now unless a man is a poor Cuss he should keep his priest- hood & unite it with his Fathers & not give it to another. & the Lord will save our Father. Evry man that gets his Patriarchal Blessings & Priesthood He becomes the Patriarch of his own family & should bless his own family.

~ Heber C Kimball

the spirit of God rested upon us in power & the vision of our minds was open upon the priesthood & its power & Blessings. I told the people that they did not prize the priesthood as they should & spoke of the great work which we had to perform who bore the priesthood in preparing this generation for salvation or damnation in redeeming our dead &c.

~ Wilford Woodruff