Discourse 1857-01-06
Wilford Woodruff was pleased with L. W. Hardy's introducing the
Book of Mormon &c into the schools, spoke of his own indefaticable
exertions about a year ago, to wake up an interest among the
children in every ward by holding evening meetings with them,
but owing to the deadness of the parents it was an uphill work,
and almost labour in vain, speaking of the priesthood he said
Bp Hunter was the head of this Bishopric, and he often felt
weighed down with something on his mind which he wanted
the Bishops to relieve him of, by carrying out his instructions, refered
to the Israelites who had gone so far from God, that they could do
nothing without a Law, even to govern them in the smallest things,
such was the condition of the world at the present time, spoke of
the extent of the priesthood that the Bishops exercised among
the people, which was sufficient for almost everything that trans-
pired, if the people will do right.
He deprecated the practise of farmers bringing young sheep to the
Butchers for slaughter, and desired the Bishops to check it, for
the raising of Wool, Hemp, and Flax was of too much importance
to be trifled with, for we may rest assured, that we shall be under
the necessity of sustaining ourselves, and that very soon.
contrasted the law of the priesthood with the laws of the Territory, by
one of which everybody had to be governed.
