Day in the Life

Jan 24, 1858

Journal Entry

January 24, 1858 ~ Sunday

24 Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle E T. Benson
spok in the forenoon till near 1 oclok gave an account of the state of
the world abroad and his mission the English Nation are beg[in]ing
to mob the Saints throughout England the same as the United States
the poliece look on and help the mob. Orson Pratt preached in
the Afternoon upon the prophesies showed the signs of the times we
had bourn a true and faithful testimony the world had rejected it,
and they now were bringing their armies against us to destroy us
but they would not prevail but we should overcome our Enemies as the
prophets declaire they had much of the spirit of God & made all things
plain. Brother John Kay followed Brother Pratt and bore testimony

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Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
378 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1083 mentions
Apostle

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Jan 24, 1858