Church members begin returning to their homes in Salt Lake City.
Aug 15
Sunday I spent most of the day in the presidents office
in looking over the papers & listening to their conversation
H C Kimball Joseph Young & several others were
in soon Harvey Whitlock and came in when the
conversation turned upon a variety of subjects
Harvy Whitlock is a Doctor of the old school
President Young said that good and bad men
will act out what is in them But God controlls all
the acts of men. When Col Kane came to visit us
He tried to point out a line of policy for me to persue
but I told him I should not turn to the right or left
or persue any course ownly as God dictated me I
should do nothing ownly what was right and when
he found that I would not be influenced ownly as
the spirit of the Lord led me he felt discouraged &
said he would not go to the armey But He finally said
if I would dictate he would execute I told him
as he had been inspired to come here he should
go to the armey and do as the spirit led him to do
and all would be right and he did so and all
was right. He thought [it] vary strange because we were
not afraid of the armey I told him we were not afraid
of all the world if they made war upon us the Lord
was able to deliver us out of their hands and
would do it if we did right. God controlls all
of these matters. Now when the armey was coming
here there were many Indians who come here
and wanted to fight the soldiers I would not
Empl[o]y them this made many of them mad
and they Joined the soldiers and wanted to
fight us. If they had commenced war against
the United States it would have been a general
war they would have destroyed the western
cities. Br Kimball said that Col Kane asked
what would be the result of he spoke against
the Mormons Brother Kimball told him his
mind would become Barren and he could
not do any good but would droop & die away but
as long as you will stand up for the truth you will
be fruitful and feel well. Elder Kimball said
that the day would come when our boys who are
now riding around the street will be inspired to do
some of the greatest things you ever heard of the
subject of the three Esstates was spoken off Br
Kimball said that he believed that those who were
valient in the fi[r]st esstate would be in this & would
be crowned in glory in the next the day is at
hand when things will be done here on Earth
as it is done in heaven then Enoch will come
and fall upon our necks & we upon his & we
shall kiss each other. [Moses 7:63] The subject of the church
farm came up President Young said I want the
farm to accomodate me more than it ever has
done for I have furnished all upon that farm except
the making of the fence & the Church has charged me
with thousands of Dollars for eggs Butter & various
things from that farm which belonged to me
I attended the prayer circle with the 12 at Brother
Bensons I opened by Prayer & E. T. Benson was mouth
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He thought [it] vary strange because we were not afraid of the armey I told him we were not afraid of all the world if they made war upon us the Lord was able to deliver us out of their hands and would do it if we did right. God controlls all of these matters.
those who were valiant in the first esstate would be in this & would be crowned in glory in the next the day is at hand when things will be done here on Earth as it is done in heaven then Enoch will come and fall upon our necks & we upon his & we shall kiss each other.
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