Day in the Life

Nov 14, 1858

Journal Entry

November 14, 1858 ~ Sunday

14th Sunday The conference met at 10 oclok. President
Wells spoke after President Kimball, & He was followed
by President Young who reproved the Elders sharply in
the power of God for the evils which exhisted among them
the conference then cut off from the Church by a
unanimous vote [blank] members and on saturday they
cut off [blank] Members making a total of [blank]
they were cut of for Aposticy, drunkenness, lying, swareing
whoredoms &c. President Young again spoke & asked if they
supposed all was cut off that should be I tell you no if all
shoud be cut off that ought to be there would be many more
than there is to day He said that any man that wilfully sined and
broke the Law of God ought to be cut off men may do wrong & sin
wilfully with there Eyes can I forgive them I will if God
will but he will require the penalty to be paid. I will forgive
men for singing ignorantly. Conference adjourned till 6th April
I met with the Quorum of the Twelve for prayer O. Hyde prayed
O. Pratt was mouth

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3425 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
796 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
693 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1083 mentions
Apostle

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Wilford serves ninth term as member of Territorial Legislature.

Nov 14, 1858