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August 19, 1860 ~ Sunday

19 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning Brother Pugmire prayed
J. M Mood~~rof~~y was mouth. I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Andrew
Moffitt spoke first in the morning upon the state of the feelings of
the people in the States they were not willing to acknowlede the hand of
God in any thing but believed a great Revolution is at the door of the
Nation. Hon W^m H. Hooper followed and gave an account of his missin
to washington the state of the Nation, & public Feeling, his own feelings in
mormonism, his trusting in God. He was followed by H. S. Eldridge
He spoke of his mission, was blessed in his business &c He was followed
by President Young who said He was satisfyed with the missions of
the Brethren they had done their duty. He bore testimony that what
they said was true. He spoke of what was approaching this generation.
in the after noon George Q Cannon spoke lengthy gave nan account of

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his Journey the dealings of the Lord with him, the state of society, the spirit
of the Lord is withdrawing from the Nation & they are walking in thick darkness
President Young followed and expressed his feelings upon a variety of things
Presidents Young & Kimball, with O. Pratt W. Woodruff J. Taylor G. A. Smith E. Snow
F. D. Richards & G. Q. Cannon of the Twelve met for prayer when the following
conversation took place President Young said the people of the United States
had sought our destruction and they had used every exertion to
perfect it they have worked through the Masonic institution to per-
fect it Joseph & Hyram Smith were Master Masons and they were
put to death by masons or through there instigation and he gave the
sign of distress & he was shot by masons while in the act, and there
were delegates from the various lodges in the union to see that he was
put to death {[and/he?] damns them} I hope to live to see the day when I can have power
to make them do right they have got the blood of the prophets upon their
heads & they have got to meet it. When President Buchannan & the U. S.
Government sent Col Johnson & the U. S. Army to Utah it was with
the Express purpose to destroy the Church & kingdom from off the Earth
to put to death this people but the Lord sustained us & put them to shame
& confusion & to his name be the honor & glory. There are other Masons
sent to this territory for the same purpose to Esstablish a lodge here
& try to get an influence with some here to lay a plan to try to murder
me & the leaders of the Church but they will not accomplish it. now Brother
L. N. Scovill thinks so much of masonery that he might Join in with
them. G. A. Smith, said He does not wish to mix hair & wool but
he would like to Go to England & obtain five charters for lodges
which would give us a grand lodge which would make us independnt
of all other Grand lodges in the world. this is what Brother Scovill
would like to do and this could be done but I do not think he would
be willing to mingle with our Enemies to the ingury of this people
President Young said I have no doubt but that thing could be done
& we could take our young men into the lodge but then I would aske
what Good could it do. what good could result from it I think
no good at all the truth is we have got to look to Lord God of Israel
to sustain us & not to any institution or kingdom or people upon the
earth except the kingdom of God, and I ask no odds of any man
or set of men beneath the heavens except the Lord and his Saints

G. Q. Cannon said he was asstonished to come back & see how
cheerful & youthful the people looked & Esspecially the presidency after passing
through so much trouble He said he had herd Numbers say of the world
that there was some overruling providence that had sustained this people
through the war and they could not understand it. W. Woodruff
said Brother Cannon should have seen President Young in the midst of
the excitement when it was expected evry hour that a message would
arive with the tidings from the mountains that the blow was struck & blood
had began to flow then President Young was calm & serene happy
and cheerful the spirit & power of God surrounded him like a
Halo of Glory and it would comfort a mans heart to go into
his presence. Many other remarks were made President
Young Prayed and asked the Lord for evry needful blessing upon
upon the whole Church & kingdom of God in all there families & organiza-
tions He prayed that God would overthrow our Enemies President Kimball
was Mouth at the Altar & had much of the spirit & power of God in
prayer. President Young said in speaking of gat a grand lodge
Esstablished in Utah that if we accomplished it It would have
a tendency to bring down all hell upon us as far as they had the
power

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