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Day in the Life

Sep 16, 1860

Journal Entry

September 16, 1860 ~ Sunday

16 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & had prayer I attended
meeting at the Tabernacle all day Elder O. Pratt spoke in the morning
and he preached an Excellent discourse said he had been in the church
thirty years lacking a few days spoke of what Joy he had in bearing
testimony of the work of God & in bringing sools to repentence but he
had sorrow in doing things that was not acceptable to the presidency
of the Church. He said he was going on a mission and did not
know whether he would ever return or not. He spoke as though
he had some presentment that He would never return to Zion [FIGURE]
He was followed by President Young. In the afternoon Capt Hooper
spoke followed By H. C. Kimball D. H. Wells & President. The Presidency
& O pratt & W Woodruff of the Twelve met at 5 oclok in the prayer
circle H. C. Kimball Prayed & B Young was mouth. at the close we
went to President Youngs office He said he wished to get up a party for
the missionaries & wished W Woodruff John Taylor & F D. Richards to be managers

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
784 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1037 mentions
Apostle
124 mentions

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I am not a Bishop, but in a Bishops meeting and I feel like saying a few words as President Young has given liberty. It matters not to me whether the lash hits me or you in the reproofs given by President Young, I feel to thank God that we are blessed with a leader who has indipendence of mind sufficient to do the will of God let it reprove or rebuke who it may. He asks no odds of any kingdom, Nations, people person or thing who stands in the way of his doing his duty. It is a Blessing to us that we have a leader who have Eyes to see for us when we are in danger ourselves and if we had not some one to warn us and reprove us when we do wrong we would not be safe. President Young is sustained by the power of God and when he calls upon us to do any thing we ought to do it, and if we withhold we do it to our hurt. the Elders in England have beged of the people, untill they have bound them in chanes and kept them there in poverty if the Elders had pursued a wise course there are thousands who are now in England who would this day have been in Zion, then let us go to & fit out the missionaries and stop there begging from the poor. Bishop made a few remarks & the meeting dismissed
~ Wilford Woodruff
Elder O. Pratt spoke in the morning and he preached an Excellent discourse said he had been in the church thirty years lacking a few days spoke of what Joy he had in bearing testimony of the work of God & in bringing sools to repentence but he had sorrow in doing things that was not acceptable to the presidency of the Church. He said he was going on a mission and did not know whether he would ever return or not. He spoke as though he had some presentment that He would never return to Zion
~ Elder O. Pratt

Sep 16, 1860