Sept 23 ^1860^
Sunday I attended a Funeral of Sister Nancy Kent the oldest sister
of Brigham Young She died Sept 22nd 1860 Aged 74 years old 3rd Aug 1860
John was 69, May 22nd May 1860 Phineas 61, 16 Feb 1860,
Joseph 7^th April 1860, 64 years old Brigham was 59, June 1^st 1860,
Lorenzo 54, 19^th Oct 1860.

Meeting opened By singing "Ear long the veil" vPrayer By Joseph Young
John Young then spoke and said {shorthand} fell [feel] to acknowledge the Hand of God
in this thing. I dont fell this to be a matter of mo^u^rning though we feel
to mis the society of our Friends when taken away, but we must follow our sister
soon, and I pray that I may be as well prepared as she is. Nancy was the
oldest of the Family and the last of the sisters that was taken away She is in
her 75 year 57 years since she was married and she has always been
a good woman and always kind to all. I dont know as I ever knew her
get out of the way she hag [had] good gifts and she received the gospel the first
time she recieved itherd it she has been faithful to the last and now gone to
the spirit world I have not the power to make manifest that which is in
me we must do the best we can in this life & in the next we shall
receive a fulness but before I go home I want to have my work done
so that I can breath out my spirit in peace into the Hands of God. I
want to use my time so that I have nothing to repent off. I want to
live to do my work for If we leave our work to be done by somebody
els to do it will be a long time before it is done Like an Elder going on a
mission leaves work to be done by some one Els it is undone.

Phineas Young said I have been Edified in what has been said yet
there has been Nothing said that I want to say. when my Friends
die I want to speak of them If I was to say which of my sisters is
the best I coold not tell, the last is gone, and the Brothers have got to follow
but I dont know who will go first. But if I was to make a choice &
chuse the one that has done the least good in the world or the one that was
still likely to do the least good on the Earth it would be myself. I would
like to go to the spirit world & be with my sisters I dont expect to do much
good in this life yet I feel that I have done about the best I could.
I dont want to live my life over again to try to Better it for I
dont expect I should. I dont want to live any longer than it is
the will of God I should

Joseph Young spoke gave a good exertation but I have lost the
minutes for the present

Brigham Young spoke and said I dont want to say much at this
time though I reflect much & could say a good deal. I expet that
it will appear a Novel thing for a man to preach the funeral
sermon of his wife or sister or any of his own Family but I had
rather preach the funeral sermon of my own Family or call upon
my Brothers to do it than to call upon any body Els. there is a
fear or trembling in the departure of the spirit from the body because
it is attended with pain I have no fear of Being dead or being
in the spirit world but there is a fear in dying because of pain
Hence their is a terror in death, but no fear in having my spirit
free but to get there is hard work. If the children of men
was in possessin of the truth concerning Eternal things they would
not cling to life as they do. you know my feelings about mans
singing & doing wrong. I have been kept from Evil, sin, & suffering even
in all the mobing I have escaped whiping imprisionment and suffering
and I feel that I have greater resason to rejoice I dont know
that is because I am more righteous than other men But I have
greater reason to rejoice than other men in this thing. Sister Nancy
was a good woman I never knew her get angry in my life
or do wrong she would have done much good in her day if she had
a chance she has benen chained as it were but she has saved her-
self & her husband and I think others. I dont wish her back
again nor do I want to live my life over again neither do I
want any of my sisters to return I do not wish to keep the people longer
Lorenzo Young said there is a difference in men some were prepared
for the gospel others not. I dont care how rough my life may be
if I do the best I can. I was with Nancy a good deal and her
last words were Hosannah glory to God she wanted to say more but her
speech failed. I do not wish to say much let us do good and shun
Evil that we may not bring sorrow upon ourselves. I have often thought
what would be the situation of many that have had great light and
follen away so that they could have no redemption there situation
must be awful. it has been great Joy to Nancy to be with Brother
Brigham & her friends. may God Bless us all is my prayer Amen

I accompanied the corps to the grave after the corps was buried president
Young returned thanks to the friends for there attendance & said I hope
we may all live so that we can meet her in the morning of the first
resurrection. I attended meeting at the stand at 2 oclok & W^m C.
Stanes spoke & was followed By J. D. T. McCalaster W^m Martindale
J. L. Smith A Calkings followed By B Young & H C. Kimball, both of
which spoke much to the Edifycation of the people

At the close of the meeting The Presidency & Twelve met the missionaries at
the Historian office. several were Blessed among the Number was O Pratt
Erastus Snow G. Q. Cannon, & W^m H Hooper, after which we repaired to
the prayer room, whare we had a vary interesting meeting. The
subjet of Orson Pratt came up again concerning his fals doctrin
President Kimball wished him to make satisfaction to President Young
But President Young said he did not wish him to make any acknowled-
ments to him Brother Pratt was strangely constitueted he had acquired
a good deal of knowledge upon many things but in other things he was
one of the most ignorant men he ever saw in his life He was full of integ-
rity & would lie down & have his head cut off for me or his religin
if necessary but he will never see his Error untill he goes into the
spirit world then he will say Brother Brigham how foolish I was
Now Brother Pratt thinks that he and all the gGods will be learning
for many millions of years but by & by will know all things & all
will know it alike & that will be the End of their Exhaltations & knowledge
he cannot see the folly of forming this opinion here in the flesh
& in his ignorance. But a thousand years hence he will see the folly
of it I will hold on to Brother Pratt & all these my Brethren of
the Twelve (notwithstanding all their sins, folley, & weaknesses) untill I
met with them in my Fathers kingdom, to part no more because
they love God and are full of integrity. Brother Pratt said I do not
believe as Brother Brigham & Brother Kimball do in some points of doctrin
& they do not wish me to acknowled to a thing that I do not believe
Brother Brigham said No you cannot see the truth in this matter untill
you get into the spirit world. Brother Brigham spake vary comforting
words to the 12 He said his love for them was far above women & I wish
you could all say it Brother Wells Prayed & John Taylor was mouth
W Woodruff was appointed a missionarycommittee to fit out the missionaries