25 I spent the day Journalizing & assisting to fit out the missionaries
[FIGURE] I attended a missionary Party at the at 5 oclok there were
about 70 couple present it was much the best party I ever attended there
was much of the resting upon the company all the Presid-
ency & W. Woodruff
& of the Twelve present I never saw President feel
Better. He gave a short address He said the gentile chain was broaken
& they would never put their yoke again upon the neck of the saints
or church & to all Eternity if we would do our
duty He blessed the Saints, and gave instruction to the sisters upon
the subject of wearing Hoops. He said when we followed that custom
we followed the custom of Hores & prostitute women and all
who ware large hoops expose themselves and show there folly He
advised the Sisters to lay them aside He gave good advice to all & had
much of the He said we might build as many
Halls as we pleased & we should not find any place whare we should
feel as well & have as much peace as we did in that Hall & he
warned the brethren not to attend balls or parties in the world with
the gentiles for then you are upon the gentile ground & the devils
ground & he will have power over you But if I invite Gentiles
to attend a party here they are under my controll & the spirit
of the Lord governs & the Gentiles have to be subject to it but go
to a Ball of there getting up & you become subject to them in spite
of all you can do then let it Entirely alone. President Young left
the Hall about 1 oclok in the morning. I left about 2 oclok the company
broke up about [blank] oclok
