Governor John Dawson arrives on 7th departs on 31st; vetoes 3rd Constitutional Convention.
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Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning and attended
meeting at the Tabernacle. Orson Hyde Preached upon the subject of
the revelations of St John spoke of the Book sealed with seven seals, the
opening of the seals, the Blowing of the trumps, and pouring out of the plagues
upon the wicked. He was followed By President Young who said the
Book that John sayw in the Hands of the angel was the Book containing
the record of the events of the children of men upon this Earth
the scribes keep a record in Heaven of the acts of men as they trans-
pire upon the Earth & they will be Judged out of the Books. The Beasts
there spoken of By John were actual Beasts that were raised from
the dead A true Prophet speaks of things which are true they do not
prophesy falsly. "we shall see the Judgments of God poured out
upon the wicked untill it will make us weep He said many interesting
things and the spirit & power of God was upon him. ErastusLorenzo Snow
spoke in the afternoon also Elder Hyde. The Twelve met at the
Historians office for Prayer President Young met with us
F. D. Richards Prayed Lorenzo Snow was mouth at the close Presid[en]t
[FIGURE] Young said he had received over Eleven thousand dollars in gold
for the telegraph polls which he had set up, or delivered on the lines
He said I did not tuch that gold with my fingers or flesh untill it was
all paid in. I then put it in a vessel of water & clensed it and
said what words I wished over it I then delivered evry dime of
it over for tithing I have not used one farthing of it for my own
use. this is what I have done know one knows any thing about it Except
my clerks and I dont want you to say any thing about it.
It has been said that we have sold tithing wheat to the armey we
have done no such thing. Ferrymore Little made a contract to let them
have some wheat we loaned him some wheat, to Fill that contract which
he has paid. Again Mr Bell made us a proposal that if we would
deliver our southern wheat at Camp Floyed He would deliver as
much at the Tithing office so Brother Sharp left his loads of wheat
there & Bell left the same amount at the tithing office for us you can
tell the people this & let them understand how it is. We then went
below into the Historians office when G. A. Smith presented to the
President an Act to provide for calling a convention. President
Young said that is right and let the convention ask the General
Government to admid us as a state and if they dont do it tell
them that we will organize a state government and controll
if we do not do sumthing to head this military operation
they will afflict us the whole country will soon be a mil-
itary despotism we must soon take care of ourselves we must
soon organize a government for ourselves and take care of
ourselves. I administered to the wife of Parley P. Pratt who was in labor
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He was followed By President Young who said the Book that John saw in the Hands of the angel was the Book containing the record of the Events of the children of men upon this Earth the scribes keep a record in Heaven of the acts of men as they trans- pire upon the Earth & they will be Judged out of the Books. The Beasts there spoken of By John were actual Beasts that were raised from the dead A true Prophet speaks of things which are true they do not prophesy falsly. "we shall see the Judgments of God poured out upon the wicked untill it will make us weep. He said many interesting
things and the spirit & power of God was upon him.
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