Day in the Life

Jan 5, 1862

Journal Entry

January 05, 1862 ~ Sunday

5 Sunday I met with my Quorum this morning Bishop Hunter prayed
I was mouth I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Lorenzo Snow
preached followed by H. S. Eldridge in the forenoon in the afternoon
an Elder followed by President Brigham Young who delivered
a vary instructing & useful discourse Keys crossed He Exhorted the Saints
to bring ther passions in subjection to the spirit of God for the spirit
of God would teach every person that which is right & rwrong then
let the Saints take the wright & refuse the wrong as long as a man
follows the spirit of God so long so long the spirit of God will
dwell with him we shall have a glory Just according to the
Law we keep there are many degrees of glory ther are
but vary few capable of receiving the Highest degree of Glory
there are but few in comparison who will be crown Gods
& the sons of God for they will not keep the Law which will
give it to them He made many vary important remarks. I met
with 5 of the 12 in a prayer circle F. D. Richards prayed
O. Hyde was mouth. I attended meeting at the 14 ward school
6thHouse
O. Hyde Preached I followed him we had a good meeting

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3441 mentions
Apostle, Family
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Eldredge, Horace Sunderlin
6 Feb 1816 - 6 Sep 1888
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
699 mentions
Apostle, Family
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
693 mentions
Apostle

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President Brigham Young who delivered a vary instructing & useful discourse. [FIGURE] He Exhorted the saints to bring ther passions in subjection to the spirit of God for the spirit of God would teach every person that which is right & rwrong then let the saints take the wright & refuse the wrong as long as a man follows the spirit of God so long so long the spirit of God will dwell with him we shall have a glory Just according to the Law we keep there are many degrees of glory ther are but vary few capable of receiving the Highest degree of Glory there are but few in comparison who will be crown[ed] Gods & the sons of God for they will not keep the Law which will give it to them He made many vary important remarks.
~ Wilford Woodruff quoting Brigham Young

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Council (Legislature) of the State of Deseret meets simultaneously with Utah Territorial Legislature.

Jan 5, 1862