Day in the Life

Feb 23, 1862

Journal Entry

February 23, 1862 ~ Sunday

23 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning Wilford
Prayed & R. L. Campbell was mouth. I attended meeting at
the Tabernacle. Milliam Moss & Joseph Stanford spoke followed
by President Young who treated upon Zion He quoted the
Prophets about building up Zion, redeeming Zion &c. "He said
"we should not have Zion untill we made it the Lord would
no more build up Zion for us than He will plough & sow
our fields, we had got to do it ourselves.["] in the afternoon
Brother George Teasdale spoke well was followed by Brother
Kimball who spoke of the body & spirit of man but did
not explain the subject to the satisfaction of President Young
He then followed Brother Kimball and Explained the matter
to the people and said the Bodoy or Tabernacle was all & Every
thing to us without the Tabernacle we could not get an
Exaltation we should have in the morning of the resurrection
the same body we have now, the baby resurrection as taught
by O H was a fals doctrin & no truth in it. At 5 oclok I
met with Franklin Richards for Prayers I opened by Prayer
He was mouth at the altar. I attended meeting with Leonard W
Hardy
in the 12 ward I preached to the people

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
653 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
Hardy, Leonard Wilford
31 Dec 1805 - 31 Jul 1884
231 mentions
Family
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
693 mentions
Apostle
Campbell, Robert Lang
21 Jan 1825 - 11 Apr 1874
121 mentions
Missionary
Moss, William
abt. 1797-1872

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President Young who treated upon Zion. He quoted the Prophets about building up Zion, redeeming Zion &c. "He said "we should not have Zion untill we made it the Lord would no more build up Zion for us than He will plough & sow our fields, we had got to do it ourselves.
~ Brigham Young
Kimball who spoke of the body & spirit of man but did not Explain the subject to the satisfaction of President Young He then followed Brother Kimball and Explained the matter to the people and said the Bodoy or Tabernacle was all & Every thing to us without the Tabernacle we could not get an Exaltation we should have in the morning of the resurrection the same body we have now, the baby resurrection as taught by OH was a fals doctrin & no truth in it.
~ Brigham Young

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

Feb 23, 1862