31. We have a stormy day I attended the Endowment House today
we gave endowments to 37. President Kimball sealed 7 couple
W. Woodruff 22 couple G A. Smith buried a child to day it
snowed and rained through most of the day
The following is a synopsis of Presidents Youngs remarks on the
30, at the Funeral of sister Ivins
"On such occasions as this I can say that I have many reflections
we are subject to pain, sickness & death yet we cling to life. when a
Person dies all we can do for them is to bury them decently we cannot preach to the Dead. It is right that we should cling to life that we
may live to do our Duty, to build up the kingdom of God but we should
not cling to the world or to set our hearts upon the things of the world
we should live Every day so that we should be satisfied with our-
selves at night it will be an Evidence that the Lord is satisfied
with us we should seek to do our duty day by day. Brother Joseph
in his remarks said that He wished we had the faith we once had. I
see the power of God manifest around me Every day. Joseph laid
hands with mye yesterday upon one of my wives who was vary
sick & it seemed as though she could not live an hour & she was
healed right up & thousands of the saints who are now alive
would now have been in there graves if it had not been for
the Exercise of faith in the midst of the saints. we have in our
bodies the seeds of Death & our secret enemy takes every advantage
He can to destroy our lives from off the Earth. many of the children
are taken away. As to Sister Ivins she Appeared to be ripe
she was in years. Whare has she gone she is in Paradise, in the
world of spirits, whare is it, it is in this world & on this Earth
I do not think sister Ivins is far off she may be in this room
we have not to go out of this room to find the Lord. He is in all
places by his influence. I told Brother Orson Pratt when He said
there was Empty space if he would show me where it was I would
show him one place where the Lord was not. All men will
have to pass through the ordeal of Death. Jesus Christ went through
the same & all men will have to go through the same. Our bodies go
to the dust whare they will lie untill they are raised up clothed
with Immortality we shall meet Sister Ivins in the Resurrection
she has been kindly treated by her children & all the family
and I feel to Bless them for it I have never met with Sister Ivins
but what she manifested a good kind contented spirit. we
all want to be prepared for that which is to come, we should exercise
faith for the devils wicked men & Nations & all Hell are triying to
destroy the Latter Day Saints & the kingdom of God. We have the seeds
of death within us & the devils take the advantage of us & try to destroy
us in our weakness. I would rather have the faith of the gospel than
the gold of the world. I know the feelings of the people, they might have the
Loright of the Lord but they are seeking for gold & will not do as they should
I know the feelings of the people whare they are Justified before the Lord & whare
they are not, we have to bear with them chastize them, then comfort
them &c, and do the Best we can with them. I know the standing of this
people before the Lord all the time I do not say much to them. I do not tell
them all I know. May God Bless you amen
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It is right that we should cling to life that we may live to do our Duty, to build up the kingdom of God but we should not cling to the world or to set our hearts upon the things of the world we should live Every day so that we should be satisfied with our- selves at night it will be an Evidence that the Lord is satisfied with us we should seek to do our duty day by day.
I see the power of God manifest around me Every day. Joseph laid hands with me yesterday upon one of my wives who was vary sick & it seemed as though she could not live an hour & she was healed right up & thousands of the saints who are now alive would now have been in there graves if it had not been for the Exercise of faith in the midst of the saints.
we have in our bodies the seeds of Death & our secret Enemy takes every advantage He can to destroy our lives from off the Earth. many of the children are taken away As to Sister Ivins she Appeared to be ripe she was in years. Whare has she gone she is in Paradise, in the world of spirits whare is it, It is in this world & on this Earth I do not think sister Ivins is far off she may be in this room we have not to go out of this room to find the Lord, He is in all places by his influence. I told Brother Orson Pratt when He said there was Empty space if he would show me where it was I would show him one place where the Lord was not. All men will have to pass through the ordeal of Death. Jesus Christ went through the same & all men will have to go through the same. Our bodies go to the dust where they will lie untill they are raised up clothed with Immortality we shall meet Sister Ivins in the Resurrection she has been kindly treated by her children & all the family and I feel to Bless them for it I have never met with Sister Ivins but what she manifested a good kind contented spirit, we all want to be prepared for that which is to come, we should Exercise faith for the devils wicked men & Nations & all Hell are triying to destroy the Latter Day Saints & the Kingdom of God. We have the seeds of death within us & the devils take the advantage of us & try to destroy us in our weakness. I would rather have the faith of the gospel than
the gold of the world. I know the feelings of the people, they might have the Loright of the Lord but they are seeking for gold & will not do as they should I know the feelings of the people where they are Justified before the Lord & where they are not, we have to bear with them chastize them, then comfort them &c, and do the Best we can with them I know the standing of this people before the Lord all the time I do not say much to them. I do not tell them all I know.
In company with A. O. Smoot I laid hands upon Joseph & Owen Smith also Leonard Hardys two wives his wife Sophiah had not lain down upon her bed for 6 days in consequence of severe pain & stomach was confined 2 days since when we took hoer hands off from her head her cough & pain stoped & she lay down upon the bed
In the Evening I met with President B Young J Taylor & G A Smith for Prayer. W Woodruff prayed & B Young was mouth President Young Requested us to go out & Preach & call to our aid a company of men to go out as missionaries to preach the Gospel of the kingdom of God to the People we drew up a list of 20 mames & Presented to the President which He Approved of
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