Nov 1st 1863 Sunday
I attended my Prayer Circle in I was mouth & Edward Hunter
Prayed. I attended meeting in the Tabernacle. George Godard preached
followed by Bishop Woolley in the Afternoon 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 [our] 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 names & presented to the President which He Approved of
the Names are as follows
Joseph W. Young Jesse C. Little Hecter C. Haight
Albert P Rockwood S. H. B. Smith John Vancott
Lorenzo D Young Brigham Young jr Wm W Cluff
John S Gleson A. O. Smoot Wm C. Stains
David M. Stewart Wm H. Folsom John V. Long
Elias Smith Jacob G Bigler James MC Knight
George J Taylor H. S. Eldredge
we went into President Youngs office & spent a part of the evening
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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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