9. Saturunday We met at the New Meeting House built by the Saints
in the Town of Farmington for the purpose of Dedicating
it unto God. President Brigham Young called the Meeting to order
we then had signging and I was called upon to offer up the dedica-
tion Prayer I dedicated the House from the foundation to the
Top thereof nameing every thing I could think of in the Building
& the ground upon which it stood. at the close we had sing-
ing then President Young spoke to the people a short time followed by
President Kimball. We then had an intermission of one
hour after which I spoke to the people 30 minuts followed By
E T. Benson 15 minutes followed by Brother Folsome. H. S. Eldridge
& President Young closed & told the Mechanics that He had
advised them for years to make their Bins & get wheat for
there labor & lay it up & they had not done & now he did
not care what they had to pay for bread.
We had a Meeting in the Evening, when Elders O Hyde J. Taylor
& E. Snow spoke to the people
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President Brigham Young made the last speech & gave vary good Advise He told us how to have peace in our families. We should never let our families see us mad we should always be kind & mild with them & do what was right & not neglect our Prayers toor to ask a Blessing at the Table, but set a good Example before our families He said that the sin of Omission would lead to the sin of commission.
