Day in the Life

Apr 8, 1864

Journal Entry

April 08, 1864 ~ Friday

8. I met with the Grand Jury in the morning at 9 oclok & attended
Meeting at the Tabernacle all day. F. D. Richards & President Young
spoke in the forenoon. In the Afternoon W. Woodruff
W. W. Phelps & G A Smith spoke A Priesthood Meeting in Evening

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3469 mentions
Apostle, Family
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
819 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1443 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Phelps, William Wines
17 Feb 1792 - 7 Mar 1872
173 mentions

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Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Discourse 1864-04-08
Elder Woodruff spoke on the riches of the Gospel. The citizens of the world sought after what they called wealth, and high places; but there was no wealth to compare with the wealth of the grace of God, and no honor like to the honor of membership in the Church of God. The safest thing for the people was to keep the commandments of the Almighty and to seek to possess the Holy Ghost. When men violated the commandments, they were easily purchased for the service of the Devil. He encouraged home labor and on home pro- ducts, the sources of true wealth and indepen- dence.
Discourse 1864-04-08
[Discourse given in the afternoon session of General Conference held at the Tabernacle in Great Salt Lake City, Utah.] {Elder Woodruff Brothers and sisters I esteem it as a favor and a privilege to occupy a little time in addressing you and I hope that what I may say may be dictated by the Spirit of God[.] it is a great privilege [it] this privilege that we enjoy to meet in conference[.] as we are meeting on this occasion we are blessed with a great deal of teaching from the servants of God we have received a great deal during this conference we ought to appreciate it and treasure it up as the counsel is from the the Lord[.] the world seek for honors for worldly honors for riches for that that is termed wealth[.] men seek for high places but there is no place no exaltation that a son of Adam can keep in might importance and consequence than to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be a member of the kingdom of God and to be under the dictation and direction of the Holy Spirit and those who are set to guide and direct the affairs of that kingdom upon the earth[.] this blessing we enjoy [this is the/these] blessings of the kingdom of God it is given into your hands into the hands of this people[.] we have been taught during this conference and counselled upon a good many subjects as we have been for many years[.] those of us that have been members those that have been 30 years has remained with the servants of God day by day and [be] to lead and direct and the minds of the people day by day in the path they should walk in and the principles seems to endure still[.] we have been instructed through the gospel of Christ concerning our daily vocations and duties day by day[.] Brother George A gave us a [sermon] upon the operations of the spirits[.] Jesus said there are many spirits gone out into the world to try the spirits [1 John 1:4] in that spirit it was said that every spirit that}

Apr 8, 1864