19 to 22nd I spent the time to the Legislative Council & on
committies I wrote 34 Letters to Wilford, & sent him a
draft of £20. I wrote to Justin Wixem, & Azmon Woodruff
& Susan Scholes I received 3 letters. The Quorum of the
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Twelve 10 of them met at Sister Jane Blackhurst as usual
to partake of a feast all of the Twelve were there Except
Orson Pratt in England & Lorenzo Snow in Great Salt
Lake City but not well. We had a splended supper after
which A speech was called for from all the Twelve
Sister Jane Blackhurst made the first speech said she
was like the Miser who hoarded up piles of Gold but still
wanted More she had had the blessings of the Presidency &
Twelve for many years but she wanted it continued. E T Benson
followed & made a spirited speech followed By F. D. Richards
A Lyman A song from E. Snow. W. Woodruff followed
Orson Hyde who Blessed Jane & the Twelve W. Woodruff
said, I feel like saying a few words to Jane Blackhurst
In the History of the whole world I do not know of a woman
occupying the position of Sister Jane. A woman once fed
one Prophet Elisha [Elijah] in time of Famine & the prophet increased the
cruse of Oil & measure of meal through the famine [1 Kings 17:9-16] & one or
two women was last at the cross [John 19:25] & Earliest at the grave of
Jesus. [Mark 16:1-9] But Jane Blackhurst has made a feast for the Presid-
ency & Twelve, some fifteen Apostles & Prophets annually
for the last fifteen years although she is a poor crippled
woman, therefore I will say unto Sister Jane in the name
of Jesus Christ as an Appostle that all the Blessings which
which have been promised you by the Appostles shall be fulfilled
upon your head & when you get through with the toils of this life
you shall come forth in the Morning of the first resurrection
clothed with glory immortality & Eternal Life, & you shall have
the privilege of associating in the Celestial kingdom of God with
these vary Apostles & Prophets whom you have been feasting
Annually for the last fifteen years (Brother & Sister Blackhurst
came over the sea with the Twelve in the ship Rochester in 1841)
I will also say to the Twelve concerning the Kingdom of God whom
you are called to build up, that when the Lord sent the Angel to visit
Joseph Smith to deliver unto him the Book of Mormon The devil
done all in his power to destroy the work in the butd & stop the organ-
ization of the Church upon the Earth this was before there was any
church or kingdom of God or Prophet or Appostle upon the Earth
yet the Lord watched vover the work & frustrated the power of the
devil & has contained to do it untill to day in spite of Earth
& Hell. Will not the Lord continue to watch over his Church
kingdom &work & people untill the End. will he not hear & answer
the prayers of the Prophets, Appostles, & Saints, whose Prayers
are asscending into the Ears of the Lord of Saboath daily. yes
he assuredly will. He will sustain Zion & his Kingdom upon
the Earth untill the Law shall go forth of Zion & the world of the
Lord from Jerrusalem & he will destroy his Enemies &
those that fight against Mount Zion The God of Israel
sufferd Joseph Smith the Prophet to be martered & his brother
Hiram that they might be crowned in the presence of God
& the Nation was worthy to shed Innocent Blood, who slew
them & they will be destroyed & cast down to Hell Ye
Apostles of the Lamb still remain upon the Earth to build
upon the foundation which the prophet Joseph has laid
you have labored & toiled many years to build up Zion & to
bring souls into the kingdom of God. You have been Blessed
& shall be unto the End & you shall overcome your Enemies
I care not what Congress or the Nation attempts to
do against us God will overthrow them & hege up their
way other remarks were made by the speakers
Elder Taylor followed & backed up the Testimony of those
who had spoke He was followed by Elder Cannon. all the
Twelve present spoke & much of the spirit of God rested
upon us & we were Blessed & felt it good to be there
Elder Taylor Prophesyed that the Twelve should be delivered
from the bondage of the poverty under which they had
been weltering for years At the close of the Meeting I
went & got my sleigh & Mules & took Elders Hyde & G. A.
Smith & their wives home through a driving snow storm
23rd President Young met at a party at Jennings in
the Evening
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