Transcontinental Railroad completed at Promontory Point, Utah, effectively ending the Church's isolation in Utah.
9th we drove to Chicken Creek Nooned then drove to Nephi 40 M[iles]
& stoped for the night with Brother Oakey
we held a Meeting D. H. Wells spoke 35 Minutes President
B Young spoke 41 Minutes
and said it is not proven that
people are the saints of God because they live in these vallies but
those prove themselves saints who live by Evry word of God
we can be saints or not Just as we please if we want to prove
to God or man that we are saints then we must live for
God & none Els The Devil temped Eve & she partook of the
forbidden fruit & sin Entered into the world Now we can do
good or Evil Just as we please. We can be saints or not
Just as we please. Now learn the will of God & do it Just as we
please it is your duty to walk in the light of the Lord and
not in darkness we do not want sin or opposition to
Enalbe us to do the will of God or to be successful in all business
unite together & sustain Israel & not the wicked. do not
trade with the wicked
And I now say to the
President & Bishop cut off Evry man from this Church
that trades with outsiders do you hear it Presidet do you
hear it Bishop Cut them off from the Church & let them
go & have no opposition with you Hell is full of opposition
stop your opposition do not trade one cent from this
hour with any other store ownly with your cooperative
store in this place. Do you think we are prepared to go &
redeem the Centre Stake of Zion No we are not God will
not receive us unless we rise up & shake ourselves from
sin I will say Amen. I say again to your Bishop & President
to cut off Evry man that trades with outsiders. There are
Jews here; They are not our Friends, do not trade with them
They do not Believe in Jesus Christ. What rules the Chris-
tian world to day, sin & the Devil. Obey council & not go
to the gold Mines unless you are sent God is hiding up the
Gold of these Mountains untill we are prepared to receive
it Let it alone untill I tel you to dig it Leave all Events in the
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it is not proven that people are the saints of God because they live in these vallies but those prove themselves saints who live by Evry word of God we can be saints or not Just as we please if we want to prove to God or man that we are saints then we must live for God & none Els
Now we can do good or Evil Just as we please. We can be saints or not Just as we please. Now learn the will of God & do it Just as we please it is your duty to walk in the light of the Lord and not in darkness
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