Jan 10th 1870
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This is a great day in Utah. some Twelve or Fifteen thousand of the
of the Inhabitants of the City of salt Lake, & surrounding country of Men
women & children, assembled around the Rail Road Depo to celibrate the
Building of the Utah Central Rail Road & to see the last rail laid & the
last spike driven By President Brigham Young This rail Road was
Built By the Hard labouring Men of the Latter Day Saints from Ogden to
Salt Lake City about 40 Miles distant. There were preset in the Assembly
The Bands of Music from the City, camp Duglass Band & many others
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I closed my remarks By saying that God commanded Daniel the Prophet to Pray & He Prayed three times a day with his windows Hoisted & his Enemies said if He did pray & make any petition to any God or king for 3 days He should be cast into the den of Lions But He did pray, his enemies cast him into the den of Lions & his God Delivered him. The three Hebrews were told if they did not fall down & worship the Golden Image of Nebechudnezzar that they should be cast into the Firyey furnisace &But they worshiped God & would not worship the Image & they were cast into the firey Furnisace But the form of the Fourth was with them & they were saved. Now in our day, God has revealed unto us the Patriarchal order of Marriage & has said if we do not obey it we shall be damned. Congress has said if do obey it we shall be damned now tiwhich shall we obey God or Congress, for it is God & Congress for it The assembly shouted as By acclimation we will obey God.
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