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I wrote 28 & spent most of the day in the office
I had a vary strange vision copied in the office to day
of a Desolating sickness which covered the whole land
A Vision
Salt Lake City, Night of Dec 16, 1877
I [blank] went to bed at my Usual hour half
past nine oclok I had been reading the Revolations
in the French Language, my mind was calm, more
so than usual if possible to be so. I composed myself
for sleep but could not sleep. I felt a strange stupor
come over me and apparently became partially
Unconscious. Still I was not asleep, nor awoke
With a strange far away dreamy feelings the
first I recognized was that I was in the Tabernacle
at Ogden sitting on the back seat in the corner for
fear they would call upon me to Preach which
after singing the second time, they did by calling me to
the stand. I arose to speak and said I did not
Know that I had any thing special to say Except to
bear my Testimony to the Truth of the Latter Day work
when all at once it seemed as though I was lifted
out of myself, and I said "yes I have sumthing to
say, it is this– some of my brethren present have been
asking me what is coming to pass, what is the wind
blowing up. I will answer you right here what is
coming to pass shortly. I was immediately in, Salt
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