January 4, 1852 ~ Sunday

Sunday Jan 4^th 1852
President Young addressed the assembly & took for his
subject sin & the forgiveness of sin. I speak upon this subject
because we are in the midst of it, it has been among all classes
it has been in our houses in our families & in our hearts and
although it has been a constant companion their is but
few that understand the Nature of sin. Many have made them-
selves miserable thinking they had sined against the Holy
Ghost. others that they had sined a great sin. But what
have the revelations of the Lord said upon these subjects we learn
that Jesus Christ came & took a Body & redeemed the world
but Lucipher rebelled was cast down without any Body and
He has sought to vex & destroy the children of men. He seeks
diligently to draw all from the right path esspecially if a Saint
tries to follow the track & get whare Jesus was then the devil would
try hard to over throw them. Many have thought they have commi[tted]
much sin when they have not understood the nature & work
of sin. we must understand many principles & arive at much
knowledge before we can fully understand the Nature of sin. The
veil of Darkness is over the Earth so that the inhabitants of the
Earth are so overwhelmed in tradition & darkness they do not
know light from darkness truth from error wright from wrong
or the difference between the dictation of the Holy Spirit or that
conscience which has been framed for them by the dictation
of their mothers & priests. many think far more of the
traditions of their youth than of any principle that God
could reveal from Heaven unto them. their Mothers must
not do any thing on Sunday ^to^ darn a stocking would be a great
sin. sin is one thing & tradition is another. The word of God
revealed will tell what sin is while tradition will not
The Education of the world is good as far as they have any
truth found in any science which they possess But they do not
understand truth as connected with the plan of salvation. I
want the Saints Here to understand that they cannot sin against
God, & Jesus Christ & the priesthood, against his family
& the Saints then come & ask forgiveness of the church
then pass on smoothly & ^think they will^ go to Heaven this is to cheap a way
to get to Heaven. I want this subject riveted on your hearts
if it is not you will not remember it. You must remember your
covenants & the Law of the Lord that is given to us. It is written
that sin is a transgression of the Law whare is it, in the Books
that is given us in the main yet this does not go into all the me-
anderings of life. whare do you find a law that you shall
not drive a team across your Neighbors lot, or go to his Hay
stack or suffer your families to take liberties that you are not
willing should be done to you yet you know it to be wrong. But
do unto others as you wish others to do unto you is the Law & the
prophets. Some men who have been ordained unto the priesthood
& are vary high in Authority will take the Name of God in
vain & sware by this & that does such persons suppose that
that the Church can forgive that sin if you do your hope is vain
they can never forgive that sin. No man can do it none

January 4, 1852 ~ Sunday

Sunday Jan 4th 1852 President Young addressed the assembly & took for his subject sin & the forgiveness of sin I speak upon this subject because we are in the midst of it, it has been among all classes it has been in our houses in our families & in our hearts and although it has been a constant companion their is but few that understand the Nature of sin. Many have made themselves miserable thinking they had sined against the Holy Ghost. others that they had sined a great sin. But what have the Revelations of the Lord said upon these subjects we learn that Jesus Christ came & took a body & redeemed the world but Lucipher rebelled was cast down without any body and He has sought to vex & destroy the children of men. He seeks diligently to draw all from the right path esspecially if a Saint tries to follow the track & get whare Jesus was then the devil would try hard to over throw them. Many have thought they have committed much sin when they have not understood the nature & work of sin. we must understand many principles & arive at much knowledge before we can fully understand the Nature of Sin. The veil of Darkness is over the Earth so that the inhabitants of the Earth are so overwhelmed in tradition & darkness they do not know light from darkness truth from Error wright from wrong or the difference between the dictation of the Holy Spirit or that conscienc which has been framed for them by the dictation of their mothers & priests. many think far more of the traditions of their youth than of any principle that God could reveal from Heaven unto them. their Mothers must not do any thing on Sunday to darn a stocking would be a great sin, sin is one thing & tradition is another. The word of God revealed will tell what sin is while tradition will not The Education of the world is good as far as they have any truth found in any science which they possess but they do not understand truth as connected with the plan of Salvation. I want the saints here to understand that they cannot sin against God, & Jesus Christ & the priesthood, against his family & the Saints then come & ask forgiveness of the church then pass on smoothly & think they will go to Heaven this is to cheap a way to get to Heaven I want this subject riveted on your hearts if it is not you will not remember it. You must remember your covenants & the Law of the Lord that is given to us. It is written that sin is a transgression of the Law whare is it, in the Books that is given us in the main yet this does not go into all the meanderings of life. whare do you find a law that you shall not drive a team across your Neighbor lot nor go to his hay stack or suffer your families to take liberties that you are not willing should be done to you yet you know it to be wrong. But do unto others as you wish others to do unto you is the Law & the prophets. Some men who have been ordained unto the priesthood & are vary high in Authority will take the Name of God in vain & swear by this & that does such persons suppose that that the Church can forgive that sin if you do your hope is vain they can never forgive that sin. No man can do it none