Brother Kimball next spoke & said our design is to teach this
people & perfect them for what is to come I have herd many
say what sacraficss they had made for this cause but I have
left all for the cause I do not call it a sacrafice you are
to be rewarded with me. The Saints will have trials to
pass through the day will come when the women will have
to Feed the Beef & pork while the men go to war. take the
counsel of Brother Young & the Leaders of this Church you have
got to follow your leaders & they will lead you to the celestil
kingdom of God keep the things that have been committed to
you & the Lord will preserve you come to meeting to night male
& female at 6 oclk & we will tell you sumthing I never saw
this people when they were doing better or felt better than they
do to day I know that Brother Brigham is tender & kind to this
people their is no woman more kind to a child than He is
to this people He is a Father to us continually I am going
to put in evry ox I have got into the public works &
I want evry man to do the same untill the debts are paid
we must trust in God & cleave unto him as Jesus does unto the Fater
Meeting Adjored till evening when the House was filled agan &
was Addressed By Bishop Hunter who told hHis experience since
He came into the Church & was followed By president Young
President Young Ar[o]se & said I will bear Testimony
to awhat Brother Hunter said that the Elders go work & pull
in ther wards & get the people to gather at my house if nowher
els & preach if it is but few moments I would pray & labor
till I could Preach you say that you would go & preach to the
Stranger & teach them the gospel I know it is esier to te[a]ch
them than it is to get the Saints togethr & teach them to
be saved & exalted I now it is the desire of this people
to get sumthing new But you should improve upon what you have
Here is the place to expose your ignorance & fals views, to let
them out & be corrected if you have faults dont go into
private Houses & preach them whare thare is No one to correct
you nor while abroad am[on]g others countrys but Here is the
place to let your errors out not keep them back. Teach
people to controll themselves teach good doctrin & practice it
Here is the place to become a polished shaft I like to reman
Here to see you to be with you. I want to say to the Elders of
Israelofwere you ordained to preach the gospel if so it is not
wisdom or prudent to mingle with the excesses of the
wicked or in any of their exercises for then the devil will
have no Advantage over you I mingle with the Saints Here
in thei recreations & exercises but let me go abroad & subject
myself to mingle with the wicked I am on the Devils ground
& subject myself to him. If I mingle with any company Here
for recreation I controll that company but if I step onto
the Devils ground He controlls it. remember then at all times
that what you do do it in the name of the Lord & let all your
acts be to do the will of God it is so that A man could not
exercise his privileges because of the tradition of the world all
Christians would think it a great sin to have a Fiddle
Brother Kimball next spoke & said our design is to teach the
people & perfect them for what is to come I have herd many
say what sacrafices they had made for this cause but I have
left all for the cause I do not call it a sacrafie you are
to be rewarded with me. The Saints will have trials to
pass through the day will come when the women will have
to Feed the Beef & pork while the men go to war, take the
counsel of Brother Young & the Leaders of this Church you have
got to follow your leaders & they will lead you to the celestial
kingdom of God keep the things that have been committed to
you & the Lord will preserve you come to meeting to night male
& female at 6 oclk & we will tell you sumthing I never saw
this people when they were doing better or felt better than they
do to day I know that Brother Brigham is tender & kind to this
people their is no woman more kind to a child than he is
to this people He is a Father to us continually I am going
to put in evry Ox I have got into the public works &
I want evry man to do the same untill the debts are paid
we must trust in God & cleave unto him as Jesus does unto the Fater
Meeting adjourned till evening when the House was filled agan &
was addressed By Bishop Hunter who told his experience since
he came into the Church & was followed By President Young
[FIGURE] President Young arose & said I will bear Testimony
towhat Brother Hunter said that the Elders go work & pull
in ther wards & get the people to gathe at my house if nowher
els & preach if it is but few moments I would pray & labor
till I could Preach you say that you would go & preach to the
Stranger & teach them the gospel I know it is esier to teach
them than it is to get the Saints togethe & teach them to
be saved & exalted I now it is the desire of this people
to get sumthing new but you should improve upon what you have
Here is the place to expose your ignorance & fals views, to let
them out & be corrected if you have faults dont go into
private Houses & preach them whare thare is no one to correct
you nor while abroad among others countrys but here is the
place to let your Errors out not keep them back. Teach
people to controll themselves teach good doctrin & practice it
Here is the place to become a polished shaft I like to reman
here to see you to be with you. I want to say to the Elders of
Israelwere you ordained to preach the gospel if so it is not
wisdom or prudent to mingle with the excesses of the
wicked or in any of their exercises for then the devil will
have no advantage over you I mingle with the Saints here
in thei recreations & exercises but let me go abroad & subject
myself to mingle with the wicked I am on the Devils ground
& subject myself to him. If I mingle with any company here
for recreation I controll that company but if I step onto
the Devils ground He controlls it. remember then at all times
that what you do do it in the name of the Lord & let all your
acts be to do the will of God it is so that a man could not
exercise his privileges because of the tradition of the world all
Christians would think it a great sin to have a Fiddle
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