there is a great many Books of Education of the presient day the main
main Branch of our study is TheologyI understand it Better than
any of the world. Adam, Enoch, Moses & Aaron, Jesus & the Apostle
Halve all been in the same school in their day & Have faithfuly lernd
that they might be perfected. They are my Brethren & will be my
company And I now tell you if you want me to have full fellowsip
with you scease speking evil of God & all good men whether in
Heaven or on Earth.
When a man is in the right tract He will come
& lay down any thing at the feet of a Brother to settle a difficulty
& rather wrong themselves than to have a difficulty do for the truth sake
& my sake take my councel. The people want Revelating this is
Revelation If you wanted Revelation written I could
write Revelation evry day about Building a Temple diging gold going
to England or any othe place I profess to be an ApostleEvryApostle
will have to be a Revelator & have Revelations if their is thousands of
them if they do their duty & live up to thei calling if not they will
have to be removed But A man that is not an Appostle has
not power to stand at the Head of the Kingdom of God Hold the keys of
the priesthood & build up & lead the chuch of God the Highest Authory
on the Earth is an Apostle
Jesus Christ will have a set of men
Bg Young said with him that will follow him to the [end]
And to all that He requirs of them they will have the greater glory
but those that cannot endure these things will have a Lesser glory
G. A. Smith followed & said I want to bear my testimony
to the Saints Many want a mission But let me tell you that any
man who has been baptized into this kingdom that moment He
took a mission whill will contine untill death before it closes
if we do not work in all things agreeable to the council of the Church it
would not be right talk of paying one tenth & buying our way to Heaven
Brother Joseph wished the Seventies to subscribe as much as as a gimbl &
Handle to build up the Seventies Hall if Brothr Joseph Young Had the
right spirit He would not ask for such subscriptions if the Elders
was as ready to build that Hall as they would be to go on a missin
they would rise up & do it right off & the quicker you commence
to build the quicker it will be finished & such a Hall will be worth
5 times the amount of personal property make your large farms large
large Houses & Have spare Rooms & neglect public Building it would be
a loss you may work yourself almost to death And then be
called away at a momets warning I was called to go to Iron
County. Some Elders that was called to go on that Mission sent
gold diggers to go in their place & fill the missin for them I
never thought of leaveing a mission that was given me untill
that mission was closhed closed up many worked all winter
to build & put in grain then Left it in the spring & go home. Our
Mormon News is our paper we should sustain it. we are neglecting
the Education of our children knowledge is power the Lord will
Help those who help themselves the English by the knowledge they possessed
conqured 200,000000 of people & brought them in subjection to ther own
Laws what we learn we shall carry with him us the mobs
will burn our houses & destroyed our property but they cannot
burn or destroy the knowlede of our hearts. we should keep
the Sabbath it is not right to spend this day in Hunting cattle &
labouring but should spend the time in the worship of God & we should
improve each leasure momet in treasureing up knowledge if we
there is a great many Books of Education of the present day the main
main Branch of our study is TheologyI understand it better than
any of the world. Adam, Enoch, Moses & Aaron, Jesus & the Apostle
have all been in the same school in their day & have faithfuly lernd
that they might be perfected. They are my Brethren & will be my
company and I now tell you if you want me to have full fellowsip
with you scease speking Evil of God & all good men whether in
Heaven or on Earth.
When a man is in the right tract he will come
& lay down any thing at the feet of a Brother to settle a difficulty
& rather wrong themselves than to have a difficulty do for the truth sake
& my sake take my councel. The people want revelating this is
Revelation FIGURES If you wanted Revelation written I could
write Revelation evry day about Building a Temple diging gold going
to England or any othe place I profess to be an ApostleEvryApostle
will have to be a Revelator & have Revelations if their is thousands of
then if they do their duty & live up to thei calling if not they will
have to be removed but a man that is not an Appostle has
not power to stand at the Head of the Kingdom of God Hold the keys of
the priesthood & build up & lead the church of God the Highest Authory
on the Earth is an Apostle
Jesus Christ will have a set of men
By Young said with him that will follow him to the end
and to all that He requirs of them they will have the greater glory
but those that cannot endure these things will have a Lesser glory
G. A. Smith followed & said I want to bear my testimony
to the saints Many want a mission but let me tell you that any
man who has been baptized into this kingdom that moment he
took a mission whill will contine untill death before it closes
if we do not work in all things agreeable to the Council of the Church it
would not be right talk of paying one tenth & buying our way to Heaven
Brother Joseph wished the Seventies to subscribe as much as as a gimbl &
handle to build up the Seventies Hall if Brothr Joseph Young had the
right spirit he would not ask for such subscriptions if the Elders
was as ready to build that Hall as they would be to go on a missin
they would rise up & do it right off & the quicker you commence
to build the quicker it will be finished & such a Hall will be worth
5 times the amount of personal property make your large farms large
large Houses & Have spare Rooms & neglect public Building it would be
a loss you may work yourself almost to death and then be
called away at a momets warning I was called to go to Iron
County. Some Elders that was called to go on that Mission sent
gold diggers to go in their place & fill the mission for them I
never thought of leaveing a mission that was given me untill
that mission was closed up many worked all winter
to build & put in grain then Left it in the spring & go home. Our
Mormon News is our paper. we should sustain it. we are neglecting
the Education of our Children. knowledge is power the Lord will
help those who help themselves. the English by the knowledge they possessed
conquered 200,000000 of people & brought them in subjection to there own
Laws what we learn we shall carry with us the mobs
will burn our homes & destroyed our property but they cannot
burn or destroy the knowlede of our hearts. we should keep
the Sabbath it is not right to spend this day in Hunting cattle &
labouring but should spend the time in the worship of God & we should
improve each leasure momet in treasureing up knowledge if we
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