March 2, 1851 ~ Sunday

March 2nd 1851 Sunday The Assembly was addressed
By P. P. Pratt as A farewell address on his taking his
leave on a foreign mission. Among his remarks He
said He had been connected with this Church about
twenty one years. He had laboured travled Joyed sorrowed
felt & experienced with them during that time He had
seen men rise & fall & one thing He wished to speak
off He had seen many of the sisters inat various times
feel disposed to marry out of the Church & think their is
no harm in it they can marry a Gentile and no harm
in it. But what is the truth in the case it is the same now as anci-
ently for instance in the days of Noah the daughters of Noah
married out of the Church in some instances & were not saved
with him in the ark but they & their seed were cut off from
the Earth forever. So with Lot some of his daughters
married Gentiles out of the Church while in Sodom & Gomorrow
And would not go out with their Father Lot but were destroy-
ed they & their posterity from off the Earth so it is with the
sisters in the Church in this day those who marry out of the
Church marry those who are doomed to destruction & their
posterity while those who are in the Church & are faithful
will live & their children to the last Generation. Brother
Pratt exhorted the Saints to unite in building up the kingdom
of God He felt that their was a good spirit generally prevail-
ing in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was
going on a long mission He wanted the prayers of the Saints in
his behalf & those who were going with him that they might
save the soluls of men & open the gospel to those of other tongues
& languages. I think the time has come when it should be done
but I feel that I can do nothing of myself in this matter exc[ept]
the Lord helps me. I feel thankful that I can leave my family
& children here in the midst of the Saints I do not wish
to go to the states to preach the gospel to the nation that has driven
us out if they want the Gospel let them come and ask for it
as we have travled with Blistered feet to carriey it to them &
then, then they would curse us for it many other good
remarks were made by Elder Pratt.

President Young Addressed the meeting some minutes before
it closed concerning the Building of the public works & other things
we met in the upper room for Prayer & had a good time

March 3, 1851 ~ Monday

3rd ^ ^ I spent the day in the upper room in council I ordained
one High Priest & one to the Quorum of the Seventies I administered
to 7 others & addressed the saints in the afternoon

March 4, 1851 ~ Tuesday

4^th I spent the day at home & made 10 rods of post & Board
fence on 1^st west Temple street

March 5, 1851 ~ Wednesday

5^th I laboured at home Ezra returned at night from the
Herd bringing my cattle with him

March 6, 1851 ~ Thursday

6^th I drove my oxen to Lorenzo Young Herd distance 25 [miles]

March 7, 1851 ~ Friday

7^th I drew 16 dead oxen out of the carell & then returned
Home to the city 25 [miles]

March 2, 1851 ~ Sunday

[FIGURE] March 2nd 1851 Sunday The Assembly was addressed by P. P. Pratt as a farewell address on his taking his leave on a foreign mission Among his remarks he said he had been connected with this church about twenty one years. He had laboured travled Joyed Sorrowed felt & experienced with them during that time He had seen men rise & fall & one thing he wished to speak off he had seen many of the Sisters at various times feel disposed to marry out of the Church & think their is no harm in it they can marry a Gentile and no harm in it. But what is the truth in the case it is the same now as anci ently for instance in the days of Noah the daughters of Noah married out of the Church in some instances & were not saved with him in the ark but they & their seed were cut off from the Earth forever. So with Lot some of his daughters married Gentiles out of the Church while in Sodom & Gomorrow and would not go out with their Father Lot but were destroyed they & their posterity from off the Earth so it is with the Sisters in the Church in this day those who marry out of the Church marry those who are doomed to destruction & their posterity while those who are in the Church & are faithful will live & their children to the last Generation. Brother Pratt exhorted the Saints to unite in building up the kingdom of God He felt that their was a good spirit generally prevailing in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints He was going on a long mission He wanted the prayers of the saints in his behalf & those who were going with him that they might save the souls of men & open the gospel to those of other tongues & languages I think the time has come when it should be done but I feel that I can do nothing of myself in this matter except the Lord helps me. I feel thankful that I can leave my family & children here in the midst of the Saints I do not wish to go to the states to preach the gospel to the nation that has driven us out if they want the Gospel let them come and ask for it as we have travled with blistered feet to carry it to them & then, then they would curse us for it many other good remarks were made by Elder Pratt.

President Young addressed the meeting some minutes before it closed concerning the building of the public works & other things we met in the upper room for Prayer & had a good time

March 3, 1851 ~ Monday

3rd [FIGURE] I spent the day in the upper room in council I ordained one High Priest & one to the Quorum of the Seventies I administered to 7 others & addressed the saints in the afternoon

March 4, 1851 ~ Tuesday

4th I spent the day at home & made 10 rods of post & board fence on 1st west Temple street

March 5, 1851 ~ Wednesday

5th I laboured at home Ezra returned at night from the herd bringing my cattle with him

March 6, 1851 ~ Thursday

6th I drove my oxen to Lorenzo Young herd distance 25

March 7, 1851 ~ Friday

7th I drew 16 dead oxen out of the carell & then returned home to the city 25