Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)
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subject President Joseph Young reproved Br Lee vary sharply for
trying to cover his faults & Justify himself in his errors for it w[as] [page covered]
evident he had done wrong President Brigham Young backed up
Br Joseph Youngs reproof, & reproved Br Lee himself & required h[im] [page covered]
to call his family together And to settle his difficulties [FIGURE]
I was in council with Br Young in the evening And part of the even[ing] [page covered]
I spent at his house
~ Friday
10th I killed A pig weighing about 150 lbs, & finished our stables
~ Saturday
11th I spent the day at home choping wood
~ Sunday
12th Sunday I preached in our ward at Br Pulsiphers & spent
the evening at Br W. Richards
~ Monday
13th I bought of Br Wild 220 lbs of pork & cut it up & salted it down
~ Tuesday
14th I spent the day at home & had A prayer meeting in our school
House
~ Wednesday
15th I spent the day at home choreing
~ Thursday
16th I met in council with the Twelve & High council the subject of
tighing, taxation, Poliece &c was brought up President Young rema[rked] [page covered]
that there was A great difference between the tighing & taxes for
tighing was A standing law of God for one tenth was required
of evry man & woman who was the head of the family & that
would probably [be the law] of the Church untill the coming of Christ but
taxes was leved according to circumstances
~ Friday
17th I spent the day at home
~ Saturday
18th I went into the woods with several Brethren to get wood
we got 4 loads
~ Sunday
19th Sunday I met in council with the Twelve & herd the epistle of
the Twelve read & other letters in the Afternoon we met with th[e] [page covered]
High council. during the evening I met with the seventies I addre[ssed] [page covered]
them in the spirit of the Lord Br Dykes spoke to the meeting con[cer] [page covered]
ning his own affairs
~ Monday
220th I spent the day at home
~ Tuesday
21st
I met in council with the quorum of the Twelve we herd
the epistle read & corrected we then went into council with the
Presidency of the Seventies And Milo Andrews was brought up o[n] [page covered]
trial for Abusing his wife turning her away & marrying anoth[er] [page covered]
Br H. C. Kimball Addressed the council & said that He had been to
the mountains & got an endowment & felt it in his bones & w[ant] [page covered]
ed to talk a little, He said the day had come when iniquity coul[d] [page covered]
not be harboured in the Church, And men because they belong to my fa[mily] [page covered]
or Br Brigham Youngs family will not be screened in wickedness I w[o]- [page covered]
uld even turn over to the law of God sons out of my own loins if they
done wrong, will I suffer iniquity to go unpunished in others more th[an] [page covered]
in my own sons? I tell you nay. Br Andrews has been adopted into
family but let the law of God have its demand upon him if it takes hi[s] [page covered]
head off for A man had better ienter into life maimed than into
Hell with all his members. The Accusations Against Br Andrews
were then read some He Acknowledged to & some were proven
against him After which President Young Addressed the
subject President Joseph Young reproved Br Lee vary sharply for trying to cover his faults & justify himself in his errors for it was evident he had done wrong President Brigham Young backed up Br Joseph Youngs reproof, & reproved Br Lee himself & required him to call his family together and to settle his difficulties [FIGURE] I was in council with Br Young in the evening and part of the evening I spent at his house
~ Friday
10th I killed a pig weighing about 150 lbs, & finished our stables
~ Saturday
11th I spent the day at home choping wood
~ Sunday
12th Sunday I preached in our ward at Br Pulsiphers & spent the evening at Br W. Richards
~ Monday
13th I bought of Br Wild 220 lbs of pork & cut it up & salted it down
~ Tuesday
14th I spent the day at home & had a prayer meeting in our school house
~ Wednesday
15th I spent the day at home choreing
~ Thursday
16th I met in Council with the Twelve & High Council the subject of tithing, taxation, Policce &c was brought up President Young remarked that there was a great difference between the tighing & taxes for tighing was a standing law of God for one tenth was required of evry man & woman who was the head of the family & that would probably be the law of the Church untill the coming of Christ but taxes was leved according to circumstances
~ Friday
17th I spent the day at home
~ Saturday
18th I went into the woods with several Brethren to get wood we got 4 loads
~ Sunday
19th Sunday I met in Council with the Twelve & herd the epistle of the Twelve read & other letters in the afternoon we met with the High Council. during the evening I met with the seventies I addressed them in the spirit of the Lord Br Dykes spoke to the meeting con[cer] ning his own affairs
~ Monday
20th I spent the day at home
~ Tuesday
21st [FIGURE] I met in council with the quorum of the Twelve we herd the epistle read & corrected we then went into council with the Presidency of the Seventies and Milo Andrews was brought upon trial for abusing his wife turning her away & marrying another Br H. C. Kimball addressed the Council & said that he had been to the mountains & got an endowment & felt it in his bones & w[ant] ed to talk a little, he said the day had come when iniquity could not be harboured in the Church, and men because they belong to my family or Br Brigham Youngs family will not be screened in wickedness I w[o] uld even turn over to the law of God sons out of my own loins if they done wrong, will I suffer iniquity to go unpunished in others more than in my own sons? I tell you nay. Br Andrews has been adopted into family but let the law of God have its demand upon him if it takes his head off for a man had betterenter into life maimed than into Hell with all his members. The accusations against Br Andrews were then read some he acknowledged to & some were proven against him after which President Young addressed the