the satisfaction of believeing that each member of the quo[ru]m
is doing right & I rejoice that the quorum is able to publish the
gospel in six different Languages & to gather the people
together Hoped we should meet once a week & with the Presid[enc]y
offer our prayers. He felt a proud satisfaction of being associ-
ated with 10 men which He believed to be the highest learned
best educated & possessed the most intelligence of any man on
earth That our circumstances were such that we were oblieged
to have the most knowledge whether we would or not. He believed
the prophesies uttered this evening would be fulfilled to the utter most
He closed with his blessings upon us.

A Lyman said He had so many things upon his mind that He knew
not what point to speak from He felt in his nature that He was
made up in the work of the Lord & he could not embrace any interest
any whare els ownly in this work. He has found out to his satisfa-
ction what that love & affection for his brethren is that surpases the
love of women for he had a confidence in his quorum that was
far greater than in his wives or children for they have been
brought up in the hard school of experience & have been tried in
all things & proven to be true & I have been proven with them
& I am wedded to my quorum with all my interest I go when
I am sent & come when I am called, & so expect to continue to do
my interest is inseparably conneted with this kingdom & I trust
ever will be through time & eternity.

C. C. Rich said those who had spoken ^met^ his feeling He concured
in them all I am happy in the present meeting. I had a dream while
on my way home I thought the Ancients in their resurrected bodies
were associating with us in this place. I have the most unbounded confi-
dence not ownly in the quorum of the Twelve but also in the first
Presidency. I hope the winter seasons may be profitable to us in our
associations And that we may improve our time

E T Benson said He felt to concur in what had been said I feel it
to be a great Blessing to come together we have been blessed according to
the desire of our hearts before I Joined the Saints I felt as though I
I would give all I possessed if I could find a people who wold do
right & be led by the spirit & power of God & I could be associated
with them I now feel that I have found that people. I now feel associ-
ated with men with whom I could trust my eternal interes
I could leave my family with them any length of time & find
them all right on my return. I have the utmost confid[en]ce
in evry member of that quorum. there is nothing to be done
but what we can do. Evry gift & qualifycation exhists in
this quorum that there is in the church els we cannot be
equal with the first Presidency & they must have all we have
got or they could not preside over us If the first Presidency
were to be removed the quorum of the Twelve would have to preside
& if they had not the fulness of the gifts they wold not be
fit to preside. I feel excedingly thankful to be associated
with such men I have not language to express my feelings when
I was first called to be an Apostle in this quorum I could not
sleep for three days & nights I feel now as though I could
break a Nation to pieces I felt renovated with the Holy
Spirit while P P Pratt was speaking No blessing is to great or to
good for us & we shall possess them all.

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the satisfaction of believeing that each member of the quorum is doing right & I rejoice that the quorum is able to publish the gospel in six different Languages & to gather the people together Hoped we should meet once a week & with the Presidency offer our prayers. He felt a proud satisfaction of being associated with 10 men which he believed to be the highest learned best Educated & possessed the most intelligence of any man on Earth That our circumstances were such that we were oblieged to have the most knowledge whether we would or not. He believed the prophesies uttered this evening would be fulfilled to the utter most He closed with his blessings upon us.

A Lyman said he had so many things upon his mind that he knew not what point to speak from He felt in his nature that he was made up in the work of the Lord & he could not embrace any interest any whare els ownly in this work. He has found out to his satisfaction what that love & affection for his brethren is that surpases the love of women for he had a confidence in his quorum that was far greater than in his wives or children for they have been brought up in the hard school of experience & have been tried in all things & proven to be true & I have been proven with them & I am wedded to my quorum with all my interest I go when I am sent & come when I am called, & so expect to continue to do my interest is inseparably conneted with this kingdom & I trust ever will be through time & Eternity.

C. C. Rich said those who had spoken met his feeling. He concured in them all I am happy in the present meeting. I had a dream while on my way home I thought the Ancients in their resurrected bodies were associating with us in this place. I have the most unbounded confidence not ownly in the quorum of the Twelve but also in the first Presidency. I hope the winter seasons may be profitable to us in our associations and that we may improve our time

E T Benson said he felt to concur in what had been said I feel it to be a great blessing to come together we have been blessed according to the desire of our hearts before I Joined the Saints I felt as though I would give all I possessed if I could find a people who wold do right & be led by the spirit & power of God & I could be associated with them I now feel that I have found that people. I now feel associated with men with whom I could trust my Eternal interes I could leave my family with them any length of time & find them all right on my return. I have the utmost confidence in evry member of that quorum. there is nothing to be done but what we can do. Evry gift & qualifycation exhists in this quorum that there is in the church Els we cannot be equal with the first Presidency & they must have all we have got or they could not preside over us. If the first Presidency were to be removed the quorum of the Twelve would have to preside & if they had not the fulness of the gifts they wold not be fit to preside. I feel excedingly thankful to be associated with such men I have not language to express my feelings when I was first called to be an Apostle in this quorum I could not sleep for three days & nights I feel now as though I could break a Nation to pieces I felt renovated with the Holy Spirit while P P Pratt was speaking No blessing is to great or to good for us & we shall possess them all.

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