It will wash off could a doctor tell what ales me No
can a doctor tell what ales a sick man by feeling of
his pulse No more than He could By feeling of a dogs
tail. Their is no Physician except He is taught of God
you should learn how to doctor yourselves you should study
your own system, any people who must trust to a doctor at
all times will die But trust in God & you will live longer
what a diferent time it would be if all trusted in God
rather than in the doctors for 9 out of 10 die under the
doctors care who would live if they trusted in God alone
dont get freightened & you will do well enough it is Just
as reasonable to send for a doctor to have a calf, colt or
pig brought forth as it was for a child.
After you receive your reserrected Bodies you will bring
forth spirits to all Eternity who will go to some world & take
a tabernacle or body the same as we have you dont want a
doctor any more here than there if the members of this
society are true either male or female they will inpart all
useful knowlede they have to others if they are not willing to
do this they are corrupt if one man knows more than another
let him tell his knowledge & if a man knows more than
all the rest let him be a Father unto the people & teach
them & not act like a Boy. if I hold myself Equal I am
Equal if I am soperior let me manifest it by doing a
Better deed & being superior myself. It is the man that rejects
light & knowledge when shown him that God condemns & I
condemn him some say we have spiritual wives but I
think God has made us all natural & I think we should be
Natural.
We received several lectures from Judge Zerubabel Snow
concerning law our Legislative Enactments & various other
subjects. He commenced with the constitution of the United
States said the several states sent delegates & formed a
general convention & there after deliberating upon the
situation they agreed to form a constitution & to cede up
a portion of their state rights for the purpose of forming a
general Government constitution & congress of the United
States And all the power that was not ceded up still
remains with the people And it was his opinion that
we as a people had a right to make such laws as suited
our own convenience Notions & circumstances, as long as
it did not conflict with the constitution of the united of
the their were rights belonging to all civilized men
which no power had a lawful right to take from them
And He advised us to make such laws as we wished without
any regard to the common law of Englan or the laws which
any of the states had adopted as long as we did not interfere
with any of the constitution of the United States. He dwelt
lengthy upon the criminal code which we should Adopt that
criminal law was considerd more for the suppression of
crime than for the punishment of the guilty
I ordained 8 High priest & 7 members of the quorums of seventies
at different councils at the Council House not befor recorded.
It will wash off could a doctor tell what ales me No
can a doctor tell what ales a sick man by feeling of
his pulse No more than he could by feeling of a dogs
tail. Their is no Physician except he is taught of God
you should learn how to doctor yourselves you should study
your own system, any people who must trust to a doctor at
all times will die but trust in God & you will live longer
what a diferent time it would be if all trusted in God
rather than in the doctors for 9 out of 10 die under the
doctors care who would live if they trusted in God alone
dont get freightened & you will do well enough it is Just
as reasonable to send for a doctor to have a calf, colt or
pig brought forth as it was for a child.
After you receive your reserrected bodies you will bring
forth spirits to all Eternity who will go to some world & take
a tabernacle or body the same as we have you dont want a
doctor any more here than there if the members of this
society are true either male or female they will inpart all
useful knowledge they have to others if they are not willing to
do this they are corrupt if one man knows more than another
let him tell his knowledge & if a man knows more than
all the rest let him be a Father unto the people & teach
them & not act like a boy, if I hold myself Equal I am
Equal if I am soperior let me manifest it by doing a
better deed & being superior myself. It is the man that rejects
light & knowledge when shown him that God condemns & I
condemn him some say we have spiritual wives but I
think God has made us all natural & I think we should be
Natural.
We received several lectures from Judge Zerubabel Snow
concerning law our Legislative Enactments & various other
subjects. He commenced with the constitution of the United
States said the several states sent delegates & formed a
general convention & there after deliberating upon the
situation they agreed to form a constitution & to cede up
a portion of their state rights for the purpose of forming a
general government constitution & congress of the United
States and all the power that was not ceded up still
remains with the people and it was his opinion that
we as a people had a right to make such laws as suited
our own convenience Notions & circumstances, as long as
it did not conflict with the constitution of the united of
the their were rights belonging to all civilized men
which no power had a lawful right to take from them
and he advised us to make such laws as we wished without
any regard to the common law of Englan or the laws which
any of the states had adopted as long as we did not interfere
with any of the constitution of the United States. He dwelt
lengthy upon the criminal code which we should adopt that
criminal law was considerd more for the suppression of
crime than for the punishment of the guilty
I ordained 8 High priest & 7 members of the quorums of seventies
at different Councils at the Council House not befor recorded
"Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)," December 1, 1851, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/L9Rv