fools because they have been taught to be fools now
have some sens & believe what Brother Carrington
has said I now these things are virtueous principles the
world are corrupt you have got to be pure in heart
or you cannot abide the day that is coming
at 2 oclok P. M D H Wells Addressed the Saints &
bore testimony to the work of God
Brother Wm I Appleby made some remarks conce[rn]ing
parents & children
Brother G. D. Watt next spoke. He said He was the
first Baptized in England
Brother Kimball next spoke for a short time &
meeting was adjourned till Sunday morning
~ Sunday
Sunday Morning April 11th After singing & prayer Broth Kimball Addressed the meeting & said the spirit of God
would make a humbly man handsome I do not place
my affections upon any thing but God & Jesus Christ
you ought to love Brother Brigham enough to keep his
commandments so with my family if they love
me they will keep my commandmts if you nwant to
be a friend to Brother Brigham & his counsellors live
Holy before God & do right & if you will do what you know
you will do right do by your neighbor as you would wish
him to do unto you [Luke 6:31] Some men wantetod to get women
from their husbands who are dead & get them
sealed to them such would rob the dead this is
wrong let me do for the dead what they cannot
do for themselves & this is right & the dead will plead
for that man to be blessed. Never take a course a
course to rob the dead I will have time to redeem
all my dead friends either in time or Eternity
the Malinium will be spent in the Temples of the Lord
in Redeeming our dead if my Friends will not receive
my testimony I will let them alone & when they
have been in Hell long enough I will go & Redeem
them I will take a course to get tohe Blees Blessing upon
my seed that Adam had upon his seed Joseph Had it
& I have it if my children sin they will have i to
Repent of & pay for it but will be saved in the end.
we should not go to law with each other all that
will not go to Law say I all said I, I would as
lieves be damned without a man as to be damned
with a man that would steal a dead mans wife for
He will be damned any how. I will say that Broth Hunter is the chief Bishop & He has a right to
chose his two counsellors Bishop Hunter arose
& made some remarks & said He should choose men
fools because they have been taught to be fools now
have some sens & believe what Brother Carrington
has said I now these things are virtueous principles the
world are corrupt you have got to be pure in heart
or you cannot abide the day that is coming
at 2 oclok P. M D H Wells addressed the Saints &
bore testimony to the work of God
Brother Wm I Appleby made some remarks concerning
parents & children
Brother G. D. Walt next spoke. He said he was the
first Baptized in England
Brother Kimball next spoke for a short time &
meeting was adjourned till Sunday morning
~ Sunday
Sunday Morning April 11th After singing & prayer Broth
Kimball addressed the meeting & said the spirit of God
would make a humbly man handsome I do not place
my affections upon any thing but God & Jesus Christ
you ought to love Brother Brigham enough to keep his
commandments so with my family if they love
me they will keep my commandments if you want to
be a friend to Brother Brigham & his counsellors live
Holy before God & do right & if you will do what you know
you will do right do by your neighbor as you would wish
him to do unto you Some men wanted to get women
from their husbands who are dead & get them
sealed to them such would rob the dead this is
wrong let me do for the dead what they cannot
do for themselves & this is right & the dead will plead
for that man to be blessed. Never take a
course to rob the dead I will have time to redeem
all my dead friends either in time or Eternity
the Malinium will be spent in the Temples of the Lord
in Redeeming our dead if my friends will not Receive
my testimony I will let them alone & when they
have been in Hell long enough I will go & Redeem
them I will take a course to getthe Blessing upon
my seed that Adam had upon his seed Joseph had it
& I have it if my children sin they will have i to
Repent of & pay for it but will be saved in the End.
we should not go to law with each other all that
will not go to Law say I all said I, I would as
lieves be damned without a man as to be damned
with a man that would steal a dead mans wife for
he will be damned any how. I will say that Brother
Hunter is the chief Bishop & he has a right to
chose his two counsellors Bishop Hunter arose
& made some remarks & said he should choose men
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