to stop his preaching he herd their conversation in a
night vision but He said as I kept the Law & my brethr[en]
they could find no accusation against me He exhorted
the Saints to faithfulness & said many interesting things
He was followed by president Young
President Brigham Young arose & said he does appreciate
the blessings we enjoy. There is no other people on earth that
enjoy as great blessings in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Some suppose
that no people but ourselves have enjoyed the light of the Lord
no other people do enjoy the fulness of the gospel but all men more
or less have had the light of the Lord as he hwas LIts light that enlight[en]ed
evry man that cometh into the world. we are now living in the
times of times the dispensation of all dispensation none have
put it down no matter how it may be disspiced it is the kingdom
of God on the Earth hear in our midst. now ask yourselves the
question are you as happy as you expeted you would be when
you got to Zion have you got what you anticipated you would get
All the world cannot disprove this to be the Kingdom of God
Here the Saints are gathered from the states England & other parts
of the world what were your feelings while there it was if I could
ownly get to the valley with the Saints I would be satisfyed for I
cannot bear to stay in the wicked world & hear the blasphemes of the
people but I want to be with the saints, well now are you not
with the saints & are you not the saints then are you happy
whad did you anticipate why it was that there would the blesed
Saints dwell whare there would be no more sin or wickedness and
I shall bask in the smiles of my Lord well how is it now is it as
you anticipated what henders your enjoying all that you anticipated
I can answer it for myself if I dont have all the light truth Joy
& happiness & glory that I anticipated [it] is because of my vary self and
my will prevents me. All hell cannot hender me if I am right
from enjoying all that I expect. If any other man does wrong
trespasses steals my polls fence or any thing els it is no reason why
I should do wrong again, because my neighbor does an evil
It is no reason why I should do an evil in all the days of my life
& say that man that will do right in all things let his Neighbor
do as he may shall have heaven here. Who has got power to che[a]t
me out of my crown, Glory, Heaven, kingdom, &c who is it that
has an influence over you, who is it ^{shorthand}^ will deprive you of all that
you expect nobody but yor own selves And any body that
does not know enough about salvation to judge what to do
when you are instructed continually are not capable of
receiving a Celestial Kingdom they are not worthy of it
No one that cannot preside over themselves is not worthy of
it but it is those who are valient in the Testimony of Jesus
Christ & bring themselves in subjection to the Law of Christ
& say I will serve God let others do as they may.
Another question I will do all I can to ask the Lord for
wisdom all the day long & if I do right am i not capapble of
knowing things for myself I am. when the people first
went to Jackson Co they thought if they could ownly get
there they would be in glory nearly all seemed anxious.
to get there I did not go myself but went into the world
& preached the gospel to the people but by & by the people in
to stop his preaching he herd their conversation in a
night vision but he said as I kept the Law & my brethren
they could find no accusation against me. He exhorted
the Saints to faithfulness & said many interesting things
He was followed by presidet Young
[FIGURE] President Brigham Young arose & said he does appreciate
the blessings we enjoy. There is no other people on earth that
enjoy as great blessings in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Some suppose
that no people but ourselves have enjoyed the light of the Lord
no other people do enjoy the fulness of the gospel but all men more
or less have had the light of the Lord as hewasIts light that ened
evry man that cometh into the world. we are now living in the
times of times the dispansation of all dispansation none have
put it down no matter how it may be disspiced it is the Kingdom
of God on the Earth hear in our midst. now ask yourselves the
question are you as happy as you expeted you would be when
you got to Zion have you got what you anticipated you would get
All the world cannot disprove this to be the Kingdom of God
Here the Saints are gathered from the states England & other parts
of the world what were your feelings while there it was if I could
ownly get to the valley with the Saints I would be satisfyed for I
cannot bear to stay in the wicked world & hear the blasphemes of the
people but I want to be with the saints, well now are you not
with the saints & are you not the saints then are you happy
whad did you anticipate why it was that there would the blesed
Saints dwell whare there would be no more sin or wickedness and
I shall bask in the smiles of my Lord well how is it now is it as
you anticipated what henders your enjoying all that you anticipated
I can answer it for myself if I dont have all the light truth Joy
& happiness & glory that I anticipated it is because of my vary self and
my will prevents me. All hell cannot hender me if I am right
from enjoying all that I expect. If any other man does wrong
trespasses steals my polls fence or any thing els it is no reason why
I should do wrong again, because my neighbor does an evil
It is no reason why I should do an evil in all the days of my life
& say that man that will do right in all things let his Neighbor
do as he may shall have heaven here. Who has got power to cheat
me out of my crown, Glory, Heaven, Kingdom, &c who is it that
has an influence over you who is it ◊ will deprive you of all that
you expect nobody but yor own selves And any body that
does not know enough about salvation to judge what to do
when you are instructed continually are not capable of
receiving a Celestial Kingdom they are not worthy of it
No one that cannot preside over themselves is not worthy of
it but it is those who are valient in the Testimony of Jesus
Christ & bring themselves in subjection to the Law of Christ
& say I will serve God let others do as they may.
Another question I will do all I can to ask the Lord for
wisdom all the day long & if I do right am i not capable of
knowing things for myself I am. when the people first
went to Jackson Co they thought if they could ownly get
there they would be in glory nearly all seemed anxious.
to get there I did not go myself but went into the world
& preached the gospel to the people but by & by the people in
"Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)," February 20, 1853, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 22, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/KryG