^and Elders YerslayEmmett^ were named for that expedition
While we were holding this council the Rev D. Wolfe
an Episcopalian clergyman was preaching to
a congregation of Saints in the other room. When
he closed President Joseph Smith followed and among
other remarks he said
"Men may preach and practice everything
excepting that which God commands us to do and they
will be damned at last. We may tithe our 'rue'
'annis' and 'coummin' and still not obey the commandments
of God. The object with me is to obey and teach
others to obey God in just what He tells us to
do. It mattereth not whether the principle is popular
or unpopular I will always maintain a true
principle even if I stand alone in it."
On the evening of Sunday the
I met with the quorum and had an interesting time
We had received information concerning the death of Joseph Duncon and Governor Reynolds of Missouri
who shot himself through the head. They were
two of the most inverterate enemies against the
Latter-day Saints. This called forth
A Notable Prophecy of Joseph
He prophesied that within five years we should
be rid of our old enemies whether they were apostates
or of the world and wished us to record it that
when it came to pass we nead not say we had
forgotton his saying
By special appointment a large
assembly of Saints met on Thursday the
for the purpose of advancing the progress of the
and Elders Yerslay Emmett ink changes were named for that expedition
While we were holding this council the Rev D. Wolfe
an Episcopalian clergyman was preaching to
a congregation of Saints in the other room. When
he closed President Joseph Smith followed and among
other remarks he said
"Men may preach and practice everything
excepting that which God commands us to do and they
will be damned at last. We may tithe our 'rue'
'annis' and 'cummin' and still not obey the commandments
of God. The object with me is to obey and teach
others to obey God in just what He tells us to
do. It mattereth not whether the principle is popular
or unpopular I will always maintain a true
principle even if I stand alone in it."
On the evening of Sunday the
I met with the quorum and had an interesting time
We had received information concerning the death of
Joseph Duncon and Governor Reynolds of Missouri
who shot himself through the head. They were
two of the most inveterate enemies against the
Latter-day Saints. This called forth
A Notable Prophecy of Joseph
He prophesied that within five years we should
be rid of our old enemies whether they were apostates
or of the world and wished us to record it that
when it came to pass we nead not say we had
forgotton his saying.
By special appointment a large
assembly of Saints met on Thursday the
for the purpose of advancing the progress of the