we dont stay hare a month if the Lord wants we should go away
when I look back to the days of Nauvoo & compare them with
these days A [I] am satisfyed that evry move we make is for our
good many said then we could not travel but would be destroyed
Brother Brigham said we could Journey & not a man be lost & it
has proved true we are here & in a good situation yet if ye will live
godly in Christ Jesus ye shall suffer persecution this Kingdom has
to be built up by manual labour I hope this people will soon be in
a situation to live by their own resources & not trust to the Gentiles some
dont pray but a man can no more live without praying than they can
without bread if you dont keep the commandments of God the devil
with use you for his deciple. Blessings will not stick upon an unfaith
ful man but they will upon one that is faithful. let us pray in secret
as well as in the family circle any body that dont know that
mormonism is true is not fit to send on a mission the priest of
the day say they preach from the bible I tell them they dont know that
it is true it is true but I know that mormonism is true

Erastos Snow followed & said that he was glad to hear what was
said it was good I am glad to see the seventies together you have
as much of a calling as you can fulfill dont wish for any greater
calling the day has come when this body of men will be
called into immediate action & if evry one of you could be in
20 places at once you would find enough to do it is better to
wear out than to rust out the Seventies are the bone & sinnew
of Israel the Battle Ax of the Almighty what a mighty influence
they must wield in Israel & the world we are begining to
become one as a people Joseph said he had got a lever under
the earth & he ment to turn it over that it might be right side
up the seventies I expect will do much towards turning it over
it is for our best interest to build up the Kingdom of God
& do his will

Erastus Snow followed Meeting continued through the evening
some two New quorums of seventies was organized during
the evening but I was not present & could not give particulars
but the evening closed up the meeting for business preaching &c

February 17, 1853 ~ Thursday

17^th I spent the day at home writing

February 18, 1853 ~ Friday

18^th I spent the day at home the west side Jordon hunting
for my horses & cows found my cows but not my horses

February 19, 1853 ~ Saturday

19 I spent the day at home choring & writing

February 20, 1853 ~ Sunday

20^th Sunday Erastus ^Snow^ addressed the meeting & spoke well He said
[FIGURE] if he spoke to their edifycation it would have to be by their
prayers & faith he said he felt dull & did not feel as he did while
in the vineyard preaching he felt he said as the little boy at
sea in the storm his Father was captain of the ship & had the
helm & all were afraid of being lost the boy was asked why
he was not afraid he replyed that he had no fear for
dada had the helm & their was no danger so I fell H[◊◊]
dada has the helm here so their is no danger He spoke
of his mission in denmark the Lord showed him that
the King & counsel was taking counsel against him to