President of one of the Seventies. President Brigham Young in his instructions
to the missionaries said now I want you to remember what I say to
you, now take care that you do not get to sleep & let the devil take the
advantage of you. You may do that in an hour that you cannot rega-
in through all Eternity. Now you have great priviliges & nothing but the attainment of the Throne of a God is worth the attainment of
a Saints of God. your privliges are great what is the privilege of
the wicked they want the privilege to get drunk to Hore it & kill each
other is this a privilege no more than it would be to stick your
hand into a Burning stove. We have the privilege of living to all
Eternity and Enjoying Eternal life forever, while the wicked want
to kill his Neighbor. Now I want to say to you all quit your covetous-
ness, and whether you have little or much give it to bring the poor
to Zion and let the women alone, or it will prove a curse to you
Here is George Grant has no wife now let him not think of
a wife untill He gets back, this corting women while you are
abroad upon a mission is a miserable business, I would not give
shucks for an Elder who cannot go on a mission & keep clean & come
back clean. now remember that. I have spent my Early life
without women. your integrity before the Lord is worth evry thing
many Elders go out get to sleep & do wrong and they come back
and are good for Nothing & never will be they will do no good
I want you to go & come back right I Expect this off you God
Expects it off you and now go & do right
President Kimball said, now take the bees for an Example when they
go out of the hive they go to make Honey they do not make any
bees while they are gone but they wait untill they come back to
the Hive you should go & do likewise Now do as President Young has
told you and God will bless you and you will come back
like a child innocent. G. D. Grant made a few remarks
President Young said the Elders should take means with them to carry
them on there Journey to there field of Labor. He said $100 would
carry a man comfortable to England He spoke of his Travels with
Brother Kimball East the Lord gave them money. He said that He
got a letter from Capt Wm H Hooper who said that no appoint[me]nts
had been done for Utah. The Utah Merchants were writing to
President of one of the Seventies. President Brigham Young in his instructions
to the missionaries said now I want you to remember what I say to
you, now take care that you do not get to sleep & let the devil take the
advantage of you. You may do that in an hour that you cannot regain through all Eternity. Now you have great priviliges & nothing
[FIGURE] but the attainment of the Throne of a God is worth the attainment of
a Saint of God. your privliges are great what is the privilege of
the wicked they want the privilege to get drunk to Hore it & kill each
other is this a privilege no more than it would be to stick your
hand into a Burning stove. We have the privilege of living to all
Eternity and Enjoying Eternal life forever, while the wicked want
to kill his Neighbor. Now I want to say to you all quit your covetousness, and whether you have little or much give it to bring the poor
to Zion and let the women alone, or it will prove a curse to you
Here is George Grant has no wife now let him not think of
a wife untill He gets back, this corting women while you are
abroad upon a mission is a miserable business, I would not give
shucks for an Elder who cannot go on a mission & keep clean & come
back clean. now remember that. I have spent my Early life
without women. your integrity before the Lord is worth evry thing
many Elders go out get to sleep & do wrong and they come back
and are good for Nothing & never will be they will do no good
I want you to go & come back right I Expect this off you God
Expects it off you and now go & do right
President Kimball said, now take the bees for an Example when they
go out of the hive they go to make Honey they do not make any
bees while they are gone but they wait untill they come back to
the Hive you should go & do likewise. Now do as President Young has
told you and God will bless you and you will come back
like a child innocent. G. D. Grant made a few remarks
President Young said the Elders should take means with them to carry
them on there Journey to there field of Labor. He said $100 would
carry a man comfortable to England He spoke of his Travels with
Brother Kimball East the Lord gave them money. He said that He
got a letter from Capt Wm H Hooper who said that no appointments
had been done for Utah. The Utah Merchants were writing to
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," April 21, 1861, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 14, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/oYzX