hands of God I wish the wicked would leave this Church & go
away but they will stay wicth us more or less"
W Woodruff spoke 10 Minutes. He said that there were two
parties here & in other places. the one is the people of God & the
other the people of the devil they serve him & are under the
dominion of sin & Satan. all who do not belong to the Church
of Churchrist ofChBelong to the Church of the Devil. This people have
herd the most profitable sermon from Presid[en]t Young today
they ever herd in there lives if they will make a right
use of it give heed to it & obey it. I have written what pres-
ident Young has said to you today & when I get home I shall record
record it in my Journal and I can tell it to you in years
to come If I live & if not it will stand on record for the
Historians to use Unless you give heed to what Presid[en]t Young
has said, you will get disappointed in your expectations of com-
ing to this land. We have to war with the world the flesh sin &
the Devil. Why should you who profess to be Saints spend
your time, talents & means, in Joining with the wicked to war
against the cause of God & pull down the vary work you
profess to build up. unite together, & stop your divission or you
will feel the chastning hand of God many other remarks
were made By all the speakers not recorded
G Q Cannon spoke 10 Minutes He said I tell you in the
name of Jesus Christ that if you do not repent in this place
God will bring upon you his Judgments. I say this as an
Apostle of Jesus Christ I feel impressed By the spirit of God
to say to the people of this place that if they do not spedily
repent of there sins & turn unto the Lord they will soon feel
the judgm[en]ts of God." And I think we all felt the same
~ Monday
May 10. A Plesant Morning we drove to Pason & dined
at Brother Simons, then drove to Provo, & held a Meeting B Young Jr spoke 30 M[inutes], G Q Cannon 28 M[inutes] W Woodruff 10 M[inutes]
& D H Wells 18. This Made 42 Meetings & 122 Discourses
while upon this Journey 42 Miles
~ Tuesday
11 May we drove to M Andrus & dined & drove home to S L City
& spent the night with our Families 450 Miles
May 9th 1869
hands of God I wish the wicked would leave this Church & go
away but they will stay with us more or less"
W Woodruff spoke 10 Minutes. He said that there were two
parties here & in other places. the one is the people of God & the
other the people of the devil they serve him & are under the
dominion of sin & satan. all who do not belong to the Church
of ChristBelong to the Church of the Devil. This people have
herd the most profitable sermon from Presidt Young today
they Ever herd in there lives if they will make a right
use of it give heed to it & obey it I have written what president Young has said to you today & when I get home I shall record
record it in my Journal and I can tell it to you in years
to come If I live & if not it will stand on Record for the
Historians to use Unless you give heed to what President Young
has said, you will get disappointed in your Expectations of coming to this land We have to war with the world the flesh sin &
the Devil. Why should you who profess to be Saints spend
your time, talents & means, in Joining with the wicked to war
against the cause of God & pull down the vary work you
profess to build up. unite together, & stop your divission or you
will feel the chastening hand of God many other remarks
were made By all the speakers not recorded
G Q Cannon spoke 10 Minutes He said I tell you in the
name of Jesus Christ that if you do not repent in this place
God will bring upon you his Judgments. I say this as an
Apostle of Jesus Christ I feel impressed By the spirit of God
to say to the people of this place that if they do not spedily
repent of there sins & turn unto the Lord they will soon feel
the judgments of God." And I think we all felt the same
~ Monday
May 10. A Plesant Morning we drove to Pason & dined
at Brother Simons, then drove to Provo, & held a Meeting
B Young jr spoke 30 Minutes, G Q Cannon 28 Minutes W Woodruff 10 Minutes
& D H Wells 18. This Made 42 Meetings & 122 Discourses
while upon this Journey 42 Miles
~ Tuesday
11 May we drove to M Andrus & dined & drove home to S L City
& spent the night with our Families50 Miles
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," May 9, 1869 - May 11, 1869, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 5, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/PNm4