December 20, 1846 ~ Sunday

Dec 20^th 1846 Sunday According to previous
appointment I met with our ward for
an organization according to the arangm[en]t
of the camp and to teach instruct and
rebuke as the case may require we met
at Br Ensigns at half past 10 oclock I
opened the meeting by singing and prayer
And addressed the people I confessed my
own sins And in some respects the sings of
the 14^th ward in which I dwell for they
were varily guilty before God of many
wrongs I warned them to repent before
the Lord or a scourge would come upon
them. I was followed by Elder G. A.
Smith And O Pratt. Br Smith spoke
of there treatment towards me in not build-
ing me a house as I had been sick said
when there would be another temple built
they would be pulling the buttons off my coat
to get into the temple to recieve thereir blessings &c
And taught much good doctrin, asked
if they had yet got there inheritances sealed
to them on the earth and in heaven if not
they had yet still sumthing to do O pratt
Addressed us also with much interest spoke
of the trials we were called to pass through
and that the hand of God was in
it and it would all work together
for good if we made a right use of it
we were informed there was to be a
meeting at the stand so we dismissed
our meeting & repaired to the stand
whare we found a large congregation
of saints and President Young was
addressing them

December 20, 1846 ~ Sunday

Dec 20th 1846 Sunday according to previous appointment I met with our ward for an organization according to the arangment of the Camp and to teach instruct and rebuke as the case may require we met at Br Ensigns at half past 10 oclock I opened the meeting by singing and prayer and addressed the people I confessed my own sins and in some respects the sins of the 14th ward in which I dwell for they were varily guilty before God of many wrongs I warned them to repent before the Lord or a scourge would come upon them. I was followed by Elder G. A. Smith and O Pratt. Br Smith spoke of there treatment towards me in not building me a house as I had been sick said when there would be another temple built they would be pulling the buttons off my coat to get into the temple to recieve their blessings &c and taught much good doctrin, asked if they had yet got there inheritances sealed to them on the earth and in heaven if not they had yet still sumthing to do O Pratt addressed us also with much interest spoke of the trials we were called to pass through and that the hand of God was in it and it would all work together for good if we made a right use of it we were informed there was to be a meeting at the stand so we dismissed our meeting & repaired to the stand whare we found a large congregation of saints and President Young was addressing them