All the missionaries present had a cold
and a sore throat and they were all hoarse. It had come
on during the last 24 hours and it was a complaint that was
quite general among the people. Many hundreds men women
and children were atctact^k^ed in the same way. There was
no change in the weather nor anything on the outward appearance
of the elements to cause this general complaint
Elder Parley P. Pratt was quite unwell
He said he had not intended to preach this forenoon; but
he had to preach or go to bed. So he delivered a very
interesting discourse to the Conference for the space of
two hours and a half upon the birth life death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ. He took for his text
the 10th and 11th verses of the II Chapter of St Luke
"And the angel said unto them fear not for behold I
bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be
unto all people for unto you is born this day in the
city of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord."
Parley P. Pratt in opening his discourse
gave some practical lessens upon the training of our children
in the history and knowledge of the Bible. He said
that one cause why he had taken that text was that a school
teacher in Great Salt Lake City had asked her whole school
where Jesus was born and not one of them could tell her. He
observed however that the children were small; but he urged
upon the Saints the importance of instructing even the smallest
children capable of understanding the history of the Prophets and
Apostles. He said by way of illustr[a]tion that every
All the missionaries present had a cold
and a sore throat and they were all hoarse. It had come
on during the last 24 hours and it was a complaint that was
quite general among the people. Many hundreds men women
and children were attacked in the same way. There was
no change in the weather nor anything on the outward appearance
of the elements to cause this general complaint
Elder Parley P. Pratt was quite unwell
He said he had not intended to preach this forenoon; but
he had to preach or go to bed. So he delivered a very
interesting discourse to the Conference for the space of
two hours and a half upon the birth life death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ. He took for his text
the 10th and 11th verses of the II Chapter of St Luke
"And the angel said unto them fear not for behold I
bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be
unto all people for unto you is born this day in the
city of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord."
Parley P. Pratt in opening his discourse
gave some practical lessens upon the training of our children
in the history and knowledge of the Bible. He said
that one cause why he had taken that text was that a school
teacher in Great Salt Lake City had asked her whole school
where Jesus was born and not one of them could tell her. He
observed however that the children were small; but he urged
upon the Saints the importance of instructing even the smallest
children capable of understanding the history of the Prophets and
Apostles. He said by way of illustration that every