us great things. dont think strange if
men donott think of great things when I
obtained a great & glorious principle I felt
like locking it up lest the people would laugh
at me. And while we were together & telling
one thing we would learn another. I speak
of these things to do away with the notion
or feelings about our secret meetings
was their any thing wrong then no, neither
will their be now. No, I have no fear of it
what God does is for my salvation & the
salvation of man, & I say go ahead.
I have spoken of the grand principle of
the beginning, & I have marvelled at
one thing ie after the foundation of the
Church men crept in that were vary
wise more so than God professed to know,
more some of them, it has kept the Chur[c]h
in a continueal broil. it was so in the days
of Moses but he disposed of them. He killed
them or the Lord destroyed them.

I will leave this subject & show why
salvation belongs to the Priesthood of God
& why it belongs to us as a people. Men
labor under a mistake ie salvation is distinct
from Goverment. salvation is always the
result of goverment. evry man has a right to
govern himself in a goverment, as evry good
is a part of the goverment & the laws is for
the defence of a man. we see the need
of laws in this city for their is evil [to] dispose of
here I have seen some trials in this city
what some persons were tried for insulting
the Marshall, but any other man is as good as

us great things, dont think strange if men dont think of great things when I obtained a great & glorious principle I felt like locking it up lest the people would laugh at me. And while we were together & telling one thing we would learn another; I speak of these things to do away with the notion or feelings about our secret meetings was their any thing wrong then no, neither will their be now. No, I have no fear of it what God does is for my salvation & the salvation of man, & I say go ahead. I have spoken of the grand principle of the beginning, & I have marvelled at one thing ie after the foundation of the church men crept in that were vary wise more so than God professed to know, more some of them, it has kept the church in a continual broil, it was so in the days of Moses but he disposed of them he killed them or the Lord destroyed them.

I will leave this subject & show why salvation belongs to the Priesthood of God & why it belongs to us as a people. Men labor under a mistake ie salvation is distinct from goverment, salvation is always the result of goverment evry man has a right to govern himself in a goverment, as evry good is a part of the goverment & the laws is for the defence of a man, we see the need of laws in this city for their is evil to dispose of here. I have seen some trials in this city what some persons were tried for insulting the Marshall, but any other man is as good as