I willford met at the
house of Joseph Smith the seer this evening to hear
Preaching by Elder Kimball he opened by prayer
read a chapter in the Book of Mormon & then spoke
as he was led by the spirit of God, among other things
he spoke a parable of the clay in the hands of
the potter that when it mared in the hands of the
potter it was lade aside to join the next batch & was
a vessel of hishonour but all clay that formed well
in the hands of the potter & was pliable was a vessel of
honour & thus it was with the human family &
still is, all that are pliable in the hands of God &
are obediant to the commands of God are vessels
of honour & God will receive them &c.[Jeremiah 18]
(After Sidney Roberts had occupied the meeting
a season) Joseph arose & read a chapter in the New Testiment containing the parable of the vine &
its Branches & explained it much to our edifycation, [John 15] &
said "if we kept the commandments of God we
should bring forth fruit & be the friends of God &
know what our lord did & he would reveal his
secrets unto us but his servent knew, not what his Lord
Mem. to Heeton
The box for Harriet must
be seal up forthwith
I willford met at the
house of Joseph Smith the seer this evening to hear
Preaching by Elder Kimball he opened by prayer
read a chapter in the Book of Mormon & then spoke
as he was led by the spirit of God, among other things
he spoke a parable of the clay in the hands of
the potter that when it mared in the hands of the
potter it was lade aside to join the next batch & was
a vessel of hishonour but all clay that formed well
in the hands of the potter & was pliable was a vessel of
honour & thus it was with the human family &
still is, all that are pliable in the hands of God &
are obediant to the commands of God are vessels
of honour & God will receive them &c.
(After Sidney Roberts had occupied the meeting
a season) Joseph arose & read a chapter in the
New Testiment containing the parable of the vine &
its Branches & explained it much to our edifycation, &
said "if we kept the commandments of God we
should bring forth fruit & be the friends of God &
know what our lord did & he would reveal his
secrets unto us but his servent knew, not what his Lord
