President Young remarked I know to take this life as it is
and as men make it it does not appear worth living in
but I well tell you that when you see things as they are
you will find life is worth preserving and blessings will follow
our living in this life if we do right. Now if God should
say I will let you live in this world without any pain or
sorrow we might feel life was worth living for but
this is not in the economy of God. We have to partake
of sorrow affliction sorrow and death and if we pass
throug through this affliction patiently and do right
we shall have a greater reward in the world to come
I have been rob[b]ed several times of my all in this life
and my property has gone into the hands of my Enemies
but as to property I care no more about it than about
the dirt in the streets ownly to use it as God wishes it
But I think a great deal of a friend a true friend
an honest man is the noblest work of God and to live
in such a society is a great Blessing but we shall live
to enjoy that privilege. It is not in the power of the United
States to destroy this people for they are in the hands of God
and so are we and he will do with us as he pleases and
if he does right God will preserve us. The Lord does
many things which we would count as small things.
A poor man came into my Office I felt by the spirit
that He kneeded five dollars in money. I took it out
of my pocket and gave it to him I soon after found a
five dollar gold peace in my pocket which I did not put
there. I soon found another this was put in my pocket by
the Lord or some agent. many think that the Lord has nothing
to do with gold but he has charge of that as well as any other
element. Brother Kimball said in Nauvoo if we had to leave
our Houses let then go we will go to the mountains and in a few
years we will have a better city than we have here, this is
fulfilled He also said we will have gold and coin twenty
dollars peaces and we came here formed a city and
coined the first twenty dollars peices in the United States
and seeing the brethren poorly clad He said it would not
be three years before we could by clothing cheaper in salt
Lake valley and before the time was out the gold digers
brought loads of clothing and sold them in our city at
quarter price. He then said Brother Thomas the Lord sent
you here and he will not let you die No you cannot die
till your work is done. I want to have your name live with
the Saints to all Eternity you have done a great work and you
will do a greater work still. we then parted and went to our homes
~ Friday
26 I spent the day in the office Journalizing I had a social
sit down in my hous with G. A. Smith A Lyman pOrson Pratt
and A. O. Smoot
~ Saturday
27th I called upon Col Kane Mrs Woodruff also he received
us cordially soon G. A. Smith came in we spent several hours
conversing together talked over old times spoke of government
Feb 25 President Young remarked I know to take this life as it is and as men make it it does not appear worth living in but I well tell you that when you see things as they are you will find life is worth preserving and blessings will follow our living in this life if we do right. Now if God should say I will let you live in this world without any pain or sorrow we might feel life was worth living for but this is not in the economy of God. we have to partake of sorrow affliction and death and if we pass throug this affliction patiently and do right we shall have a greater reward in the world to come I have been robbed several times of my all in this life and my property has gone into the hands of my Enemies but as to property I care no more about it than about the dirt in the streets ownly to use it as God wishes it But I think a great deal of a friend a true friend an honest man is the noblest work of God and to live in such a society is a great Blessing but we shall live to enjoy that privilege. It is not in the power of the United States to destroy this people for they are in the hands of God and so are we and he will do with us as he pleases and if he does right God will preserve us. The Lord does many things which we would count as small things. A poor man came into my office I felt by the spirit that He kneeded five dollars in money. I took it out of my pocket and gave it to him I soon after found a five dollar gold peace in my pocket which I did not put there. I soon found another this was put in my pocket by the Lord or some agent. many think that the Lord has nothing to do with gold but he has charge of that as well as any other element. Brother Kimball said in Nauvoo if we had to leave our Houses let then go we will go to the mountains and in a few years we will have a better City than we have here, this is fulfilled. He also said we will have gold and coin twenty dollars peaces and we came here formed a city and coined the first twenty dollars peices in the United States and seeing the brethren poorly clad He said it would not be three years before we could by clothing cheaper in salt Lake valley and before the time was out the gold digers brought loads of clothing and sold them in our city at quarter price. He then said Brother Thomas the Lord sent you here and he will not let you die No you cannot die till your work is done. I want to have your name live with the Saints to all Eternity you have done a great work and you will do a greater work still. we then parted and went to our homes
~ Friday
26 I spent the day in the office Journalizing I had a social sit down in my hous with G. A. Smith A Lyman Orson Pratt and A. O. Smoot
~ Saturday
27th I called upon Col Kane Mrs Woodruff also he received us cordially soon G. A. Smith came in we spent several hours conversing together talked over old times spoke of government
