under Heaven who now hold these blessings & know &
see the things of God in the true light. Hence the Lord requires
this people to call upon God day & night for the redemption of
this branch of the House of Israel that his promises may be
fulfilled concerning them. Inasmuch as we cannot do any
thing for the Jews but give them our prayers we should not
with hold that blessing from them. Again let us turn our
thoughts to the Lamanites of who are of the linage of Joseph
who surround us in these mountains & vallies who are also cursed
& cast down below the brute creation there is also a thick dark
veil still hanging over them the God of Joseph has said they
should be redeemed & become a white & Delightsome people here
the Lord requires sumthing els at our hands besides praying we
have manual laborur & work to do we have them to redeem
no body els will attempt it. our duties are great towards
that people. we have carried the Gospel to the Gentiles Nations
& they have rejected it & our own Nation has shed the best blood
that rolls in the veins of men, they have slain the prophets &
saints & driven the whole Church & kingdom of God into
these mountains in the midst of the Lamanites here the ark of
God rests shall we cover it up & let it rest idle I say no
the Lord requires the salvation of this branch of the house of
Israel at our hands. As Prophets, Apostles, Elder & Saints of
God we have no time to loose or sleep upon our oars & wait
for somebody els to perform the work. we have it to do & the time
has come. I know the day is at our door when the worship of
that people will be excepted at the hands of God they will be
visited by the Holy messengers of God who will be coworkers
with us then let us call upon God earnestly in their behalf
& do our duty towards them & they will soon stand in Holy
places & recieve the ordinances of the Holy Priesthood & appreciate
them & do a great work which will be excepted of the Lord thes
things are resting upon my mind with great wait day &
night. If we as a people have fallen asleep it is time we
awoke to our duty or we shall come under condemnation as
a people who bear the Priesthood.
I feel to give Brother Orson
Pratt my heart & hand in Joining him in calling upon God that
we may rend the veil that we may obtain greater Blessings
from God. we must pray earnestly in order to obtain the
Holy spirit. many other remarks were made which are not now
written
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter this morning to Mrs Woodruff
& to my son Wilford & Daughter Phebe which I sent by
Mr Babbit who started for the salt Lake City he felt better
this morning & did not take away the funds belonging to the Legislature as he threatened he would
13th I met with the Legislative counsel we adjourned untill monday
to give the committies time to bring in business & the carpenters time
to finish the room
14th I spent the day reading & writing I attended the meeting during
the evening. The meeting was addressed by Phineas Young who
spoke of the Lamanites said He had distributed the Books of
under Heaven who now hold these blessings & know &
see the things of God in the true light. Hence the Lord requires
this people to call upon God day & night for the redemption of
this branch of the House of Israel that his promises may be
fulfilled concerning them. Inasmuch as we cannot do any
thing for the Jews but give them our prayers we should not
with hold that blessing from them. Again let us turn our
thoughts to the Lamanites who are of the linage of Joseph
who surround us in these mountains & vallies who are also cursed
& cast down below the brute creation there is also a thick dark
veil still hanging over them the God of Joseph has said they
should be redeemed & become a white & Delightsome people here
the Lord requires sumthing els at our hands besides praying we
have manual labour & work to do we have them to redeem
no body els will attempt it. our duties are great towards
that people. we have carried the Gospel to the Gentiles Nations
& they have rejected it & our own Nation has shed the best blood
that rolls in the veins of men, they have slain the prophets &
saints & driven the whole Church & kingdom of God into
these mountains in the midst of the Lamanites here the ark of
God rests shall we cover it up & let it rest idle I say no
the Lord requires the salvation of this branch of the house of
Israel at our hands. As Prophets, Apostles, Elder & Saints of
God we have no time to loose or sleep upon our oars & wait
for somebody els to perform the work. we have it to do & the time
has come. I know the day is at our door when the worship of
that people will be excepted at the hands of God they will be
visited by the Holy messengers of God who will be coworkers
with us then let us call upon God earnestly in their behalf
& do our duty towards them & they will soon stand in Holy
places & recieve the ordinances of the Holy Priesthood & appreciate
them & do a great work which will be excepted of the Lord thes
things are resting upon my mind with great wait day &
night. If we as a people have fallen asleep it is time we
awoke to our duty or we shall come under condemnation as
a people who bear the Priesthood.
I feel to give Brother Orson
Pratt my heart & hand in Joining him in calling upon God that
we may rend the veil that we may obtain greater Blessings
from God. we must pray earnestly in order to obtain the
Holy spirit. many other remarks were made which are not now
written
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter this morning to Mrs Woodruff
& to my son Wilford & Daughter Phebe which I sent by
Mr Babbit who started for the salt Lake City he felt better
this morning & did not take away the funds belonging to the
Legislature as he threatened he would
13th I met with the Legislative counsel we adjourned untill monday
to give the committies time to bring in business & the carpenters time
to finish the room
14th I spent the day reading & writing I attended the meeting during
the evening. The meeting was addressed by Phineas Young who
spoke of the Lamanites said He had distributed the Books of
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," December 13, 1855 - December 14, 1855, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 16, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/zM5
