we can be made vessels of honour what can we be made vesels
of honour after we have mared in the hands of the potter
& ground over again yes this will be the case with man but
it is far better to be passive in the hands of God & be made
a vessel of honor the first time than to wait thill till we
have to be ground over again this is a figure which the
prophet Jeremiahah made use of. [Jeremiah 18:2-6] Now President Young is
the Master Potter here on Earth & we should be subject to him
in all thingst we should all remember that we have got to render
up our stewardship to God therefore we should be faithful in
all things And I pray that the spirit of God may rest
upon you that you may do right & be saved with a full
salvation. And I ask it in the name of Jesus Christ Am[e]n
~ Monday
Monday 17 I spent the fore part of the day in the council & the
after noon in Joint session
~ Tuesday
18th I spent the fire [fore] part of the day in the counsel the afternoon
in Joint session
19th I spent the day in the counsel the whole day was occupied
in debateing the subject of the Education of our children
~ Thursday
1220th I spent the fore part of the day writing & the afternoon in
the council attending to the legislative business
~ Friday
21st I ment in Joint session with the two houses to appoint a
census agent L. W. Hardy was appointed we adjourned till monday
~ Saturday
22 I spent the day in reading & writing I read the Books of Ecclesiastes, Songs of Solomon, & Isaiah through And I could
see by the Prophet Isaiah that one of the causes of the universal
destruction & abolishment of all the gentile Nations upon the face of
the whole Earth in the last days will be in consequence of the univer-
sal Ill treatment of the House of Israel viz the Jews among
all Nations & the Lamanites in America.
The mail came in this evening & brought the Deseret News
And a Letter from My Daughter Phebe A. Woodruff the
first letter I ever recieved from one of my children while I
was away from home
~ Sunday
223 Sunday I spent the day at home writing & reading
24th to 298 I spent the week in the Legislature the calafornia
Mail came in & brought papers & letters I[t] brought one letter to me from Edward Partridge on the Islands I wrote a letter to Edward Partiidge in answer to his
we are having cold weather & snow storms
we can be made vessels of honour what can we be made vessels
of honour after we have moved in the hands of the potter
& ground over again yes this will be the case with man but
it is far better to be passive in the hands of God & be made
a vessel of honor the first time than to wait till we
have to be ground over again this is a figure which the
prophet Jeremiah made use of. Now President Young is
the Master Potter here on Earth & we should be subject to him
in all things we should all remember that we have got to render
up our stewardship to God therefore we should be faithful in
all things. And I pray that the spirit of God may rest
upon you that you may do right & be saved with a full
salvation. And I ask it in the name of Jesus Christ Amen
Monday 17 I spent the fore part of the day in the council & the
after noon in Joint session
18th I spent the fore part of the day in the counsel the afternoon
in Joint session
19th I spent the day in the counsel the whole day was occupied
in debating the subject of the Education of our children
20th I spent the fore part of the day writing & the afternoon in
the council attending to the legislative business
21st I met in Joint session with the two houses to appoint a
census agent. L. W. Hardy was appointed we adjourned till monday
22 I spent the day in reading & writing I read the Books of
Ecclesiastes, songs of Solomon, & Isaiah through And I could
see by the Prophet Isaiah that one of the causes of the universal
destruction & abolishment of all the gentile Nations upon the face of
the whole Earth in the last days will be in consequence of the universal Ill treatment of the House of Israel viz the Jews among
all Nations & the Lamanites in America.
[FIGURE] The mail came in this evening & brought the Deseret News
And a Letter from My Daughter Phebe A. Woodruff the
first letter I ever received from one of my children while I
was away from home
23 Sunday I spent the day at home writing & reading
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter at home to my Daughter Phebe. I. Morley
& W. W. Phelps preached in the forenoon
to
24th to 28 I spent the week in the Legislature the calafornia
Mail came in & brought papers & letters It brought one
[FIGURE] letter to me from Edward Partridge On the Islands
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Edward Partridge in answer to his
we are having cold weather & snow storms
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," December 16, 1855 - December 28, 1855, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 26, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/G3r