March 7, 1857 ~ Saturday

7^th I am still unwell President Young came in this morning & Herd
a part of his History read & corrected it I spent most of the
day in the office

March 8, 1857 ~ Sunday

8^th Sunday I attended meeting in the officetabernacle. O Hyde Preached
in the morning upon the text "strait is the gate & narrow the way that
leadeth unto Eternal life & few there be that find it &c" [Matthew 7:14] He was followed
by President Young who preached one of the most comforting & inter-
esting discourses ever delivered to the people if we past our inspection
before Joseph we probably should Peter & Jesus then we should be
quite safe. if all this people did not go to a celestial kingdom it would
be their own fault, but will all have the same exaltation & glory in
the Celestial Kingdom by no means there will be but few that go there
that will be crowned kings & Priests & Gods there will be many millions
in the Celestial Kingdom that will not be exhalted to those hier blessings
this People are a good people & they are advanceing faster than any
other people that ever lived it would not be 120 years insted of 365 before
this people would with the portion of Earth which they occupy be separated from
the wicked. the Lord will bless this people if you will do as well as you
know how all will be well with you many glorious remarks were
made by President Young all of which were reported by G. D. Watt
I attended tohe prayer meeting in the evening President Young had O Pratts
pamphlet read called the Holy Spirit & he made the following remarks
after hearing it read He said that Brother Pratt had got beyong [beyond] the
stars He had Carrelled them & got beyond them

President Young asked W^m W Phelps by what authority he had
proclaimed in Public that He (Brigham Young) was the man that
the Lord said he would raise up like unto Moses "Phelps said Joseph
was gone & you are left to lead the People. B. Y that is no Argument
at all I may die & others be left that does not prove that I or they
would be the one refered to. If I thought I was the man I would not
tel of it. But I think I am the great man that none of the prophets
ever thought of or spoke of.

Orson Hyde said there was a man in Provo professed to have a visit
from a Departed spirit he comes to him dressed in his temple
rob[e]s & the man he comes to has not had his endowments and
I want to know what you think of it I thought the whole of it
smelt strongly of Brimstone

President Young said now if the people in Provo can be made to
believe that that is a true visit about the third time he comes He
will say that this Church is not led by the man that ought to lead
it but the man that has thos visits will tell you that he is to lead the
Church. Now I will tell you how you may know it is fals a spirit
will not come to a man in the flesh without he appears in his glory
& men cannot endure his glory a resurrected body may come
& hide his glory, but that visitation is false it is not true

I went to the 14^th ward school House to meeting O Hyde & many
others were there as missionaries several spoke I followed with
few remarks & was followed by O Hyde

March 9, 1857 ~ Monday

9^th I spent the day in the office mostly I set out some trees &
grape vines

March 10, 1857 ~ Tuesday

10^th I set out currant Bushes & grape vines I spent a part of
the day in the office I attended the missionary meeting in the evening
& had a good time I spoke a short time at the close of the meeting

March 7, 1857 ~ Saturday

7th I am still unwell. President Young came in this morning & Herd a part of his History read & corrected it I spent most of the day in the office

March 8, 1857 ~ Sunday

8tabernacle. O Hyde Preached in the morning upon the text "strait is the gate & narrow the way that leadeth unto Eternal life & few there be that find it &c" He was followed by President Young who preached one of the most comforting & interesting discourses ever delivered to the people if we past our inspection [FIGURE] before Joseph we probably should Peter & Jesus then we should be quite safe. if all this people did not go to a celestial kingdom it would be their own fault, but will all have the same exaltation & glory in the Celestial Kingdom by no means there will be but few that go there that will be crowned kings & Priests & Gods there will be many millions in the Celestial Kingdom that will not be exhalted to those hier blessings this People are a good people & they are advanceing faster than any other people that ever lived it would not be 120 years insted of 365 before this people would with the portion of Earth which they occupy be separated from the wicked. the Lord will bless this people if you will do as well as you know how all will be well with you many glorious remarks were made by President Young all of which were reported by G. D. Watt I attended the prayer meeting in the evening. President Young had O Pratts pamphlet read called the Holy Spirit & he made the following remarks after hearing it read He said that Brother Pratt had got beyond the stars He had Carrelled them & got beyond them

[FIGURE] President Young asked Wm W Phelps by what authority he had proclaimed in Public that He (Brigham Young) was the man that the Lord said he would raise up like unto Moses "Phelps said Joseph was gone & you are left to lead the People. B.Y. that is no Argument at all I may die & others be left that does not prove that I or they would be the one refered to. If I thought I was the man I would not tel of it. But I think I am the great man that none of the prophets ever thought of or spoke of.

Orson Hyde said there was a man in Provo professed to have a visit from a Departed spirit he comes to him dressed in his temple Robes & the man he comes to has not had his endowments and I want to know what you think of it I thought the whole of it smelt strongly of Brimstone

President Young said now if the people in Provo can be made to believe that that is a true visit about the third time he comes He will say that this Church is not led by the man that ought to lead it but the man that has thos visits will tell you that he is to lead the Church. Now I will tell you how you may know it is fals a spirit will not come to a man in the flesh without he appears in his glory & men cannot endure his glory a resurrected body may come & hide his glory. but that visitation is false it is not true

I went to the 14th ward school House to meeting O Hyde & many others were there as missionaries several spoke I followed with few remarks & was followed by O Hyde

March 9, 1857 ~ Monday

9th I spent the day in the office mostly I set out some trees & grape vines

March 10, 1857 ~ Tuesday

10th I set out currant Bushes & grape vines I spent a part of the day in the office I attended the missionary meeting in the evening & had a good time I spoke a short time at the close of the meeting