for if we say or do things which are wrong we are under obligation
to confess our faults. it would be a hard matter for me to confess
that I had done wrong knowingly. You should be governed by
righteousness. Let every Elder in Israel look upon his brethren
& sisters like little children. When a person does a wrong
in his foolish weekness look upon it as such. (We see the child[re]n
of man laboring hard to obtain wealth they labour night & day
to obtain this object) but wealth will not give you wisdom, but
if you will shun evil and extend the hand of charity to evry living
being & do good to all (as far as you have an opportunity) this will
grow in you & you will increase (in wisdom & knowledge) we
should live so as to enjoy the spirit of revelation that we may
know the will of God concerning us in all things. You should
not live for yourselves alone for if your Affections are not
placed on the Lord Jesus Christ and do not possess charity you will
mis the gate (& not enter into the glory of God yourselves) for you
will not receive the spirit of the gospel. your hearts should be
empted of evry thing but the spirit of the gospel. (that you may be
filled with the spirit of revelation that you may know the voice
of the good shepherd for if this people was to loose the spirit
of revelation & turn from righteousness they would be liable
to be led down to hell but while the people keep the spirit of
God & of revelation with them they would know the voice
of the good shepherd.) If I was to get out of the way
would not all that had the Spirit of God se[e] it, as they did Sidney
& Strang & W^m Smith, yes they would. When Sidney Rigd-
on claimed to be the shepherd & leader of this people the people
knew not his voice. But when the true shepherd spoke unto
them they knew his voice and they followed him. It is the
duty of this people & their privilege to live in such a manner that
they cannot be deceived by any deceiver. It is your duty to
live your religion. No man can magnify the priesthood & their
calling unless they live their religion, unless they are filled
with the spirit of revelation, of the Holy Ghost, & of the Holy Priesthood
then they can magnify their calling and do their duty to their
Neighbor & to all men then their would be an end to Bishops &
High Councils trials. Parents are under the deepest obligation
to live their religion And the young men & women also that when
you get married your children may be begotten in Holiness &
born in Holy^iness^ Brought forth into the world in Righteousness &
then you cannot make any thing but Saints of them. Begin
your work right. Carry it on right. Bring up your children right
then when they are old they will not depart from it. [Proverbs 22:6] This is the coven-
ant which God made with Abraham that to his seed there should
be no end. And this promise was made to him when he was childless
He received this covenants from the Lord & desired to see them fulfilled
upon the Earth. Abraham was driven from his Father's house after
he was driven f had received the Priesthood. The Lord Bestowed
his Priesthood upon him by a man whose name was Melcheisedek
when Abraham received the Presthod the people were so wicked
that no man would receive him But the Lord promised him a
seed through whom the Holy Priesthood should be perpetuated
forever and that to the increase of his seed there should be no end
The Lord promised to Abraham this great blessing. A man can
have no greater Blessing than was promised to him that He should

for if we say or do things which are wrong we are under obligation to confess our faults, it would be a hard matter for me to confess that I had done wrong knowingly. You should be governed by righteousness. Let every Elder in Israel look upon his brethren & sisters like little children. when a person does a wrong in his foolish weekness look upon it as such. (we see the children of man laboring hard to obtain wealth they labour night & day to obtain this object) but wealth will not give you wisdom, but if you will shun evil and extend the hand of charity to evry living being & do good to all (as far as you have an opportunity) this will grow in you & you will increase (in wisdom & knowledge) we should live so as to enjoy the spirit of Revelation that we may know the will of God concerning us in all things. You should not live for yourselves alone for if your Affections are not placed on the Lord Jesus Christ and do not possess charity you will mis the gate (& not enter into the glory of God yourselves) for you will not receive the spirit of the gospel, your hearts should be empted of evry thing but the spirit of the gospel. (that you may be filled with the spirit of Revelation that you may know the voice of the good shepherd for if this people was to loose the spirit of revelation & turn from righteousness they would be liable to be led down to hell but while the people keep the spirit of God & of Revelation with them they would know the voice of the good shepherd.) If I was to get out of the way would not all that had the spirit of God see it, as they did Sidney & Strang & Wm Smith, yes they would. When Sidney Rigdon claimed to be the shepherd & leader of this people the people knew not his voice. But when the true shepherd spoke unto them they knew his voice and they followed him. It is the duty of this people & their privilege to live in such a manner that they cannot be deceived by any deceiver. It is your duty to live your religion. No man can magnify the priesthood & their calling unless they live their religion, unless they are filled with the spirit of revelation, of the Holy Ghost, & of the Holy Priesthood then they can magnify their calling and do their duty to their Neighbor & to all men then their would be an end to Bishops & High Councils trials. Parents are under the deepest obligation to live their religion And the young men & women also that when you get married your children may be begotten in Holiness & born in Holiness Brought forth into the world in Righteousness & then you cannot make any thing but Saints of them. Begin your work right Carry it on right. Bring up your children right then when they are old they will not depart from it. This is the covenant which God made with Abraham that to his seed there should be no end. And this promise was made to him when he was childless He received this covenants from the Lord & desired to see them fulfilled upon the Earth. Abraham was driven from his Father's house after he had received the Priesthood. The Lord Bestowed his Priesthood upon him by a man whose name was Melchisedek when Abraham received the Presthod the people were so wicked that no man would receive him but the Lord promised him a seed through whom the Holy Priesthood should be perpetuated forever and that to the increase of his seed there should be no end The Lord promised to Abraham this great blessing A man can have no greater Blessing than was promised to him that He should