Jan 9th At 7 oclok in the evening the Legislature & citizens
of Fillmore met in the school House to take into consideration
the propriety of Esstablishing a weekly or daily line of
stages & Mail from the Missouri River to Sacramento the
secretary A. W. Babbitt spoke first. He was followed by Judge
Stiles Porter Rockwell Orson Pratt, Enoch Reese, John S Folman
then Governor Young closed they brought to light many in-
teresting things. W. Woodruff reported all their speeches &
has them in reserves the meeting was adjourned to the Tab-
ernacle In Great Salt Lake City Saturday 26 Jan. 1856
~ Thursday
10th I met in the counsil & spent the fore part of the day. I attended
meeting in the evening And I addressed the people & told them
that we had been with them 5 weeks & the presidency & Twelve
& the Legislatures had preached to them many good things
I exhorted them to give heed to what they had herd I advis-
ed the young men to improve well their time & store their minds
well with knowledge while in the days of their youth that they
might have the benefit of it when they come to do business
in the Church & kingdom of God. Spoke of the responsibility
which was resting upon parents. the work of the kingdom
of God would continue to increase as fast as its numbers increased
Brother Enoch Reese followed & bore testimony to the
work of God & spoke much to the Edifycation of the people. He
was followed by Brother Felshaw, Dobson, & others
~ Friday
11th I spent the day in Joint session on the Melicia & Herd Bills
I wrote a letter to Elias Smith for publication
~ Saturday
12th I met in Joint session in the forenoon & spent the
Afternoon writing. I wrote one letter to Father Woodruff
the Mail came in in the evening & brought me
one letter from Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff which I
was glad to get
~ Sunday
13 Sunday I spent the fore part of the day at home
writing I wrote 2 letters to Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff
One family letter, the other personal.
On the return of the brethren from meeting they informed me
that President Brigham Young had preached one of the greatest
sermons he had ever deliverd on earth the following are the
items Delivered to me of his sermon by Jonathan C Wright
^but mostly from Thomas Bullocks report which was copied from his report^
He Arose & said By our acts
we have said to the world we are
Christs and we have exhibited it more than any other (of the
Christian world). Evry thread & tie that binds man to man
has been broaken assunder (in consequence of receiveing the fulness
of the Gospel of Christ.) Men have left their wives, wives their
husbands children their parents & parents their children, (Brothers
their sisters & sisters their Brothers in order to be gathered with
the saints of God that they might partake of salvation). This people
have proven to the world by their acts that they have a knowledge of
the way of life & salvation. This people have proven (to all men)
that they can sacrafize evry endearment (in this life) for (Eternal)
[FIGURE] Jan 9th At 7 oclok in the evening the Legislature & citizens of Fillmore met in the school House to take into consideration the propriety of Esstablishing a weekly or daily line of stages & Mail from the Missouri River to Sacramento the Secretary A. W. Babbitt spoke first. He was followed by Judge Stiles Porter Rockwell Orson Pratt, Enoch Reese, John S Folman then Governor Young closed they brought to light many interesting things. W. Woodruff reported all their speeches & has them in reserves the meeting was adjourned to the Tabernacle In Great Salt Lake City Saturday 26 Jan. 1856
~ Thursday
10th I met in the counsil & spent the fore part of the day. I attended meeting in the evening And I addressed the people & told them that we had been with them 5 weeks & the presidency & Twelve & the Legislatures had preached to them many good things I exhorted them to give heed to what they had herd I advised the young men to improve well their time & store their minds well with knowledge while in the days of their youth that they might have the benefit of it when they come to do business in the church & kingdom of God. spoke of the responsibility which was resting upon parents. the work of the kingdom of God would continue to increase as fast as its numbers increased
Brother Enoch Reese followed & bore testimony to the work of God & spoke much to the Edifycation of the people He was followed by Brother Felshaw, Dobson, & others
~ Friday
11th I spent the day in Joint session on the Melicia & Herd Bills [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elias Smith for publication
~ Saturday
12th I met in Joint session in the forenoon & spent the Afternoon writing I wrote one letter to Father Woodruff FIGURES the Mail came in in the evening & brought me one letter from Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff which I was glad to get
~ Sunday
13 Sunday I spent the fore part of the day at home [FIGURE] writing I wrote 2 letters to Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff One family letter, the other personal
On the return of the brethren from meeting they informed me that President Brigham Young had preached one of the greatest sermons he had ever deliverd on earth the following are the items Delivered to me of his sermon by Jonathan C Wright but mostly from Thomas Bullocks report which was copied from his report
FIGURES He Arose & said By our acts we have said to the world we are Christs and we have exhibited it more than any other (of the Christian world). Evry thread & tie that binds man to man has been broaken assunder (in consequence of receiveing the fulness of the Gospel of Christ.) Men have left their wives, wives their husbands children their parents & parents their children (Brothers their sisters & sisters their Brothers in order to be gathered with the saints of God that they might partake of salvation). This people have proven to the world by their acts that they have a knowledge of the way of life & salvation. This people have proven (to all men) that they can sacrafize evry endearment (in this life) for (Eternal)
