Feb 21^st

not be confined to one thing we want the Holy spirit & we will
ask for that and we will ask the Lord to Hold the Congress of the
United States & all our Enemis in that way that the will of God
may be done He said this year would be more filled with Judgments upon the
wicked than any year we have seen & 1860 will be far more so
E. T. Benson said that He fasted 3 days and was blessed in int
and thought we should not be discoraged but fast & Pray and
ask the Lord for what you want Now if we use coffee, tobaco
whiskey, & stuff ourselves ^with^ meat we will be like the Gentiles & can-
ot expect much of the spirit unless we prepare our bodies for it
I believe that good will grow out of this meeting

G. A. Smith said that I understand the Idea of Brother Pratt is
that we be united in what we ask for but not to limit us I
know that we want the Holy spirit. And one of the greatest
gifts that we want is wisdom to help us to use the Holy spirit
when we [get] we want a gr[e]at deal of wisdom to know when
to speak & when to be silent, as to the Congress of the United States
their is not ten men but what want to cut the throats of the
Presidency & Twelve Apostles and I want to Pray God to curse
them & give them No power over us & I want to pray for the
removal of the armey. Joseph Smith wrote his ^dedication pray^ prayer & went
and read it to the assembly & some were tryed with it

We all dressed in our robes. Lorenzo Snow prayed &
F D. Richards was mouth and prayed long and asked
for many things ^for^ the Church & Kingdom of God

The Brethren then spent a short time in mixed conversation
concerning the the death of Joseph & other things. we then
adjourned till tomorrow 10 oclok, ^1/2 past 3^ I spent the evening at home
I met in the evening with my family and taught them the
things of the kingdom. Elder Lorenzo Snow spent the
evening with me. The mail came in the evening

February 22, 1859 ~ Tuesday

22nd I called at the President's office in the morning to see the
Mail but few papers came in & not much

The Twelve Met in the prayer closset at 12 oclok their being
present O Hyde O. Pratt W. Woodruff John Taylor G. A. Smith
E. T. Benson Lorenzo Snow, C. C. Rich Erastus Snow F. D. Richards

Elder Taylor opened by Prayer and asked the Lord for all
things nessary for the Saints

O Hyde wrote a note to H. C. Kimball giving him an invitactoon
to meet with us

we conversed upon variosus subjets till 1 oclok
we then sung A poor wayfareing man of grief

E. T. Benson Prayed & called upon the Lord for his
Blessings upon all the Authorities of the Church and upon
all Zion and for the Holy spirit to be poured oput upon us
and for the Lord to hedge up the way of our Enemies that
they shall have no power over us

Feb 21st not be confined to one thing we want the Holy spirit & we will ask for that and we will ask the Lord to Hold the congress of the United States & all our Enemis in that way that the will of God may be done He said this year would be more filled with Judgments upon the wicked than any year we have seen & 1860 will be far more so E. T. Benson said that He fasted 3 days and was blessed in it and thought we should not be discoraged but fast & Pray and ask the Lord for what you want. Now if we use coffee, tobaco whiskey, & stuff ourselves with meat we will be like the Gentiles & canot expect much of the spirit unless we prepare our bodies for it I believe that Good will grow out of this meeting

G. A. Smith said that I understand the Idea of Brother Pratt is that we be united in what we ask for but not to limit us I know that we want the Holy spirit. And one of the Greatest Gifts that we want is wisdom to help us to use the Holy spirit when we pray we want a great deal of wisdom to know when to speak & when to be silent, as to the congress of the United States their is not ten men but what want to cut the throats of the Presidency & Twelve Apostles and I want to Pray God to curse them & give them No power over us & I want to pray for the removal of the armey. Joseph Smith wrote his dedication pray prayer & went and read it to the assembly & some were tryed with it

We all dressed in our robes. Lorenzo Snow prayed & F D. Richards was mouth and prayed long and asked for many things for the Church & Kingdom of God

The Brethren then spent a short time in mixed conversation concerning the the death of Joseph & other things. we then adjourned till tomorrow 10 oclok, 1/2 past 3 I spent the evening at home I met in the evening with my family and taught them the things of the kingdom. Elder Lorenzo Snow spent the evening with me. The mail came in the evening

February 22, 1859 ~ Tuesday

22nd I called at the President's office in the morning to see the Mail but few papers came in & not much

The Twelve Met in the prayer closset at 12 oclok their being present O Hyde O. Pratt W. Woodruff John Taylor G. A. Smith E. T. Benson Lorenzo Snow, C. C. Rich Erastus Snow F. D. Richards

Elder Taylor opened by Prayer and asked the Lord for all things for the saints

O Hyde wrote a note to H. C. Kimball giving him an invitatoon to meet with us

we conversed upon various subjets till 1 oclok we then sung A poor wayfareing man of grief

E. T. Benson Prayed & called upon the Lord for his Blessings upon all the Authorities of the Church and upon all Zion and for the Holy spirit to be poured out upon us and for the Lord to hedge up the way of our Enemies that they shall have no power over us