May 5, 1854 ~ Friday

May 5^th Friday We left Union fort rode to dry creek settle[men]t
made a short halt then drove to the American fork 25 miles
& spent the night the ^people^ Assembled for a meeting I was called
upon to address the people the following is a key to the remarks
which I made I said to the people that I should confine my
remarks to those things that immediately consern us you have
[been] counselled to build forths & wall in your cities with strong
walls for several years throughout this Territory but the people
have not done it the[y] have been vary slow to harken to the
counsel of the servants of God from the begining even in the
days of Joseph all the people were ready to acknowledge
he was a profit & looked to him to receive salvations
at his hands & was ready to have him controll them in all
matters appertaining to what the people termed spiritual
things but if He wanted $100 dollars in money He would have
to employ all the Twelve & mortgage his farm in order to
get it the traditions of the people were so strong that they
could not bear the Idea of having a Prophet dictate their tem-
poral affairs but I wish to ask a question which is the
most important to you A part in the first resurrection in
exaltation & glory in the celestial kingdom of God with all
its attendant blessings or a few Horses cattle gold & goods Judge
ye then why should it be thought a thing incredible or unjst
unjust for a profit of God who is called to guide & controll us in
all the weighty matters that consern us should also counsel us
in those lesser matters of every day life now go to & build
your wall around your city as you have been commanded to do
& the blessings of God will rest upon you but if you refuse
to follow the counsel given there is a rod preparing for you
& it will be but a short time before you will see the hand
of God visible in the counsel that has been given to this people
in building strong walls around these cities many other
remarks was made but not here recorded

President Kimball followed & said that what Brother
Woodruff had said was true his words are true President
Young comes here to visit the people & tell them what He wants
done He has sent men to you also to tell you what to do & that
is the same as though he had been with you himself you have
got to follow his counsel. And you have to fulfill your coven[an]ts
which you made at the waters of Baptism we must not forget
God He intends we shall do that which we ought to do when
God tels us to do any thing we should go to work & do it willingly
I am telling what is our duty. many often want to Jump
over under officers so as to get to President Young I have
lived in the days of Joseph & in the days of President Young & I
have always obeyed those men for they were placed over me
to obey them it is the duty of this people to obey their lead-
ers it is the duty of my family to obey me I have no misteries
to give you for I have none but my busness is to teach you
the truth well you are told to make a wall around your city
and you have it to do you read in the Book of mormon that
the people had to wall in their cities in ancient days we have it
to do in our day you have to become one or you are not the Lords [Doctrine and Covenants 38:27]

May 5, 1854 ~ Friday

May 5th Friday we left Union fort rode to dry creek settlement made a short halt then drove to the American fork. 25 miles & spent the night the people Assembled for a meeting I was called upon to address the people the following is a key to the remarks which I made. I said to the people that I should confine my remarks to those things that immediately consern us you have been counselled to build forts & wall in your cities with strong walls for several years throughout this Territory but the people have not done it they have vary slow to harken to the counsel of the servants of God from the begining even in the days of Joseph all the people were ready to acknowledge he was a profit & looked to him to receive salvations at his hands & was ready to have him controll them in all matters appertaining to what the people termed spiritual things but if He wanted $100 dollars in money He would have to Employ all the Twelve & mortgage his farm in order to get it the traditions of the people were so strong that they could not bear the Idea of having a Prophet dictate their temporal affairs but I wish to ask a question which is the most important to you A part in the first resurrection in exaltation & glory in the Celestial Kingdom of God with all its attendant blessings or a few Horses Cattle gold & goods Judge ye then why should it be thought a thing incredible or unjust for a profit of God who is called to guide & controll us in all the weighty matters that consern us should also counsel us in those lesser matters of every day life now go to & build your wall around your city as you have been commanded to do & the blessings of God will rest upon you but if you refuse to follow the counsel given there is a rod preparing for you & it will be but a short time before you will see the hand of God visible in the counsel that has been given to this people in building strong walls around these Cities many other remarks was made but not here recorded

President Kimball followed & said that what Brother Woodruff had said was true his words are true. President Young comes here to visit the people & tell them what He wants done He has sent men to you also to tell you what to do & that is the same as though he had been with you himself you have got to follow his counsel. And you have to fulfill your covenants which you made at the waters of Baptism we must not forget God. He intends we shall do that which we ought to do when God tels us to do any thing we should go to work & do it willingly I am telling what is our duty. many often want to Jump over under officers so as to get to President Young I have lived in the days of Joseph & in the days of President Young & I have always obayed those men for they were placed over me to obey them it is the duty of this people to obey their leaders it is the duty of my family to obey me I have no misteries to give you for I have none but my business is to teach you the truth well you are told to make a wall around your City and you have it to do. you read in the Book of mormon that the people had to wall in their cities in ancient days we have it to do in our day you have to become one or you are not the Lords