JAN 1st 1857 This new Years day come in with a tremendious
snow storm I spent a good deal of the day with President Young & F. D. Richards President Young gave us good council & wished us to
become saviors upon mount Zion & told us in what way that we might
[FIGURES] have a crown of Glory in the Eternal world I attended a meeting
in the 8th word I went in company with S. M. Blair the House was full
notwithstanding the snow was deep I heard the Bishop & council speak I
followed in few remarks & gave good council but did not feel much like
speaking.
~ Friday
2nd I met in the Legislative Council in the forenoon & done good deal of
business also read the 17 chapter]] of St John & Hebrews 10|10 chapter## Heb. the spirit
of God was with us & many Good things said. I held a council
with President YoKimball & the 12 about the Missionaries & Bishop of the 13 ward
and at 5 oclok I called upon Edson Stowell who was vary sick with
the Lung fever I laid hands upon him & blessed him. I then went to
the social Hall & met in council with the Twelve President Spencer & the
Bishop of the 13 ward we spent the time in council till midnight the object of
the meeting was to unite the feelings of the Bishop & council with the missionaries
we had a good time and all felt benefited when we left
~ Saturday
3rd I spent the day in the office it was quite a thaw. H. C. Kimball came
in & read a letter to his Brother Solomon then He set down & taught us
good doctrin He said that He did not Believe in this custom of Adoption
[FIGURE] that had been practiced in this Church no man should give his
Birthright to another but should keep his birthright in the linage
of his Fathers & go to & unite the link through the whole linage of their
fathers untill they come up to a man in the Linage who held the priesthood
like a Branch of a tree the branch of a vine still abides in the vine though
it comes out of it unless the vine is cut of[f] or the branch it will abide
in it. now unless a man is a poor Cuss he should keep his priest-
hood & unite it with his Fathers & not give it to another. & the Lord will
save our Father. Evry man that gets his Patriarchal Blessings
& Priesthood He becomes the Patriarch of his own family & should
bless his own family.
I attended the High Priest meeting in the evening John Young was
President. Orson Hyde addressed the meeting was followed By W Woodruff
& L. Snow the spirit of God rested upon us in power &
the vision of our minds was open upon the priesthood & its power
& Blessings. I told the people that they did not prize the priesthood
as they should & spoke of the great work which we had to perform
who bore the priesthood in preparing this generation for salvation
or damnation in redeeming our dead &c. we had about the
best meeting we have had since the refermation.
~ Sunday
4th Sunday I spent the day at the tabernacleLorenzo Snow
addressed the people & was followed by W. Woodruff in the fore part of the
day & O. Hyde & D Spencer in the afternoon the spirit of the Lord was
with us & we had a good day I attended the prayer circle in the evening
& went in company with S. M Blair to the 11th ward & I preached to
the people & several others spoke we had a good meeting
JAN 1st 1857 This new Years day come in with a tremendious
snow storm I spent a good deal of the day with President Young &
F. D. Richards President Young gave us good council & wished us to
become saviors upon mount Zion & told us in what way that we might
FIGURES have a crown of Glory in the Eternal world I attended a meeting
in the 8th word I went in company with S. M. Blair the House was full
notwithstanding the snow was deep I heard the Bishop & council speak I
followed in few remarks & gave good council but did not feel much like
speaking.
~ Friday
2nd I met in the Legislative Council in the forenoon & done good deal of
business also read the 17 chapter of St John & 10 chapter Heb. the spirit
of God was with us & many Good things said. I held a council
with PresidentKimball & the 12 about the Missionaries & Bishop of the 13 ward
and at 5 oclok I called upon Edson Stowell who was vary sick with
the Lung fever I laid hands upon him & blessed him. I then went to
the social Hall & met in council with the Twelve President Spencer & the
Bishop of the 13 ward we spent the time in council till midnight the object of
the meeting was to unite the feelings of the Bishop & council with the missionaries
we had a good time and all felt benefited when we left
~ Saturday
3rd I spent the day in the office it was quite a thaw. H. C. Kimball came
in & read a letter to his Brother Solomon then He set down & taught us
good doctrin He said that He did not Believe in this custom of Adoption
[FIGURE] that had been practiced in this Church no man should give his
Birthright to another but should keep his birthright in the linage
of his Fathers & go to & unite the link through the whole linage of their
fathers untill they come up to a man in the Linage who held the priesthood
like a Branch of a tree the branch of a vine still abides in the vine though
it comes out of it unless the vine is cut off or the branch it will abide
in it. now unless a man is a poor Cuss he should keep his priesthood & unite it with his Fathers & not give it to another. & the Lord will
save our Father. Evry man that gets his Patriarchal Blessings
& Priesthood He becomes the Patriarch of his own family & should
bless his own family.
I attended the High Priest meeting in the evening John Young was
President. Orson Hyde addressed the meeting was followed By W Woodruff
& L. Snow the spirit of God rested upon us in power &
the vision of our minds was open upon the priesthood & its power
& Blessings. I told the people that they did not prize the priesthood
as they should & spoke of the great work which we had to perform
who bore the priesthood in preparing this generation for salvation
or damnation in redeeming our dead &c. we had about the
best meeting we have had since the refermation.
~ Sunday
4th Sunday I spent the day at the tabernacleLorenzo Snow
addressed the people & was followed by W. Woodruff in the fore part of the
day & O. Hyde & D Spencer in the afternoon the spirit of the Lord was
with us & we had a good day I attended the prayer circle in the evening
& went in company with S. M Blair to the 11th ward & I preached to
the people & several others spoke we had a good meeting
Daniel H Wells was ordained to the Apostleship & as one of the first
Presidencyor 2nd councellor to president Brigham Young He was ordained
under the Hands of Presidents Brigham Young & H C Kimball
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," January 1, 1857 - January 4, 1857, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Mj9O