~ Saturday
29th
I roatspent the day writing I wrote 3 letters to I. F. Carter
Col T. L. Kane I rote to J. M. Bernhisel to Pay $105 for me
& I wrote to I F Carter that I had requested Bernhisel
to pay it. I wrote a full letter to col Thomas L. Kane & requested him to write to me
A Quarterly conference commenced to day Erastus
30 Sunday Snow preached a good sermon in the forenoon
& in the afternoon Elder Wallace ^prayed^ & Elder Gates preached to the people
a good discourse was followed by Claudious Spencer
then J. B. Nobles and Erastus Snow all had the spirit of the
Lord & spoke unto the edifycation of the people
~ Sunday
Dec 30th Sunday Conference opened at 10 oclock J. M. Grant
addressed the people & was followed by President Kimball I was
not preasent & did not report. I attended in the afternoon
& Elder Orson Pratt spoke in a vary interesting manner
concerning the fulfillment of Prophesy, the second coming
of Christ, the building of the New Jerruselem, the blowing of the tru[m]p,
the opening of the seals, the pouring out of the plagues, the resurrectin
of the dead &c. He said in 1829 He had this voice continually
ringing in his ears "Prepare ye the way of the Lord & make his
paths strait" After he was baptized he went to kirtland &
told Joseph that He knew he was a Profitphit of God & wanted
him to inquire of the Lord for him when he obtained this
revelation recorded in the Doctrins & Covenats given Nov 1830
recorded on page 280 there the Lord told him to lift up his
voice long & Loud preparing the way for the second coming of the
Lord then I understood my former feelings.
I attended the meeting in the evening Br Ray spok 1st Phineas Young attempted
to speak to the people but vary soon chocked down with caughing
or sumthing in the throat & stoped. Erastus Snow followed &
spoke at Length in a vary interesting manner upon a great variety
of subjects much to the Edifycation of those who herd. Before the
close of the meeting I spoke to the people a few moments the following
are some of the remarks which I made
Brethren & sisters I feel to say a few words before closing I have
listened with attention to the teachings we have herd during
this afternoon & evening & I can bear testimony that they
are true. Elder Orson Pratt has spread before us this after-
noon the fulfillment of that grait chain of Prophesyies which
are to take place before the coming of the Mesiah like a great
panarama spread upon the wall so that evry person can see &
behold it. Now can we realize that these great & glorious events
are to transpire within 40 years even in our day & the days of
our children. no we cannot but yet it will be so. The Presidt
has said that it was necessary to send missionaries through
this Territory to preach to the people in order to save them
this I believe is true we as a people have got to rise up &
become sanctifyed pure & holy in order to be prepared to meet
the great events which are rushing upon us with the rapidity of
lightning we have got to make up our minds whether we
will keep a Celestial Law or what Law we will keep. It is
necessary for us to send messengers of salvation to stir up the
minds of the people as long as there can be found an Adulterer
29th [FIGURE] I spent the day writing I wrote 3 letters to I. F. Carter Col T. L. Kane. I rote to J. M. Bernhisel to Pay $105 form [illegible]
& I wrote to I F Carter that I had requested Bernhisel to pay it. I wrote a full letter to col Thomas L. Kane & requested him to write to me A Quarterly conference commenced to day Erastus Snow preached a good sermon in the forenoon & in the afternoon Elder Wallace prayed & Elder Gates preached to the people a good discourse was followed by Claudious Spencer then J. B. Nobles & Erastus Snow all had the spirit of the Lord & spoke unto the edifycation of the people
Dec 30th Sunday Conference opened at 10 oclock J. M. Grant addressed the People & was followed by President Kimball I was not preasent & did not report. I attended in the afternoon & Elder Orson Pratt spoke in a vary interesting manner concerning the fulfillment of Prophesy, the second coming of Christ, the building of the New Jerruselem, the blowing of the trump, the opening of the seals, the pouring out of the plagues, the resurrection of the dead &c. He said in 1829 He had this voice continually ringing in his ears "Prepare ye the way of the Lord & make his paths strait." After he was baptized he went to Kirtland & told Joseph that He knew he was a Prophit of God & wanted him to inquire of the Lord for him when he obtained the revelation recorded in the Doctrins & Covenants given Nov 1830 recorded on Page 280 there the Lord told him to lift up his voice long & Loud preparing the way for the second coming of the Lord then I understood my former feelings. I attended the meeting in the evening Br Ray spoke 1st Phineas Young attempted to speak to the people but vary soon choaked down with coughing or sumthing in the throat & stoped. Erastus Snow followed & spoke at Length in a vary interesting manner upon a great variety of subjects much to the Edifycation of those who herd. Before the close of the meeting I spoke to the people a few moments the following are some of the remarks which I made
Brethren & sisters I feel to say a few words before closing I have listened with attention to the teachings we have herd during this afternoon & evening & I can bear testimony that they are true. Elder Orson Pratt has spread before us this afternoon the fulfillment of that grait chain of Prophesies which are to take place before the coming of the Mesiah like a great panarama spread upon the wall so that evry person can see & behold it. Now can we realize that these great & glorious events are to transpire within 40 years even in our day & the days of our children, no we cannot but yet it will be so. The President has said that it was necessary to send missionaries through this Territory to preach to the people in order to save them this I believe is true we as a people have got to rise up & become sanctifyed pure & holy in order to be prepared to meet the great events which are rushing upon us with the rapidity of lightning we have got to make up our minds whether we will keep a Celestial Law or what Law we will keep. It is necessary for us to send messengers of salvation to stir up the minds of the people as long as there can be found an Adulterer
