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of God I sincerly believed what I preached. how long I have believed
this doctrin I do not know but it has been for years I have published
it in the Seer. I spoke of a plurality of Gods. in order to worship
this God I said that I adored the atributes wharever I found them
I was honest in this matter * I would not worship a god or Tabernacle
that did not possess Atrtributes if I did I should worship Idols
I have thaught this doctrin. Now the reson I worship the Father
is because in him is combined the attributes if he had not those
attributes I would not worship him any more than I would this
chair. I cannot see any difference between myself and President
Young. If you whad told me what you worshiped him for you
would have told me somthing, but now I can see no difference
between us. I wish to explain Now Jesus said I am in the Father
& the Father in me [3 Nephi 9:15]. Now I do not suppose that the Father is in
the Son & the Son in the Father in the Tabernacle, but in the spirit
and Attributes, truth light power &c. we are told that the son repr-
esents the Father in Attributes &c I called upon the Brethren to come
to this meeting to settel this But I must have somthing more than
a declaration of President Young to convince me I must have evidence
I am willing to take President Young as a guide in most things but
not in all. President Young does not profess to have revelations in
all things. I am not to loose my agency I have said many things
which President Young says is Fals I do not know how it is
I count president Young Equal to Joseph Iand Joseph Equal
to President Young I find things in Josephs Revelations
that govern me I would as lievesf believes Joseph as
Brigham. When Joseph teaches one thing & Brigham
seems to teach another contrary to Joseph (I say seems to)
I believe them as Joseph has spoken them and as the Apostle
speaks of them I do not know God ownly by his Atributes, and
that God who has the most Atributes I worship. I worship but one
God, and God does not dwell in me ownly by his Atributes I
have spoken plainly I would rather not have spoken so plainly
but I have No excuses to make President Young said I ought
to make a confession But Orson Pratt is not a man to make a
confession of that I do not Believe. I am not going to crawl to
Brigham Young and act the Hypocrite and confess what I do

27 1860 of God I sincerly believed what I preached, how long I have believed this doctrin I do not know but it has been for years I have published it in the seer, I spoke of a plurality of Gods, in order to worship this God I said that I adored the atributes wharever I found them I was honest in this matter * I would not worship a god or Tabernacle that did not possess Attributs if I did I should worship Idols I have taught this doctrin. Now the reson I worship the Father is because in him is combined the attributs if he had not those attributs I would not worship him any more than I would this chair. I cannot see any difference between myself and President Young. If you had told me what you worshiped him for you would have told me somthing, but now I can see no difference between us. I wish to Explain Now Jesus said I am in the Father & the Father in me. Now I do not suppose that the Father is in the son & the Son in the Father in the Tabernacle, but in the spirit and Attributes, truth light power &c. we are told that the son represents the Father in Attributs &c I called upon the Brethren to come to this meeting to settel this But I must have somthing more than a declaration of President Young to convince me I must have Evidence I am willing to take President Young as a guide in most things but not in all. President Young does not profess to have revelations in all things. I am not to loose my agency I have said many things which President Young says is Fals. I do not know how it is I count president Young Equal to Josephand Joseph Equal to President Young I find things in Josephs Revelations that govern me I would as lief believes Joseph as Brigham. When Joseph teaches one thing & Brigham seems to teach another contrary to Joseph (I say seems to) I believe them as Joseph has spoken them and as the Apostle speaks of them I do not know God ownlyby his Atributes, and that God who has the most Atributes I worship, I worship but one God, and God does not dwell in me ownly by his Atributes I have spoken plainly I would rather not have spoken so plainly but I have No excuses to make President Young said I ought to make a confession But Orson Pratt is not a man to make a confession of that I do not Believe. I am not going to crawl to Brigham Young and act the Hypocrite and confess what I do