4th April ^1860^
President Young made many remarks concerning Doctrinal points & the
situation of Orson Pratt who seemed vary dark in his mind upon
many points of Doctrin President Young wished the matter to be settelled
before the Quorum of the Twelve and not go before the conference after
spending several hours in investigating the subject it was decided for the Twelve to meet in the morning in prayer & Fasting and settle the business
among ourselves. President Young said while speaking of Revelation that
[FIGURE] someone asked if we were keeping the celestial Law, it came to me
like a flash and I said it out. Can a people keep a celestial Law while
in a Telestial or Terrestrial kingdom I think No people will keep
the Fulness of a celestial Law or have it revealed to them untill they
inherit a Celestial Glory
~ Thursday
5th The Quorum of the Twelve met this morning in the prayer room
we talked the matter over concerning Brother Pratt dressed & prayed
read over his sermon and corrected it and the Twelve voted to
receive the confession of Orson Pratt
7 I spent the day in the conference the business of the conference
was presented and the remainder of the day spent in bearing testimony
~ Sunday
^8^ I attended meeting with the Bishops in the evening at the Basement of
the social Hall. Bishop Hunter addressed the meeting at the close
of his remarks President Brigham Young then addressed the Bishops
in a vary interesting manner concerning there office. Brother Godard reported what He said I also reported in the Office Private
Journal a synopsis of what was said among his ramarks he said
that when a Bishop fully magnifyed his office they would preside
over there wards as a man does over his family the Bishop would
dictate to every man woman & child what they should No one shall
4th April 1860
President Young made many remarks concerning Doctrinal points & the
situation of Orson Pratt who seemed vary dark in his mind upon
many points of Doctrin President Young wished the matter to be settelled
before the Quorum of the Twelve and not go before the conference after
spending several hours in investigating the subject it was decided for the
Twelve to meet in the morning in prayer & Fasting and settle the business
among ourselves. President Young said while speaking of Revelation that
[FIGURE] someone asked if we were keeping the celestial Law, it came to me
like a flash and I said it out. Can a people keep a celestial Law while
in a Telestial or Terrestrial kingdom I think No people will keep
the Fulness of a celestial Law or have it revealed to them untill they
inherit a Celestial Glory
~ Thursday
5th The Quorum of the Twelve met this morning in the prayer room
we talked the matter over concerning Brother Pratt dressed & prayed
read over his sermon and corrected it and the Twelve voted to
receive the confession of Orson Pratt
7 I spent the day in the conference the business of the conference
was presented and the remainder of the day spent in bearing testimony
~ Sunday
8 I attended meeting with the Bishops in the evening at the Basement of
the social Hall. Bishop Hunter addressed the meeting at the close
of his remarks President Brigham Young then addressed the Bishops
in a vary interesting manner concerning there office. Brother
Godard reported what He said I also reported in the Office Private
Journal a synopsis of what was said among his ramarks he said
that when a Bishop fully magnifyed his office they would preside
over there wards as a man does over his family the Bishop would
dictate to every man woman & child what they should No one shall
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," April 5, 1860 - April 8, 1860, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/wj31