Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)
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~ Saturday
Dec 15, ^1860^
I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we had a large
company mostly Germans. The Eastern Mail came in. No
prospect of South Caralinia Backing down but is resolved to go out
of the Union
~ Sunday
16th Sunday I met with wimy Quorum in the morning for prayer
I attended meeting at the Tabernacle IJ. D. Ross preached in the Morning
D H Wells in the afternoon followed by H. C. Kimball & B. Young all
spoke well Brother Wells exhorted the people old & young to put away
the intoxicating cup & scease drinking strong drink as it was
intoxicating the brain and destroying their influence he made
a strong appeal to the mothers. He was Followed by President
Kimball who bore testimony to the truth of what D. H. Wells had
said. He also exhorted the people to be united & live their religin
President Young spoke of the sermon of J. D. Ross, who quoted
the scripture that sayes My "I have other sheep which are not of
this Fold &c" [3 Nephi 16:1] He says that is not a correct translation it should
read ["]I have other sheep of this fold" For there is but one Fold
& one shepherd. He allso said that no Elder understood all the first
principles of the gospel if any man did he knew more than
he did. the gospel was like a cotton Factory or paper Mill a
person must understand the whole machinery in order to know how
cloth or paper is maide He also spoke of the Celestial Law said we
show [should] not have the celestial law revealed to us untill we get into
the Celestial Kingdom there is a Law belonging to every kingdom [Doctrine and Covenants 88:36]
what kingdom are we in. we are not even in a Terrestrial kingdom
then let us not talk about keeping a Celestial Law untill we get into
a Celestial Kingdom at least untill we can keep the Law of the gospel
while in a Telestial kingdom.
weI met with B. Young D. H. Wells J. Taylor G. A. Smith L. Snow,
for prayers J. Taylor Prayed & G. A. Smith was mouth. L. Snow
& myself visited A. O. Smoot who has been quite sick he had an
ague shake which shook his system to peaces but we found him better
~ Monday
17 A rainy morning I spent the forenoon in the office Journalizing
I spent the ofternoon in the Legislature.
~ Tuesday
18 I spent the the day at home & in the Legislature
~ Wednesday
19th I spent the forenoon at home the afternoon in the Legislature
Dec 15, 1860 I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we had a large company mostly Germans. The Eastern Mail came in, No prospect of South Caralinia Backing down but is resolved to go out of the Union
16my Quorum in the morning for prayer I attended meeting at the Tabernacle J. D. Ross preached in the Morning D H Wells in the afternoon followed by H. C. Kimball & B. Young all spoke well. Brother Wells exhorted the people old & young to put away the intoxicating cup & scease drinking strong drink as it was intoxicating the brain and destroying their influence he made a strong appeal to the mothers. He was Followed by President Kimball who bore testimony to the truth of what D. H. Wells had said. He also exhorted the people to be united & live their religion President Young spoke of the sermon of J. D. Ross, who quoted the scripture that sayes "I have other sheep which are not of this Fold &c" He says that is not a correct translation it should read "I have other sheep of this fold" For there is but one Fold & one shepherd. He also said that no Elder understood all the first [FIGURE] principles of the gospel if any man did he knew more than he did. the gospel was like a cotton Factory or paper Mill a person must understand the whole machinery in order to know how cloth or paper is made He also spoke of the Celestial Law said we should not have the Celestial law revealed to us untill we get into the Celestial Kingdom there is a Law belonging to every kingdom what kingdom are we in, we are not even in a Terrestrial kingdom then let us not talk about keeping a Celestial Law untill we get into a Celestial Kingdom at least untill we can keep the Law of the gospel while in a Telestial kingdom.
I met with B. Young D. H. Wells J. Taylor G. A. Smith L. Snow, for prayers J. Taylor Prayed & G. A. Smith was mouth. L. Snow & myself visited A. O. Smoot who has been quite sick he had an ague shake which shook his system to peaces but we found him better
17 A rainy morning I spent the forenoon in the office Journalizing I spent the afternoon in the Legislature.
18 I spent the the day at home & in the Legislature
19th I spent the forenoon at home the afternoon in the Legislature