the parable of the vineyard, the vine &c., to illustrate his ideas, his
teachings have been of much benefit to the Saints. The Twelve who
were here, have gone forward with the missionaries through every ward
in the city, teaching the Elders and the people, meeting with the various
Quorums of the church, we have attended a meeting of some kind al-
most every evening for three months. The people are rising up en masse
and trying to live their religion, by confessing and forsaking their sins,
and preparing for the waters of Baptism, the spirit and power of
God is manifest in Zion. The word of the Lord through his
servants who are clothed with the power of God and the fire of the
Holy Ghost causes the sinner to humble and fearfulness to surprize the
hypocrite, and the people universally feel like putting away sin and
iniquity of every kind. all places of worship both in the city and country
are crowded to excess. The people are beginning more to feel the importance
of living their religion, magnifying their calling and building up the
kingdom of God. Their has been four of the quorum of the Twelve in
this city during the sitting of the Legislature viz. O Hyde, L. Snow, F. D. Richards & myself. Elder Hyde has now gone South on a
mission through the city and brother Snow is mostly confined to Box
Elder. Elder Richards & myself remain in this city at present.
we expect Elders A. Lyman & C. C. Rich will be with us this
Spring.
yours truly,
W. Woodruff
the parable of the vineyard, the vine &c., to illustrate his ideas, his
teachings have been of much benefit to the Saints. The Twelve who
were here, have gone forward with the missionaries through every ward
in the city, teaching the Elders and the people, meeting with the various
Quorums of the church, we have attended a meeting of of some kind almost every evening for three months. The people are rising up en masse
and trying to live their religion, by confessing and forsaking their sins,
and preparing for the waters of Baptism, the spirit and power of
God is manifest in Zion. The word of the Lord through his
servants who are clothed with the power of God and the fire of the
Holy Ghost causes the sinner to humble and fearfulness to surprize the
hypocrite, and the people universally feel like putting away sin and
iniquity of every kind. all places of worship both in the city and country
are crowded to excess. The people are beginning more to feel the importance
of living their religion, magnifying their calling and building up the
kingdom of God. There has been four of the quorum of the Twelve in
this city during the sitting of the Legislature viz. O Hyde, L. Snow,
F. D. Richards & myself. Elder Hyde has now gone South on a
mission through the city and brother Snow is mostly confined to Box
Elder. Elder Richards & myself remain in this city at present.
we expect Elders A. Lyman & C. C. Rich will be with us this
Spring.
"Letter to the Editor of the Mormon, 6 February 1857," p. 3, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 1, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Q5wG