improve untill the last Moment Expecting to burn Every thing up
Except what we took south with us & I wanted to burn as much
as I could, but when we returned from Provo I Believed we
were on our return to Jackson Co, & I shall still believe it untill
I learn to the contrary. Those who follow Brigham Young will be
much richer than those who do not we should feel that all we
have is on the Altar to build up the Kingdom of God with.
there is Nothing more glorious than to see an old man who
has grown Gray in the service of God, & in building up his work
as we grow older we should grow better & more kind to our fam-
ily. President Young says Politeness is in the heart & not in Bowing
& scraping. When Moses came out the people came out to see
him & did not come out with Banners & flags flying to greet
him as they do President Young. When we were called to go
South we united as the Heart of one Man & were ready to
Burn up Evry thing we had, the Lord tryed us in this
But when He found we would do as we were told he with-
held our hand from burning up our property & restored it
to us again in this I acknowlede the Hand of God in all things
I was drowned in the Pacific & it cured me of a Head
ake I had from my childhood. B Young jr spoke 32 M[inutes]
spoke of the improvements since we came here Said there was 47
families in St Thomas, & 43 Babies, & one death last year.
The U. S. Government sent an Army to drive us out of these M
Mountains & in three years they had a war that cost a
Million of lives & $4,00000000000 dollars & the Army
who came here turned traitors to the Government & did fight
against the North. some people are anxious to keep cattle
to go back to Jackson Co Mo with we shall not go
with ox teams but By Rail Road. R T Burton spoke
23 Minutes. In continually feasting there is danger of
Eating to Much, But no danger of Getting to much spiritual
food. In Nauvoo the Temple was built with gun ^trowel^ in one hand
& the sword in the other & what Peace we have here is in
consequence of our being ready to defend ourselves the first
council given was to build forts in Evry settlement the
improve untill the last Moment Expecting to burn Every thing up
Except what we took south with us & I wanted to burn as much
as I could, but when we returned from Provo I Believed we
were on our return to Jackson Co, & I shall still believe it untill
I learn to the contrary. Those who follow Brigham Young will be
much richer than those who do not we should feel that all we
have is on the Altar to build up the Kingdom of God with.
there is Nothing more glorious than to see an old man who
has grown Gray in the service of God, & in building up his work
as we grow older we should grow better & more kind to our family. President Young says Politeness is in the heart & not in Bowing
& scraping. When Moses came out the people came out to see
him & did not come out with Banners & flags flying to greet
him as they do President Young. When we were called to go
South we united as the Heart of one Man & were ready to
Burn up Evry thing we had, the Lord tryed us in this
But when He found we would do as we were told he withheld our hand from burning up our property & restored it
to us again in this I acknowlede the Hand of God in all things
I was drowned in the Pacific & it cured me of a Head
ake I had from my childhood. B Young jr spoke 32 Minutes
spoke of the improvements since we came here Said there was 47
families in St Thomas, & 43 Babies, & one death last year.
The U. S. Government sent an Army to drive us out of these M
Mountains & in three years they had a war that cost a
Million of lives & $4,000000000 dollars & the Army
who came here turned traitors to the Government & did fight
against the North. some people are anxious to keep cattle
to go back to Jackson Co Mo with we shall not go
with ox teams but By Rail Road. R T Burton spoke
23 Minutes. In continually feasting there is danger of
Eating to Much, But no danger of Getting to much spiritual
food. In Nauvoo the Temple was built with trowel in one hand
& the sword in the other & what Peace we have here is in
consequence of our being ready to defend ourselves the first
council given was to build forts in Evry settlement the
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," June 23, 1870, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/gJ5G