wants to Apostitize I say let him go. Cut the thread
& the least we say about the Apostates or the officers of Government
the Better, & Mr Grant has been on a bed of Nettles
to know what the Mormons were agoing to do if they
Passed the Collum Bill. I have told them I did not
know but God will tell us what to do & if we do it He
will protect us in all things. We have No time to spare
Not a Moment do all in our power to save ourselves
& redeem our dead. you may think things are going
slow but we are doing all we can. Now be kind to
your families dont scold at them But pray in your
families & do your duty to them. D H Wells spok 51 M[inutes]
W Woodruff spoke 17 Minutes & said we did not realize our
Privileges, if none of the Ancients Redeemed the dead we still
have a greater work to do. I would not like to go into the spirit world & meet my friends who have died without the
gospel & have them reproach me for not doing my duty towards
them it is a great reponsibility to be a Prophet, Apostle or
Elder. the saints should take the council given them, the
Ancients are not Perfect without us nor we without them
then let us labor diligently to fulfill our mission & do our
duty & not sell our Birthright or make ship wreck of faith. John Taylor ^afternoon^ spoke 63 Minutes read the 38 chapter of Job & spoke
upon it. spoke of the afflictions Job received at the hand of
the Devil. xx F D Richards spoke 36 Minutes.
I attended a party in the Evening we laid hands upon Elder
Preston President Young Blessed him
~ Thursday
23 We Met at 10 oclok A M. Musser Prayed L. Snow
spoke 45 Minutes He spoke of the Exhaltation of the Saints, the
Lord does not intend for the Saints to always live in dens &
caves of the Earth but to build good fine Houses & Mansions
when the Lord comes He will not Expect to Meet a Dirty lazy
People But expects to Meet the Zion of God with Refinement
& Glory as the Bride the Lambs wife already this zion is
attracting the Attention of the world we should continue to
improve when we were called to go South I continued to
wants to Apostitize I say let him go. Cut the thread
& the least we say about the Apostates or the officers of Government
the Better, & Mr Grant has been on a bed of Nettles
to know what the Mormons were agoing to do if they
Passed the Collum Bill. I have told them I did not
know but God will tell us what to do & if we do it He
will protect us in all things. We have No time to spare
Not a Moment do all in our power to save ourselves
& redeem our dead. you may think things are going
slow but we are doing all we can. Now be kind to
your families dont scold at them But pray in your
families & do your duty to them. D H Wells spok 51 Minutes
W Woodruff spoke 17 Minutes & said we did not realize our
Privileges, if none of the Ancients Redeemed the dead we still
have a greater work to do. I would not like to go into the
spirit world & meet my friends who have died without the
gospel & have them reproach me for not doing my duty towards
them it is a great reponsibility to be a Prophet, Apostle or
Elder. the saints should take the council given them, the
Ancients are not Perfect without us nor we without them
then let us labor diligently to fulfill our mission & do our
duty & not sell our Birthright or make ship wreck of faith.
John Taylor afternoon spoke 63 Minutes read the 38 chapter of Job & spoke
upon it. spoke of the afflictions Job received at the hand of
the Devil. xx F D Richards spoke 36 Minutes.
I attended a party in the Evening we laid hands upon Elder
Preston President Young Blessed him
~ Thursday
23 We Met at 10 oclok A M. Musser Prayed L. Snow
spoke 45 Minutes He spoke of the Exhaltation of the Saints, the
Lord does not intend for the Saints to always live in dens &
caves of the Earth but to build good fine Houses & Mansions
when the Lord comes He will not Expect to Meet a Dirty lazy
People But expects to Meet the Zion of God with Refinement
& Glory as the Bride the Lambs wife already this zion is
attracting the Attention of the world we should continue to
improve when we were called to go South I continued to
"Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)," June 22, 1870 - June 23, 1870, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/0Rgy