thought Different from Br Richards. He though[t] in that way a man
Man would not be carrying out the Patriarchal Law of marriage
if that would have answerd he did not see the necessity of the
Lord commanding Joseph the Prophet to take several wifes at
the same time. An Angel of God stood by him with a drawn
sword and told him he should be slain & cut off from the Earth
and the Kingdom of God if he did not obey that Law G Q Cannon
was of the same opinion, that A man must have more than
one wife at a time in order to obey that Law But He said He
beliveved there would be men in the Celestial Kingdom that
had but one wife and some who had no wife and some
who had several wifes would not get there at all for good
Men died without having the Privilege and men would be
Judged according to their desires as well as their acts and
those men who died without the gospel and would have received
it if they had a chance will receive it hereafter & be saved in
the Celestial Kingdom so with those who would have received
the Patriarchal Order of Marriage oif they had a chance
will be saved in the Celestial Kingdom. W Woodruff
agreed with Brother Smith & Cannon in this principle
He spoke of the Temporal Blessings the Lord had poured
out upon those who had Entered into it faithfully At the
close of the Meeting we took cars & rode to S L City 10 m[iles]
~ Monday
10
I received 3 letters from Malinda Hatch, Sarah, &c
At the close of the Meeting we ordained 5 High Council
and 2 High Priest W Woodruff was Mouth in ord[aini]ng
one High Priest & one High Council I Attended a Meeting of
the Building Committee and Examined the plan for the Bank
thought Different from Br Richards. He thought in that way a man Man would not be carrying out the Patriarchal Law of marriage if that would have answerd he did not see the necessity of the Lord commanding Joseph the Prophet to take several wifes at the same time. An Angel of God stood by him with a drawn sword and told him he should be slain & cut off from the Earth and the Kingdom of God if he did not obey that Law G Q Cannon was of the same opinion, that A man must have more than one wife at a time in order to obey that Law But He said He believed there would be men in the Celestial Kingdom that had but one wife and some who had no wife and some who had several wifes would not get there at all for good Men died without having the Privilege and men would be Judged according to their desires as well as their acts and those men who died without the gospel and would have received it if they had a chance will receive it hereafter & be saved in the Celestial Kingdom so with those who would have received the Patriarchal Order of Marriageif they had a chance will be saved in the Celestial Kingdom. W Woodruff agreed with Brother Smith & Cannon in this principle He spoke of the Temporal Blessings the Lord had poured out upon those who had Entered into it faithfully At the close of the Meeting we took cars & rode to S L City 10 miles
~ Monday
10 [FIGURE] I received 3 letters from Malinda Hatch, Sarah, &c FIGURES At the close of the Meeting we ordained 5 High Council and 2 High Priest W Woodruff was Mouth in ordaining one High Priest & one High Council I Attended a Meeting of the Building Committee and Examined the plan for the Bank
