The ground wants to be laid off for a Temple & garden & materials prepared this season A font wants to be built & the Endowments commence as soon as possible those who went through the Temple at Nauvoo know but vary little about the Endowments their was no time to learn them & what little they did learn they have most of them forgotton it many other interesting remarks were made by the president and he called upon the congregation to raise their right hand towards Heaven as a token & covenant that they would help him build a Temple and it was one unanimous vote.

I wish to ask if you want a commandment evry year to require you to pay your Tithing when it is a standing law unto Israel & has been from the days of Abraham you all know this well if you dont want to pay your tithing or any portion of you I dont want you should it is for your good not mine I dont want a Temple to get my endowments in For I got my Endowments and all the blessings appertaining thereto under the hands of Joseph before his death & before the Temple was built in Nauvoo & so did so my counsellors and a part of the Tweleve get theirs before the Temple was built. Brother Joseph seemed urged by the spirit of God to perform this work had he not have done it he might have died without conferring the Keys upon others. if this people pay their tithing we shall have an abundance in the store house to build a Temple

I have wronged No man I have paid for what I have had as I have said I do not have as much as an ear of corn out of the tithing office ownly what I pay for I Borrowed money to help the poor when I came here and I want you to write my statement as I give it for it is true as the Son. I financeer my affairs according to the wisdom God has given me & I trust to him & he alone gives me my increase. there isare fears here that there will not any potatoes grow I shall look for potatoes when it is time to dig them I do so with all my business the Lord kan make me rich or poor Just as he pleases I care not a groat for all the gold & silver in the world and Jesus Christ did not.

Scores of brethren in this city, have offered to board one and two labourers each till the Temple is completed; many have volunteered to labour continually, and the brethren generally are giving one-tenth part of their time, or one-tenth part of their income, according to cir- cumstances; while those sisters, who can do nothing more, are knitting socks and mittens, and preparing gar- ments for the laborers, so that they may be made as com- fortable as possible during the coming winter. In view of these things we would invite our brethren for many miles distant around us, to send in their teams for draw- ing stone, lumber, and materials for the buildings; and at the same time load their wagons with all kinds of grain and meat, provision and clothing, and hay and provender in abundance, that the laborer faint not, and the teams be made strong; also that journey men stone cutters, &c. come, bringing their tools with them, and enlist in the glorious enterprise.

Teams re-commence hauling rock for the Temple, operation having been suspended in that department for a few days in consequen[ce] of the church selling many of their cattle to cancel church obligations, but the Saints having the privilege of turning in stock to help defray these liabilities, contributed so liberally that but a few days elapsed before the church had as many cattle as before, and not any who donated have been hindred in their business, nor have felt any the poorer in consequence of their liberality; and thus the Saints have witnessed to God and his ser- vants that the Spirit of the Reformation lies in their hearts, and brings forth fruit in their lives, and therefore Prest. Young frequently of late has said this is a "God blessed people."

The law of tithing is about to be introduced throughout all the Scandi- navian Mission; and the saints rejoices highly in it, and understand it and consider it as a great privilege to live under this law.

Prest Woodruff then gave instructions upon the necessity of keeping the Word of Widsom and to k.eep their ^of preserving order in our^ families. in order ^He urged the brethren to^ To be kind to their families and just in all their relations with their wives and fam iles. We should all obey the law of Tithing and observe all the law of God, acting consistently in all our doings gave instructions on the Word of Wisdom the necessity of observing it in its full spirit and meaning, showing the necessity of overcoming all our bad habits and to be ^of being^ obedient to the require ments of the Almighty.