16th I have a vary severe cold & horseness this was one of
the most interesting days of my life I attended the family
meeting of President Brigham Young and he addressed
the meeting at great length during the day and evening
upon many interesting principles. There were present of
the quorum of the Twelve B Young H. C. Kimball
O. Pratt W. Richards W. Woodruff G. A. Smith A Lyman &
E. T. Benson. After singing and prayer by President Young
he arose to address the meeting & remarked that he
had invited the Twelve to be present though they
were not of his family. yet I wish them to act free and
speak such things as the Lord shall give them.
Let me state a principle by which you may contemplate
much. For the want of understanding many have suffered
jealeousies to arise which afflicted theire minds with [borrowed]
troubles and uneasiness fearing the Lord loved some others
more than themselves, this I have sinceeen in the church
ever since its rise. it was manifest in Kirtland when the
first Bishop was ordained this jealeous feeling was manifest
some wondered if the Lord would think enough of them
to ordain them a Bishop Father Morley and others that were
present can bare record of this fact. And when the Twelve
were chosen the same feelings exhisted & in fact I will not
except all of them for some of them manifested the same
feelings when the Bishops were ordained. this spirit has been
the overthrow of many in this church and in fact upon
this principle thousands have fallen in all ages. The Lord
gives to everry man all the power influence and authority
that he can wield in righteousness and all that his goodnes[s]
& faithfulness merits then why should jealousies arise or
what benefit can arise by suffering such feelings to exhist
none at all, but those that cherish such feelings commence
trying to pull down every one that is prospering or gaining
influence as Cain did instead of building up & nourishing
every promising tree & thereby prove himself worthy & show
to his brethren & to God that he loves the cause & by his
passive spirit that he is not ownly willing that others should
should prosper & gain influence & that he actually loves to
see them prosper for then he does all that he can through hims[e]-
lf, he helps advance it through others although they recieve
the honor of it and he still be aware of it such a man will
never be forgotten and to his honor glory and exhaltation there
shall be no end.
There is another principle that has caused
considerable uneasiness and trouble. ie the Idea of some mens having
more wives than one, such tremendious fears take hold of some
that they hardly know how to live still they cant die, begin to
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The Lord gives to everry man all the power influence and authority that he can wield in righteousness and all that his goodnes[s] & faithfulness merits
prove himself worthy & show to his brethren & to God that he loves the cause & by his passive spirit that he is not ownly willing that others should should prosper & gain influence & that he actually loves to see them prosper for then he does all that he can through hims[e]- lf, he helps advance it through others although they recieve the honor of it and he still be aware of it such a man will never be forgotten and to his honor glory and exhaltation there shall be no end.
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