Day in the Life

Jul 25, 1847

Journal Entry

July 25, 1847 ~ Sunday

July 25 Sunday This is the first Sunday that the Latter Day Saints
ever spent in the great ^salt Lake valley^ bason. we washed shaved & cleaned up &
met in the circle of the encampment. Meeting was opened by the
bishops & G A Smith Preached ^the first sermon while standing upon the cannon^ An interesting discourse & was followed
by H. C. Kimball & E. T. Benson all of which spoke unto edification
An intimission of 2 Hours met again at 2 oclok the Bishops broak
bread to the congregation. I then Addressed the Brethren was followed
by O Pratt & W Richards all of which expressed the gratitude
of our hearts to our Heavenly Father for leading us to so goodly a land
& exhorted the Brethren to Harken to council do away with selfish-
ness live humble & keep the commandments of God that we may
prosper in the land, several other Brethren also expressed their
feelings & there was one universal feeling of satisfaction thwith the
valley, evry man that spoke upon the subject said they were
Joyfully disappointed that the whole appearance was Altogether
better throughout the valley than they had Anticipated or even
dreamed of. At the close of the meeting President Young though
feble Addressed for A few moments And Informed the brethren
[FIGURE] they must not work on Sunday that they would loose
five times as much as they would gain by it & they
must not hunt or fish on that day And there should not any
man dwell among us who would not observe these roles they might
go & dwell whare they pleased but should not dwell with us
He said that no man should buy any land that come Here that He
had no land to sell neither should He buy any but evry man should [have] [page cut off]
his land measured of[f] to him for city & farming purposes what
He could till & He might till it as he pleased but He should
be industrious & take care of it He also warned the Saints against
keeping any thing that did not belong to them that if they followed
this course it would leek out & they would stink in the norstrils
of Jehovah Angels & the Saints & though they might live with the
Saints & die with theym they would be damned at last & go to
Hell for they were thieves & nothing but burning through Hell
would clens them. He remarked there would be a meeting evry
Sabbath in thatis place or whareever we stop. Council was
also given to tie up our Horses at night

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3433 mentions
Apostle, Family
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
378 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1432 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1082 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
541 mentions
Apostle

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I then addressed the Brethren was followed by O Pratt & W Richards all of which expressed the gratitude of our hearts to our Heavenly Father for leading us to so goodly a land & exhorted the Brethren to harken to council do away with selfish- ness live humble & keep the commandments of God that we may prosper in the land
~ Wilford Woodruff
President Young though feble addressed for a few moments and Informed the brethren [FIGURE] they must not work on Sunday that they would loose five times as much as they would gain by it & they must not hunt or fish on that day and there should not any man dwell among us who would not observe these roles
~ Brigham Young
I then addressed the Brethren was followed by O Pratt & W Richards all of which expressed the gratitude of our hearts to our Heavenly Father for leading us to so goodly a land & exhorted the Brethren to harken to council do away with selfish- ness live humble & keep the commandments of God that we may prosper in the land
~ Wilford Woodruff
President Young though feble addressed for a few moments and Informed the brethren [FIGURE] they must not work on Sunday that they would loose five times as much as they would gain by it & they must not hunt or fish on that day and there should not any man dwell among us who would not observe these roles
~ Brigham Young

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Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
th This was the first Sunday the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spent in the Great Salt Lake Valley. We shaved and cleaned up and met in the circle of the encampment Meeting was opened by the Bishops and George A Smith Preached the First Sermon It was an interesting discourse. Heber C. Kimball and E. T. Benson followed. After an intermission of two hours the Church met again at 2 o'clock and the Bishops broke bread to the congregation. I then addressed the brethren and was followed by Orson Pratt and Willard Richards. Several other brethren also expressed their feelings and all expressed the universal satisfaction with the Valley and were joyfully disappointed at the whole prospect At the close of the meeting President Young though feeble addressed the congregation for a few moments. He informed the brethren that they must not work on Sunday; that they would loose five times as much as they would gain by it None were to hunt or fish on that day and there should not any man dwell among us who would not observe these rules. They might go and dwell where they pleased but should not dwell with us. He said that no man should buy any land who came here that he had none to sell neither should he buy any but every man should have his land measured out to him for city and farming purposes He might till it as he pleased but he must be industrious and take care of it.

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Jul 25, 1847