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Day in the Life

May 8, 1869

Journal Entry

May 08, 1869 ~ Saturday

8 We drove to Cedar Springs & held a Meeting President
Young spoke 10 M[inutes], Joseph Young 9, D H Wells 17, G Q Cannon 11.
we drove to Round Valley and held a Meeting President Young
spoke 19 Minutes & said If I lived here I would Build
up this place so the devil could not get the stock fare [far] up the
canyon so the Indian cannot get them the Lord
takes care of those who take care of themselves there is not
the pain taken here that there ought to be if we do what
we can the Lord will do the rest if I go & preach to the people
I do my duty then the people must obey for themselves. I
will not do it Neither will the Angels come & do your work
for you But you have got to do for yourselves. The Lord will
not come & raise your Bread you must raise it yourselves
I say to you to stop dealing with the wicked. Stop swearing
& drinking treat your Animals kindly God does not give
you Animals or wives & children to abuse we shall be held
Responsible for all we do. Could our Eyes be open to see the order
of Enoch we should be ashamed of ourselves

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
1967 mentions
Apostle
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
306 mentions

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Cedar Springs, Millard County, Utah Territory
Round Valley, Millard County, Utah Territory

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the Lord takes care of those who take care of themselves there is not the pain taken here that there ought to be if we do what we can the Lord will do the rest if I go & preach to the people I do my duty then the people must obey for themselves. I will not do it Neither will the Angels come & do your work for you But you have got to do for yourselves. The Lord will not come & raise your Bread you must raise it yourselves I say to you to stop dealing with the wicked. Stop swearing & drinking treat your Animals kindly God does not give you Animals or wives & children to abuse we shall be held Responsible for all we do. Could our Eyes be open to see the order of Enoch we should be ashamed of ourselves
~ Brigham Young

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May 8, 1869