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Jan 6, 1870

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January 06, 1870 ~ Thursday

6 Thursday is our Fast day I attended Meeting in the 14 ward & listened
to the Testimony of Many of the Brethren & Sisters & I spoke myself.
I dined with Bishop Hoagland at Job Smiths we laid hands upon a
child & Blessed it. I wrote a letter to I. F. Carter & advised him
[FIGURE] not to come out here on account of Business matters untill
there was a change in Business for all Branches was dull. I attended
the Theater last Evening and Herd the celebrated Mrs Yelverton
give her Readings. There is a great Exhertion Now making By
[FIGURE] the wicked & Esspecially By the Congress of the United States
to get up a crusade or war against the Saints under pr[◊◊◊]
of Polygamy. A Bill is Before Congress to deprive the Latter
Day Saints, of keeping the commandments of God the Lord
has revealed the Law on the Patriarchal order of Marriage &
the Lord says we shall be damned if we do not obey it &
Congress says we shall be damned if we do so it its the Lord
& Congress for it I would rather obey the Lord than Congress

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A Bill is Before Congress to deprive the Latter Day Saints, of keeping the commandments of God the Lord has revealed the Law on the Patriarchal order of Marriage & the Lord says we shall be damned if we do not obey it & Congress says we shall be damned if we do so it its the Lord & Congress for it I would rather obey the Lord than Congress

~ Wilford Woodruff