the Marshall. many other usful remarks
were made by the speaker, when he gave
way untill the Afternoon
Was followed with many usful remarks
from Elder Taylor. The stand was occupied
with with eleven Lamanites chiefs braves &c
At 2 oclok the conference Assembled &
resumed his subject & said we were discusing
in the morning service upon the History of
the Church of Jesus Christ. its a miserable man
that could not manufactor his own tex[t] I have
known many a sermon spoiled by a bad tex
The Church of Jesus Christ then. The Hights
of testimony, & amount of evidence that many
of those have had that have fallen away, has
been of such a nature that when they say
they dont believe this work to be true they lie. The things that were done in secret
in the begining are now seen openly and
their is nothing secret now but what all
will know in time to come. I am aware
their is many things I did not Hint at I will
speak of them now. I have seen the time
when the Presidency of the Church sitting
now before me, were locked up with me in
secret places waiting upon God we did not
go out at all but to eat &c But it was soon
found out, & a mob came saying God damn
you to Hell, & threatend our lives. it was at this
time we sat for hours sin the Visions of heaven
around the throne of God & gazed upon the
scenes of Eternity. one evening a Mexican
called upon us & he went out armed to see
the Marshall, many other usful remarks
were made by the speaker, when he gave
way untill the Afternoon
Was followed with many usful remarks
from Elder Taylor. The stand was occupied
with with eleven Lamanites chiefs braves &c
At 2 oclok the conference Assembled &
resumed his subject & said we were discusing
in the morning service upon the history of
the Church of Jesus Christ. its a miserable man
that could not manufactor his own text. I have
known many a sermon spoiled by a bad tex
The Church of Jesus Christ then. The Hights
of testimony, & amount of evidence that many
of those have had that have fallen away, has
been of such a nature that when they say
they dont believe this work to be true they
lie. The things that were done in secret
in the begining are now seen openly and
their is nothing secret now but what all
will know in time to come, I am aware
their is many things I did not hint at I will
speak of them now. I have seen the time
when the Presidency of the Church sitting
now before me were locked up with me in
secret places waiting upon God we did not
go out at all but to eat &c But it was soon
found out, & a mob came, saying God damn
you to Hell, & threatened our lives, it was at this
time we sat for hoursin the Visions of heaven
around the throne of God & gazed upon the
scenes of Eternity. one evening a Mexican
called upon us & he went out armed to see
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