a thief, a liar, a Blasphemer or a Parent in all Israel that does
not bow down morning & evening with his family & call upon the
name of the Lord. Let us seek to lay aside our sins & call upon
the Lord untill we do enjoy the Holy spirit continually. evry ma[n]
& woman in all Israel may know what law they are ceeping [keeping] &
to what Glory they are bound. But all persons may know that they
will miss of a full salvation while they are committing sin of any
kind now let not the people think [it] strange because the Presidency
of this Church chastise them it is their duty & place to do ^it^ when
it is necessary. let us fully realize that we should not go to
sleep & be careless & indiferent towards the events which we
are called to pass through we should overcome the world the flesh
& the Devil, & trust in God for evry blessing their is neither
Male nor female that finally overcome & receive a Celestial
Glory no matter how great the sacrifice may be in order to obtain
it but what will be satisfyed with the reward & would not
wish to obtain it ^on^ any easier term

December 31, 1855 ~ Monday

31^st Dec This is the Last day of 1855 we spent the day in
the Legislative Assembly. Thus time rapidly flies with us
evry year grows big with Events both with Mount Zion & great
Babylon. while the past year has been an Eventful one
In taking the gospel in a measure from the gentiles & carriying it to
the Jews even the Lamanites who are begining to come to understanding
& while Zion is spreading herself & enlarging her borders
in strength. Great Babylon is visited at the same time
with wars & Bloodsheds pestilence & famine which is
ownly a fore runner of what is to come to pass

what the future Year will bring to pass, time must deter
mine, but it will lay many low in death. Judgments
will continue to increase upon the gentile Nations & great
calamity awate the wicked. May the Lord Preserve me from
evil sin & transgression may he enable me to keep the word
of wisdom & be preserved in life & health with my wives
& children

I looked over my Journal & found the following synop-
sis as recorded on the following Page to be my labours during
the past year

a thief, a liar, a Blasphemer or a Parent in all Israel that does not bow down morning & evening with his family & call upon the name of the Lord. Let us seek to lay aside our sins & call upon the Lord untill we do enjoy the Holy spirit continually. evry man & woman in all Israel may know what law they are keeping & to what Glory they are bound. But all persons may know that they will miss of a full salvation while they are committing sin of any kind now let not the people think it strange because the Presidency of this Church chastise them it is their duty & place to do it when it is necessary. let us fully realize that we should not go to sleep & be careless & indiferent towards the events which we are called to pass through we should overcome the world the flesh & the Devil, & trust in God for evry blessing their is neither Male nor female that finally overcome & receive a Celestial Glory no matter how great the sacrifice may be in order to obtain it but what will be satisfyed with the reward & would not wish to obtain it on any easier term

December 31, 1855 ~ Monday

31st Dec This is the Last day of 1855 we spent the day in the Legislative Assembly. Thus time rapidly flies with us evry year grows big with Events both with Mount Zion & great Babylon. while the past year has been an Eventful one In taking the gospel in a measure from the gentiles & carrying it to the Jews even the Lamanites who are begining to come to understanding & while Zion is spreading herself & enlarging her borders in strength. Great Babylon is visited at the same time with wars & Bloodsheds pestilence & famine which is ownly a fore runner of what is to come to pass

what the future Year will bring to pass, time must deter mine, but it will lay many low in death. Judgments will continue to increase upon the gentile Nations & great calamity awate the wicked. May the Lord Preserve me from evil sin & transgression may he enable me to keep the word of wisdom & be preserved in life & health with my wives & children

I looked over my Journal & found the following synopsis as recorded on the following Page to be my labours during the past year