After the Font was dedicated President Brigham Young went down into the water in the Font & Baptized Presidents Heber C. Kimball & J M. Grant & he laid his hands upon them & confirmed them mebmbers in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints & blessed them in the name of the Lord He blessed Heber C Kimball & Heber C Kimble was mouth in blessing J. M. Grant President Young said unto Heber C. Kimball Brother Heber Chase In the name of Jesus Christ ...

President Young then baptized the following persons Joseph Young D. H. Wells A. Carrington L. W. Hardy J. C. Little & Gilbert Clements & was mouth in confirming them all except D. H. Wells. H.C. Kimball spoke upon his head, this made 10 persons which President Young Baptized & confirmed. * Heber C Kimball then baptized President Brigham Young & confirmed him & said (J. M. Grant also laid on ...

June 21, 1856 ~ Saturday 21st I spent most of the day at home I was vary weary through the day June 22, 1856 ~ Sunday 22nd Sunday I spent the fore part of the day at home. Joseph Young preached in the forenoon followed by H. C. Kimball. President B [FIGURE] Young Preached in the afternoon one of the most interesting sermons containing the most interesting information light, truth & knowledge ever revealed by God through any Apostle or prophet ...

Called upon to go on Missions to Europe & to go with Brother Blair West on an exploring tour. Elder Thomas Bullock our chief Clerk in the Historians office August 11, 1856 ~ Monday 11th I put in 28 Apricott buds this morning into plum & peach stocks I spent the day in the office. The First Presidency B. Young H. C. Kimball & J. M. Grant spent the afternoon with us to day in hearing the ...

have Children who should have the priesthood. I would not ask the Lord for any greater blessing than this for myself the Lord Promised him that the various ordinances of his Kingdom should be administered through his posterity forever where ever the kingdom of God existed. Then let evry child for the future be begotten in Holiness and remember this one thing live your religion I now want to speak of another thing. A vary small portion of our time was spent in the Temple at

March 3, 1856 ~ Monday 3rd I spent the fore part of the day in the committee room I [FIGURE] 4th Received a mission from President Young to day to prepare and go East in the spring to get the Deseret type Alphabet type made & som books printed in it. I attended the exhibition in the evening at the Social hall with my family March 4, 1856 ~ Tuesday to March 5, 1856 ~ Wednesday 4th & 5th I spent the time in the committee room

upon the mountains when this revelations was given there was no gathering at all Joseph had got to Kirtland I have no idea that the prophet himself knew at that time whare this would be. we are now here in the mountains in fulfillment of that Prophesy and Revelation. Also in the 40th chapter of Isaiah com- forting words were spoken concerning the Jews & Jerrusalem they were to go to Jerrusalem for they had received double reward for all their sins now comfort them a did all ...

had presented to them during this conference this people should give themselves to the studying of the revelations of God as con- tained in the Bible book of Mormon & Doctrin & Covenants Some have thought they should follow the living Oracles & neglect the study of all other Revelations but this is not so all men should follow & harken to the living Oracles of God but they should not neglect the study of the scriptures for God has commanded it and any man that will search the revelations of God thouroughly ...

& then it will be a blessing to you allways & you will enjoy it. But steal it & it will be a curse to you & cause you sorrow & misery. Whenever I get so that I set my heart upon Houses, lands, Gold or any thing Els on earth so as to begin to turn my heart away from the Lord The Just want to die before that comes to pass day before that comes to pass I want the Lord to take me away. May God Bless you Amen President

we can be made vessels of honour what can we be made vessels of honour after we have moved in the hands of the potter & ground over again yes this will be the case with man but it is far better to be passive in the hands of God & be made a vessel of honor the first time than to wait thill till we have to be ground over again this is a figure which the prophet Jeremiahah made use of. Now President Young is the Master Potter here on ...