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Excerpt:were rebellious to you I told them it was none of their Business He asked if that would take away any of my glory I said No it will not. If your wives are rebellious against you let them go away if they want to it will not take away my glory for my wives to leave me. If I do my Duty & do not have women that will obey me I will go to heaven & the Lord will give me all that I want. I would like to ...
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Excerpt:gospel was offered unto them but when they put to death their king & savior the gospel was taken from them & given to the gentiles it was also given to the Lamanites & ten tribes of Israel. the first were to be last & the last first it will now come to the gentiles first then to the ten tribes of Israel & to the Lamanite before it will go to the Jews they will be the last to received it who has ever herd of the Jews having the spirit of God ...
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Excerpt:for how can we Hate our Brother whom we have seen & love God whom we have not seen. again if we have ought against our Brother we should go to him & be reconciled & not go to law & if we do wrong or injure the feelings of another unjustly we should ask forgiveness & make recincileation & when a person gets a thorrough victory over themselves in thes matters they gain a far greater victory than they would in taking sebastipol. I listened with attention to the remarks of Brother
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Excerpt: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 thes ...
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Excerpt:and preserved in Eternity & when that is done Jesus Christ will come to visit it Angels will come that will be before the great day of Christ coming & our dwellings will be overshadowed bwith a cloud by day & a pillow of fire by night so we can see to get home without stumbling it will be the most improved plan of ligh[t]ing up our City. How will it be with the Lamanites they will be the most important actors in the scene we shall be secondly in ...
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Excerpt:October 22, 1855 ~ Monday Oct 202 I returned home to salt Lake City distance 15 mils October 23, 1855 ~ Tuesday to October 27, 1855 ~ Saturday 23 to 27 I spent the week at home. A Quarterly conference was held at Provo on 27 & 28 by P P & O. Pratt & others October 28, 1855 ~ Sunday Sunday 28 I spent the day & night ah [at] home writing conference minutes October ...
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Excerpt:November 9, 1855 ~ Friday 9th In company with H. S. Eldridge Joseph Young & Henry Harriman I rode to Toeele & spent the night at E. T. at Brother Moss. Brother Thomas Grover stoped with me distance 25 mls November 10, 1855 ~ Saturday 10th Saturday we rode to Tooele City to attend the Quarte- rly conference the people Assembled at 11 oclok meeting opened by ...
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Excerpt:the spirit of God rested upon us & we had a good time November 12, 1855 ~ Monday 12th we returned home to day distance 35 mils November 13, 1855 ~ Tuesday to November 16, 1855 ~ Friday 13 to 16 I spent the time at home hunting an ox & butchering him & working on the high way November 17, 1855 ~ Saturday 17th In company with Orson & Parley Pratt &[CBI| wife I rode to the city
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Excerpt: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 ...
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Excerpt:November 26, 1855 ~ Monday 26th I had my Hogs killed to day I spent most of my time in writing November 27, 1855 ~ Tuesday 27 The Eastern mail got in last night I got 10 Numbers of the Mormon ^[FIGURE] I wrote 4 letters to Tooele^ the Mail Brought news of the fall of Sebastopol the southern part of the city was taken by the Allies the Russians built blew up their magazenes sunk their ships & set fire to the city as they retreated the ...