[William Clayton Journal] The morning fine and pleasant. At 9 o'clock the brethren assembled in the circle for prayer and after they had spent some time Elder Kimball arose and addressed them exhorting them to be watchful, and humble to remember their covenants and above all things avoid every thing that would lead to division &c. He made use of the similitude of the potter and the clay to show that every man had the privilege of being exhalted to honor and glory if he did not mar in the hands of the potter, would continue passive &c. His remarks were very touching and appropriate to our circumstances. President Young followed next on the "liberty of the gospel" showing that it guarantees all the fullness of liberty to every man which will tend to his salvation and increase, but does not give us liberty to break the laws of God, to wander off to the mountains and get lost, nor to kill the works of Gods hands to waste it &c. He was followed by Elder Pratt on the subject of our avoiding all excesses of folly of every description, inasmuch as it disqualifies from the society of just men and angels. He exhorted the brethren to be watchful and to seek after wisdom and knowledge. The meeting dismissed at half past 12 and a company were then dispatched to get poles to lash the wagons together to prevent their rolling over when crossing. Another company were sent over the river to build a raft to cross over provisions &c . . .
[George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995, http://amzn.to/william-clayton]
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