[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 1st Sunday The Congregation of the Saints assembled under the Bower on the Temple lot at 10 oclok. Meeting opened by singing & prayer. Br Kimball Addressed the meeting for a while & expressed his feelings upon a variety of subjects after which Br O Pratt Preached A discourse upon the Prophecies of Isaiah & others concerning the building up of Zion in the last days & thought many of those prophesies alluded to us in our present position such as Zion should be a city sought & not fors[aken?] & that the munition of rocks should be a defence unto them. The Lord sware that their corn & wine should no more be given to their enemies, & that the house of God should be built upon the tops of the mountain &e. He had the spirit of preaching & we were all edifyed.
When He closed Dr Richards read a letter from the Commanding Officer of the Battalion who had gone with then to the Pacific. Spoke in the Highest terms of praise of them in all their procedings. Also A letter from Captain Hunt on the 3d of Feb was read.
Br Kimball made some remarks concerning our traiding with the Indians. That we ought to Harken to Council & keep our amunition & not trade with them at all at present. The Indians left our encampment in the night & whether they stole any thing or not we do not yet know.
Congregation Came together again at 2 oclok. The Bishops broke bread to the congregation. Dr Richards read the revelation given at winter quarters & the whole recieved it with A universal vote.
Br. A Lyman Addressed the meeting at length & spoke to edifycation after which some business matters were brought up & it was decided to commence Building our Houses for those who were to tarry through the winter of Dobies instead of timber & put the buildings to gether in a stockade for a defence against the Indians. And all oxen that are to go back this Season should start one week from tomorrow & various other matters were attended. A vote was taken to cease entirely traiding with the Indians & have no intercourse with them at all. We also decided to form all the encampments into one.
In the evening the Twelve met & decided for Br Benson to go back & meet the camp & 3 others go with him to get the mail & bring word concerning them.
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[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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