[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 16th Sunday I took my wife & children into my carriage & crossed the river on the ice And rode to the Log taberacle to Attend the meeting, which opened at 11 oclock there being present B. Young G. A Smith & W Woodruff of the Twelve. G A Smith opened the meeting by Prayer And W Woodruff addressed the assembly upon the subject of their being one in all things & the gathering of Israel, Building up of Zion, &c. And was followed by President Young who made many good remarks.
He said the Lord would give his spirit to teach and instruct from the private member to the President of the church but he will never give any man or woman his spirit to dictate & direct his file leader. He related an anacdote of A female runing A race upon a great wager. Lost it by stoping on the way to pick up A Jewel.
He said truly that if we were not one we were not the Lords.
In speaking of the duties of the Priesthood He said if this people holding the Priesthood should settle down & go to cultivating the earth & entirely neglect the preaching of the gospel the earth would open & swallow them up & Hide them from his sight. The whole day & evening was taken up in teaching & council.
[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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