[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 17th The fore part of the day was taken up in business & teaching & council. The spirit of the Lord was with the people. Among other subjects President Young spoke upon the subject of danceing & said that danceing was not an ordinance of the gospel or of the House of the Lord. But the organization of man is such that it requires A variety. Singing stimulates the whole system & the mental mind to such a degree that they want to dance. This is well enough in its place. Every thing that is calculated to fill the soul with Joy is ordained of God & is proper for the Saints if they acknowledge God in all things & do not sin. But dont mingle with the wicked world & sin but serve the Lord with it. And the ownly lawful place to dance is in a temple or a place of endowments. You will never see any music or danceing in Hell neither Joy or gladness will be there but these things will be in Heaven. Many other interesting remarks were made.
The afternoon & evening was spent in music and danceing. The old grey headed man, with the young man, maiden and children went forth in the dance together & praised the Lord in the dance and all was peace and Harmony.
[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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