| Show I 1 elia erla res br Prel president dent I 1 nR IRRIG libl M YOUNG you loan logan C cache a che tilley june io esgo REPORTED BY 0 D watta I 1 contemplate he scenes before me with great satisfaction and feel gratified with the privilege of seeing domany so many in iii this baroff far off land assembled to worship the K ango n a of kinos kings a and lord of hosts some of us first heard the gospel in england wales scotland ireland france prance germany italy etc etc and it is very to see people gathered from so many of the nations t ons of the earth with their didd different customs and traditions associating associate I 1 n with a kind filial feeling no where else eise to be found this is a 3 people that be heins begins beins ins to bring forth the fruits the lord desi designed gnedin in the creation of man roan this teis mixed people dwell together on the most fi lindly terms and with brotherly feelings still we need and expect to have more of this broth e eily y feeling the seed is sown and the plant is growing k the kindbom the lord has baa commenced will continue to increase jt and no power on he the earth can hinder it it is highly interesting to see people from so ma many by na nations t ions iong loining hearts and hands bands to build cities gather at cr the poor preach the gospel cultivate the earth ank anc and da do whatsoever is is necessary md sa ry to be done to accomplish what the lord designed ignec in the beginning of this creation what is the he cause of this Is it because brother joseph smith the prophet had influence superior s to any other man to call tha the pt people 0 ile lle together er in his bis day and unite their fei L and affections lie he had no more power tha than n any other man only as it was given to him Is there a man now living who has power oven over the tha feelings and affections of f he nations of the earth to call any portion of them together and make them of one heart and mind no only as be he receives power from the same source from which the prophet revived rep F i ved it into whatever neighborhood you go gothro through out these valleys in the mountains amid the preat great variety of nationalities with all their d afferent habits babits and traditions you find the warmest affection pervading the people to be fou found nid rid upon the earth with all our weaknesses and imperfections there is more brother brochery bro thery y kindness here herg than in any other country what power produces this result it is the work of the invisible hand of that being we call our father and god who who frames the worlds world s holds them in existence and pla pia places c es his intelligent beings upon them giving those beings 1 their agency and placing good goj and evil ila lia ht and darkness bitter and and sweet righteousness ness and sin sib before them that they may have bave an opportunity to exhibit the intelligence I 1 ae e has bestowed upon them ile he preserves bem hem ibern in existence and governs and controls lic lip ilif planetary systems his power fills the immensity of space without bounds without beginning and without end the principle of eternal life brought us here many ideas a are re presented to my mind among them what are the wants of the people n thib this place asyet As yet you ou have no house houses no fences and no saw savi anz and grist mills for which reason I 1 will take the liberty of giving you a little information and instruction in regard to your temporal affairs while at franklin we ordained br preston thomas agreeable to the wish of the people bishop os oz that place and I 1 hink that each settlement in this valley now has a bishop you have br jrr benson one of the twelve residing here to encourage dictate counsel and instruct you you also have br peter maughan who isan is an experienced man for your presiding bishop we have been acquainted with br maughan for many if years ears and I 1 will say a few words about him if he has enough vanity to cause my remarks to make any difference in his feelings or actions I 1 shall learn something about him thit th it I 1 have not yet learned in 1840 we commenced our systematic e emigration ti atlon from ln england land in which br baughar maughan t assisted tha that t was my first acquaintance avith him ile lla he visited us in ill liverpool for instructions and from my roy first I 1 acquaintance with him fillnow till now I 1 have found him as straight and correct in his business ans actions as any man that I 1 have ever J k own to assist in any branch of business bus i iness in his flis church he is a man that I 1 think much of in regard to his integrity honesty and judgment in counseling he has bas always been as willing i to receive counsel as any man I 1 have ever eve known knows in this church and to obey hal hat counsel with as few words we wish to have lave him take the supervision cfall of all ali the bishops in his valley let them be under his dictation and WP we will settle v with rith him at the general tithing tiding office br maughan has br benson for one of his counselors and probably he will choose me for f hae fhe lle fae other and if it we all do right I 1 think the brethren will be pretty well satisfied with ti 0 ir presiding officers I 1 have not discovered in this valley any soil fit fi for makin making 11 what are you going i to build with log buildings do not make a sightly city we would like to see buildings that are ornamental and plea piea pleasing sing Bing to the eye as well as convenient and commodious we wish to see cities that are an ornament to the coli coll country in G S L city nearly all the build rigs nga are made of and I 1 do not fancy their appearance unless they are neatly finished they are the drnest and healthiest healt hest houses that can be built unless it is a frame house I 1 rave an objection to frame houses in this country and always have had on account of our very dry weathers rendering wood so very inflatable I 1 consider them Jang dangerous erous whereas ana ana ara doble dobie stone or brick house may have a martof a room burnt with far less danger tanger ta qt ia etting setting tuo tue the whole house on oili fire I 1 remember when I 1 was bungo P patni 7 inga commodious commo dinoui fram frame house ou bi liitt for a tavern it was nearly bomp completed feted w when lien llen ii it took fire from a little oil a workman was waa boiling in the cellar kitchen to use in in finishing fin finishing ishin the Insi insl inside dework work two or three women rescued rescued their bonnets and shawls and an old clock was removed which were all the articles that were save saved d had that been a prope properly ry built adebie house it would not have been burned still I 1 am going to recommend that you use timber in building in this valley it costs as much in G S L city to make the foundation for a good adebie house bouse as it would to build a comfortable house of the same size of lumber I 1 recommend the brethren in this valley to erect saw mills and prepare tp to build with lumber they a are r e the cheapest and best houses I 1 can think of under your circumstances I 1 do not wish the brethren to cut all the timber to put it into log houses erect saw mills and make lumber which will be far better than building log houses we have no timber to waste we should save our timber and make buildings that will look better than log houses and ani at the same time be easier and quicker built you will be obliged to make pole fences for the ahe present which can be made to answer until you can make post and arid board fences and as soon as possible e if you can find hind good rock build u i idstone idestone stone fences when we get to making ironee can have wire fences which are very durable and cheap As this is the county seat complete as as you can a house that will answer f for or the present for a meeting I 1 house school house and for the transaction of county business we know that you labor diligently and andave we only regret in the working de department artmont art ment meni that you cannot make loafers and horbe horae thieves wor ps hard as you do Hav flave eyou neighbors rho who harbor horse thieves wh se be sons are arc horse thieves yf coq are here commencing co in anew the soil thia air the water are all pure and healthy do not suffer them to become pointed with wickedness strive to preserve the elements from being contaminated I 1 by th the birthy wicked conduct and sayings 0 of f those th who pervert the i intelligence god has bestowed upon the human buman family does the lord rule and reign on the earth aarti ile lie controls the results of the acts of all the nations of the arth but does he lie rule supreme in the hearts of all people ile he does not riot where can he r reign eign on the earth if you can find a place where wicked denare men are not there is a place where the lord can reign man was appointed to rule and have domian dominion over the earth under his creator but where the A wickedness is the he lord does not reign by the power of 0 his hia spirit he partially reigns in the hearts of othis his bis saints S ile he brings brins forth the results of the tha acts of all nations nation sra spa but bub does not dictate them in their acts j keep your valley pure keep yoila towns as pure as you possibly can keep keen your hearts iut pure urea and labor what you can consistently but not so as to injure yourselves your selve sil be faithful ful in your lel iel religion ig ion lon be full of love and kindness toward each other secure yourselves against depredations and attacks by indians raise baise stock and take care of it and keep it from being stolen either by indians Indian sor or white hites that you may do good with it be at all times prepared to successfully resist indian hostility keep jeep minute men ready that they can an be in the saddle and arid off on short notice enough to protect your settlement I 1 heniken continually to the whispering whisper periapt ipg of the spirit of the lord and you yon will hearken to those who are appointed to guide gulde and direct I 1 yo yoa you a in all ali jour your duties may blay god bless the saints herb here and every where peace be with you amen |
