| Show IGO leo ite A I 1 YOUNGS TRIP TO AMERICAN FORK june 21 1865 1863 pres press young left leti the tha city this morning athala at half past nine six of the brethren of the twelve apostles namely wilford allford Wl iford lford woodruff john taylor geoa geo A smith lorenzo snow franklin D richards george Q cannon with a largo large humber number of tho the citizens of G S L city including a few laff ladles ladies led lei accompanying after a and rather disagreeable ride the company arrived in american fork about half past three p 1 in DIETING meeting AT FORK in the evening meeting meeting was del hel held hela in a pretty good bowery situated on the west side of the rne meeting etin house hous there were about 1500 persons present the congregation wat wai addressed by el der geo Q Cannon who dwelt upon the necks feces sity of hearkening to the counsels olour of our leaders that we may become vessels of honor by being like ilke elay clay in the hands of the potter after singing in t elder eider mer lorenzo snow treated upon the prin ciple that god has fias dignified us by coffering con fering upon us his holy priesthood which wll wil exalt us and raise us above the dignity that Is of the world by the priesthood through faithfulness we become the children of abraham and princes of that royal blood heirs to all the promises made to the chosen seed hence it is foolishness in us to conform to the evil manners manner and sand customs of the world the man who cannot af associate with the world without part partaking alfing spirit has not learned his duty the american fork school then sang in a very creditable manner elder W H hooper expressed his happiness and pleasure on looking upon the people and in hearing the teachings of his brethren within the few e have been in this territory we have extended our boarders hundreds of miles north and south and we raise from the earth nearly every thing we require to administer to our temporal comfort there is religion in this as well as in our spiritual exercises we must be true to ourselves and bid defiance to tor every assailment if it we are weak we make ourselves ouT our selves weak if we do our duty we have nothing tp fear for god G od is our helper and leader and his strength will protect us let us do whatever Is required at our han hands as and god will strengthen us elder T B 31 stenhouse spoke of the labors of the servants of god in sending the gospel to all the world and the success of their labors ile he touched upon the progress of the people in these mountains in building houses making farms and educating their children to tot view these those things makes every everyman Ov eryman wan man who has the interest of the work of god at heart to rejoice and all are bound to acknowledge that there is not a better people on the earth we look jook upon the mentho men who lead and guide israel whether rich or poor if filled with integrity as the men in whom we have confidence and who will lead them to eternal salvation elder A 0 smoot in contrasting the present with the past said that when he passed through this place fifteen years ago it was a wilderness full of crickets and a few strolling indians Ind lahs had it been told us th enthat such a flourishing settlement as this 19 would have been built up here now it could hardly have been believed ye lve should seek first the kingdom of god and his H s righteousness and the other little things ofle added unto us those wl who have lived their religion are rich rich today to day unfaith in falth faith falth and in this worlds substance we live in a healthy health climate and have peace we are all rich because we have enough to eat drink and wear and the hand of god Is over us and will continue to bo be if lawe we continue to be faithful falth fuL fun pres young prett preached clied elied a short discourse which was rep reported arted but lack of time precludes running through the report to maken brief synopsis elder geo A smith then made a few remarks and proposed the hon W 11 hooper as delegate to congress for this territory the proposition received the unanimous assent of the people present after which mr nir hooper in a short speech thanked the people for their confidence meeting 2 closed by singing hard times come agabi no more and praye prayer 4 f r patso PT 90 T 0 thursday jurie june 22 aw rolled out of american fork at 9 am a m and arrived at spanish fork about ip 2 p m at 4 p irl attended meeting elder horace homce S eldredge in addressing the saints rejoiced to see the improvements made by them in ter tet temporal and spiritual things they are calculated to make the hearts of every man rejoice who desires to be a true saint behave we have the privilege of being legitimate members of the kingdom of god and should use every faculty and all the means we have to build up this kingdom let us appreciate our blessings it Is no small thing to be a saint in deed he iia thought there was more danger of the people of the lord being lover lo 10 verdome come by the enemy of all righteousness in prosperity than in adversity the people are more happy and will enjoy adre more satisfaction by their own fi resides and in cultivating the soil than in hunting for gold in the gorges of the mountains elder W V 11 hooper expressed his pleasure at seeing the improvements made in these settlements great Is the faith of this people cecon we constantly see evidences of their indomitable perseverance and energy he complimented the people on the beauty of their settlement and expressed his gratification at their bull buil buildings dings their meetinghouse meeting house and schoolhouses school houses and the comforts of life with which they are surrounded utah today to day Is onward star Is in the cen dent her citizens are united beyond any other people on the earth in their unity there Is strength fidelity one to another gives u us strength and with the dissemination dis die of the gospel we have been enabled to bring about that which we see today to day Letour let our motto be that we will wear out rather than rust out be true to one another and trust in god bishop sheets spoke of the increase of the saints in the mountains and upon the necessity of progress lug in home manufactures that we may ma become self sustaining patriarch john smith expressed himself briefly with re regard garl gari to his personal feelings which were good and his desires strong to labor with the saints in the cause of truth and righteousness ness eldir elder eider oen stenhouse fenhouse ien house appreciation of the trip which he was enjoying very much referred to the visit of speaker Colfax Colff tx and company and declared he had never enjoyed more freedom in hi his s life than he hip had don done e in utah elder lorenzo snow remarked that a short time ago in passing through this place he had to be careful lest he should drop through some dodys roof for the people then lived in dug outs now they live in good houses and he was gratified to see the improvements made in so shore a time these improvements are the results of our unity of effort A great deal deai can bed be done by acting energetically and as one man we should value the keeping of the commandments of oi the lord and the counsels of his servants more than property and more than silver and gold we are under our father and god and whether we build temples or nine fine houses make gardens orchards or vineyards we should do all in the name of ozithe the lord we should seek to possess the spirit of god so that we can take a course to save our wives and children and all that god places in our stewardship let us us teach our wives and children by practice as well as by precept precepts i we ae sire engaged in the work of god and ana if we do this in his name our enemies will never have power to move our feet fedt from these valleys of the mountains but they will be confounded in all they seek to bring against this people they are determined if they can canto to destroy this people but has the adversary any more power today to day than he had thirty years ago he will never accomplish his designs in the destruction of the people of god elder geo A smith described the remarks of the brethren as a good dish of succotash ash he ile then nominated the hon W 11 hooper as our delegate to congress As at american fork the his favor was unanimous capt hooper replied in a short speech pres pros youn young thanked and blessed the people peoples and the company moved on to payson G D WATT sj k G S L CITY june 27 MR dir EDITOR ivas I 1 was gratified yesterday while on a ahda short circuit on mill creek and big cotton wood at witnessing the improvements going on I 1 bishop reuben miller has built enclosed and partially finished a substantial commodious dwelling bouse house 24 by 45 46 two stories high above the cellar and 10 feet in the clear between the first and second stories ile he lias has two hundred peach trees in bearing which this year produce an average crop and over one hundred apple and apricot trees just coming into bearing likewise some wild plums which are bearing and do bear heavy crops every year he planted out 40 budded apple trees this spring of the most approved varieties his son buo wiio alio joins him on the south has also an orchard of apple trees many marry are beginning to bear all an budded fruit up mill creek as far as geffs neffs mill the fruit will probably be an average crop mr alexander j jun tin yin has a seedling apple tree which is bearing very full this year it is a large apple very sweet and keeps till tin july some have budded from it and consider it A no 1 so far as I 1 am acquainted a sweet apple that will keep so long is a desidera desideratum turn in utah th the e success r uc C ess of our country folks with seedling apple appie trees Is truly encouraging the settlers on upper mill creek have started the grape I 1 wonder mr nir editor why the city and country folks do not cultivate the grape Is there any fruit that comes so soon into bearing and is there any fruit that will bear when treated with so much neglect as hardy grapes do by the by I 1 should not omit the notice notie of bishop millers str strawberry aberry patch which looked exceedingly fine more anon alion gyome GNOME |
