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Show 178 John Tanner and His Family exaltation in the of Eternity. Kingdom of God, even to a place among the Gods This city These Valleys are the place of gathering for the Saints, is the place, to build a Temple unto the Lord our God, and any, and all persons who go hence, do so, without the approbation of the Presidency, except those who may be sent on missions, or business. - San Bernardino, has been selected as a place of gathering for the Pacific Islanders, Asiatics, and those who have been accustomed to tropical climates, and such as might be saved from the transient population which is continually thronging, to, and fro, through California; but was never intended for the Saints coming from the East, nor any other place except those mentioned, and all who go; or have gone, with the exception of post, have done so in to establish a through a spirit a few, which answer to were their necessary own desires, of disaffection. now have my counsel, and views upon this subject, favor that hereafter, I may be relieved from answering so many enquires upon this matter. I pray God my Heavenly Father, to inspire us all with wisdom, and intelligence, and a disposition to do his will upon the earth; and preserve all his Saints in the purity of Faith, and in the light of his countenance until his coming, which Brethren, you and I ask as a may God grant for his Son's sake. Amen. Brigham Young Heber C. Kimball Willard Richards The statement of the First Presidency should have been clear to all church members, but there were some who were not satisfied and they raised the question of why two Mormon apostles were in charge of the California Mission if it was not an approved place for the faithful. The complaints hinted that Amasa Lyman and Charles C. Rich were encouraging Utah people to move to San Bernardino. a strongly worded statement published in the Deseret News of 5, 1853, the two apostles rejected this charge saying, "No person has been advised by us to go east, west, north or south." In March position' of the church is correctly and and Rich in this communication: The official by Lyman Our feelings are as Saints is where expressed ever in our aptly stated teachings, that the place for the through the Presidency the counsel of the Lord |
