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Show This text message is used to keep the image from rotating in ocr process. Be sure to crop the top .25" off after the ocr process. 254 March 1866 Sunday 18th Rathel; windy. Went up to meeting. Bro Henry Miller and E Snow gave us some good teachings on example and precept, showed that every one would be saved by their good works. Showed the folly of reading trashy novels which tended to disease the mind rather than strengthen it. Exhorted the young and all, to p[ e ]ruse the Revelations of Jesus and store their minds with useful Knowledge. In the P.M. went again to meeting. Bro Snow treated on the blessings arising from Proclaiming the Gospel of Christ. Cauitioned the sisters against speaking disrespectfully of the holy order of Celiestial Marraige. Mon 19th At work at the Hall. At night meeting. After the meeting went to a dance. at the 70ts [Seventies] Tues 20 At work in the shop. At night rehearsing. Wend 21st At work in the shop. At night played before the public. After we got thro Br Snow gave us an adress. Spoke of the first introduction of d ie drama into the church by the Prophet Joseph Smith also the dance. Showed tnat the Priesthood had the right to controll all these amusements and watch over the flock and keep out the wolves. Concluded by wishing us (the S George Dramatic Association) to be a pattern to our bretheren and sisters for genteel manners, Pietey, moralaty, and saintlike demeneour. Gave us liis parting blessing, as he starts for G S L City inthe morning. Got home a little after midnight. . Thursday 22 At work in the shop. At practising music with the Band. Frid 23d At work. At night visiting the saints, a[ s] Teacher. Felt well in the discharge of my duties. Sat 24th March Warm and pleasant. At work as usual. At night went over to Washington Dramatic Ass[n]. They made use of some very awkward jestures and some of them made use of very bad English and needed prompting almost incesantly. Got home a little after midnight. Dont feel well in body. Have been unwell for 3 or 4 days past. I see by the Papers the res quite a division in Congress and part of them wish to impeach the President, and some of them are trying to bring in a bill to anex this Territory to Nevada thereby wipe out Utah. In fact they are trying every way possible to uproot God's Kingdom and shed the blood of the Lord's Annointed. But God is at the helm and all will come out right and victory will crown the workings of the Saints ere long. Sunday 25th /66 Pleasant. At home reading and writing. Still feel unwell. My little Ida is not very well. The leaves on the trees begin to appear fresh and green; also t after 5 years desert region Friday 30 '" night went tl Moon, the fa Sat 31 At we fitting out th Sunday Apn mormng rea with picture~ went to the business perl &c &c. At n Monday 2na It has fallen there is alwa ing here belc Received the Received the Received the Received the RecdComm Time sheet f Nov 9th 186 June 21 186 water issues Time Sheet Desseption [c Feb 28 1863 |
