but during the day John & Joseph F Smith had seen
President Brigham and pled vary hard to try John
another six month to see if he would magnify his
calling any better than he had done in the past.
President Joseph Young then spoke 50 M[inutes]. Near 6100
Missionaries were then called. President Young spoke
25 Minuts (The foregoing minutes of this 9 day was in the
Afternoon the fore noon Minuts were as follows) EC DC Rich
Prayed, John Taylor then offered up the dedication prayer
which was printed in the Deseret News and Herald. The Tabernacle was then Dedicated, it took 40 Minuts to read
it. O Pratt spoke 2012 Minuts, O Hyde spoke 20 M, G Q Cannon 30 M. we met with the priesthood in the Oct 10, SundayOld Tabernacle in the Evening with 2500
Bishops & Elders and the rules of the United Order was
read to them in the power of God, and they were addressed
in the power of God by G. Q. Cannon J. Taylor W
Woodruff & D H Wells W. Woodruff said I feel
to bear my testimony to what the Apostles Have said to
you I have had vary peculier feelings for the last 3 months
of my life. I view in the vision of my mind Forty thousand
men in these mountains bearing the Holy and Everlasting
Priesthood of the Son of God and these men were fore-
ordained before the world was created to come here
on the Earth in this dispensation on purpose to labor
with the Lord to build up his kingdom on the Earth, and
then I view in the vision of my mind forty Million Devels, fallen spirits gathered to gether to make war against
Oct 9 1875
but during the day John & Joseph F Smith had seen
President Brigham and pled vary hard to try John
another six month to see if he would magnify his
calling any better than he had done in the past.
President Joseph Young then spoke 50 Minutes. Near100
Missionaries were then called. President Young spoke
25 Minuts (The foregoing minutes of this 9 day was in the
Afternoon the fore noon Minuts were as follows) CC Rich
Prayed, John Taylor offered up the dedication prayer
which was printed in the Deseret News and Herald. The
Tabernacle was then Dedicated, it took 40 Minuts to read
it. O Pratt spoke12 Minuts, O Hyde spoke 20 Minutes,
G Q Cannon 30 Minutes. we met with the priesthood in the
Old Tabernacle in the Evening with 2500
Bishops & Elders and the rules of the United Order was
read to them in the power of God, and they were addressed
in the power of God by G. Q. Cannon J. Taylor W
Woodruff & D H Wells [FIGURE] W. Woodruff said I feel
to bear my testimony to what the Apostles Have said to
you I have had vary peculiar feelings for the last 3 months
of my life. I view in the vision of my mind Forty thousand
men in these mountains bearing the Holy and Everlasting
Priesthood of the Son of God and these men were foreordained before the world was created to come here
on the Earth in this dispensation on purpose to labor
with the Lord to build up his kingdom on the Earth, and
then I view in the vision of my mind forty MillionDevels, fallen spirits gathered to gether to make war against
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