[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] The Twelve met in the Prayer Closset at the Historians Office ...
H. C. Kimball said this made me think of the time when I returned from England. Joseph [Foster?] /was presidet/ & the presidency of the Seventies /they/ had met with a seers stones to see what they could see. When I went in they treated me vary Cool & Z Pulsipher said dont be excited Brother Kimball is Nothing but a man. They treated me vary Cooly & I went home and wept. * Then we all rose up & shook hands with them & recieved them Joyfully.
.... Refered to the stakes which the Twelve once set to see an Angel but we did not see an angel but prayed ourselves into darkness. He spoke of the time that Joseph tried the Twelve but the Twelve was united & tied Joseph down & Joseph said now dont you now never let any body tie you down as you have me. ...
The Twelve Can ordain men to the Apostleship and give them all the power you have and you have all that we have got But you Cannot make a prophet ownly the natural way. And a man Cannot be a patriarch & not a Prophet for a man may have the spirit of a prophet before he Can bless and prophets. "The gifts & callings of God are without repentance [sic]. There are thousands of prophets among the Gentiles and spiritualist that have not Repented or obeyed the gospel. There are natural gifts to men. If they would receive the gospel their gifts would be made more manifest.
... Brother Hyde said I will remark Concerning the objet of our meeting it was not to get Cloven tungs to set upon us of fire but it was to convers & pray together & ask the Lord to preserve us & to overthrow our enemies. ...
H. C. Kimball said I will predict in the Name of Jesus Christ if you will be one with the Head, the Presidency and sustain them and you will never see the Body of Christ moved or disturbed I do not mean members but the Body, untill the Coming of Christ. And if you will be one with the Presidency not any of you or the Presidency shall fall by the Armey or By the Gentiles But you shall all be Crowned in the presence of God. You are Connected with all the prophets and Apostles from the Begining and they are united with us and will sustain us if we do our duty, And we shall never be broaken up. If we will be united all Hell Cannot move us. ...
Brother Wells said .... The devil has not the power over us that many think. When we are united we should try to keep the devil out of our houses & out of ourselves. Some time we may have a member in our houses who will let the devil dwell in their tabernacles. We Cannot always help this but if we are firm before the Lord we will gain ground untill we will bind the devil and Cast him out of our houses & finally out of the Church. ... I never did have those great manifestations that some have. I have thought that I would like to have some of those manifestations if it was the will of God but not if it is agoing to do me any harm. I would not wish to see an Angel or hear the voice of God if it would make me apostitize or do me an injury. ...
Brother Kimball said I thing if you will meet with the people you will have more of the spirit of God than to meet here. ...
[Source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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