Brigham Young · 1852 April General Conference · 1852-04-08
Published in Journal of Discourses, Volume 1, pp. 66-71 (delivered April 8, 1852). Reported by G. D. Watt in Pitman shorthand; the speaker did not review this text before publication. Text transcribed from the printed JD.
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