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Closing of Amusements—Indulging in Sin Brings Mental Darkness

Brigham Young · · 1862-02-16

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◑Contemporaneous report

Published in Journal of Discourses, Volume 9, pp. 218-221. Reported by G. D. Watt; the speaker did not review this text before publication. Header confirmed from the discourse's own byline: 'Remarks made by President Brigham Young, Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, February 16, 1862. Reported by G. D. Watt.' February 16, 1862 does not fall inside a General Conference window in indexes/conference-calendar.md (1862 GC windows: April 6-9, October 6-8); category set tabernacle_address.

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