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Source: Church History Vol. 4 Chapter 10 Page: 164 (~1877)

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164 not think it quite consistent to ask a favor hitherto denied to our brethren who had preceded us.

Collections were taken at three of our meetings, and the audience liberally responded, so that enough was realized to pay for the use of the hall. The proprietors of the Institute were, also, liberal, and gave us a reduction in the rates of hire-and this enabled us to say that we addressed the people in "our own hired house."

We remained in the city until after Sunday, the 10th, and on that day we had the pleasure of listening to Elder Orson Pratt, in the Seventeenth Ward assembly rooms. The day was cold, the room not comfortable, yet the house was well filled; and Elder Pratt spoke well; we were pleased with both manner and matter. His discourse for the first half was a relation of his early experience in Mormonism, in connection with the martyrs and others; the latter half of it was a rapid review of prophecy respecting the establishing of Zion in the last days. It was, as a whole, such as any orthodox saint might indorse [endorse], being singularly free from those objectionable features which we believe to be unwarrantable innovations into the creed of the church. After the service we were introduced to the elder and passed the usual courtesies of greeting. We attended the meeting of the Saints at Bro. Clark's, in the evening, and spoke to them as we were led.

On the 11th of December we bid adieu to the Saints, and to Salt Lake City, and in company with Bro. Briggs came to Ogden. Here we called at Bro. John Hart's near the depot, also at the Freeman Office, and stopped all night at Bro. Wells Chase's, a little ways out of the city. We were well treated, had a pleasant Visit with Bro. and Sr. Thorn and Bro. Chase's family. We left Ogden on the morning of the 12th, and stopping over at Lamoni, for Saturday and Sunday, the 16th and 17th; spoke to the Saints in their temporary tabernacle, near Bro. Ebenezer Robinson's on the last-named date, respecting the gathering-and we hereby apologize to the Lamoni Saints for whatever language we used that day that was unduly harsh. In company with Bro. D. H. Smith we returned home on the 19th of December, after a Western tour of five months and two days, during which time we have traveled some thousands of miles, delivered some seventy discourses, baptized ten persons, seen many, to us, new and strange places and faces.

We return, thankful to the Ruler over all for care, protection, and guidance; to him be honor and glory for ever and ever.

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