-- Apr 1, 1896; Wednesday
... Lorenzo Snow stated that he had really wondered whether the Lord was pleased with the Apostles in remaining at home so much of their time and simply visiting among the saints. Felt that this
work was a good one and absolutely necessary. It had been our habit in the past for two Apostles to go together to the different Stake Conferences. There are thousands who have never heard the voice of an Apostle, and he had thought that we should make a change. He felt that we could spare some of the Apostles to go and open up missions to the different nations of the earth, and that there was no necessity for two apostles to visit the stake conferences. One of the Apostles could go and take a High Priest or some leading brother with him. Said if he were a young man he thought that he would go to presidency and offer to open up the mission to Japan. ... Now that we are a State this fact will greatly assist us in preaching the Gospel as we will have more influence abroad than we possibly could have had under a Territorial form of government. It does seem almost as if we were wasting our apostolic influence by remaining at home and simply visiting the stakes, and while it has been quite necessary in the past he did not think that it was so necessary today. ...
Pres[iden]t. Snow said that the principle was just as true today as it ever was, and bore his testimony to the effect that it will again be practiced by this people.
...Pres[iden]t. Lorenzo Snow stated that it was his belief that the Lord would soon arrange matters that those brethren who have wives can live with them and raise families by them. Believed that the Lord would assist us in softening the hearts of officials. He said he felt to bless the brethren in keeping their covenants with families and living with them. ... (1)
Lorenzo Snow[:] ... Now that we are a State this fact will greatly assist us in preaching the Gospel as we will have more influence abroad than we possibly could have had under a Territorial form of government. It does seem almost as if we were wasting our apostolic influence by remaining at home and simply visiting the stakes, and while it has been necessary in the past he did not think that it was so necessary today ...
Pres[iden]t. Lorenzo Snow stated that it was his belief that the Lord would so arrange matters that those brethren who have wives can live with them and raise families by them. Believed that the Lord would so arrange matters that those brethren who have wives can live with them and raise families by them. Believed that the Lord would assist us in softening the hearts of officials. He said he felt to bless the brethren in keeping their covenants with their families and living with them. ... (2)
Endnotes:
1 - Excerpt from the Minutes of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
2 - Heber J. Grant, Diary
LDS History Chronology: Lorenzo Snow
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Lorenzo Snow
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