Besides these things (activities, celebrations), Zemira recorded certain items of importance concerning Church activities and occurrences, and jotted down the teachings that impressed him, given by his leaders.
One of these events, which came to be a very important organization then, and still is, was the Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Association, organized in Orderville on June 4th, 1876, by Bro. M. D. Young, son of Pres. B. Young. Zemira attended the meetings held on two days.
Later in the month, President Brigham Young and others arrived. Zemira attended their meetings also, mentioning the various speakers and said they “all gave excelent council & incouraged the people to go on in the United Order.” He quoted President Young as saying: “It is but a small thing to lay down our property, it is not really ours. There is but one thing we can truly call our own, and that is our will, that will never be taken from us, only those who are worthy of the second death.” He strongly urged that we should never mention the wrongs of others but see to it that we do right ourselves. Especially did he urge this upon the boys and girls. If mothers would treat the children of other women with the same kindness that they did their own, they would never quarrel.”
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