Day in the Life

Apr 8, 1844

Journal Entry

April 08, 1844 ~ Monday

Conference met at 10 oclok April 8th

President J Smith arose and said it is impossible to
continue the subject that I spoke upon yesterday
in consequence of the weekness of my lungs.
Yet I have a proclamation to make to the Elders
you know the Lord has led the Church untill the
present time. I have now a great proclamation
for the Elders to teach the Church here after
which is in relation to Zion. The whole of
North and South America is Zion. the mountain
of the Lords House is in the centre of North & South
America. when the House is done, Baptisim font erected
and finished & the worthy are washed, anointed, endowed
& ordained kings & priests, which must be done
in this life, when the place is prepared you must
go through all the ordinances of the house of the
Lord
so that you who have any dead friends, must
go through all the ordinances for them the same as
for yourselves; then the Elders are to go through
all America & build up churches untill all Zion
is built up, but not to commence to do this untill
the Temple is built up here and the Elders endowed
then go forth & accomplish the work & build up
stakes in all North and South America. Their
will be some place ordained for the redeeming
of the dead
I think this place will be the one, so their
will be gathering fast enough here. President
Smith lungs failled him and he appointed elder
G. J. Adams to occupy the time during the foornoon
He however remarked that his proclamation
just made was the greatest ever made as all
could not come here, but it was necessary that
enough should come to build up the temple &
get an endowment so that the work could spread
abroad

Elder Adams took a text in Obadiah 17 vers
upon Mount Zion shall be deliverance &c He spoke
lengthy concerning Zion that was to be built up
in the last days & pointed out Joseph from the
scriptures and brought much testimony to
prove the subject. At the close of the discourse
President Joseph Smith turned over the confer-
ence into the hands of the Twelve And Adjourned
untill 2 oclok


Met at 2 oclok & president
Hiram Smith arose & spent most of the Afternoon
in scoreing the elders to try to teach them
wisdom, that they might act in wisdom when
they go out to preach. Conference Adjour[n]ed
untill to morrow morning at 108 oclk

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Smith, Hyrum
9 Feb 1800 - 27 Jun 1844
420 mentions
Apostle
122 mentions
Scriptural Figure
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844

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I had rather hear brethren appear small th[an] large I had rather see a man hold his brother up than pull him down. Preach what will save men the same that converted you will convert them.
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
Conference reassembled the next day when Joseph arose and said it was impossible for him to continue the subject of the previous day in consequence of the weakness of his lungs. But among his brief remarks was one of the most important revelations of the age. He said Yet I have A Great Proclamation It is in relation to Zion and a proclamation for the Elders to teach the Church hereafter. The whole of South & North America is Zion and the mountain of the Lord's house is in the centre of North and South America When the House is done the baptismal font erected and finished and the worthy are washed anointed endowed & ^ordained^ kings and priests which must be done in this life— and when the place is prepared you must also go through all the ordinances of the house of the Lord and if you have any dead relations for them also the same as for yourselves—then the Elders are to go through all America and build up Churches until all Zion is built up. But this is not to commence until this Temple is built and the Elders are endowed. Then go forth and accomplish the work and build up stakes in all North and South America. There will be some place ordained for the redeeming of the dead. I think this will be the one." He also remarked that this proclamation was the greatest ever made to us as all could not come here but it was necessary that enough should come to build up the Temple and get an endowment so that the work could spread abroad Joseph's lungs failed him and he called upon George J. Adams to occupy the forenoon

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Wilford completes brick home in Nauvoo; over the next 2 years he lives in it for less than 6 weeks.

Apr 8, 1844