Abraham Owen Smoot
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Abraham Owen Smoot (1815-1895), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 6 Jun. 2022). Abraham Owen Smoot, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/abraham-owen-smoot, accessed 6 Jun. 2022). “Abraham Owen Smoot” (1815-1895), memorial no. 24027333; Find A Grave (https://findagrave.com, accessed 21 Jun. 2022). 1850 U.S. Census, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, p. 58, Abraham O. Smoot; FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 18 Jun. 2022). "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 7 Jun. 2022); George Smoote and Nancy Rowlet, marriage, 27 Apr. 1805, Franklin Co., Kentucky; citing Franklin Co., Kentucky, Clerk of the County Court, “Marriage Records, 1795-1954,” image 697/1275; DGS 5552485. "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 16 Jun. 2022); Abram O. Smoot and Margaret T Atkinson, 12 Nov. 1838, Caldwell Co., Missouri; citing Caldwell Co., Missouri, Record's Office, “Marriage Records Index 1860-1886 Vol. A-C,” image 24/246; DGS 7425248. Gloria Ruth Goodman Andrus, To Luella and Ed with love: a history of Luella Hall and Edward Rothlisberget (Rexburg, Idaho: Rothlisberger Family Association, 1991), p. 33-40; digital images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/, accessed 20 Jun. 2022). Salt Lake Herald Republican, “Death of A. O. Smoot” (Salt Lake City, Utah Territory), 7 Mar. 1895, p. 8; database with images, Utah Digital Newspapers (https://digitalnewspapers.org/, accessed 21 Jun. 2022).
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Excerpt:my eyes around upon the pulpits arranged in order for the High Priests. I beheld the Patriarch Joseph Smith sen standing in the upper pulpit and the Prophet Joseph and Elder Carter in the second one. In the third Elders Parley Pratt, Orson Pratt and Warren Parrish were seated. Soon Elder Carter arose and opened the meeting and then preached and then came a discourse from the Prophet Joseph. In the afternoon I was called into the Stand in company ... -
Excerpt:I was moreover assured that I should live to find the true Church and that I should be gathered with the people of God and have a place and a name within the walls of His House. From that time I continued in this hope and did not join any religious body until I heard the fulness of the Gospel and became a member of the Church of Latter- day Saints. I have now brought up my reminiscences to that Sa^b^be^a^th afternoon when I was called into the Stand to address ... -
Excerpt:instruction of Professor Haws. The Sunday following is worthy of note. The Lord through his Prophets and Apostles sharply rebuked this stake of Zion for our sins and backslidings and gave us timely warning that we might escape the judgements of God else it should be with us as with the camp of the Saints in their travels from Kirtland to Zion Jackson County in 1834. A meeting was held on the 20th at the House of the Lord ... -
Excerpt:Coltrin and Aldrich. After these were ordained Elder M. Holms and myself were called upon by the Presidents to come forward and be ordained as members of the first Seventy Elders of Israel to bear the name of Jesus to the nations of the earth. The first Seventy was chosen out of the camp that went up to Zion in 1834 for the redemption of Zion; but as we were not present at the time we were afterward ordained into the Second ... -
Excerpt:CHAPTER XIV My journey, and meeting with old friends. One of my "chapters of accidents". The council at Far West in fulfilment of Revelation. The Prophet out of Prison. A General Conference. A remarkable incident of the Persecution. The first settling of Commerce, afterwards Nauvoo. Directions by Joseph how to to detect the Devil. Our Mission to the Nations. Joseph's charge to the Twelve. A day of God's power, Joseph heals the Multitude. We start for Europe. -
Excerpt:sister Emma Smith who had taken up her abode for a season with her children at the house of sister Cleaveland Sister Smith had passed through a scene of severe affliction since I last saw her and even at this time Joseph her husband was in prison with other of the Saints ^We^ I took dinner with sister Emma and afterwards we rode to Quincy a distance of 4 miles Here an interesting scene was met. I first called at the house occupied by -
Excerpt:the Tennessee Saints. I did so and there were with us brother Smoot and his family. The farther duties of a few days more in my official calling and in attending to my family affairs and forwarding the building of my house brought us to the close of the year Synopsis of 1843. Travels I travelled in thirteen of the United States and the distance of five thousand one hundred and seventy one miles. Meetings Held twenty six meetings and attended 20 Councils and ... -
Excerpt:Oct 10th 1848 I am happy to informe you that J. Bevin has this day concluded to returne to the states & has conpremesed his intrest in the crop at one third given Br Benbow possesion of the house, which will situate him to take charge of your goods according to your Directtion. You may quary in your mind what has become of your property, to which I would reply—there has been 2 of your best oxen butchered & used up in the family for beef one the indians ... -
Excerpt:of the distructtion of the crickets amongst the wheat corn & all kinds of garden vegatables, notwithsta- nding we as a communitty Like sampsons Slew our thousands yet they reinforsed uppon is & Took more than half of the crops we planted in the vally Amongst the rest the took more than 3 forths of of your fathers wheat & all other crops he planted They distroyed all my garden & near 1 third of all other crop I planted. Which calamaty makes grain reate high in the vally this year ... -
Excerpt:Salt Lake City Great Bason North America Oct 7th 1848 Dear Br & Sister Woodruff with pleasure I set me down this morning in great hast to address you a few lines from which Leaves us all in good health Except myself I have had a short addttacts of the mountion fevar cussed by exposier on my Journey to sweet water & back where I met the companies the 26 day of Sept ^August^ I was also much Exposed to cold in the Salt Lake Since my ...