September 9, 1844 ~ Monday 9th Monday wind still in the north lake rough. we did not leave port but spent the day in Chicago September 10, 1844 ~ Tuesday 10th Left Chicago in the morning Passed Little Port New Port and arived at Milwakie in the morning September 11, 1844 ~ Wednesday 11th Wind still in the north we went into the river and spent the day and night September 12, 1844 ~ Thursday 12th Wind changed ...

Israelites indeed & full of faith & good works our hearts were knit together and I felt it good to be under their roof & in their society I shall long remeber my visit with them. We rode to Chatham we have parted with George H. Russell we took stage & Br Russell & myself started on our journey for Bedeque we rode through Ketchmaquack Rushabueto, Bocktoosh Cookhane to Shedece 80 m spent ...

instead of being heirs according to promise. the pristhood is eternal without the begining of days or end of life as the Apostle has expressed it but man through aposticy which is entire disobedi- ance has lost or suffered the keys & privileges of the Priesthood to be taken away from them & they left to wander in darkness and practice all manner of wickedness untill thousands became the vessals of wrath & were doomed to destruction for as long as men are without the Priesthood they continue to wander from God & never ...

see paper apart* & after one days rest was enabled to attend to my labors again (see paper apart) Thes I have occupied considerable space in refering to those peculiar circumstances which have attended me during life. And to sum the matter up it stands about those I have broaken both legs (one twice in two) both arms, & both ancles ^my breast bone & 3 ribs^ ^my breast bone & 3 ribs^ have been drowned froze & scalded, & bit with a mad dog, have been in two water wheels under a full head of water * ^have ...

III This is called the LORDs day. The Psalmist in refference to the day on which Christ arose & to the whole day of the Gospel dispensation says–This is the day which the LORD hath made let us rejoice & be glad therein. John the Revelator calls the first day the LORDs day - Rev - 1 - 10. IV The primitive christians met for public wor- ship & made their collections for the poor on the first day of the week. Acts 20. 7. Cor - 16. They also met on the evening of ...

convincing & overwhelming. II If we should exercise strong faith in GOD, and live at the fountain head of holy influence that is–should we watch unto prayer, and pray without ceasing–should we daily fear to sin & daily deny ourselves & take up our cross & follow christ–should all professors of religion persue this course–doubtless a wonderfull change would be effected at once in the state of the church. but even in that case I do not see that the church would have any authority to attempt to perform such miracles, as were performed in the Apostolic age ...

By this we plainly see, that the promise of the Holy Ghost was not confined to the apostles, neither to that nor any other particular age of the world; for Peter dis- tinctly and positively said to you and to your children—to them that are afar off—even as many as the Lord our God shall call. [Acts 2:39] Now, if this promise of the Holy Ghost was to continue, then, certainly, faith, repentance, baptism, must continue also: as the Holy Ghost was granted as the seal of ...

4 OFFICE OF The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints P.O. Box, B. Salt Lake City, Utah. 189 Mrs Marriner W Merrill The Lord hath cast thy lot in goodly places Sustain thy husband in his goodly work and great shall be thy reward, thou shalt ^share^ in all his glory WW X Mrs Anthon Lund The Lord hath brought thee to Zion And given Thee An Apostolic Husband be true to him & your God & you will ...

Kingdom of God that thare would be a falling away from Apostolic faith Doctrins and ordinances and that other systems would arise in its stead, and when these fals systems had arived at their fullness than would "the God of Heaven set up a Kingdom which should become an Everlasting Kingdom to whose dominion should be no end." 'Then should this gospel of the Kingdom be preached in all the world as a witness unto all Nations before the End should come" Then should the church come up out of the wilderness and ...

for light and knowledge. I attended a methodist camp meeting in Farmington Ct. with many of my relatives & friends and had an interesting time. I now searched the bibles & prayed earnestly to know what duties I should perform in order to be saved & I called upon the Lord & prayed unto the Lord to guide me in all things both temporal & spiritual & the Lord did manifest many things unto me & heard and answered my prayers yet I felt that I needed a teacher & leader in the things of ...