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Excerpt:committee settle the financial or business matters thereof with Joseph Smith Jun to whom the profits rightly belong. Resolved that Elder Amos Fielding be appointed to superintend fitting out the Saints from Liverpool to America under the instructions of Elder P. P. Pratt Resolved that Brother G. J. Adams go to Bedford & Northampton and labour in that region. Adjourned till 10 o-clock tomorrow A.M Elder Kimball ...Dates:April 3, 1841 April 5, 1841 -
Excerpt:December 26, 1841 ~ Sunday Dec 26th Sunday I visited the sick in the morning & spent the fore part of the day in writing I received [FIGURE] a letter last evening from Br Azmon Woodruff of South Richland under Date Nov 15th 1841 Joseph the Seer called upon me & others of the Twelve to attend meeting at his house we did so in the evening & herd many good principles presented by presidents Joseph & Hyram Smith such ...Dates:December 26, 1841 December 27, 1841 December 28, 1841 December 31, 1841 -
Excerpt:Travelled 7,062 Miles Held 83 Meetings Attended 10 conferences Baptized 21 persons Assisted at the Baptizing of 18 others Confirmed 46 Ordained 11 Elders Do 13 Priest Do 10 Teachers Do 3 Deacon And 1 patriarch Blessed 5 children Healed 22 sick Married 4 persons Wrote 100 Letters & Received 67 Letters I reported and recorded in this Journal three sermons of Joseph the Seer 3 Recorded ... -
Excerpt:February 7, 1842 ~ Monday to February 11, 1842 ~ Friday Feb 7, 8, & 9 ^10 & 11^ I spent in the printing office & was busy in setting in order many things about the office February 12, 1842 ~ Saturday 12th I attended the City Council it was an interesting day the subject of our rights was discused & among other things a Law passed regulating hawkers pedlers auctioneers &c February 13, 1842 ~ Sunday 13th I preached on Sunday at Br ...Dates:February 7, 1842 February 11, 1842 February 12, 1842 February 13, 1842 February 14, 1842 February 16, 1842 February 17, 1842 February 18, 1842 February 19, 1842 -
Excerpt:kingdom as at the beginning which is according to the order of heaven with seers prophets, Apostles, Elders Priests, Bishops, Teachers, Revelation, Administering of Angels gifts, graces, Knowledge, wisdom, tongues healings &c. &c. Truly the Lord has raised up Joseph the seer of the seed of Abraham out of the loins of ancient Joseph, & is now clothing him with mighty power & wisdom & knowledge which is more clear- ly manifest & felt in the midst of his intimate friends than any other class of mankind. The Lord is ... -
Excerpt:February 20, 1842 ~ Sunday Feb 20 Sunday I spent the day at home reading & writing February 21, 1842 ~ Monday to February 26, 1842 ~ Saturday 21 22 23 24 25 & 26 Was spent in the printing office Nothing remarkable transpired with us during the week excepting we prepared a plate [ink color change] for making a cut at the commencement of the Book of Abraham which is to be published in the 9 No of the 3 vol of the Times ...Dates:February 20, 1842 February 21, 1842 February 26, 1842 February 27, 1842 February 28, 1842 March 1, 1842 -
Excerpt:March 10, 1842 ~ Thursday March 10th I spent the day at the printing office March 11, 1842 ~ Friday [FIGURE] 11th The Nauvoo Legion met on parrade this day I rode in the Legion in company with the quorum of the Twelve as assistant chaplain. It was the first time I had seen the Legein on parrade & it caused peculiar feelings to rest upon me while gasing [gazing] upon this Legion & contemplate the past present & to come. After ...Dates:March 10, 1842 March 11, 1842 March 12, 1842 -
Excerpt:be persecuted if they endured to the end they should be saved. This generation speak much about the clouds and weather they disern the face of the sky but why can they not disern the signs of the times. The fig trees are leaving and all things indicate the second advent of Christ. Elder B Young arose and said he felt disposed to add his testimony, be of good cheer, the testiment is not in force while the Testator liveth when he died it was in force so it is ...Dates:July 19, 1844 -
Excerpt:June 25, 1842 ~ Saturday June 25th I spent the day in the printing Office June 26, 1842 ~ Sunday 26th Sunday I attended meeting & had an interesting time our congregations are increasing June 27, 1842 ~ Monday to June 30, 1842 ~ Thursday 27, 28, 29, 30,th Was spent in the printing Office July 1, 1842 ~ Friday to July 2, 1842 ~ Saturday July 1, & 2nd I spent my time in the Office July 3, 1842 ~ Sunday ... -
Excerpt:October 2, 1842 ~ Sunday Oct 2 Sunday Elder John Taylor called upon me & informed me that I was not going to Keokurk but Joseph wished me to assist in the printing in Nauvoo. Elder Allexander arived from the South & called upon me. Our babe has been preserved unto us she appeared to be deliverd from her fever & is fast recover- ing. it has been vary healthy in Nauvoo this ...