Jan. 2nd 1834 To the Book of Mormon. I believed it was light out of darkness and truth out of the ground. The license which I receieved reads thus. A Power and authority given to Willford Woodruff provi ng that he is a Teacher in the Church of Christ by the will of God the Father according to his holy Calling and the gift ^& power^ of the Holy ghost agreeable to the Revelations of Jesus Christ signifying that he has been baptized and receieved ...

A Remarkable Vision I Ann Booth wife of Robert Booth of the Town of Manchester England had the following vision on the 12th Day of March in the year of our Lord 1840. Being carried away in a vision to the place of depart ed souls I saw 12 prision one above another vary large & builded of solled stone. On ariving at the door of the uppermost prision. I beheld one of the 12 Apostles of the Lamb who had been martered ...

The sign of Peter was, to repent & be baptized for the remission of sins, with the promise of the gift of the Holy Ghost & in no other way is the gift of the Holy Ghost obtained. Their is a difference between the Holy Ghost & the gift of the Holy Ghost. Cornelius received the Holy Ghost before he was baptized which was the convincing power of God unto him of the truth of the gospel, but he could not receive the gift of the Holy Ghost untill after he ...

one stone was left upon another & Christ said that Jerrusalem should be trodden down of the gentiles untill the times of the gentiles be fulfilled which has been the case to the vary letter untill the present generation. [Luke 21:24] Will not God in like manner as truly & faithfully bring to pass those great, important and tremendious events upon the heads of the gentile world which have been proclaimed by the Prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah,

October 5, 1856 ~ Sunday 5th Sunday All met at the Bowery the First Presidency 3 of the Twelve & the missionaries who had lately returned took a seat upon the Stand. D Spencer F D Richards & B Young occupied the stand in the forenoon. G. D. Grant Wm H. Kimball Joseph A. Young & others spoke in the afternoon they were full of the spirit & power of God & the Gift of the Holy ...

January 1, 1848 ~ Saturday Saturday January 1st 1848 During the evening in company with Mrs Woodruff I went to Br Wilds to spend a new years evening January 2, 1848 ~ Sunday 2nd Sunday I met with the saints in our ward I addressed them & was followed by Br Pulsipher Br Kington arived from garden grove & spent the night with me January 3, 1848 ~ Monday 3 I went with ...

On the doctrin's of faith Faith comes by hearing the word of God through the testimony of the Servents of God that Testimony is alw- ays attended by the spirit of prophecy & revelation. Repentance Is a thing that cannot be trifled with every day. Daily transgression & daily repentance is not that which is pleasing in the sight of God [FIGURE] Baptism Is a Holy ordinance preparatory to the reception of the Holy Ghost,; It is the channel & key by which the Holy Ghost will be administered. The gift of ...

Jan 1st 1861 The Dedication of the New Hall in the 13th ward The assembly began to gather at 10 oclok at 11 oclok the House was full. President Brigham Young & Heber C Kimball arived the Meeting was opened by singing & President Young said we will now have the Dedication Prayer offered By Wilford Woodruff the following is the prayer offered up in the dedication of the House O god the FaEternal Father we present ourselves before thee in the name ...

GEMS OF TRUTH. By B. E. Rich. Baptism. DEAR reader, have you truly repented of every sin? Is your heart humble and your spirit contrite? Do you desire to be baptized for the remission of sins? If so, seek after a man of God who has been truly called and or- dained unto the authority which God hath again restored by the ministering of holy angels; and when you have found such an one who has authority from heaven to baptize, go with him into the water and ...

dirt, and perhaps without it they would come safe and be of great value to this people. As to News with us, I can only say we have had the most snow we have ever had in the mountains and vallies. 8 feet of snow has fallen in this city this winter: it has been nearly 3 ft deep in our streets for a month. On the Island it has been about 3 ft: all the stock has been brought from there, and a good many from the North, and driven ...