Joseph Smith Jr.
Joseph Smith Jr. (1805-1844) was born 23 Dec. 1805 in Sharon, Windsor Co., Vermont. He was the son of Joseph Smith and Lucy Mack. He married Emma Hale on 18 Jan. 1827; participated in plural marriage. He was baptized 15 May 1829. He first met Wilford Woodruff on 25 Apr. 1834 in Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, and they served together in church positions from 1834 to 1844. He died 27 Jun. 1844 in Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois.
Footnotes
Joseph Smith Jr (KWJY-BPD), "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 6 Feb. 2022). Joseph Smith Jr., Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/joseph-smith-jr, accessed 10 Feb. 2022). Joseph Smith, Jr., The Joseph Smith Papers (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/joseph-smith-jr, accessed 17 Jan. 2022).
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Excerpt:Thy Purposes O! Lord must roll on. Thy Decrees are Sure [FIGURE] Wisdom how [FIGURE] Precious thou [FIGURE] art. February 15, 1841 ~ Monday Feb 15th Elder Kimball received a letter from his wife Dated Nauvoo Dec 30th, she informed us that [FIGURE] Joseph had written for the Twelve to come immediately home for our personal safety, as great Judgments are nigh in this land even at the Door. She spoke of our families being well, as ...Dates:February 15, 1841 February 16, 1841 -
Excerpt:March 5, 1838 ~ Monday March 5th we left Mr Grants & walked from Hampden to Buxport from thence to the Penobscot {road with Timothy} Farnham 25 m[iles] March 6, 1838 ~ Tuesday 6 walked to Castene & took passage on board the Two friends with Capt Carlton we were becalmed on the way & Capt Carlton with Brother Townsend & myself entered the small boat in order to row to the shore distance was ...Dates:March 5, 1838 March 6, 1838 March 7, 1838 March 8, 1838 March 9, 1838 March 10, 1838 March 11, 1838 March 12, 1838 March 13, 1838 -
Excerpt:strange sight & sign & the wonderful condeseenscion of the Lord. It is worthy of remark that this was at a season of the year when fish of that size is not known upon these shores or coast & they never at any season of the year are known to come ashore as in this case. Mr Carver had dreams at night to confirm him that these things was a sign to him. Great & marvelous are the works of the Lord March 30, 1838 ~ Friday 30 I was still sick in the ...Dates:March 30, 1838 March 31, 1838 April 1, 1838 April 2, 1838 April 3, 1838 April 4, 1838 April 5, 1838 -
Excerpt:March 6, 1845 ~ Thursday 6th I spent the day at the of[fice] [FIGURE] I recieved 3 Letters 4 miles March 7, 1845 ~ Friday 7th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Br Ilus F Carter & spent the day at the office 4 m March 8, 1845 ~ Saturday 8th I wrode to Preston with Elder Ward & spent the night at Sister Ellen Green 101 Bedford st 35 m ...Dates:March 6, 1845 March 7, 1845 March 8, 1845 March 9, 1845 -
Excerpt:Death of the Prophet & Patriarch. Return of the Twelve to Nauvoo & their conferen[c]e with the Church & organization of the Church at Nauvoo & all the Churches throughout the U.S.A. the same as in England. My appointment to England & arival. Our care & labours over the churches in England The importance of building the Temple. Also of Printing the doctrins & covenants called upon all the Elders to help us in ...Dates:March 10, 1845 -
Excerpt:one child blessed. Elder Hedlock addressed the meeting at length upon temporal subjects followed by Elders Ward & Banks. Met again at 6 oclok in the evening Elder W. Woodruff addressed a large audiance upon the rise & progress of the church endowment of the Twelve, Death of the Prophet, organization of the church on in the U.S.A. Temple &c I had the spirit of preaching & a good time & felt much interested in ...Dates:March 17, 1845 March 18, 1845 -
Excerpt:January 4, 1837 ~ Wednesday Jan 4th I met in company with the high school of Kirtland in the house of the Lord for the purpose of a public examination it being the last day of the first quarter the examination lasted about three hours then after an intermission of one hour we again repaired to the house & herd an interesting lecture deliver'd on Education By Professer Haws We have now a vacation of four weeks & the next term will then commence January ...Dates:January 4, 1837 January 5, 1837 January 6, 1837 -
Excerpt:January 7, 1837 ~ Saturday Jan 6 [7]. Wrote a Letter to Brother Asahel H Woodruff January 8, 1837 ~ Sunday 8. Sunday went up to the house of the Lord to worship we had an interesting meeting. their was about fifteen hundred people assembled their was two discourses deliver'd from the Aaronic Priesthood one from coun cellor Knight & the other from Priest Willey Priest Willey had much of the spirit of ...Dates:January 7, 1837 January 8, 1837 January 10, 1837 January 11, 1837 January 12, 1837 January 14, 1837 January 15, 1837 -
Excerpt:January 27, 1837 ~ Friday Jan 27th Wrote a Letter for Elder M Holmes January 28, 1837 ~ Saturday 28th I attended a court with the quorum of the seventies to settle a difficulty between Elder Hiram Stratten & I. H. Bishop Elder Holmes and myself was chosen among the counsellors Elder Stratten acknowledg'd his faults & was restored January 29, 1837 ~ Sunday 29th Sunday I met at Elder J ...Dates:January 27, 1837 January 28, 1837 January 29, 1837 January 30, 1837 January 31, 1837 February 1, 1837 February 5, 1837 February 12, 1837 -
Excerpt:February 19, 1837 ~ Sunday Feb. 19th I repaired to the house of the Lord & stood in the midst of the congregation of the saints whare I beheld President JOSEPH SMITH Jr arise in the stand & for several hours addressed the saints in the power of God. Joseph had been absent from Kirtland on bus- iness for the church, though not half as long as Moses was in the mount, & many were stir'd up in their hearts & some ...Dates:February 19, 1837 February 26, 1837 March 1, 1837 March 4, 1837 March 5, 1837 March 22, 1837 March 24, 1837