or title [tittle] shall fall unfulfilled, and the spirit of the Lord will bear testimony unto you that they are true when you read these lines. And I would exhort you, bro. Gibson to be true and faithful unto the Lord your God, call upon him in mighty prayer, follow the dictates of his holy spirit and his blessings will increase upon you daily, and the spirit of the Lord will be like fire shut up in your bones and your testimony will be strong and powerful before your fellow men ...

THE DESERET NEWS. TRUTH AND LIBERTY. No. 21. FILLMORE CITY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1858. VOL. VIII. [Column 1] HISTORY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. (FROM HIS OWN PEN.) -[CONTINUED.]- March 8, 1839—I attended a conference at Springfield, Illinois. —13—I took my family and started for Quincy, where I arrived on the 16th. I dined with Emma Smith at Judge Cleveland's. I then went on to the bank of the ...

been called upon to war with poison & mortification in my system untill now, but I am satisfyed to day that I have this enemy to mee[t] & that to in its worst form their is but a small chance for a man to live that is innoculated with poison & mortification by dissecting the body of either man or beast it is much worse than drinking poison or being bit by poisonous serpents for it is in a much more deadly form. several have died this spring by skining cattle who have died all should be more ...

Lorenzo Snow spoke to the people first & was followed by president Young. Brother Snow spoke upon the subject of obeying council & following their leaders without inquiring why they are called to do it Dominicus Carter Preached to the people in the Afternoon a Discourse upon the subject of the potter with his clay & vessels of honor & dishonor he spoke well. He was followed by J. C. Wright. He bore testimony that the Lord has been with this people from the ...

as one of our servants to act for us to do what we wish to have done so it is with the congress & the Governors of the several States and I am here as one of them as the servant of the people. Congress has prepared a constitution for this Territory which they call the organic act and have granted certain rights to this people as a community. They have said this Territory should be organized thus & so with a Govornor & Legislative Assembly and the ...

and made a few remarks after which A. W. Babbitt delivered an address & was followed By Judge Stiles, Dr Hurt T. S. Williams J. C. Little E Reese O P Rockwell S. M. Blair & W. H. Hooper Mr Thomas Bullock read several resolutions upon which the Governor offered some suggestions. whare upon a committee was appointed to draft resolutions to be presented ...

upon the mountains when this revelations was given there was no gathering at all Joseph had got to Kirtland I have no idea that the prophet himself knew at that time whare this would be. we are now here in the mountains in fulfillment of that Prophesy and Revelation. Also in the 40th chapter of Isaiah com- forting words were spoken concerning the Jews & Jerrusalem they were to go to Jerrusalem for they had received double reward for all their sins now comfort them a did all thes ...

June 11, 1855 ~ Monday to June 16, 1855 ~ Saturday 11 to 16th I spent the time drawing stone & hunting cattle June 17, 1855 ~ Sunday 17th I spent the time at meeting in the evening I attended the prayer circle June 18, 1855 ~ Monday 18 President Young & company started on their tour north June 18, 1855 ~ Monday to June 23, 1855 ~ Saturday 18th to 23rd I spent the time drawing stone sand clay &c for building ...

December 25, 1854 ~ Monday 25th [FIGURE] Christmas I met with the inhabitants of the 14 ward & deliverd an address to the people & was followed by remarks from Isacc Morley Bishop Hoagen & others meeting continued till 1 oclock when we were dismissed for 2 hours when the people came together again & spent the afternoon & evening in the dance & all seemed to enjoy themselves well. There was a great excitement [FIGURE] through our city during the fore ...

why do not the Gentile merchants of this City embraced this work because they have locked b[o]arded & bolted their minds against it with evry lock they could put on. They swore by evry power they possess before they left home they would not embrace it they came with but one object & that was to gain money & they are determined not to be turned from their purpose many good remarks were made by the president I tarried at the party untill 12 oclok & then returned home January 3, 1854 ...