for the Church. Mooved by Er Kimble & Sec. by Er P P Pratt that a Committy of three be appointed to make a selection of Hymns Mooved by Er Orson Pratt & Seconded. by Er Willford Woodruff that Elder Brigham Young Er P P Pratt & Er J. Taylor form the Committy for the Selection of the Hymns Mooved by Er W Richards Secd by G. A. Smith that the name of ...

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 closed ...

& a dress black, coat & summer Pantaloons & waistcoat, I visited the agents of the ship which we were going on with Elder Taylor & we detained the ship one day on our account, this company will do all they can to favor us for it is for their interest as we have already given them many passengers & shall probably many more they give us with all our company the second cabin & do of a seperate room for our quorum the fare of each person ...

the acceptable year of the Lord, when he is about to deluge the world in fire! This tremen- dious event is passed over by the pulpit as a doomsday work of Almighty God, when it is to be pre millennial and probably consummated on the present generation. A deluge of water once depopulated the world for crime; a similar scourge, by a different elem- ent, has a similar mission to perform & for a like cause. The measure of human crime is coming to the full, and the arm of Omnipotence ...

soon sink they Did so, & I began to revive in the evening & spent a little more comfortable night February 22, 1841 ~ Monday 22 was much better & enabled to sit up, most of the day February 23, 1841 ~ Tuesday 23rd Arose in the morning refreshed by sleep s[t]ill felt weak in body wrot a few lines in my Journal with a feble hand, [FIGURE] Received 2 letters from E. Bromley & a Brother in the Potteries. Elder Snow wrote to Elder ...

July 3, 1840 ~ Friday July 3rd In Company with the Twelve I visited the musiam at Manchester M England which was an interesting sight to behold every kind of Beasts, Animals, fowles & birds fish & evry creeping thing, serpents, & all things that live on land or in the sea. Also evry kind of fruit & minerals ores & Precious stones. we saw the greatest Dimond in the world that has as yet ever been discov- ered it was nearly the size of a goose egg, it ...

July 7, 1840 ~ Tuesday July 7th I met with the Twelve & many officers in coun- cil at the Star Office whare much important business was transacted & council given. a place of labour in the vineyard was assigned to each officer untill the next con- ference. I dined in Company with Br & Sister Richards at Brother Bewsher No 4 Gray street we then met the 12 in front of the Infirmary & we walk to a paper storehouse ...

July 13, 1840 ~ Monday July 13th I received a lengthy & interesting Letter from ^[FIGURE] Letter from Phebe W W^ Phebe W. Woodruff from which I made some extracts to be inserted in the Star which will appear in the 4th No. My wife informs me in this Letter that the Rev Mr Bogart a Methodist Preacher who was the Leader of the Missouri mob in the persecution of the Saints, has shot a man during the Election ...

July 14, 1840 ~ Tuesday 14th Sarah Emma is two years old this day may the Lord Preserve my wife & Children from sickness & Death Untill my return O Lord I commit them into thy hands, feed, clothe, & comfort them & thine shall be the glory. I spent the day in Manchester, in company with Elder Young I took supper at Br John Smiths {I went to the store and bought Phebe a dress,

August 4, 1840 ~ Tuesday Augt 4th We walked to Frooms Hill found the Saints in good spirits & health & the work Progress- ing spent the night at Elder Benbows 8 miles August 5, 1840 ~ Wednesday 5th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter for the Mill Star & one to Young & Richards Elder Smith & myself Preahed at Frooms hill & confirmed 3. We have had warm or hot ...