said that a man told of a story so big about his Cheese house that a woman did not believ it & asked a servant if it was true. He said that his master did not let him go into the Cheese house but one thing he new that his master had a tremendous great Cheese house & a great mill of four run of stone that was carryed by the whay that runs from the Cheese house so let the Elders tel about the whey but not about what is in ...

The third Book of Willford for 1837 O Lord I ask thee in the name of Jesus Christ thy Son, to look upon thy servant Willford, who now occupies a place in Kirtland, this first stake of zion, which thou hast appointed in this last dispensation, & fulness of times for the gather- ing of thy Saints. O God of Israel, inspire the heart & pen of thy servant at this time, & hear & answer the Petition which he will ...

JANuary 1st 1841 I find myself this New Years morning in com- pany with Elder H. C. Kimball. at No 40 Ironmonger Row Saint Lukes LONDON The Metropolis of England, the largest commercial city in the world Population 1,600,000. We are enjoying good health & spirits [FIGURE] I received a letter from Elder H. Glover I celebrated this new years Day by Baptizing two persons in a bath at Tabernacle Square. We dined at Doctor Copeland'ss, we read a letter sent to

is to come after holding the keys of power build[in]g the Temple to the cap stone, placing the seals of the Melchezedeck priesthood up on the house of Israel & making all things ready then Mesiah comes to his Temple which is last of all. Mesiah is above the spirit & power of Elijah for he made the world & was that spiritual rock unto Moses in the wilderness. Elijah was to come & prepare the way & build up the kingdom before the coming of the great day of the ...

who received the word gladly & wished to be baptized. I then called upon Mrs Sarah Stanton the overseer & keeper of the splended mansion house by the name of Brand Lodge this Lady was a weslian but received my testimony & I Baptized the three 3 females above spoken of in a conve- neient pool or bath inclosed in the Brand Lodge. I also confirm ed them & then walked to Keysend Street & held a meeting with the Saints & had a good time & confirmed 19 ...

June 1, 1843 ~ Thursday June 1st 1843 The quorum of the Twelve met in Council at President J Smith Store to make some arangments to start on their mission to collect funds for the Nauvoo House & temple we each one of us bound ourselves under bonds of two thousands Dollars for the faithful performance of our duty in making strict returns of all property put into our hands to the trustees in trust, Elder

his commission as a messenger of peace and salvation as one of the Lord's noble men I can fervently say may the Lord clear his way before him, and bless him, and bless those that obey his teachings wherever there are ears to hear & hearts to feel. He is in the language of the Hebrews {Hebrew} (Hau-ra-ang yeesh-rau-ale) The friend of Israel and worthy to be received and entertained as a man of God: yea he has as had the ancient Apostle {Greek} (ologos ohales) the ...

August 18, 1841 ~ Wednesday Aug 18th I spent the day at Fathers House it being the last day that I spent there this makes 41 days that I have spent at my Fathers house the longest visit I have made with any of my friends for the last 10 years. During my stay on this occasion I have had the privilege of performing the marriage cerimony of my ownly sister, Eunice Woodruff & Elder Dwight Webster. Also baptized & confirmed ...

October 2, 1840 ~ Friday Oct 2nd Elder Kimball & myself arose from our bed in the morning with the power of God resting upon us yea the Spirit of God is like fire shut up in my bones. O my God. why is thy Spirit thus upon me why is mine eyes this morning a fountain of tears what art thou about to do O my God that causes this thing. I ask the[e] father to tell it unto me in the name of Jesus Christ thy Son. Thus ...

their breathings & known their moovments they thought I did not know much but I knew all about them, & when I see men preaching to build themselves up & not Zion I know what it will end in. But say you I am young I dont care if you are young do you know what you are about, if so Preach & labour for the building up of the City of Zion concentrat your means & influence there & not scatter abroad. Be faithful or you will not be chosen ...