long mission I conclude it best to take my family with ^me^ according to the Council of the Twelve so this day is spent settleing accounts taking inventoriey of Goods and Chatels left, packing up goods, recieving letters, bid[d]ing friends farewell blessing the Saints, which continued untill midnight [FIGURE] At 12 oclok at night in company with Mrs Wood- ruff, Br A. O. Smoot, Sisters Smoot, and Hannah Ells, we walked to the Temple of the Lord in Nauvoo ...

March 23, 1837 ~ Thursday March 23rd I repaired to the house of the Lord at an early hour in the morning to spend the day in prayer and fasting with the saints in Kirtland, as this was a day set apart for that purpose. Immediately after entering the house in com pany with several other Elders, I went within the veil and we bowed down before the Lord in the aronic stand & offer'd a morning sacrifice, & the Spirit of God rested upon us ...

October 30, 1837 ~ Monday Oct 30th I visited the Bangor I found a high sea & saw a vessel wreck'd October 31, 1837 ~ Tuesday 31. Spent the day at Mr Ezra Carter's we had a visit from our sister viz. Shuah & Rhoda. We spent the night on board the Bangor November 1, 1837 ~ Wednesday NOV 1st We left the wharf at Portland, at 7 oclock AM. on board the Bangor. Howse Captain. The wind that had ...

I ask it not in my own name, But for Christs sake the blessed lLamb And in his mediatorial name, I pray thee father grant the same. Amen. P. W. W. W. Forget not Phebe and Sarah when at the throne of grace and far far from us and we will remember thee and pray our father to return thee to us as soon as can be consistentt with his will in safety—for the time ^will^ seames long—so Farewell. P. W. W. [sideways text] ...

will be to you that this work has been pushed by the sisters. Why I cannot tell but this I know it has taken much prayer and supplication to God to carry the work thus far and while we have the foundation laid here to compel the reorganization to assist in establishing the poor in Zion, yet we must have more means or some to supply the present need. The cause of a woman being chosen to begin and perhaps direct the work for the present (subject to the criticism or counsel of any member of the ...

to silence for the murmerers saw that he stood in the power of a Prophet of the Lord God. The next month was principally spent in my attending school and some interesting meetings and preparing myself for my endowments which I was soon to have the privilege of receiving in the Temple of the Lord with many others. On March 23rd I went up to the House of the Lord at an early hour in the morning to spend the day in prayer and fasting with the Saints in

A glance at Exodus 4, 14-16 and 27-28 will show us how Aaron was called: "And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and Hs said, Is n not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well, and also behold he cometh forth to meet thee, and when he seeth thee he will be glad in his heart. And thou shalt speak unto him and put words in his mouth; and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and ...

We find the following passages. Psalm 28.2. Hear the voice of my supplication when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands towards thy holy oracle. [Psalm] 63.4. Thus will I bless thee while I live, I will lift up my hands in thy name. [Psalm] 88.9 I have stretched forth my hands unto thee. [Psalm] 134.2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and bless ...