dent. If the President of the Twelve Apostles is not fit to be the President of the Church, he is not fit to be the President of the Twelve Apostles. Again, there is another eternal truth stares me in the face. In case of the death of the President of the Church, Brother George Q. Cannon, Wilford Woodruff, the President of the Twelve (whoever he may be); notr any six Apostles combined have not power to appoint a president for the Church. And as far as the appointment of

that she has written to her. We were glad to hear from so many of our Connecticut Relations you spent abot my not being able to read your writing I have no difficulty whatever in reading your writing not near as much as you will have in reading mine I do but very little common Handwriting I am officially as the (assistant) Historian of the Church in compiling the History of the Church I have been employed in the Church for some five years and I employ clerks to do most ...

Apostle Wilford Woodruff adressed himself to the Priest- hood. Told how the Prophet Joseph received the various keys and powers for the restoration of Zion and the establishment of the king- dom of God on the earth in these days. Repeated the words of Joseph to the Twelve, when he rolled off the burden of those duties from his shoulders to theirs, and reminded his brethren that they too must step for- ward and take the places of those who were about to pass away, and be ready to carry on the work of ...

birthday of the Prophet Joseph Smith—December 23rd,—as a day of fasting and of solemn prayer unto the Lord. It is for this end that we address this circular to you, that all the Latter- day Saints throughout these mountains may be informed that the day mentioned is designated and set apart as a day of general fasting and prayer for the whole Church, and that the Saints may assemble at their various meeting houses and devote the day to prayer to Almighty God in behalf of Zion. We need not describe at any ...

President Woodruff's personal testimony. I, Wilford Woodruff, being the last man living in the flesh who was present upon that occasion feel it a duty I owe to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to the House of Isreal, and to the whole world to bear this my last testimony to all nations, that in the winter of 1843-4, Joseph Smith, the Prophet of God, called the Twelve Apostles together in the City of Nauvoo, and spent many days with us in giving us our ...

: we had a precious time. He was upon an important mission to gather up a company to go up to redeem Zion. I accompanied brother Pratt to Jefferson Co., ^&^ I told him my circumstances; he said it was my duty to prepare myself to go to Kirtland, and join the camp of Zion. I immediately went to work with all my might and settled my business. ¶ April 11, 1834, I ^with my^ biad^e^ my friends farewell, and took a ...

The ^W. Woodruffs^ Englands Missions of 1840 Joseph Smith the prophet asked the Lord what his will was concerning the Twelve, and the Lord answered in a revelation given July 8, 1838 in which the Lord says Let them take leave of my Saints in the City Far West on the 26 day of April next on the building spot of my Home saith the Lord, Let my servant John Taylor and also my servant

and though the prophet Joseph & Hyrum Smith with other leading men were in the hands of our enemies and in chains & in prison still we moved on to the Temple Ground in the City of Far West and held a council and fulfilled the revelation and commandment given unto us, and among other things that we performed at this Council we excommunicated from the Church 31 person who had apostetized from the Church and turned to be our enemies. The mission of the Twelve was sung we then ...

Darwins Chase and Norman Shearer (who had just been liberated from Richmond prison) were also ordained to the office of Seventies. The Twelve then offered up vocal prayer in the following order Brigham Young, Heber C Kimball, Orson Pratt John E Page John Taylor Wilford Woodruff and George A Smith After which they sung Adam^on^di Aman and then the Twelve took their leave and parting hand of ...

except those who have born the Holy priesthood and been in tribulation for the Gospel sake after spending the day together with returned to our families at night. On the day following May 4, we met in conference in Quincy The prophet Joseph presiding which caused great joy to all the Saints, much business was done on the 4, but on Sunday the 5 May Joseph Smith addressed the assembly followed by Sidney Rigdon & the Twelve Apostles the spirit of the ...