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Jul 1, 1834

Journal Entry

July 01, 1834 ~ Tuesday
Wight's about the first of July I
found many great and glorious privil
eges here as it was the place appointed
for the meeting of the high council &
also the Elders council and courts to tra
nsact all their business. This high coun
cil of high priests was eststablished accor
ding to the will of God by his Joseph

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Wight, Lyman
9 May 1796 - 31 Mar 1858
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we first went into Col Arthurs wheat field to help cut his wheat. I found it a great privi- lege to live with Brother Wight at this time as all the High Priest & High Councils meetings were held in his house and nearly all the Councils of the Church in Zion were held at his house this gave me a chance to obtain great light knowledge & instruction which I highly prized. The Prophet Joseph met with all the Authorities o the Church in that Land & organized the Church in Zion He appointed a presidency of three & a High Council

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On the first of July Jesse J. Smith died. I crossed the Missouri River in company with a few friends into Jackson County, to set my feet once more on the "goodly land;" and on

Religious – The History of Zion's Camp

Religious – The History of Zion's Camp

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Jul 1, 1834