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Dec 11, 1836

Journal Entry

December 11, 1836 ~ Sunday

11th Sunday morning after an interview with Priest
Turpin I went up to the house of God to worship &
O what a meeting. May it be printed upon my heart
as a memorial forever. For on this day the God of
Israel
sharply reproved this stake of Zion (Kirtland)
through the Prophets & Apostles for all our sins
& backslidings & also a timely warning that we may
escape the Judgments of God that otherwise will fall
upon us even the case of the travels of the Camp
of the Saints from Kirtland to Zion in 1834

was presented to us for an example {O God stay thy hand and judgment on Kirtland O Wilford
remember this warning escape judgment lest thou fall O God save me for Christ's sake|shorthand}
Spent the Past week in school in the Lords house

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Turpin, Jesse
1816-1854
44 mentions
1835 Southern Convert

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December 4, 1836 ~ Sunday 4th Sunday I went up to the house of the Lord to worship Elder Parish Preached in the forepart of the day Several spoke in the Latter Part of the day President RIGDON called a vote of the church to discountenance the use intirely of all liquors from the church in sickness & in health except wine at the sacraments & for external Washing the vote was carried eunanimously
~ Wilford Woodruff
December 11, 1836 ~ Sunday 11th Sunday morning after an interview with Priest Turpin I went up to the house of God to worship & O what a meeting. May it be printed upon my heart as a memorial forever For on this day the God of Israel sharply reproved this stake of Zion (Kirtland) through the Prophets & apostles for all our sins & backslidings & also a timely warning that we may escape the Judgments of God that otherwise will fall upon us even the case of the travels of the Camp of the Saints from Kirtland to zion in 1834
~ Wilford Woodruff
We had an inter esting meeting much of the spirit of Prophecy was poured out upon those Presidents while ordaining the third Seventy they Proclaimed great & marvelous things upon their heads President Young had visions while Performing this ordinance
~ Wilford Woodruff

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11 Sunday morning after an interview with Priest Turpin I went up to the house of God to worship & O what a meeting may it be printed upon my heart as a memorial forever FOR on this day the God of Israel sharply reprooved this stake of Zion (Kirtland) through the Prophets & Apostles for all our sins & backslidings & Also a timely warning that we may escape the Judgments of God that otherwise will fall upon us. Even the case of the travels of the Camp of the Saints from ZionKirtland to Zion in 1834 was presented to us for an example {O God stay thy hand and judgment on Kirtland O Wilford remember this warning escape judgment lest thou fall O God save me for Christ's sake|shorthand}

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Dec 11, 1836