Day in the Life

May 5, 1839

Journal Entry

May 05, 1839 ~ Sunday

May 5th Sunday I attended conference we had a vary interesting day Joseph address the congregation &
also Sidney & was followed by the Twelve. At the close of the day a collection was taken up for the poor
A hand pointing to the right I wrote a letter to Br Nathaniel Thomas

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Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
Thomas, Nathaniel
abt. 1803-1844
73 mentions
Maine Mission
Rigdon, Sidney
19 Feb 1793 - 14 Jul 1876

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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 1

on the 4, but on Sunday the Joseph Smith addressed the assembly followed by Sidney Rigdon & the Twelve Apostles the spirit of the Lord was poured out upon us and we had a glorious day.

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

On Sunday, , Joseph Smith addressed the assembly, followed by Sidney Rigdon and the Twelve Apostles. The Spirit of the Lord was poured out upon us, and we had a glorious day.

Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

continued through the next day which was . At its close a collection was taken up for the poor.

Events

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Church leaders escape while being transported for trial with the help of their guards; Church members move to Commerce, Illinois and establish Nauvoo.
Wilford receives the official call to serve his third mission.

May 5, 1839