Day in the Life

Apr 5, 1841

Journal Entry

April 05, 1841 ~ Monday
5th I again met in council with the Twelve according
to adjournment & transacted some business &
talked about many things perfect union & harmony
prevailed in all the deliberations of our councils
for the last four days, many of the Elders came
in in the evening which I was glad to see among
whom was Elders, Levi Richards A. Cordon, Lorenzo
Snow
, Alexander Wright, DGeorge D Watt & others
I have felt the voice stealing of the spirit, stealing
across my breast for the last few days whispering that
I should lift up my voice unto the people of Maine Connect-
icut
, & other places New haven esspecially when I return

The following is the intire minutes of the
Business of the quorum of the Twelve for
several Days in success[ion]

Manchester England April 2nd 1841
This Day Elders Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson
Hide
, Parley P. Pratt Willard Richards, Willford Woodru
ff John Taylor, & G. A. Smith of the Quorum of the
Twelve met together at the house of Br James Bewsher
Coachman No 4 Gray Street near Oxford Road in this
city in council after having been seperated & dispersed
in various countries for the last four years

To meet once more in council after a long seperation
and having passed through many sore and grieveous
trials exposing our lives & our characters to the slander
and violence of wicked & murderous men, caused our hearts
to swell with gratitude to God for his providential care
over us. Elder Young opened the council by prayer
Elders B. Young H. C. Kimball and P. P. Pratt the comm-
ittee appointed about a year ago to secure a coppy right
of the Book of Mormon in the name of Joseph Smith jr
Presented the following certificate

Feb. 8th 1841
Then entered for his copy the property of Joseph
Smith Jun the Book of Mormon an account writt-
en by the hand of Mormon upon plates taken from
the plates of Nephi. Translated by Joseph Smith jr
First European from the Second American Edition
Received five copies George Greenhill

The above is a true copy of an Entry in the Rejister
Book of the company of Stationers Kept at the Hall
of the said company

Witness my hand this 17th Day of Feburary 1841
George Greenhill
Warehouse keeper of the Company of Stationers

The quorum voted that they accepted the labours
of said committee

Resolved that as the quorum of the Twelve have had
nothing to do with the printing of the Book of Mormon
they will not now interfere with it, but that the said

Manchester April 5th 1841 Met pursuent to adjo-
urnment. Elder Orson Pratt opened the council by
Prayer. It was moved resolved that the 17th day
of April be the day appointed for the Twelve who
are going to America to set sail from Liverpool
this was moved by Elder Richards and seconded by
Elder Woodruff & carried by a unanimous vote

Moved by Elder Kimball seconded by Elder Woodruff
that the Twelve do business at the Conference as a
quorum & call upon the Church or Conference to sanction
it. Adjourned till the 6th Inst to meet in general
Conference at Carpenters Hall at 10 oclock A.M.
O. Hyde Clerk

A hand pointing to the right I wrote a letter to Elder John Taylor, Tailor

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Wright, Alexander
27 Jan 1804 - 3 Aug 1876
Cordon, Alfred
28 Feb 1817 - 13 Mar 1871
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3423 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1454 mentions
Apostle
Bewsher, James
abt. 1800-aft. 1843
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1940 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
692 mentions
Apostle, Family
8 mentions
Scriptural Figure
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
694 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1083 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
548 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
540 mentions
Apostle

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Manchester England April 2nd 1841 This Day Elders Brigham Young, [Heber Chase Kimball|Heber C. Kimball]], Orson Hide, Parley P. Pratt Willard Richards, Willford Woodru ff John Taylor & G. A. Smith of the Quorum of the Twelve met together at the house of Br James Bewsher Coachman No 4 Gray Street near Oxford Road in this City in Council after having been seperated & dispersed in various countries for the last four years To meet once more in council after a long seperation and having passed through many sore and grieveous trials exposing our lives & our characters to the slander and violence of wicked & murderous men, caused our hearts to swell with gratitude to God for his providential care over us
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
Manchester Met pursuant to adjournment Elder Orson Pratt opened the Council by prayer It was resolved that the 17th day of April be the day appointed for the Twelve who are going to America to set sail from Liverpool. This was moved by Elder Richards and seconded by Elder Woodruff and carried unanimous vote. Moved by Elder Kimball and seconded by Elder Woodruff that the Twelve do business at the conference as a quorum and call upon the Church or Conference to sanction it. Adjourned till the 6th instant to meet in General Conference at Carpenter's Hall at 10 o'clock A.M. Orson Hyde Clerk.

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Apr 5, 1841