Day in the Life

Apr 8, 1842

Journal Entry

April 08, 1842 ~ Friday

8th Sun roes plesent & conference opened at
10 oclock. Elder L. Wight Presidents J Smith
& Hyaram Smith & others spoke then those
that were to be ordained Elders were req-
uested to remove from the rest of the congre-
gation by themselves they did so & six
of the Twelve viz B. Young H. C. Kimball, O.
Pratt
, L. Wight, W. Richards G A Smith &
myself went forward & inordained 275
two hundred & seventy five to the office of
Elders

This was truly an interesting time more
Elders were ordain on this occasion than were
ever ordained in the Church of Latter Day Saints
in one day before while this was going on
Elder Taylor was delivering a discourse from
tohe stand to the multitude, & also their was
baptizing and confirming (from or) at the font
in the afternoon Elders Amiza Lyman & Wm
Smith
, occupied the stand in the afternoon &
was followed by Joseph with few remarks & the
conference closed

People

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Lyman, Amasa Mason
30 Mar 1813 - 4 Feb 1877
298 mentions
Apostle
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Hyrum
9 Feb 1800 - 27 Jun 1844
425 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
Wight, Lyman
9 May 1796 - 31 Mar 1858
197 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1082 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
541 mentions
Apostle
Smith, William B.
13 Mar 1811 - 13 Nov 1893
91 mentions
Apostle

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President Joseph Smith spoke upon the occasion with much feelings & inter est among his remarks he said it is a vary solumn & awful time I never felt more solumn it calles to mind the death of my oldest brother who died in New York & my Youngest brother Carloss Smith who died in Nauvoo. It has been hard for me to live on earth & see those young men upon whome we have lean- ed upon as a support & comfort taken from us in the midst of their youth, yes it has been hard to be reconciled to these things I have sometimes felt that I should have felt more reconciled to have been called myself if it could have been the will of God, yet I know we ought to be still & know it is of God & be reconciled all is right it will be but a short time before we shall all in like manner be called. It may be the case with me as well as you. Some has supposed that Br Joseph could not die but this is a mistake it is true their has been times when I have had the promise of my life to accomplish such & such things, but having accomplish those things I have not at present any lease of my life & am as liable to die as other men
~ Joseph Smith

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Daybook (1841 - May 1844)
April 8th John Luce Dr to 3 vol T & Seasons $2.00 3rd John Luce Cr By order on Nauvoo House $2.00 11th E. Robinson Cr by oil 37 1/2 cts to 1/2 doz boxes matches 245 6.2 1/2 May 11 Settled with D. Chase & found Due him me 2.62 16 John Hodson Dr to 3 vol T & Season for Tippets 6 months 1.00 to 1/2 bushels potatoes .25 23 John Hodson Dr to 5 bushels bran 14 cts .70 May 2 John Hodson Dr to 2 lbs Butter 12 1/2 .25 12 John Hodson Dr to 2 lbs of Butter .25 13 To 15 lb meal .15 18th To order on Store 2.50 20 To 1 lb Butter 1.12 1/2 27 To 4 lbs Butter .50 June 7 To 8 1/2 lbs Butter 1.06 Settled up to June 18th 25 To 3, 6oz Butter 12 1/2 cts .43 July 15 Due J Hodson 45 cts April 30 Alley. B. Bornen Cr By choping & spliting 150 stakes at 75 cts per hundred $1.12 1/2 [30] Alley B. Boren Dr to order on J S. Store $2.00 May 11th Sister Billins Dr to 2 lbs Butter .25 20 Lent $7.00 dollars by Br fields to St Louis to buy stock for Saddle 28th David Fulmer made me a present of a bond for a deed of a building lot not far from the temple Oct 13 J H Hale Cr By hauling 2 loads of Pumpkins 1.0337

Events

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Wilford sets type for printing/publishing the Book of Abraham in Times and Seasons.
Millennial Star begins serial publication of Manuscript History of the Church in England.

Apr 8, 1842