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Day in the Life

Feb 23, 1859

Journal Entry

February 23, 1859 ~ Wednesday

23rd The Twelve met in the Prayer closset at the
Historians Office at 1/2 [past] 120 there being present O. Hyde
O. Pratt, W. Woodruff J. Taylor, G. A. Smith E. T. Benson
C. C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow Erastus Snow F. D. Richards

O Hyde made a statement of his doings in New Yourk
at the Time that Roberts was overturning the church through
fals doctrin. The course was sustained by Joseph Smith
His instruction to the Twelve was read. B. Young said
that when any one of the Twelve was abroad it was their
duty to preside & regulate all things

O Hyde Prayed in the spirit of the Lord and then spoke
said he wished the brethren would pray and aske for those
things which we want & contend for it untill we obtain
I feel as though we shall not always be kooped up here
I do not believe we shall always be together but the
Lord will call ous out we have a work to do in the Earth
the Lord has said "with you I will rend their Kingdom,
saidth the Lord" will this be done while we are here, we
must pray for the spirit of God to be with us

At a quarter to 12 oclck H. C. Kimball & D. H. Wells called
* H. C. Kimball said this madtoe me think of the time when
I returned from England JosephJames [illegible]Foster ^was president^ & the presidency of
the Seventies ^they^ had met with a seers stones to see what they
could see when I went in they treated me vary cool &
Z Pulsipher said dont be excited Brother Kimball is
Nothing but a man, they treated me vary cooly & I went
home and wept* The 12 all rose up & shook hands with them &
recieved them Joyfully

O Hyde explained to Brothers Kimball & Wells what we
had done, and would like to hear from them

Brother Kimball said I consider evry ruling man in
the Church that has the Holy Ghost is a prophet seer & Rev-
elator
& he should have the spirit of that office

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
344 mentions
Apostle
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
641 mentions
Apostle
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
366 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
782 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Foster, James
1 Apr 1786 - 12 Dec 1846
5 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1835 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2226 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
653 mentions
Apostle, Family
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
669 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1036 mentions
Apostle
Pulsipher, Zerah
24 Jun 1788 - 1 Jan 1872
101 mentions

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we shall have trials but I think we ought to do our duty magnify our calling and trust in God and all will be right
~ Orson Hyde
Brother Kimball said I consider evry ruling man in the Church that has the Holy Ghost is a prophet seer & Rev- elator & he should have the spirit of that office
~ Heber C. Kimball

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Feb 23, 1859