Day in the Life

Apr 6, 1870

Journal Entry

April 06, 1870 ~ Wednesday

6 Keys crossed A crown This is an important day in the History of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints
it is 40 years to day since the Church was
organized. There was about one foot of snow on the ground But a
small congregation of saints assembled at the old Tabernacle &
we held one Meeting John Taylor spoke followed By O. Pratt
W Woodruff & D. H. Wells. They spoke upon the organization of the
church, & of the Present Excitment upon the Cullom Bill which has
Passed the House & is now in the senate. It seems as though the
United States Government were determined to make war upon
us for our Religion if they do the war is between God & the Nation
The Conference was adjourned to Meet the 5 day of May I received
4 Numbers of the Illustrated Bee Journal, which I think ofis of great
Benefit to Bee raisers. I sent the weekly News to 12 persons as follows
A hand pointing to the right Ozem Woodruff, Azmon, Thompson, Horace, Willford, Woodruff
Ezra Carter S. C. Moulton L Scammans, A. F. Williams R. Scholes,
& Phebe A. Snow, & Luther Wheeler

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Woodruff, Azmon, b. 1802
29 Nov 1802 - 14 Jan 1889
362 mentions
Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
796 mentions
Apostle
Carter, Ezra (Jr.)
29 Apr 1804 - 11 May 1887
177 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Horace
14 Dec 1807 - 9 Feb 1883
15 mentions
Family
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1944 mentions
Apostle
Scammans, Luther
7 Dec 1808 - 10 Jul 1878
73 mentions
Family
Wheeler, Luther
28 Jun 1810 - 22 May 1873
19 mentions
Family
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1083 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Ozem Thompson
22 Dec 1804 - 28 Dec 1893
217 mentions
Family
Snow, Phebe Amelia Woodruff
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
341 mentions
Family
Scholes, Robert
19 Nov 1835 - 14 Jul 1891
95 mentions
Family
Moulton, Shuah Coffin Carter
20 Dec 1811 - 19 Jun 1905
88 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
716 mentions
Family

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Discourse 1870-04-06
ELDER WILFORD WOODRUFF Spoke. Our religion is God-given, and were we to relinquish it because of the fear of man, we would be recreant to every heaven-born principle. Civil and religious liberty is the keystone in the arch of the glorious Constitution of our country; if that be taken away the whole fabric must fall to pieces. This Government is in the hands of God. My life is of but small conse- quence when compared with my hopes of eternal happiness. No power will put down this work for God is at the helm and will guide it safely through. President Young has done and is doing all in his power to benefit mankind, thus following in the footsteps of the prophet Joseph. I pray that we may be faithful to the holy principles we have received. Amen.

Apr 6, 1870