March 5, 1881. This was an important day with me in several
respects I had invited fifty of my Brethren the leading
men of this part of the vinyard to meet me in the Temple of the
Lord to give them some instruction and to meet them in
the Prayer Circle But my sickness Pain & distress was so severe
I was not able to attend although I got ready to go into the Prayer room
A pain struck me through the stomach as though a Dart was
shot through me and I was in great distres untill the Prayer was
Ended the revelation that was given me in the wilderness was read
and they washed their feet & baore testimony unto God against those
men who had Shed the Blood of the Prophets and Apostles and
had peirsecuted the Saints they then went Before the Lord and offered
up Prayers from the alte Altar upon this subject And the Devil fr
seemed Determined that I should have no hand in it and I was
kept in great pain untill the servises were over I was administered
to by the Brethren, and Br James Bleak administered to me the Medicine
I wrote 2 letters to J Jaques & Phebe. This is the inauguration I was quite sick through the day & night
day of President Garfield
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