Day in the Life

Jan 21, 1883

Journal Entry

January 21, 1883 ~ Sunday

21 Sunday we have a snow storm I met at Br Richards
at 9 oclok when we voted to put in the officers that were
Named the day Before


Sunday we Met at 10 oclok Prayer By F M Lyman
Statistics of the stake were then read Officers and Members 6349
children under 8 years 2595 Total Souls 8944, Elders 855
J MF Smith spoke upon the Priesthood & Revelation it was
a vary interesting discourse. He said God will not keep
any man on Earth to preside over the Church to lead the
Church of God astray He will take him away first and all
Men should sustain the Authorities of the Church or Priesthood
President Taylor followed spoke 18 Minuts I dined with
Br Herrick we then Met at Richards J Taylors for a
council we their voted to sustain the Brethren who had been
Named for the Presidency of the Stake and other offices. We met
in the Tabernacle at 2 oclok Afternoon the Authorities of the
Church were presented and sustained Bishop Shirtliff was
Appointed President & C F Middleton 1 Councillor & N E Flygare
2nd Councillor. Loren & Aaron Farr were voted to Be
ordained Patriarch and 3 others to be ordained Patriarchs
several Bishops & their councillors called President
Taylor spoke 45 Minuts W Woodruff 5 M[inutes] & F D Richards 10 M[inutes]
At the close of the Meeting the Presidency Met at Br Richards
and ordained the Patriarchs & Bishop & Presidency of the
Stake. At the close of the Meeting I got into a sleigh
with Bishop Hammond & rode 15 Miles to Huntsville in
one hour & 30 Minuts snow 1 foot deep I attended a
Meeting in the Evening at huntsville & spoke one hour 15 Miles

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Middleton, Charles Franklin
24 Feb 1834 - 3 Aug 1915
Hammond, Francis Asbury
1 Nov 1822 - 27 Nov 1900
Lyman, Francis Marion
12 Jan 1840 - 16 Nov 1916
277 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4128 mentions
Apostle
68 mentions
Missionary
Farr, Lorin
25 Jul 1820 - 12 Jan 1909

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Discourse 1883-01-21
PREST. WILFORD WOODRUFF bore testimony to what had been said, to-day, and endorsed the ex- cellent principles of the Priesthood and revelations, advanced by the Presidency in the morning. We should exercise faith in the Lord. As to the schemes of the ungodly we should not be concerned; for this is the work of God and He will sus- tain us. All the keys and powers of Priesthood were sealed upon the Prophet Joseph and he sealed them upon others. These powers will re- main here until the Lord Jesus comes. Every Saint holds a por- tion of the Priesthood. Let the people of God, therefore, rejoice for the glorious powers of the Priest- hood. We are built on the rock Jesus and the machinations of the adversaries cannot prevail against it.

Jan 21, 1883