~ Monday
June 10th I
wrote a letter to Br Seth Utley at Chalk level Benton County Tenn[essee]
~ Sunday
16th Sunday President S. Rigdon Preached in Montrose, Lee County Ioway Territory
to a large Congregation, from Acts 20 ch 220, 21 v.
~ Monday
17th
I wrote a letter to Elder M. Holmes. I am spending these days at home with my family
& preparing to go on my mission to England.
i ON the first of June there was a conference held
in Quincy principly for the benefit of the Seventies Joseph was president of the meeting, & the
Seventies learned that it was not the will of God that they should appoint or have a committy
or committies to take care of their poor &c. but that Bishops were the authorities that God had
appointed for that purpose & that they should procede according to that order & they did so
& gave up the committy which they had appointed
~ Thursday
20th I am quite out of health this day. I had an interview with five of the quorum of
the Twelve. We feel & believe that it is the most important period & age of the world
of any since man was upon the earth. We read with much interest the history of Israel
in travling from Egypt to Canaan & search with Interest the prophesies of Isaiah & all
the prophets in the Bible the stick of Judah. But if possible there is feelings of greater
interest vibrating our bosoms on reading the Book of Mormon the stick of Joseph in the hands
of Ephraim to behold the faith manifest of Lehi, Nephi, Alma, Mormon, & Moroni &
many others I might name who obtained a promise of the Lord by faith that blessings
should rest upon there seed [FIGURES] JOSE[P]H. The Lamanites in the last days. And we now
behold the Lamanites in these last days still wandering about
among the gentiles cast down & dejected with nothing more than a blanket upon their naked
bodies & without the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ or a knowledge of there forefathers. But
blessed be God for he hath promised them a blessing in these last days even the blessings of the Everlasting
gospel & it is now to spedily come upon them as not many days hence will show.
~ Monday
June 10th I [FIGURE] wrote a letter to Br Seth Utley at Chalk level Benton County Tenn"
~ Sunday
16th Sunday President S. Rigdon Preached in Montrose, Lee County Ioway Territory to a large Congregation, from Acts 20 ch 20, 21. v.
~ Monday
17th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elder M. Holmes. I am spending these days at home with my family & preparing to go on my mission to England.
On the first of June there was a conference held in Quincy principly for the benefit of the Seventies Joseph was president of the meeting, & the seventies learned that it was not the will of God that they should appoint or have a committy or committies to take care of their poor &c. but that Bishops were the authorities that God had appointed for that purpose & that they should procede according to that order & they did so & gave up the committy which they had appointed
~ Thursday
20th I am quite out of health this day. I had an interview with five of the quorum of the Twelve. We feel & believe that it is the most important period & age of the world of any since man was upon the earth. We read with much interest the history of Israel in travling from Egypt to Canaan & search with Interest the prophesies of Isaiah & all the prophets in the Bible the stick of Judah. But if possible there is feelings of greater interest vibrating our bosoms on reading the Book of Mormon the stick of Joseph in the hands of Ephraim to behold the faith manifest of Lehi, Nephi, Alma, Mormon, & Moroni & many others I might name who obtained a promise of the Lord by faith that blessings should rest upon there seed [FIGURE] JOSEH The Lamanites in the last days. And we now behold the Lamanites in these last days still wandering about among the gentiles cast down & dejected with nothing more than a blanket upon their naked bodies & without the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ or a knowledge of there forefathers. But blessed be God for he hath promised them a blessing in these last days even the blessings of the Everlasting gospel & it is now to spedily come upon them as not many days hence will show.
