Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)

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Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)
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    4 [FIGURE] January 1st 1843 to December 31, 1844 [FIGURE]
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    WILFORD WOODRUFF's DAILY JOURNAL AND HISTORY IN 1843
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    January 1, 1843 ~ Sunday JAN 1st 1843 I spent this day by starting at sunrise in company with Mrs Woodruff & Br Newbury & two sisters in a two hors sleigh & crossing the Mississippi River on the ice & travled 15 miles into Iowa Territory & Joined Mr Abram Newbury & Miss Eliza Duty in Matrimony, we then took diner & returned home making in ...
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    January 8, 1843 ~ Sunday Jan 8 Sunday I spent the time a[t] home. January 9, 1843 ~ Monday to January 14, 1843 ~ Saturday 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, & 14 was spent in the Office January 15, 1843 ~ Sunday 15 Sunday I spent the time at home January 16, 1843 ~ Monday to January 18, 1843 ~ Wednesday 16, 17, & 18, was spent in the printing office January 17, 1843 ...
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    January 18, 1843 ~ Wednesday Jan 18th Joseph Smith the Prophet & his Lady made a feest for his friends as a time of rejoiceing with them in consequence of his deliverence from oppression we had an inter- esting day about 20 of those who went with him to Springfield & also the Twelve & many others numbering in all about 75 persons. Gen Law & Miss Eliza Snow had compos- ed each of them a song which was ...
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    January 20, 1843 ~ Friday to January 21, 1843 ~ Saturday Jan 20, 21, I spent the time in the Printing office January 22, 1843 ~ Sunday 22nd Sunday President Joseph Smith deliverd an interesting discourse at the Temple to an inter large congregation among other things he treated upon the kingdom of God & the baptism of John. He remarked ["]some say the kingdom of God was not set up on earth untill the day ...
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    Whare there is a prophet, a priest, or a righ- teous man unto whom God gives his oracles there is the kingdom of God, & whare the oracles of God are not there the kingdom of God is not. In these remarks I have no allusion to the kingdoms of the earth, we will keep the Laws of the Land, we do not speak against them, we never have, & we can hardly make mention of the State of Missouri of our persecutions there &c ...
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    for a season seemed to rest be with John alone. The Lord promised Zecheriah that he should have a son [Luke 1:13], which was a desendant of Aaron & the Lord promised that the priesthood should continue with Aaron & his seed throughout their generations [Exodus 40:15]. Let No man take this honour upon himself except he be called of God as was Aaron, & Aaron received his Call by Revelation. An ...
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    that all Jerrusalem went out unto Johns Baptism Here was a legal administrator, & those that were baptized were subjects for a king & also the laws & oracles of God were there therefore the king- dom of God was there, for no man could have better authority to Administer than John & our Savior submitted to that authority himself by being baptized By John therefore the kingdom of God was set up upon the earth even in the days of John their is a difference between ...
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    prevail against it. what rock, Revelation Again he says except ye are born of the water & the spirit ye cannot inter into the kingdom of God [John 3:5], and though the heavens & earth should pass away my words shall not pass away [Matthew 24:35] If a man is born of the water & the spirit he can get into the kingdom of God it is evident the kingdom of God was on the earth & John prepared subject[s] for ...
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    they are ordained & authorized of God for nothing will save a man but a leger [legal] Administrator for none others will be acknowledge either by God or Angels thei I know what I say, I understand my mishion & business. God Almighty is my shield & what can man do if God is my friend I shall not be sacrafised untill my time comes then I shall be offered freely, all flesh is is as grass & a governor is no better than other men when he ...
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    February 5, 1843 ~ Sunday Feb 5th Sunday Spent the time at home February 6, 1843 ~ Monday to February 11, 1843 ~ Saturday 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11 Spent this week in the printing office with the exception of Monday was the election & a warm contest it was esspecially in the evening February 12, 1843 ~ Sunday 12 Sunday I spent the time at home writing February 13, 1843 ~ Monday to February 18, 1843 ~ ...
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    true viz that if we did not build the temple & Nauvoo house it would proove the ruin of the place that if we did not build those buildings we might as well leave the place & that it was as necessary to build one as the other,,, & many other things were said much to the purpose February 22, 1843 ~ Wednesday to February 25, 1843 ~ Saturday 22, 23, 24, & 25 Was spent in the printing office February ...