April 16, 1843 ~ Sunday

April 16^th
President J. Smith Addressed the assem-
bly of the saints at the temple of the Lord
upon the subject of the saints death, burial
& resurrection of the saints. He had been
requested to preach a funeral sermon by
several persons who had died lost friends
& he had Just Received information that
Elder Lorenzo Barnes had died in England
we received this information by a letter from
Elder P. P. Pratt. After reading the letter he
addressed the assembly in a vary feeling
interesting & edefying manner among
many other remarks he said he should
have been more reconciled to the death of Elder
barnes could his bodey have been laid in
the grave in Nauvoo or among the saints, he
said he had vary peculiar feelings relative
to recieving an honorable burial with his fathers
he considered Nauvoo would be a burying
place of the saints & should he die he considered
it would be a great Blessing to be buried with
the saints & esspecially to be buried with his father
yes he wanted to lie by the side of his father
that when the trump of God should sound
& the voice of God should say ye saints
arise, that when the tomb should birst he
could arise from the grave & first salute
his father & say O my father, & his father
say O my Son!! as they took each other by
the heand he wished next to salute his brothers
& sisters & then the saints & he said it was
upon this principle that the ancients were
so particular to have an honorable burial with
their fathers as in the case of Joseph, before his
death he made his kindred promise to carry

April 16, 1843 ~ Sunday

April 16th President J. Smith Addressed the assembly of the saints at the temple of the Lord upon the subject of the death burial & resurrection of the saints. He had been requested to preach a funeral sermon by several persons who had lost friends & he had Just Received information that Elder Lorenzo Barnes had died in England we received this information by a letter from Elder P. P. Pratt. After reading the letter he addressed the assembly in a vary feeling interesting & edefying manner among many other remarks he said he should have been more reconciled to the death of Elder barnes could his bodey have been laid in the grave in Nauvoo or among the saints, he said he had vary peculiar feelings relative to recieving an honorable burial with his fathers he considered Nauvoo would be a burying place of the saints & should he die he considered it would be a great blessing to be buried with the saints & esspecially to be buried with his father yes he wanted to lie by the side of his father that when the trump of God should sound & the voice of God should say ye saints arise, that when the tomb should birst he could arise from the grave & first salute his father & say O my father, & his father say O my Son!! as they took each other by the hand he wished next to salute his brothers & sisters & then the Saints & he said it was upon this principle that the ancients were so particular to have an honorable burial with their fathers as in the case of Joseph, before his death he made his kindred promise to carry