not reprooved you in the gate. I ask did I ever
exercise any compulsion over any man. did I not
give him the liberty of disbelieveing any doctrin I
have preached if he saw fit. why do not my
enemies strike a blow at the doctrin. they
cannot do it, it is truth. And I am as the
voice of one crying in the wilderness repent
of your sins & prepare the way for the coming
of the Son of Man, for the kingdom of God
has come unto you and henceforth the
ax is laid unto the root of the tree, and evry
tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, God
Almighty (and not Jo Smith) shall hew down &
cast it into the fire.) [Matthew 3:2-3; 10]
~ Monday
25th I went on to the prairie with Br Hale & Bullock to Br Pulsiphers & commenced plowing
& sowing spring wheat we sowed about
1 1/2 bushels & harrowed it in
~ Tuesday
26th[FIGURE] A rainey day I met in council with the brethren [FIGURE]
~ Wednesday
27th Still rainey I settelled all accounts with
Elder John Taylor & passed receipts on
settlement
28th I spent part of the day at the Printing
Office we counted out all the Times & Season
& the List on the following page is an account
of the IVth vol of the Times & Seasons which I
have on hand for binding
not reproved you in the gate. I ask did I ever
exercise any compulsion over any man. did I not
give him the liberty of disbelieveing any doctrin I
have preached if he saw fit, why do not my
enemies strike a blow at the doctrin, they
cannot do it, it is truth, And I am as the
voice of one crying in the wilderness repent
of your sins & prepare the way for the coming
of the son of Man, for the kingdom of God
has come unto you and henceforth the
ax is laid unto the root of the tree, and evry
tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, God
Almighty (and not Jo Smith) shall hew down &
cast it into the fire.)
~ Monday
25th I went on to the prairie with Br Hale &
Bullock to Br Pulsiphers & commenced plowing
& sowing spring wheat we sowed about
1 1/2 bushels & harrowed it in
~ Tuesday
26th A rainey day I met in council with the brethren
[FIGURE]
~Wednesday
27th Still rainey I Settelled all accounts with
Elder John Taylor & passed receipts on
settlement
28th I spent part of the day at the Printing
Office we counted out all the Times & Season
& the List on the following Page is an account
of the IV.th vol of the Times & Seasons which I
have on hand for binding
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," March 24, 1844 - March 28, 1844, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed September 1, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/QB0