Autobiographical Notes, circa 1850-1880

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Autobiographical Notes, circa 1850-1880
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    Joseph Smith presided at a Conference held at Quincy Ill on the 6th May 1839 whare it was resolved that 15 of the Seventies Names given also 5 High priest accompy the Twelve to Europe ownly two out of the Twenty fulfilled the mission. May 9th Joseph Smith left Quincy with his family for Commece Ill. on the 9th My and arived on the 10th & stoped with his family ain a log Home Nearly all the Church who were driven from Missouri soon ...
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    On the 22nd day of July 1839, Joseph the prophet having been sick for several days, & his home & Door yard containg many of the sick saints who had Been driven from Missouri. Joseph arose from his bed with the power of God Resting upon him And He took the sick by the hand & in a loud voice commanded them in the Name of Jesus Christ to arise & be made whole & he healed all that were in his house & around about He then ...
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    to the ferry to Return to Nauvoo. A Gentile came to him & asked him if He would not go out into the country some two miles & heal a pair of Twinn chldren about 3 months old both of which were vary sick. He said I cannot go but I will send a man, who will do just as well. He Turned The prophet Turned to me & said you go with this man & teach him & his Houshold the princples of faith in Christ then lay your ...
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    London Oct 18, 1840, Sunday G. A. Smith & myself met at Father Cornors & held three meetings though the day and Evening we red in the book of Mormon, broke bread to the Saints. I felt the Spirit of God bore testimony to me that there would be a great work in London We retired to rest in good season. I felt well in my mind and slept untill about 12 oclok at night I awoke and meditated upon the things of God untill ...
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    difficulty the same power of the Destroyer had been seeking his Life as well as my own, and he was delivered in the same way. The three personages that appeared unto me one was a tall man I shoude think over six feet the other middle one was anothe man was medium size & the 3rd was a short man they wee all dressed alike Neither of them spoke a word to my hearing but as soon as they laid hands upon my head & I was delivered they ...
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    to peaces & the glass flew among the congregation And the man who had tended the gass in that Hall and for twenty years said he had never know any weirder of the kind. the chimneys were replasced & the discussions went on I set by the side of Doctor W Richards and at the commencement of the meeting A very interesting old gentleman apperd in the congrega- tion he sat at the end of a seat going the ally near the platform. He made me think if what he s is said of the Ancient ...
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    Autobiography of Wilford Woodruff The remaining months of the year 1841 was spent by the Twelve, after their return from their successful mission in G to Great Britain, in settling their families in Nauvoo and taking charge of the affairs of the affairs Church. Several noteworthy events took place at this time among which were the dedication of the baptismsmal font in the Temple by the Prophet and the Twelve and the first adminis- trations of the ...
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    356 TULLIDGE'S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. said that he was a man of excellent busi- ness qualities. CHAPTER III. UTAH OBTAINS AN HISTORICAL IMPOR- TANCE THROUGH HER COMMERCIAL MEN. IT was the merchants of Utah who first brought the Mormon community fairly into socialistic importance. And this affirmation is true of them, both in their results at home and in the influence which they exercised abroad for the good of the people and the glory of Utah. Moreover, in the general sense of the pub- lic weal ...
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    baptism for the dead, both of which occurred on Sunday, Nov 21st, 1841. A large congregation assembled and Elders Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball and John Taylor baptized about forty and persons and Elders Willard Richards, George A Smith and Wilford Woodruff confirmed them. During the following week a company of about 200 Saints arrived from England, and I was now again in the midst of hundreds whom I had baptized ...
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    356 TULLIDGE'S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. said that he was a man of excellent busi- ness qualities. CHAPTER III. UTAH OBTAINS AN HISTORICAL IMPOR- TANCE THROUGH HER COMMERCIAL MEN. IT was the merchants of Utah who first brought the Mormon community fairly into socialistic importance. And this affirmation is true of them, both in their results at home and in the influence which they exercised abroad for the good of the people and the glory of Utah. Moreover, in the general sense of the pub- lic weal ...
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    Just before the April Conference the Prophet administered the ordinance of rebaptism to the church, baptizing many himself, among whom were the Twelve, who afterwards assisted him in baptizing and confirming the multitude. This was the first time I was rebaptized. At since my and the Prophet Joseph administered the close of the administration the Prophet lifted up his hands to heaven and blessed the people and the Spirit of ...
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    356 TULLIDGE'S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. said that he was a man of excellent busi- ness qualities. CHAPTER III. UTAH OBTAINS AN HISTORICAL IMPOR- TANCE THROUGH HER COMMERCIAL MEN. IT was the merchants of Utah who first brought the Mormon community fairly into socialistic importance. And this affirmation is true of them, both in their results at home and in the influence which they exercised abroad for the good of the people and the glory of Utah. Moreover, in the general sense of the pub- lic weal ...
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    God reasted upon the congregation At the April Conference there were 275 ordained to the office ^under the hands^ of Elders Brigham Young, Heber C Kimball, Orson Pratt, Lyman Wight, Willard Richards, George A Smith and Wilford Woodruff. off While these ordinations were going on Elder John Taylor was in the stand delivering a discourse to the multitude, while others ofthe Elders were baptizing and confirming at the ...
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    356 TULLIDGE'S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. said that he was a man of excellent busi- ness qualities. CHAPTER III. UTAH OBTAINS AN HISTORICAL IMPOR- TANCE THROUGH HER COMMERCIAL MEN. IT was the merchants of Utah who first brought the Mormon community fairly into socialistic importance. And this affirmation is true of them, both in their results at home and in the influence which they exercised abroad for the good of the people and the glory of Utah. Moreover, in the general sense of the pub- lic weal ...
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    On the 23 of July I started for St Louis to purchase a stock of paper for the "Times & Seasons" and arrived at St Louis. on the 2nd of August after a very uncomfortable voyage during which I took a very severe cold which settled into bilious fever. See book marks 3 ...
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    TULLIDGE'S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. No. III.—APRIL, 1881.—Vol. I. UTAH'S COMMERCE AND CO-OPERATION. CHAPTER I. THE INITIAL VIEW OF OUR COMMERCE. THE history of Utah commerce is very unique. In some respects, there is not a State or Territory in America whose commercial history will compare with that of our Territory. Its character has been as peculiar as its com- monwealth, and that has given to it a typing quite uncommon in its genius; yet the typing in accord with the co-op- erative policies which the age ...