Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 3

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 3
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    January 1854 January the 1st 1854 came on a Sunday. I attended at the Tabernacle The people were addressed in an interesting discourse by Orson Hyde. In the afternoon by Elder Wilford Woodruff who was followed by President Brigham Young Next day the new year was celebrated by the usual social manner. I delivered an address to the inhabitants of the Fourteenth Ward in the forepart of the day and was followed by several others In the evening I attended a party at the Social Hall ...
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    he would not have a house or lie in one nor in a bed but in the caves of the rocks and on the ground and must never smile or appear happy. And as to seeing an Apostle the people would expect to melt if one came along. But all of these ideas are vain and foolish; for this company before me to night does not begin to be adorned inside or out as they should be in order to meet with the angels ofin heaven who are adorned in purity ...
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    he suffered immensely and it seemed as though he was struggling in the agonies of death. He had been sick several days. I spent the night with him He suffered much during the night. The Presidency and Twelve administered to him by the laying on of hands. We were almost fearful that he would not recover from this sickness still we hoped. I returned home in the morning, and Dr Richards continued failing during the week On the Sunday I attended with Dr Richards in the forepart ...
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    and the Priest which I ordained was my son Wilford Woodruff Jr.. He was 13 years of age and he was now beginning to officiate in the Priest's office of the lesser Priesthood. I thanked the Lord that I had lived to see this day when I had a son who received the Priesthood. I prayed the blessings of the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob tro rest upon him that he might honour his calling all the days ...
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    I seal upon your head all the blessings of Abraham Isaac and Jacob. I seal you up unto eternal life, and no power shall take your crown; and you shall live long upon the earth and do great good and bring many souls into the Kingdom of God and you shall stand in defence of Zion and if you will be faithfull in keeping the commandments of God you shall receive the fulness of the Priesthood and the Apostleship and ...
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    called upon us and spent the evening. We talked over the days of Kirtland and other times. I read over several of the old sermons of Joseph not recorded anywhere only in my Journal. We spent a pleasant evening. Before they left Sister Whitney sung in tongues in the pure language which Adam and Eve made use of in the garden of Eden. This gift was obtained while in Kirtland through the promise of Joseph. He ...
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    no more nor less than Adam, Michael the Archangel On the 1st of March I was 47 years of age. The California mail came in on the 3rd bringing news among which was that Santa Anna was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico. On the 10th I met in council with President Kimball and the Twelve. I ordained three Elders. We had a good council and Elder Kimball spoke powerfully for the space of three hours and warned the ...
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    and he became convinced that God had no Church on earth and from that time he kept aloof from sectarian influence. In the Summer of 1835 while in the practice of medecine near Boston the Book of Mormon which President Brigham Young had left with his cousin Lucius Parker at Southborough providentially fell in his way. He opened the book without regard to place and totally ignorant of its design or contents and before reading half ...
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    the Twelve was all whom Joseph wished to tarry with him at Nauvoo when he sent the whole of the quorum besides on mission and in that dreadful day of martyrdom the Lord preserved him scatheless and in the absence of the rest of the Twelve the direction of the affairs of the Church in Hancock County fell upon him in that dreadful hour and in the midst of the mob at Carthage with the mangled bodies of the martyrs and ...
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    bury him at 2 o'clock. We met according to advise at 2 oclock at the house of our departed brother and President Heber C. Kimball took charge of the ceremony. President Brigham Young was not able to be present with us. George A Smith made the prayer. He prayed earnestly thatfor President Brigham Young Heber C. Kimball and the person who should be chosen as Willard Richard's successor also for the Twelve Apostles that they might prove true to their ...
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    said that he believed the Saints the other side of the veil are gathered together the same as they are in the life while the world are scattered over the earth after death the same as they are now and in the same confussion and that there would be head quarters of the gathering from which they would send out missionaries to preach the Gospel to the Spirits in prison. Brother Kimball advised the females to hold together and remain as they were on Brother Willards ...
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    1854 General Conference Of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Held in the Tabernacle Great Salt Lake City April 6th 1854 The Conference commenced at 10 A.M. There were in the Stand Presidents Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball Patriarch—Isaac Morley. Of the Twelve Apostles—Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt Wilford Woodruff John Taylor George A Smith E. T. Benson