20 I received a letter from L. R. Foster New York containing $30.00 dollars on
what he owed me for Books
I wrote a letter to Br Dwight Webster
acknowledging the recept of $50 dollars
which he lent me & sent him a note for
the same I attended a general meeting
of the Nauvoo Lodge
~ Saturday
21 I spent the day at the printing office
we have had a cold rain for three days
27th The first Presidency The Twelve &
High Council & virtuous part of the Church
are making an exhertion abot these days to
clense the Church from Adulterors, fornicators
& evil persons for their are such persons
crept into our midst. The high council have
held a number of meeting of late & their
researches have disclosed much iniquity
& a number been cut off from the Church
I met with the High Council to day on
the trial of L. O. LittlefieldJoel S Miles
& Darwin Chase the two former were cut
of[f] for Adultery & the case of D Chase was
put of till tomorrow
~ Saturday
28th The case of D. Chase was tryed & he
restored to fellowship by the majority of own[l]y
1 vote I wrote a letter to Sister Shuah C. Carter
20 [FIGURE] I received a letter from L. R. FosterNew York containing $30.00 dollars on
what he owed me for books
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Br Dwight Webster
acknowledging the recept of $50 dollars
which he lent me & sent him a note for
the same I attended a general meeting
of the Nauvoo Lodge
~ Saturday
21 I spent the day at the printing office
we have had a cold rain for three days
26th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elder L R Foster
~ Friday
27th The first Presidency The Twelve &
High Council & virtuous part of the Church
are making an exhertion abot these days to
clense the Church from Adulterors fornicators
& evil persons for their are such persons
crept into our midst. The high council have
held a number of meeting of late & their
researches have disclosed much iniquity
& a number been cut off from the Church
I met with the High Council to day on
the trial of L. O. LittlefieldJoel S Miles
& Darwin Chase the two former were cut
off for Adultery & the case of D Chase was
put of till tomorrow
~ Saturday
[FIGURE]
28th The case of D. Chase was tryed & he
restored to fellowship by the majority of ownly
1 vote I wrote a letter to Sister Shuah C. Carter
"Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)," May 16, 1842 - May 28, 1842, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 20, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/jkv