June 18, 1842 ~ Saturday

June 18^th Saterday The Citizens of Nauvoo
Both Male & faemale assembled near the
Temple for a general meeting many
thousands were assembled Joseph the
Seer arose & spoke upon several subjects

Among other subjects he spoke his mind ^rebuking^
in great plainness concerning the iniquity
& wickedness ^& corruption^ of Gen John Cook Bennet,
& exposed him before the public. He also
prophesied in the Name of the Lord concern-
ing the merchants in the city that if they
with ^and^ the rich did not open their hearts
& contribute to the poor that they would be
cursed by the hand of God & be cut off
from the land of the living. The main
part of the day was taken up upon the
business of the agricultural & manufactur-
ing society ie we have a charter granted
us by the Legislator of the state for that
purpose & the time has come for us to make
use of that charter it is divided into stock
of $50 dollars each share. any person owning one
share became a member of the society a stock-
holder, each share is entitled to one vote this
is esstablished with a view of helping the poor
arangments were entered into to commence
operations immediately ^under the charter granted by the
Legislature.^

Also Joseph comm-
manded the Twelve to organize the Church more
according to the Law of God that is to requi-
re of those that come in to be setteled according
to their council & also to appoint a com-
mittee to wait upon all who arive & make
them welcome & council them what to do
B Young, H. C. Kimball G. A. Smith & Hyrum Smith
was the committee appointed to wait upon emig-
rants & settle them

June 19, 1842 ~ Sunday

19^th ISunday I attended meeting in the fore
part of the day herd a discourse deliverd by
Elder James in the afternoon I Joined

June 18, 1842 ~ Saturday

Among other subjects he spoke his mind in great plainness concerning the iniquity & wickedness of Gen John Cook Bennet, & exposed him before the public. He also prophesied in the Name of the Lord concerning the merchants in the City that if they with the rich did not open their hearts & contribute to the poor that they would be cursed by the hand of God & be cut off from the land of the living. The main part of the day was taken up upon the business of the agricultural & manufacturing society ie we have a charter granted us by the Legislator of the state for that purpose & the time has come for us to make use of that charter it is divided into stock of $50 dollars each share, any person owning one share became a member of the society a stockholder, each share is entitled to one vote this is esstablished with a view of helping the poor arangments were entered into to commence operations immediately under the charter granted by the Legislature

Also Joseph commanded the Twelve to organize the Church more according to the Law of God that is to require of those that come in to be setteled according to their council & also to appoint a committee to wait upon all who arive & make them welcome & council them what to do B Young, H. C. Kimball G. A. Smith & Hyrum Smith was the committee appointed to wait upon emigrants & settle them

June 19, 1842 ~ Sunday