Jan 4th I met in company with the high school of Kirtland in the house of the Lord for the purpose
of a public examination it being the last day of the
first quarter the examination lasted about three
hours then after an intemishsion of one hour we
again repaired to the house & herd an interesting
lecture deliverd on Education By Professer Haws
We have now a vacation of four weeks & the nekt willterm will them commence
~ Thursday
5th I repaired to the house of the Lord for a Prayer
meeting at 2 oclock PM. We had a good time one
man gave us an account of the general gathering
of Israel in the gift of tongues I interpreted the
su^b^stance of the same
~ Friday
6th I visited the office of the Kirtland Safety Society
& saw the first money that was issued by the
Treasurer or society it was given to Brother Bump (in exchange for other notes) who was the
first to circulate it. I also herd President Joseph
Smith jr declare in the presence of F Williams, D Whitmer, S. Smith, W. Parrish, & others in the
Deposit office that he had receieved that
morning the word of the Lord upon the subject of
the Kirtland Safety Society he was alone in a
room by himself & he had not ownly the voice
of the spirit upon the subject but even an
audable voice. He did not tell us at ^that^ time what
the LORD said upon the subject but remarked
that if we would give heed to the commandments
the Lord had given this morning all would be
well. May the Lord bless Brother Joseph with
all the Saints & support the above named
institution & protect it so that every weapen
formed against it may be broaken & come to
nought while the Kirtland Safety Society shall
become the greatest of all institutions on EARTH
~ Wednesday
Jan 4th I met in company with the high school of
Kirtland in the house of the Lord for the purpose
of a public examination it being the last day of the
first quarter the examination lasted about three
hours then after an intermission of one hour we
again repaired to the house & herd an interesting
lecture deliver'd on Education By Professer Haws
We have now a vacation of four weeks & the next
term will then commence
~ Thursday
5th I repaired to the house of the Lord for a Prayer
meeting at 2 oclock PM. We had a good time one
man gave us an account of the general gathering
of Israel in the gift of tongues I interpreted the
substance of the same
~ Friday
6th I visited the office of the Kirtland safety society
& saw the first money that was issued by the
Treasurer or society it was given to Brother
Bump (in exchange for other notes) who was the
first to Circulate it. I also herd President Joseph
Smithjr declare in the presence of F Williams,
D Whitmer, S. Smith, W. Parrish, & others in the
Deposit office that he had receieved that
morning the word of the Lord upon the subject of
the Kirtland safety society he was alone in a
room by himself & he had not ownly the voice
of the spirit upon the subject but even an
audable voice He did not tell us at that time what
the LORD said upon the subject but remarked
that if we would give heed to the commandments
the Lord had given this morning all would be
well. May the Lord bless Brother Joseph with
all the saints & support the above named
institution & protect it so that every weapen
formed against it may be broaken & come to
nought while the Kirtland safety society shall
become the greatest of all institutions on EARTH
"Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)," January 4, 1837 - January 6, 1837, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 5, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/B82