Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)

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Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)
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    January 1, 1860 to October 22 1865
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    From 1860 To 1865 6 years 368 8 January 1st 1860 to October 22nd 1865
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    WILFORD WOODRUFF'S JOURNAL FOR 1860
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    January 1, 1860 ~ Sunday Jan 1st 1860 Sunday I spent the day at home H. C. Kimball Preach at the Tabernacle January 2, 1860 ~ Monday 2nd I spent the day in the office President Kimball called in the Historians office and talked over his Journey to England with the Twelve in 1840. Spoke of our sickness &c. There was A party at Bellows Hall 14th Ward I called a ...
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    9th Jan 1860 Judge E. Smith and Lady & N. H. Felt and Ladies we took a good supper, in the Edge of the evening we met in the setting room had singing and prayer Brother Stenhouse was Mouth Presidents Youngs Family was present a good spirit prevailed and such order I never saw in any Numerous Family in my life his immediate Family cannot be less than One hundred person President Young conversed upon the subject of slavery in the Territory and concerning cattle ...
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    January 13, 1860 ~ Friday Jan 13 1860 It is quite cold winter weather I spent the day in the office January 14, 1860 ~ Saturday 14 A cold morning but plesant sunshine I spent the day in the office 15 Sunday I I Met With the Twelve at candlelight For Prayer F. D. Richards Prayed & John Taylor was Mouth. we Administered to G. A. Smith January 15, 1860 ~ Sunday 15 Sunday I ...
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    16 1860 He was much delighted with his travels in India. He has expended some seventy Thousand Dollars in his Travels. He fitted up a fine ship which cost $7000 in the Deceration of his state room He was Arested by the Dutch his ship siezed, and He was imp- risioned for about one year & a half sentenced to death his ship sold all without any Just cause or provication He escaped from Prision through the help of some Malays. while in Prision He had a Dream which showed him his Escape ...
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    January 19, 1860 ~ Thursday 19 Jan 1860 [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to D. H. Wells & J. Taylor President of the council & speaker of the House of Representatives I spent a short time in the council. They Appointed this Evening at Candlelight to meet in joint Session For the purpose of hearing addresses From the President & Board of Directors for upon the subject of extending the Agricultural & Manufacturing interest throughout the Territory President Hunter ...
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    20 Jan 1860 Eleven gashes through his body. I went down to see the corpes it had been washed and laid on a Board Naked I never saw a Body so cut up, the poliece took the body From Hickman to the City Hall, whare I saw the Body. Luce gave himself up to the Poliece. I spent the day in the office Luce had his trial in the evening and was acquited upon the plea of self Defense January 21, 1860 ...
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    Jan 22 1860 all about the Endowments in Public and the world know Nothing about it I could preach all about Masonry & None but a mason know any thing about it And the mane part of Masonry is to keep a secret. I attended the 14 ward evening meeting. S. M. Blair first spoke of his sickness acknowledged the hand of God in his rec- overy was Followed by Lorenzo Young also Elder O. Pratt spoke for 1 1/4 hour there was a ...
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    Jan 27th 1860 Minutes of A meeting of the Presidency Twelve Presidents of Seventies and others assembled in President Youngs Council Room at 6 oclok Thare were Present, President Young President Kimball (D H Wells sick) All of the Twelve except A. Lyman & G. A. Smith who was sick The Presidency of the Seventies Bishop Hunter & many others A Hymn was sung O Happy Souls who pray Prayer By O Hyde President ...
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    27th 1860 and gives a New Law and a penalty for not obeying you may ask who are you he may not tell you who he is or he may say God sent me, you may say whare is that God who sent you I dont know or care any thing about you or what you say. He might say to you I am a god to you. Moses said to Israel I am a God to you. Joseph said to us I am a God to you, this was true and upon the ...
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    27th 1860 the mouth of his Prophet who leads his people and it has ever been a key with me that when The Prophet who leads presents a doctrin or principle or says thus saith the Lord I make it a point to received it even if it comes in contack with my tradition or views being well satisfied that the Lord would reveal the truth unto his Prophet whom he has called to lead his Church before he would unto me, and the word of the Lord through the prophet is the End of the Law unto me.