See Journal Vol 1st April 15. 1837. Great and marvelous are thy Works O LORD GOD ALMIGHTY Written upon what came to pass on the first day of July AD 1838 in fulfillment of Revelation O GOD my heart inspire my pen direct while I record this scene of thy mercy this blessing of thy love a blessing promised me by the testimony of JESUS CHRIST. Could I claim it yes by faith all things are possible even that my parents & friends could in the new covenant with me stand. Without shame ...

July 2, 1838 ~ Monday July 2nd I took the parting hand With Brother Webster & I bid him God speed & he returned to his friends I also took the parting hand with sister Anna Cossett & her two daughters Betsey & Anna, may the Lord bless them. I enjoyed a plesant walk with sister Eunice at the setting sun we walked upon the canal we viewed the river & plesant fields and partook of some buries by the ...

Dec 26 1866 and not Able to get to the Endowment House if they have not had their Endowments may be sealed and in some insta- nces I have given this permission & others have taken the advantage of it & urged to be sealed without coming to the Endowment House. I gave A Lyman the privilege of sealing some in Sanbernadeno by his urgent request but it will ^not^ avail any thing. Some may ask the question why may we not seal & give Endowments abroad, because it ...

Jan 17th 1867 John Sharp & wives received their second Anointing at the Endowment House we remained in the council chamber till after 10 oclok January 18, 1867 ~ Friday 18. I spent the day & all night in the Legislative Council till 4 oclok of the 19. we finished the business of the session I met at the prayer room at the Historians office at 12 oclok L E Harrington received his second anointing. G A Smith Anointed him ...

April 29, 1867 ~ Monday April 29th 1867 It was a cold day considerable ice in the streams this morning we drove to Bever, distance of the day 47 M[iles] we stoped at Brother Cox I met in council with President Young and the Twelve in council to take into consideration the case of Elder Amasa Lyman who had been preaching Heresy doing away with the Blood of Christ & trifling with the ordinances. we herd the Testimony against him and ...

GEMS OF TRUTH. By B. E. Rich. Baptism. DEAR reader, have you truly repented of every sin? Is your heart humble and your spirit contrite? Do you desire to be baptized for the remission of sins? If so, seek after a man of God who has been truly called and or- dained unto the authority which God hath again restored by the ministering of holy angels; and when you have found such an one who has authority from heaven to baptize, go with him into the water and ...

DISCOURSE BY APOSTLE WILFORD WOODRUFF DELIVERED In the Tabernacle, Sunday, May 14th, 1882. REPORTED BY GEO. F. GIBBS. I feel disposed to read a chapter in the Bible; the chapter that I shall read contains, perhaps, a stronger chain of truth concerning life and death, the fall and redemption of man, the redemption and resurrec- tion of the dead, than any other I know of in the Bible. The speaker then read the 15th ...

TULLIDGE'S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. [Column 1] On the 1st of July, 1838, one of the most interesting events transpired of my whole life in the ministry. When Father Joseph Smith gave me my patriarchal blessing, among the many wonderful things of my life, he promised me that I should bring my father's house- hold into the kingdom of God, and I felt that if ever I obtained the blessing, the time had come for me to perform it. By ...