Rev D Wolfe an Episcopalian cclergyman was preaching to a congregation of saints in the other room when he closed, President Joseph Smith followed him & made many interesting remarks. Among other things said that men may preach & practice evry thing except those things which God commands Us to do & will be damned at last we may tithe rue annis & cum min & still not obey the commandments of God the object with me is to obey & teach others to obey ...

PATRIARCHAL BLESSINGS. temple of the Lord; and thousands of others have received the same blessings in the same way. President Young received revelations in that temple, and there are yet many revelations to be received in the last days, concerning the redemption of the dead and many other sub- jects, but they will all be manifest in due time through the proper authority unto the Church and Kingdom of God. There are many other manifestations of the power of God and the revelations ...

LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. in the book of Enoch, and are to be testified of in due time." Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were Patriarchs, and blessed their posterity. All that Jacob said and scaled upon the heads of his twelve sons has been fulfilled to the very letter, as far as time has permitted. We also have Patriarchs in our day. Father Joseph Smith, the father of the Prophet Joseph Smith, was the first ...

CONTENTS. CHAPTER XXII. Continue my Journey—Leave Elder Taylor in Germantown— Arrival in Cleveland—Take Steamer from There to Buffalo— Delayed by a Storm—Go to Farmington, my Father's Home —Death of my Grandmother—My Uncle Dies—I preach his Funeral Sermon—Arrive in New York—Sail for Liverpool—Encounter Storms and Rough Weather—Arrive in Liver- pool. Page 72. CHAPTER XXIII. Our Visit to Preston—Our First Council in

significance to my mind, which may not be uninteresting to mention. In my frequent dis- cussions with the editors of this journal; and other editors of San Francisco, concerning the political condition of the country; I have had occasion to point out the "Chief of Utah," sometimes in a jocular, sometimes in an earnest manner, as the mood of the com- pany would permit, as the only man showing capacity to ride on the whirlwind of revolution, and still the political storm. And I have listened to ...

Cambrigeport Feb. 23 [18]49 Dear Father As Calvin is thinking of going to Saco today I just send you a line to let you know that we are all alive and well and often very often think of you hopeing the time will soon come that you will be here and make us a visit Mr. Woodruff is thinking of going to N. Y. he says he wants to be at home when you are here but expect you will ...

and a half Batch of wheat in this Country this sea[s]on & a good Crop of Corn Oats, Barley, potatoes, suger cane & vegitabls of all kinds that are paid in this Territory. a great Deal of the grafted fruit from cuttings sent from the states has been a cheat of the worst kind, crab apples & the west that could be found yet we have a good many kinds which are gennuine we have the best seedlings that I ever saw in any part of the world. we have a great country for stock as well as grain the ...

town of Preston And it may be the last time that one of the quorum of the Twelve may ever speak in the Preston cock pit January 5, 1846 ~ Monday Jan 5th The Preston Saints made me a present of £5 to Assist me to Calafornia I bid the Saints farewell many sent there love to the Twelve & there friends in Nauvoo I took cars rode to Liverpool called at the office & returned home vary weary ...

March 1, 1846 ~ Sunday MARCH 1st [FIGURE] 39 1846 Sunday This is the commencement of spring in the year AD 1846 And Also my birth day. I Am thirty Nine years of Age this day And Am still rolling upon the Atlantic on board the Ashburton. There is much Joy manifest on board the ship this morn- ing in consequence of having A fair wind the first we have had for many days I am fearful it will not last long but still I hope it may The cow had a fall last ...

business And it leaves Betsey alone so she desires to go to Calafornia with Father Woodruffs family that she may live with the saints March 12, 1846 ~ Thursday 12th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Phebe And Dwight Webster requesting them not to Purchase waggons As I had bought 2 in the east I requested them to get some oxen [&] cows. I also wrote A long letter to Azmon And ...