Jan. 2nd 1834 To the Book of Mormon. I believed it was light out of darkness and truth out of the ground. The license which I receieved reads thus. A Power and authority given to Willford Woodruff provi ng that he is a Teacher in the Church of Christ by the will of God the Father according to his holy Calling and the gift ^& power^ of the Holy ghost agreeable to the Revelations of Jesus Christ signifying that he has been baptized and receieved ...

June 24, 1835 ~ Wednesday June 24th Held a debate with a Lawyier Wm L Sloss then rode to Mr Foster's preached at his house 14 mile June 25, 1835 ~ Thursday 25th Rode to J Jacksons [in] Humphrys Co distance 16 miles June 26, 1835 ~ Friday 26 Brother Parish baptized 1 Br John Jackson then rode to Mr L Barker's. Preached at his house was ...

of the church in Quincy voted that Elder Jonathan Dunham be reproved for calling a conference in Springfield but more esspecially for cherishing & fellowshiping that wrong spirit of Brewsters they also voted that that Elder Dunham make confession & satisfaction to the church in Springfield before he procede on his Journey. The council then adjourned untill early candle light at which time they met & continued untill midnight & then adjourned. I returned to Br Hales & spent the night March 18 ...

June 25, 1839 ~ Tuesday June 25 I spent the day in Montros with the Twelve there being six of the quorum present. Orson Hide was one of the number. & a more humble & penitant man I never saw, & well he might be for in the time of the persecution in Zion or far west, he deserted the cause, denyed the faith & betrayed his brethren, & assisted Thomas B. Marsh (the president of the Twelve Apostles) in jeperdizing the ...

of the Sisters we expect to get the nails & glass & with the assistance of the Brethren we expect to do the rest. I will proclaim in publick & in private that the sisters bought the glass & nails by penny subscription. Chuse ye this day wholm ye will serve. We shall call upon this vast multitude for a donation to buy powder & fuse rope. We want the brethren to do as much as the sisters. We do not intend to finish the Nauvoo House this season but to ...

B. Young to Br Piews & spent the night July 16, 1843 ~ Sunday 16th Sunday we met at a privat house in the city with the Saints & I spoke to the peop- le & was followed By Elder B Young this is the first time that I ever attempted to preach in Cincinnati. At the close of the meeting Elder Young & myself went on to the ferry boat & crossed the River & took dinner with Br ...

the business without calling the whold Church I dont want you to abide my council alone but act for yourselves. If you want Sidney Rigdon to lead you vote for him but if you dont intend to follow him, and support him as you did Joseph and I would say the same for the Twelve dont make a covenant to support them unless you intend to abide by their council. But we want to know if this people will support the Priesthood If you build the house you ...

[Written by John McEwan in 1844] Instructions delivered by Prest. Joseph Smith before the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo. Ap 28, 1842 Prest. J. Smith arose & called the attention of the meeting to the 12th Chap. 1st Corinth "Now concerning spiritual gifts" &c, said that the passage which reads "no man can say Jesus is the christ but by the Holy Ghost", should be translated, no man can Know. &c, [

Now in this world mankind are naturly selfish, ambitious & striving to excell one above another while yet some are willing to build up others as well as themselves so in the other world their is a variety of spirits some who seek to excell, & this was the case with the devil when he fell he sought for things which were unlawful hence he was cast down & it is said he drew away many with him & the greatness of his punishment is that he shall not have ...

& preached at John Hill & returned to Leigh & spent the night with Browett distance of the day 6 mil April 3, 1840 ~ Friday April 3rd [FIGURE] I wrote two Letters one to Richards & one to Mulliner & walked to Gadfields Elm & preached in the Chapel to a large congregation & spent the night at Mr Hills at Turkey Hall. 8 ...