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Part of Letter to George A. Smith, 1 April 1857
Excerpt:Historian's office. G. S. L. City April 1 1857. Brother Geo. A. Smith; Dear Sir, I take pleasure in announcing to you that the Eastern mail arrived on the 24th. Ulto.: bringing 28 brass lock sacks, having left 2 by the way; it brought the last Oct. & Nov. mail anything later we have not heard by the Eastern mail. The mail was accompanied by our friend J. L. Heywood, they all wintered about Devils gate with about 20 of the brethren. They suffered ...Dates:April 1, 1857 -
Part of Letter to George A. Smith, 1 April 1857
Excerpt:the death of Joseph as far as we could; then brought other matters including the history of the Twelve up to seen this proply of your followes [up 1 sising there digits] as much as they have done the past winter and hope it will continue in the of God has been with the Lord preaching and teaching in all the Quorum and all Ward meetings. I ... -
Part of Letter to George A. Smith, 1 April 1857
Excerpt:earnestly remembered in our prayers. As far as the History is concerned, we finished matters up to the death of Joseph as far as we could; then brought up the other matters including the history of the Twelve up to the organization of the church Augt. 8. I then have taken up the history of Brigham Young and his fathers family briefly, and now am at work on the history of the Twelve from their first organization in a brief form taking all that belonged to it up to the 8 August ... -
Part of Letter to the Editor of the Luminary, 30 September 1856
Excerpt:389 shop was destoyed by fire: the amount of damage was estimated at $15000. A large company of Danes led by Brother Peterson arrived on the 20th. At 9 A. M. of the 26th Presidents Young and Kimball with the Brass Band, a attachment of the Lancers, and a very large number of the citizens started to meet the 1st and 2nd companies of hand carts, under Elders Edmund Elsworth, and Daniel D. McArthur. They travelled to the foot of the ... -
Part of Letter to George A. Smith, 1 April 1857
Excerpt:seen this people feel the importance of living their religion as much as they have done the past winter. I hope it will continue. the power of God has been with in preaching and teaching in all the Quorum and Ward meetings. I commenced with J. M. Grant before he died, and after his death the burthen [burden] of the care of the Missionaries rested upon me and bro. F. D. Richards; who was unwell consid- erable but attended most of the time. L. Snow and O ... -
Part of Discourse 1881-07-19
Excerpt:The first speaker was APOSTLE WILFORD WOODRUFF. "We are again called to assemble here to pay our last respects to one of God's noblemen. We have lying before us the tabernacle of President Joseph Young. It is said that he is dead. I suppose he is as we use the term death. His tabernacle lies here in this casket, but Uncle Jo- seph is not there! We call him "Uncle" because he has been related to almost all the Holy Priesthood of Israel from the organization of this Church. I ... -
Part of Letter from Lyman Wight, 24 August 1857
Excerpt:Mountiain Valley, Aug 24th 1857. Br Willord Woodruff. Dear Sir, I received your favor on the 12th inst dated July 1st 1857. you may be assured it was well received it being the first I have received from any of the twelve for the last 12 years. I had come to the conclusion that they had become so far advanced in the order of the kingdom and become so popular in temperal things that they had entirely forgotten that such an uncouth ...Dates:August 24, 1857 -
Part of Letter from Lyman Wight, 24 August 1857
Excerpt:faith, had but just got out of hearing before I was accused from the stand by who would be big of beging the mission of Br Joseph who to passify me gave his consent and that I run away from Nauvoo to get rid of fighting and that he could chase me all over Nauvoo with a plug of tobacco, I acknowlege I am afraid of tobacco but should have no fear of the person for I believe he was to lazy to have chased me all over Nauvoo, he pitched ... -
Part of Letter from Lyman Wight, 24 August 1857
Excerpt:preparing for atour of 1300 miles to the state of NY untill the 3rd of Sep when I started with my wife and two small children for that place and after visiting a numerous host of relitives and friends which I had not seen for many years, I returned home on the 16th of June 1843, having filled one of the most important missions of my life, for the particulars ^of^ which I shall refer you ^to^ the ^to^ Times & Seasons Vol 4 ... -
Part of Letter to Orson Pratt, 2 February 1857
Excerpt:G. S. L. City Feby. 2 1857. Elder Orson Pratt Dear Bro, The Eastern mail for Jan. last started, and went about 11 miles to the top of the first mountain, and returned, one of the party (not a mormon) having been froze to death in the snow, we have not yet received any Eastern mail for the past months. Judge Phelps reports the entire fall of snow in the city up to the 24th. inst, has been over eight feet. We have more snow in the ...Dates:February 2, 1857