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Part of Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)
Excerpt:May 29, 1837 ~ Monday May 29th I met in the house of the Lord to attend an important conference or meeting of the high councel to attend to some important business of the Church let memory speak upon this subject two {of the presidency} two {of the Twelve and} one {of the seventy were stood before the Council for aggressing} It was considered not {lawful to} try {the president} before the high Councel but before the Bishop the Presidents withdrew the council closed without transacting business ...Dates:May 29, 1837 May 30, 1837 May 31, 1837 -
Part of Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)
Excerpt:On the 31 which ^w^as the last day of Dec & of the year 1833 I Joined the Church of Latter Day Saints was Baptized by Elder Zerah Pulsifer on the 31 of Dec 1833 in company with with my Brother Azmon Woodruff we were the two first that was baptized by a latter day saint in Oswego Co NY. I was ordained a Teacher by Elder Pulsifer Jan 2nd 1834 Travled while A Teacher from the 11th of Aprail to 25^th^ of June 1834. — — ... -
Part of Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)
Excerpt:July 8, 1835 ~ Wednesday July 8th Spent the day with Br Jackson's July 9, 1835 ~ Thursday 9th Rode to Mr Fosters Preached at his house then RODE to brother Lanes in PaRIS distance 30 miles July 10, 1835 ~ Friday 10th Rode to Col Copelands distance 10 miles July 11, 1835 ~ Saturday 11th Spent the day at Col Copelands & the ...Dates:July 8, 1835 July 9, 1835 July 10, 1835 July 11, 1835 July 12, 1835 July 13, 1835 July 14, 1835 July 15, 1835 July 16, 1835 July 17, 1835 July 18, 1835 July 19, 1835 July 20, 1835 July 21, 1835 July 22, 1835 July 23, 1835 -
Part of Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)
Excerpt:God while nature was hushed in silenced by the sable shades of night. After spending the night in prayer we returned to our homes in the morning intending to spend the day in prayer & fasting for still greater blessings this being upon April 5, 1837 ~ Wednesday April 5th I spent a part of the day in attending the high council the remainder in writing, prayer & fasting I again repaired to the upper ^lower^ part of the house of the Lord at 5 oclock PM. with ...Dates:April 5, 1837 April 6, 1837 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)
Excerpt:August 10, 1842 ~ Wednesday to September 19, 1842 ~ Monday I was confined to my Bed or house from the 10th of Aug to the 19th of Sept making 40 days during my sickness the Twelve came & anointed me & lade hands upon me & rebuke my fever & I felt a testimony that I should recover after I began to recover I had a relaps twice which put me back much. In one instance I was requested to attend a Conference or ...Dates:August 10, 1842 September 19, 1842 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)
Excerpt:May 16, 1842 ~ Monday to May 19, 1842 ~ Thursday May 16, 17 18, & 19 I spent in the printing office as usual May 20, 1842 ~ Friday 20 [FIGURE] I received a letter from L. R. Foster New York containing $30.00 dollars on what he owed me for books [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Br Dwight Webster acknowledging the recept of $50 dollars which he lent me & sent him a note ...Dates:May 16, 1842 May 19, 1842 May 20, 1842 May 21, 1842 May 22, 1842 May 23, 1842 May 25, 1842 May 26, 1842 May 27, 1842 May 28, 1842 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)
Excerpt:New Castle spent some little time at Father Rowleys who was vary feeble. There is many silk manufacterers in New Castle [FIGURE] I Purchased 15 yards of Black silk for a dress for Phebe at 2/2 per yard [FIGURE] £1 12 6 & 7 yards of lineing at /4 1/2 per yard £0 2 7 1/2 this was considerd as cheap £1 15 1 1/2 as any could be bought in England according to the quality I walked with several Brethren to ...Dates:March 28, 1841 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)
Excerpt:speach trying to justify himself was followed by President Hyram Smith plead in behalf of winchester on the side of mercy Elder George J. Adams gave his testimony against winchester then Elder Winchester followed Adams & both spoke sever[al] times then President Joseph Smith arose & rebuked Elder Winchester in the sharpest manner said he had a lying spirit & had lied about him & told him of many of his errors after hearing the testimony Elder -
Part of Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)
Excerpt:July 1st 1834 with him through the season as he had taken a job to make one hundred thousand of brick and to build a dw elling house out of the same for Mr Michael Arthur, which made labour for many of the brethren I commenced labouring at Brother Wight's about the first of July I found many great and glorious privil eges here as it was the place appointed for the meeting of the high Council & also the Elders Council and Courts to tra nsact all their ...Dates:July 1, 1834 -
Part of Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)
Excerpt:On points of the gospel. And in fine those councils which God hath app ointed in these last days are in the first degree the most instructive and inter esting to the honest enquirer after truth light and intelligence that this generation of the human family hath access to. I continued to labour with a number of my Brethren at Brother Wight's through the summer and fall. We had preaching occasionally through the summer from persons who were appointed by the council to teach. And seperate from those meetings the branch of the Church by ...