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Part of Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)
Excerpt:the Marshall, many other usful remarks were made by the speaker, when he gave way untill the Afternoon Was followed with many usful remarks from Elder Taylor. The stand was occupied with with eleven Lamanites chiefs braves &c At 2 oclok the conference Assembled & resumed his subject & said we were discusing in the morning service upon the history of the Church of Jesus Christ. its a miserable man that could not manufactor his own tex[t]. I have known many a sermon spoiled by ... -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)
Excerpt:events than the Latter Day Saints. Let us for a moment take a survey of 1840 which has been a year of interest among all Nations. This is the tenth year of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. the church has never been as prosperous as through 1840 though she has just passed through a seene of unparelled persecution by the whole state of Missouri, who has driven, robed & murdered many of ther saints, & entirly expeled from the state about 12,000 ... -
Part of Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)
Excerpt:May 1834 we visited many of the mounds which were flung up by the ancient inhabitants of this Continent probably by the Nephites & Lamanites[.] we visited one of these Mounds [Printed between lines of cursive text] *considerd to be 300 feet above the level of the Illinois river three persons dug into the mound & found a dody. Elder Milton Holmes took the arrow out of the back bones that killed Zelph & brought it with some ...Dates:May 1, 1834 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1839)
Excerpt:churches of the day possessed. Brother Rogers was a Teacher among the saints he was a true & literal desendant of John Rogers who was burnt at the stake he was the six generation from John Rogers. we vis- ited a woman sick with the palsy we Prayed for her we again returned to the place of meeting. Elder O. Pratt delivered us a vary interesting discours from Nephi vision in the third chapter of the first Book of Nephi. The Lords supper was then administered unto us. There was one ... -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1839)
Excerpt:May 21, 1839 ~ Tuesday May 21st I spent this day vary pleasently I rode out on a land excursion in viewing the territory for several miles in the the regions around Montrose our company consisted of seven persons viz the first Presidency Joseph, Sidney, & Hiram three of the Twelve Brigham George & Willford one of the seventy Br Bates Nobles & also Brother Elias Higby making the eight person Brother Nobles ...Dates:May 21, 1839 May 22, 1839 May 23, 1839 May 24, 1839 May 25, 1839 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1839)
Excerpt:June 10, 1839 ~ Monday June 10th I [FIGURE] wrote a letter to Br Seth Utley at Chalk level Benton County Tenn" June 16, 1839 ~ Sunday 16th Sunday President S. Rigdon Preached in Montrose, Lee County Ioway Territory to a large Congregation, from Acts 20 ch 20, 21. v. June 17, 1839 ~ Monday 17th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elder M. Holmes. I am spending these days at ...Dates:June 10, 1839 June 16, 1839 June 17, 1839 June 20, 1839 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)
Excerpt:JANuary 1st 1841 I find myself this New Years morning in com- pany with Elder H. C. Kimball. at No 40 Ironmonger Row Saint Lukes LONDON The Metropolis of England, the largest commercial city in the world Population 1,600,000. We are enjoying good health & spirits [FIGURE] I received a letter from Elder H. Glover I celebrated this new years Day by Baptizing two persons in a bath at Tabernacle Square. We dined at Doctor Copeland'ss, we read a letter sent ... -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)
Excerpt:of wickedness hypocracy & he rejected our testimony & opposed the work, in fact we cannot go to teach in the City of London but what the Devil comes also to oppose us thi[s] accounts for my dreams about serpents. I returned home fell asleep & again dreamed of vast serpents both dead & alive some were of Antique turned into stone, & many were alive about 20 foot long & Pitched at me like Draggons & I fled from them & arose into the air & sailed a great distance with the greatest ease & delight ...Dates:January 7, 1841 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)
Excerpt:July 13, 1840 ~ Monday July 13th I received a lengthy & interesting Letter from ^[FIGURE] Letter from Phebe W W^ Phebe W. Woodruff from which I made some extracts to be inserted in the Star which will appear in the 4th No. My wife informs me in this Letter that the Rev Mr Bogart a Methodist Preacher who was the Leader of the Missouri mob in the persecution of the Saints, has shot a man during the Election who ...Dates:July 13, 1840 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)
Excerpt:November 7, 1840 ~ Saturday Nov 7th [FIGURE] I wrote a full letter to Br Ilus F Carter in answer to his, we wrote one to R Rushton & one to whittaker we recieved one letter from R Rushton & also a pamphlet from William Hewet in oposition to Elder G. A. Smith November 8, 1840 ~ Sunday 8th Sunday we preached in the afternoon & evening & broke bread unto the ...Dates:November 7, 1840 November 8, 1840 November 9, 1840