turned a Deaf ear to their cries. O America it is because of these things that thou art weighed in the balance & found wanting. from this time forth perplexity shall rest upon the nation, confusion reign in thy government, wisdom righteousness & truth will depart from thy senators & rulers, Discord & folly shall shall sit in thy congress & senate, thy shame shall be known among the nations of the Earth thy pride shall be humbled in the dust & thy haughtiness laid low, the heads of thy rulers ...

right arm, is held in his left hand. The loss of his right arm is concealed by the Flag which the Genius of victory is lowering to him & under the folds of which Death lies in ambush for his victim by which it is indicated that he recieved the reward of victory and the stroke of Death at the same time. By the figure of an enraged british seaman is represented the zeal of the navy to revenge the loss of its most gallant leader Brittanna in the ...

January 16, 1837 ~ Monday Jan 16th Elder Abram O Smoot was again attacked by the destroyer which brought him upon a bed of Great disstress We immediately called upon the Elders of the Church. Viz. Elders O Hide & E ^H C^ Kimble of the twelve & B. Nobles, M. Holmes, & myself of the first Seventy We prayed with & for him & lade hands upon him according to the scriptures & he was immediately healed of his ...

to Son. We next visited the splended Monument erected in memory of George Granvill the late Duke father of the present Duke of Southerland. It stands erect upon a hill built of hewn stone, the foundation is square 160 ^feet^ round it, each laying of stone is drawn into a narrow Compase about 3 feet each laying untill about 12 feet high then the monument is round for about 60 feet, then the Image of the Duke stands on the top being about 10 feet in hight ...

Elder Brigham Young house for meeting. President Hiram Smith opened the meeting by prayer after which the Presidency lade their hands upon my head & sealed a blessing upon me President Rigdon being speaker they also sealed a blessing upon the head of Elders George A Smith & Turley. Also upon the head of Sister Young sister Tailor & my wife. If we were faithful we had the promise of again returning to the bosom of ...

setting in the western horizon. It brought fresh to my recollection the days of my youth when I was wont to travel this road with PHILO, ASAHEL & others but time wiates for no man, after taking this walk I returned to fathers house & Preached to the citizens of farmington the congregation was principly composed of rich men I had the spirit of Preaching & I warned them not to trust in uncertain riches. I spoke upon the second coming & reign of Christ ...

See Journal Vol 1st April 15. 1837. Great and marvelous are thy Works O LORD GOD ALMIGHTY Written upon what came to pass on the first day of July AD 1838 in fulfillment of Revelation O GOD my heart inspire my pen direct while I record this scene of thy mercy this blessing of thy love a blessing promised me by the testimony of JESUS CHRIST. Could I claim it yes by faith all things are possible even that my parents & friends could in the new covenant with me stand. Without shame ...

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TWELVE. the Twelve be humble and not be exalted, and beware of pride and not seek to excel one another, but act for each other's good, and honorably make mention of each other's names in prayer before the Lord and before your fellow-men. Do not backbite or devour a brother. The Elders of Israel should seek to learn by precept and example in this late age of the world and not be obliged to learn everything we know by sad experience. I trust the remainder of ...

Nov. 1st. today we have had a good meetting at father Clarks where I live— there is a branch of the church here of about 50 members my name with Sarah Emma & Willford’s are enroled in this branch— brother Wm. Clark is the president of this branch has gone to Nauvoo or Commerce today and says that I must preside over the meeting today— there are a number of elders here and I would like ...

upon the mountains when this revelations was given there was no gathering at all Joseph had got to Kirtland I have no idea that the prophet himself knew at that time whare this would be. we are now here in the mountains in fulfillment of that Prophesy and Revelation. Also in the 40th chapter of Isaiah com- forting words were spoken concerning the Jews & Jerrusalem they were to go to Jerrusalem for they had received double reward for all their sins now comfort them a did all thes ...