LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. possession a large amount of money to make payment on their land purchase. This was known to some road agents in the vicinity, who gathered a company of robbers and went on ahead of Brother Rich and lay in ambush, intending to kill the "Mormons" and rob them of their money. Before reaching the company of robbers Brother Rich came to a by-path or trail. The Spirit then told him to take that path. The brethren with him marveled at his course, not knowing ...

LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. In that case it dictated me quite contrary to my expecta- tions, for I had appointments out for a week ahead. But I obeyed the voice of the Spirit, went south as I was directed to, and my readers know the result. I will refer to one more instance in my experience upon the subject of revelation: All the Latter-day Saints understand that we build temples for the purpose of administering ordinances for the dead as well as for the living. The Lord has opened the way in ...

PATRIARCHAL BLESSINGS. temple of the Lord; and thousands of others have received the same blessings in the same way. President Young received revelations in that temple, and there are yet many revelations to be received in the last days, concerning the redemption of the dead and many other sub- jects, but they will all be manifest in due time through the proper authority unto the Church and Kingdom of God. There are many other manifestations of the power of God and the revelations ...

CONTENTS. CHAPTER XXII. Continue my Journey—Leave Elder Taylor in Germantown— Arrival in Cleveland—Take Steamer from There to Buffalo— Delayed by a Storm—Go to Farmington, my Father's Home —Death of my Grandmother—My Uncle Dies—I preach his Funeral Sermon—Arrive in New York—Sail for Liverpool—Encounter Storms and Rough Weather—Arrive in Liver- pool. Page 72. CHAPTER XXIII. Our Visit to Preston—Our First Council in

October 6, 1871 ~ Friday Oct 6, 1871 The general Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day met this morning in the New Tabernacle at 10 oclok. Their were present all the Presidency & Twelve Except O. Hyde & A. Carrington President Young was vary feeble W. Woodruff spoke 55 Minutes C C Rich 22. Afternoon H. S. Eldridge Prayed James Brown spoke 48 Minutes Wm ...

[Deseret Weekly News, March 6, 1897, 366.] THE DESERET WEEKLY. [Column 1] PRESIDENT WOODRUFF'S BIRTHDAY. BIOGRAPHICAL. On Sunday, February 28, 1897, at 2 p. m., and on the following day, Mon- day, March 1, at 10 a.m., were exer- cises in the Tabernacle in honor of the ninetieth anniversary of the birth of Elder Wilford Woodroff, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, and one of the first com- pany of Utah Pioneers that entered the valley of the ...

C. Thompson (W. W.) Affairs at St George St George Temple Feb 4, 1879 President John Taylor Dear Brother We Received your kind Letter yesterday which I presented to Brother Snow and the Laboring Brethren here in the Temple and your views meet a response in all Our hearts We greatly Rejoice with all our harts, in the ordinances of the House of God, and the Revelations of Heaven We feel the force of this Eternal truth that God holds the destiny of this Nation in ...

L.D.S. Historian's Office, P.O. Box 321, Salt Lake City, Utah, ^St George^Dec 6, 1886 President John Taylor Dear Brother I have just learned (I think from a reliable source) that Judge Boreman will hold a term of court at St George at the close of the present term at Beaver And that a commision with the clerk Zane will be stationed at St George vary soon. under these circumstances Will it not be Necssary to close ...

Oct 6th 1876 Afternoon Prayer By B Young Jr Lorenzo Snow spoke 35 Minutes C. C. Rich 24, F D Richards 17 M[inutes] B Young jr 10. October 7, 1876 ~ Saturday Oct 7. Prayer By G Q Cannon Presented the names of Missionaries John Taylor spoke 60 Minuts more mission- aries presented. Afternoon G Q Cannon presented more missionaries and then the Authorities of the Church And John W Young was ...

April [October] 8, 1876 at the close of the Meeting the Twelve met for Prayer we also met at the old Tabernacle at 6.30 in the Evening as a Priesthood Meeting whare a report was given of all the Quorums of the Priesthood concerning what they had done for the Building of the Temple this season October 9, 1876 ~ Monday 9. [FIGURE] I spent the whole of the day in seting apart the Missionaries near 100 were set apart to go ...