Thomas Bullock
Thomas Bullock (1816-1885) was born 23 Dec. 1816 in Leek, Staffordshire, England. He was the son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. He married Henrietta Rushton on 25 Jun. 1838. He was baptized 20 Nov. 1841 in Leek. He was a recorder and clerk for the Church in Utah Territory, which brought him into regular contact with Wilford Woodruff. He died 10 Feb. 1885 in Coalville, Summit Co., Utah Territory.
Footnotes
Thomas Bullock (MYXX-DWR), "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 23 Jun. 2022). Thomas Bullock, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/thomas-bullock, accessed 8 Feb. 2022). Thomas Bullock, The Joseph Smith Papers (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/thomas-bullock, accessed 11 Jan. 2022).
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Excerpt:not reproved you in the gate. I ask did I ever exercise any compulsion over any man. did I not give him the liberty of disbelieveing any doctrin I have preached if he saw fit, why do not my enemies strike a blow at the doctrin, they cannot do it, it is truth, And I am as the voice of one crying in the wilderness repent of your sins & prepare the way for the coming of the son of Man, for the kingdom of God has come unto you and henceforth the ax is laid unto ...Dates:March 25, 1844 March 26, 1844 March 27, 1844 March 28, 1844 -
Excerpt:September 2, 1856 ~ Tuesday 2nd I spent the day in the office preparing History I called upon President Young Brother Kimball & Grant was there reading the Calaforn[ia] News President Young called upon me at the office & conversed upon the subject of his history & Journal R. L. Campbell T Bullock & Myself walked with him to see the Font which is building in the public or temple Block. I ...Dates:August 4, 1856 August 5, 1856 August 6, 1856 September 2, 1856 September 3, 1856 -
Excerpt:God are made manifest in your preservation from Danger & death you should make a record of it keep an account of the dealings of God with you daily I have written all the blessings I have received & I would not take gold for them. I am in the Historians office & I find it vary difficult to get or find a record of Events as they past along shuch as we want to make the History but if the Elders will take pains to write their Official Acts so the Historian can ...Dates:September 7, 1856 -
Excerpt:At the close of the meeting I returned home & found sister sayers & sister cob at my house. Sister sayers wished me to Bless her as she was going on her Mission I lade hands upon her & blessed her as she was going East on her mission the spirit bore testimony that all should be right with her & that she should prosper on her Journey & return in peace September 8, 1856 ~ Monday 8th I visited Brother Lamberts garden & saw his plums he had ...Dates:September 8, 1856 September 9, 1856 September 10, 1856 September 11, 1856 September 12, 1856 September 13, 1856 -
Excerpt:September 14, 1856 ~ Sunday Sunday 14th I was unwell & did not attend meeting [two lines blank] In the Afternoon I attended meeting President Young gave liberty for any of the saints to confess or bear their testimony to the truth several of the brethren & sisters spoke then President Brigham Young arose & delivered unto the saints one of the strongest addresses that was ever delivered to this church & kingdom there was neither of the regular reporters present but Leo Hawkins reported the Latter Day ...Dates:September 14, 1856 September 15, 1856 -
Excerpt:bakery. W. Woodruff followed & said that those that took his flour if they took it because they were suffering with Hunger & would ask a Blessing upon the bread when it was made & send him home the bags he would not bring an Accusation against them at the close of the meeting the bags were put in sight & brought to me next morning [FIGURE] I met in the Prayer circle in the evening And the following named persons received their blessings & was set apart for their Missions. Elders O. PrattDates:April 14, 1856 April 15, 1856 April 16, 1856 -
Excerpt:April 17, 1856 ~ Thursday 167th I spent A part of the day writing the Blessing of those of the Twelve who were Blessed last sundyay night By the Presidency & Twelve I had them recorded in the Book of incidents in the Historians office By Robert Campbell. O. Pratt W. Woodruff & G. A. Smith laid hands upon Elder P. P. Pratt who was vary sick & had been insensible of any thing for two days April 18, 1856 ~ Friday ...Dates:April 17, 1856 April 18, 1856 April 19, 1856 April 20, 1856 April 21, 1856 April 22, 1856 -
Excerpt:June 21, 1856 ~ Saturday 21st I spent most of the day at home I was vary weary through the day June 22, 1856 ~ Sunday 22nd Sunday I spent the fore part of the day at home. Joseph Young preached in the forenoon followed by H. C. Kimball. President B [FIGURE] Young Preached in the afternoon one of the most interesting sermons containing the most interesting information light, truth & knowledge ever revealed by God through any Apostle ...Dates:June 21, 1856 June 22, 1856 June 23, 1856 June 24, 1856 -
Excerpt:August 4, 1856 ~ Monday 4th I spent the fore part of the Day obtaining grafts & puting in to my offi orchard Br Nebeker put them [in] for me he put in 90 buds most of them were choice fruit from the states the remainder of the day was spent in the office. we learned soon after ariving at the office that one of our clerks viz that Jonathan Grimshaw was about to leave us for England could not stand the hard ...Dates:August 4, 1856 August 5, 1856 August 6, 1856 August 7, 1856 August 8, 1856 August 9, 1856 August 10, 1856 -
Excerpt:Called upon to go on Missions to Europe & to go with Brother Blair West on an exploring tour. Elder Thomas Bullock our chief Clerk in the Historians office August 11, 1856 ~ Monday 11th I put in 28 Apricott buds this morning into plum & peach stocks I spent the day in the office. The First Presidency B. Young H. C. Kimball & J. M. Grant spent the afternoon with us to day in hearing ...Dates:August 11, 1856 August 12, 1856 August 13, 1856 August 14, 1856 August 15, 1856 August 16, 1856