Universalist
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Excerpt:February 24, 1838 ~ Saturday Feb 24 We walked from Belfast to Northport and was kindly entertained at Mr Benjamin Stephens [FIGURE] I wrote two letters one to Sister Townsend & the other to Elder Milton Holmes. I preached at early candlelight in the schoolhouse at Northport upon the Book of Mormon spent the night at Mr Stephen's distance 4 miles February 25, 1838 ~ Sunday 25 Sunday preached at the schoolhouse In the forenoon ElderDates:February 24, 1838 February 25, 1838 February 26, 1838 February 27, 1838 February 28, 1838 March 1, 1838 March 2, 1838 March 3, 1838 March 4, 1838
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Excerpt:November 30, 1837 ~ Thursday Nov 30th Thanksgiving day I Preached in the schoolhouse & spent the night with Mr William Simonton in com -pany with Mr Earrow a universalest preacher December 1, 1837 ~ Friday Dec 1st walked to Mr Ames & Hopkins preached in their house at night distance 3 miles December 2, 1837 ~ Saturday 2nd Preached at Br Ames at night & walked through the mud to Mr Whitleys 3 ...Dates:November 30, 1837 December 1, 1837 December 2, 1837 December 3, 1837 December 4, 1837 December 5, 1837 December 6, 1837 December 7, 1837 December 8, 1837 December 9, 1837 December 10, 1837
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Excerpt:[figure]a while about her domestic affairs I asked, whare Sarah Emma was (our ownly child) She says weeping {and kissing me} she is dead. We sorrowed a moment & I awoke, Phebe also said she had not received my letters. Is this dream true time must determin. ^This dream was a warning of what was to come Sarah Emma Died 17th of July AD 1840^ November 29, 1839 ~ Friday 29th I spent the day & night with Br John Woodward reading a debate between ...Dates:November 29, 1839 November 30, 1839 December 1, 1839 December 2, 1839 December 3, 1839 December 4, 1839 December 5, 1839 December 6, 1839 December 7, 1839 December 8, 1839 December 9, 1839 December 10, 1839
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Excerpt:I made mention to you respecting the Church in Cincinnati I have since learned that that Church principly had mo[ved] to Missouri. But as I feel a great interest for your prosperyts [prosperity] Salvation & Eternal interest of all my relatives I wish you would read the Messenger & Advocate the paper published at Kirtland Ohio inasmuch as you have time & opportunity by that you will in some degree have if a chance of investigating the subject. I send our Parents the paper Brother
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Excerpt:July 13 of one instead of any more to transact any kind of busines if I want to do it with dispatch then he does not have others to council but can act upon his own judgment we hire men ^& clerks^ to work in the Church who spend all ther time as day labourers we pay them wages. G. Do not the Bishops have salary's Y. No Sir. [G.] Are all the Mormons under obligation to gather together and upon what principl are they required to gather. Y Yes ...
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Excerpt:moved 12 miles east into Montgomery County bought a farm and settled and here I lived till I was 18 years old. There are but ^few^ instances in the early part of my life that would be interesting, my paretns ware very strenuous believers in the Universalian doctrine, strictly moral and perfectly honest, and if I have any immorality about me it is not chargable to my parents I was strictly taught to rise above all degridation and never to aspire to any thing that was above my ...