William Smith
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Excerpt:October 22, 1836 ~ Saturday Oct 22 Preached at Br Beaty & Baptised 1 Mrs Beaty October 23, 1836 ~ Sunday 23rd Sunday Preached at Beatys & Baptised 1 his Daughter Also Ordained Brother James Beaty to the Office of a Priest he had been a Preacher of the Christian order for several years. Communed with the Sains had a spiritual time & it was the last meeting that I held in the South within the limits of the Tennesse ...Dates:October 22, 1836 October 23, 1836 October 24, 1836 October 25, 1836 October 26, 1836 October 27, 1836 October 28, 1836
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Excerpt:was presented to us for an example {O God stay thy hand and judgment on Kirtland O Wilford remember this warning escape judgment lest thou fall O God save me for Christ's sake} Spent the past week in school in the Lords house December 18, 1836 ~ Sunday 18 Sunday I went up to the house of the Lord to worship Sermon delivered by Elder William Smith Elder Joseph Young administered the sacrament President Joseph Smith jr solumnized the rights ...Dates:December 18, 1836 December 19, 1836 December 20, 1836 December 20, 1836 December 22, 1836 December 24, 1836 December 25, 1836
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Excerpt:October 6, 1844 ~ Sunday 5 6th Sunday I Preached to the saints in the forenoon & Br Sparks in the Afternoon I visited sister Adams in the evening who lade at the point of death we administered to her by the laying on of hands I returned to Br A. Deweys and spent the night [FIGURE] I wrote a letter in the evening [FIGURE] October 7, 1844 ~ Monday 7th I took cars & wrote rode toDates:October 6, 1844 October 7, 1844 October 8, 1844 October 9, 1844
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Excerpt:October 15, 1844 ~ Tuesday Oct 15th I visited Lowel and held a meeting with the Lowell branch. It with was rather a squally time dificulties appear to be rising in this quarter some dissatisfaction. after I closed I was followed by Elder Wm Smith. I was visited in the evening by Elders M. Holmes and 2 Hardys from Georgetown was glad to see them, they spent about one hour with me I was glad to ...Dates:October 15, 1844 October 16, 1844 October 17, 1844 October 18, 1844
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Excerpt:the first vol of Stephens travels in Egypt, Arabia, Petrea and the Holy Land, and I was highly edifyed with it. I attended meeting in the evening Elder Wm Smith again addressed the assembly spoke of the rise & progress of the Church, coming forth of the Book of Mormon. The Saints brought forward their tithings for the Temple all of which Elder Wm Smith took to the amount of $150 dollars for the Temple and $25 or $30 dollars for his own use we ...Dates:October 19, 1844 October 20, 1844
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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
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Excerpt:6th Resolved that George A Smith be ordained to the place of Thomas B Marsh as one of the twelve ^acknowled[ged] as one of the Twelve Apostles^ 7th Resolved that this conference are entirely satisfied with and do give their sanction to the procedings of the conference of the Twelve and their friends held on the Temple spot at Far West Missouri on friday the 26th of April last. 8th Resolved that we also sanction the act of the council held same date at same place ...
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Excerpt:June 29, 1837 ~ Thursday June 29th Spent the day in writing walked in the evening to Colebrook river Litchfield County Conn Preached at night in the methodist meeting house Spent the night at the house of wid[ow] Mills distance of the day 4. mils June 30, 1837 ~ Friday 30th We had an interview with a methodist priest he rejected our testimony & said that God had neither body or parts & that it was rediculous to ...Dates:June 29, 1837 June 30, 1837 July 1, 1837 July 2, 1837 July 3, 1837 July 4, 1837 July 5, 1837
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Excerpt:June 27, 1844 ~ Thursday 27th I had an interview with Elder B. Young Spent the fore part of the day together He took cars for Salem ^ ^in the evening^ we sat together in the depo while Joseph & Hiram were killed. Brother Young was vary sorrowful & pressed in spirit without knowing the cause^ & I spent the latter part of the day at Elder Ananias McAllisterter 296 Washington st I went to meeting in ...Dates:June 27, 1844 June 28, 1844 June 29, 1844
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Excerpt:Resolved that James H. Glines & Wm Henderson be ordained Elders. They were ordained under the hands of H. C. Kimball & B. Young Conference adjourned till sunday morning 10 oclok June 30, 1844 ~ Sunday 30th Met persuant to adjournment was addressed in the fore noon by Professor Orson Pratt, who took away all the objections of the world against new revelation. The meeting was addressed in the afternoon by Elder L. Wight, who showed the principle of ...Dates:June 30, 1844 July 1, 1844