[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 27th As the water was so low we could not get up the river we stoped near Beaver. Passed through the town to Bridgwater. Here we took stage for Pittsburgh. 28 miles. On the way we stoped at Econemy the town founded by Mr Wrap. It is esstab-lished sumthing upon the principles of Shakerism. They raised much grain fruit & make wine from the pure juse of the grape. We drank a glass of it which was vary nice. We arived at Pittsburgh at 6 oclock. Distance from Cincinnatti to Pittsburgh 469 1/2 miles.
We soon found Br Small who informed us that there was a meeting at the Temperance Hall By the Church of Latter Day Saints. We went to the Hall & about the first persons we saw was Elder H C Kimball & O. Pratt & we herd the voice of Elder J E Page preaching. He Hammered the sects during his discourse, & at the close He informed the people of our arival which made six of the quorum of the Twelve in the city. We were all truly glad to strike hand with each other once more. I spent the night with Br [ ] Beck. (1)
[Joseph Smith Diary] Thursday, 27th Was at the store to pray for Sis[ter] Walker and anoint her finger, a phal[anx] broken. (2)
-- Jul 27, 1843, Thursday
[William Clayton Writings] Thursday 27 A.M. I went to see Prest. J. in our conversation about M & A. he said if A went to making me any trouble he would defend me to the uttermost and stand by me through all, for which I feel thankful. ... (3)
-- Jul 28, 1843
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 28th We spent the fore part of the day walking about. We met in council at 2 oclok at Br Richard Savorry. Elder B Young enquired concerning the procedings of the Twelve at cinciati. Found that Elders H C Kimball, O Pratt & J. E Page Held a Conference organized the Church & left for Pittsburgh. Elder Page stayed & in few days disunnoled what had been done & reorganized the Church but it left the church in no better situation. Elder Young reproved Elder Page some for undoing alone what three of the quorum had done together. He also spoke of the instruction that Br Joseph spoke of ie. to be gentle & mild in our teaching & not to Battle the Sects any more at present but win the affections of the people. We had a good time together.
We met in the evening at Jeremiah Cooper's house. I opened the meeting by Prayer. Elder B Young arose & addressed the Saints in a vary interesting manner & tried to instill into their minds to be prepared to Harken to the word of the Lord & obey his commandments & obey the things that the prophet tells us to do & was followed By Elders H C Kimball & G. A. Smith who bore testimony of the work of God. I spent the night at Br James McDaniel's.
Pittsburgh resembles the English Cities in Consequence of their burning so much Stone Cole which covers the Cities with smoke soot & Blackness. Its Population is 35,000. It has 120 preachers of the Gospel, 95 Churches & 21 Denominations, & It contains a Church of Latter Day Saints Numbering 75. (1)
Heber C. Kimball and Orson Pratt in Pittsburgh, PA. (4)
[Joseph Smith] Patriarch Hyrum Smith blesses Leonora Cannon Taylor: "You shall be blest with your portion of the Priesthood which belongeth to you, that you may be set apart for your Anointing and your induement [endowment]." (5)
[Joseph Smith Diary] Friday, 28th [July] 1843 Mr. Sloan delivered the records at the Mayor's office, not [the] 29th as [recorded]. (2)
[Polygamy] William Felshaw polygamous marriage to Charlotte Walters (6)
[Polygamy] According to Mormon Church Historian Andrew Jenson, Nancy married Joseph sometime before his death in June of 1844. In addition, Orson Whitmney, son of Nacy Maria's friend, Helen, also identified her as sSmith's wife. These two witnesses, taken together, make a good case for NAncy as a plural spouse of Josepoh. Though there is no exac date for her marriage to the prophet, the best hypothosis is that the cereony took place in 1843. Marriage - Joseph to Nancy Maria Winchester, age 15 ,. LOCATION: Nauvoo, IL SOURCE: LDS Biographical Encyclopedia. Elder Jenson, Andrew. 1951 Volume: 1 Page: 697 Marriages in Nauvoo Region 1839-45. See also In Sacred Lonliness, page 606. (7)
-- Jul 29, 1843
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 29th I spent the Day at Br McDowell writing & reading. We met in the evening at Br Savorys to teach the Elders. Elder B Young first addressed the meeting. The following are some of the principles taught the Elders By Elders Young:
He says relative to government that A man should in the first place preside over himself, his passions, his person bring himself into subjection to the Law of God, then Preside over his Children & his wife in wrighteouness. Then he will be capable of Presiding over a branch of the Church. But many Elders are contending about presiding over Churches when they are not capable of presiding over themselves or the least child they have.
Again the first Principle of our cause & work is to understand that their is a prophet in the Church & that he is at the head of the Church on Earth. Who called Joseph Smith to be a prophet? Did the people or God? God & not the people Called him. Had the people gatherd together and appointed one of ther number to be a Prophet He would have been accountable to the people but inasmuch as he was called of God & not the people he is accountable to God & the Angel that committed the Gospel to him & not to any man on earth. The Twelve are accountable to the Prophet & his council & not to the church for the course they persue & we have learned to go & do as the Prophet tells us to do. (1)
Footnotes:
1 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993
2 - Faulring, Scott (ed.), An American Prophet's Record: The Diaries and Journals of Joseph Smith: Joseph Smith Diary, 1843-44
3 - Fillerup, Robert C., compiler; William Clayton Nauvoo Diaries and Personal Writings, A chronological compilation of the personal writings of William Clayton while he was a resident of Nauvoo, Illinois. http://www.boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/clayton-diaries
4 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"
5 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 7: Selected Chronology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47"
6 - Smith, George D (Spring 1994), "Nauvoo Roots of Mormon Polygamy, 1841-46: A Preliminary Demographic Report", Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 27
7 - Joseph Smith Polygamy Timeline, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/JS_Polygamy_Timeline.htm
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