Lyman Wight: Publicly criticized by Brigham Young 18 Aug. 1844 for urging Nauvoo Mormons to join him in exodus (1)
[Wilford Woodruff] Brigham Young speaks on authority of Twelve (2)
-- Aug 18, 1844, Sunday
[William Clayton Writings] /18th BY tells WC that Emma told Cahoon that WC stole $200 gold WC says the money is not hers but belongs to Peter Haws/ ``She dont want to give up the money and I suppose if she can ruin my character and hold on to the money she will accomplish a two fold object. God knows that I am innocent of the charge as the angels in heaven, and it is grosly wicked in her to give out this report. Er Young recommended me to watch carefully - and in the morning go and get the secretary. I feel sorry to think that after I have served that family like a slave, having run at her call night & day, and never wronged them out of the first cent that she should thus abuse me, for I must say I never met with oppression and tryranny so cruel from any person in all my life as I have borne from that woman, but yet I will not be her enemy nor do her any harm, except I should be in the defence of my own life and character'' /Next Emma would give them the secretary to WC and C
utler who went together (3)
[William Clayton Writings] On August 19 he was further disturbed when Emma refused to turn over to the church a writing desk that he considered church property. (3)
[William Clayton Writings] Sunday. August 18. At the Office copying the Record of the Kingdom (3)
-- Aug 19, 1844
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 19th We took the Parting hand with Br Benbow and Wilford, and returned home to Nauvoo. Sister Benbow accompanied us. Sister Ells and sister Brown was sewing for Mrs Woodruff. I met in council with the quorum of the (Twelve). They conversed some concerning the rout we should take. It was thought to be the healthyest to take the northern route.
Elder Dunham was appointed to hold a Council with some visiting brethren concerning some temporal business.
A letter was read directed to Dr Richards and some dreams rehearsed one of which I told as follows: I met with Br Joseph Smith in the Congregation of the Saints. He had his old Hebrew and Jerman Bible, and preached to the Saints. B[ut] he seemed to be to thronged by the people and he rose up lifted up a curtain and passed into another room where the people could not distirb him and there he was going to teach the people. (4)
[Brigham Young] on monday 19 the twelve had a councel herd a letter from El J. S. C. A. Bennet (P51) August 1844 Br. Wilford Woodruff is going to England to take charge of all the Churches Printing and emigration Business, B.r H. Clark goes with him (5)
-- Aug 20, 1844
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 20th I spent the day at home writing. (4)
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy J. Clark Smith, the third daughter of Samuel Smith and Levira Clark Smith, is born. She is Samuel's seventh child. (6)
-- Aug 21, 1844
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 21st I met in Council with the Twelve by the request of Elder Lyman Wight as he wished some council. But he was sick and could not attend so the council dispersed.
In the afternoon Elders B. Young H. C. Kimball, W. Richards and J. Taylor each in company with his Lady except sister Young spent a portion of the afternoon at my house on a visit, and took supper with me. I estem it a favor to have the company of any of the Twelve. It begins to be sickly in Nauvoo some. I am almost daily called upon to visit the sick. (4)
Announcement: Deaths -- W.D. Huntington -- Anabel Howe (42, Bilious Fever), John Parker (7, Dropsy), Oliva Evans (1, Diarrhea), William Arthur Van Orden (3, Bloody Flux), Nahum E. Reed (6 months, Inflammation on the Lungs), Lehi Rogers (7 months, Canker), Johu Batley (49, Diarrhea), Sidney W. Gardner (7 months, Inflammation on the Brain), Peter Campel (40, Consumption), Elizabeth Statham (45, Inflammation). (7)
Poetry: "Nauvoo" - Foolery and Knavery -- The St. Louis Revile -- Poem abut the problems and falsehood they perceive in Nauvoo. (7)
Footnotes:
1 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47, http://amzn.to/origins-power
2 - Kenny, Scott (editor), Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898, Chronology Signature Books, Midvale, Utah, http://bit.ly/wwjournal
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 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
5 - Brigham Young Journal (1801-1877) Journal #2 July, 1837- Mar. 1845
6 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books, http://bit.ly/lucys-book
7 - Nauvoo Neighbor article, http://boap.org/LDS/Nauvoo-Neighbor
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