Mormon History, Aug 2, 1843

-- Aug 2, 1843
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 2d Elder Beck Paid $48.00 for the passage of the Twelve to Baltimore. A Collection was taken up of about $20 to assist the quorum to Philadelphia. (1)

[Joseph Smith Diary] Wednesday, August 2nd Some better. (Phelps translating) (2)

-- Aug 3, 1843
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 3d Can a Church make buy laws as expediences [ ] for themselves that are not specifiyed in any revelation? Yes if they wish. They may make laws to stick their fingers in their eyes if they wish, but it is like sticking their fingers through a not hole in the wall to see what custom will do. (1)

[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] Aug 3d We parted with the Saints in Pittsburgh & took stage for Baltimore. Their was six of us of the quorum of the Twelve viz B Young, H. C. Kimball, O. Pratt, J. E. Page, W. Woodruff & G. A. Smith. We traveld about 25 miles along the River & over the mountains whare Rocks Hung in mases almost over our heads & on the other side was yawning gulfs below. We Came onto the National Road at Washington Pa. We Rode all day & all night in the stage about 120 miles. We arived next morning at Cumberland. We passed through Brownville & Uniontown.

/<We had a talk with [man?] [--] territory also [paid/put] it in [-].> (1)

[Joseph Smith Diary] Thursday, August 3d 1843 Not so well says Lorin. (2)

-- Aug 3, 1843, Thursday
[William Clayton Writings] Clayton received the down payment in specie /from Meginess/ and happily took the note for the rest. (3)

[William Clayton Writings] Thursday 3rd A.M. at Prest. J's ... Conversed about W Law, Emma &c. ... (3)

-- Aug 3, 1843. Thursday.
[William Clayton Journal] A.M. at President Joseph'sÂ…Conversed about W[illiam] Law, Emma &cÂ… (4)

-- Aug 4, 1843
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 4th We Took the rail cars at cumberland at 8 oclock AM & passed through many miles of Deep Moun-taineous cutting /stoped at Harpers ferry/ & arived at Baltimore (MD) about 6 oclock. We here took the Steemboat George Washington. Crossed the Bay of Chesepeke to Frenchtown. We here took the Railroad again to New Castle (Del) then the steem Boat to Philadelphia where we arived at 4 oclock on the 5th Aug being 48 hours from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia By Stage, Rail Road & Steem Boat. The whole Distance 430 miles. (1)

[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 4th When any person is ordained legally by the vote of the Church to any office can he be releaced from that office [&/of?] priesthood (No)and hold his standing in the church? (No.)

Elder Young made many useful remark. Conference Adjourned untill tomorrow. (1)

[Joseph Smith Diary] Friday, August 4th Health improving. (2)

-- Aug 5, 1843
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 5th We were distributed among the Saints in Philadelphia at the following places: Elder B Young at Br P Hesse 36 old York Road. Elder H. C. Kimball at 34 Old York Road at sister Jeff res. Elder J E Page & G A Smith at Elder Win. Wharton Elizabeth st opposite the Methodist Chapel. Elder O Pratt at sister Nickolsons at 6 st 2 doors Below Rase st. (sassafras). [ ] & myself at Br [ ] Hammers at 12 Logan street near spring garden market. After getting sum Breakfast we went to rest as we had had not slep any for two nights of any account. During the after noon & evening we had the hardest storm & rain & wind that had been known for many years in & about the city of Philadelphia. Much damage was done houses unroofed, sullers filled with water, streams suddenly rose, bridges, lumber & houses Carried away, a number of persons were drowned &c &c. (1)

Two days before the election and three weeks after Joseph's comments about Hyrum's taking over as prophet, Hyrum Smith announces to a large assembly that it was the will of God that the Saints should vote for the Democratic candidate. The next day, before the election, Joseph Smith preaches at the Sunday gathering and says, "Brother Hyrum tells me this morning that he has had a testimony to the effect that it would be better for the people to vote for Hoge; and I never knew Hyrum to say that he had a revelation and it failed. Let God speak and all men hold their peace." Joseph had promised his support to the Whig party but had changed his mind. The Mormon vote allowed Joseph Hoge to win a close race without Joseph, technically, breaking his promise. (5)


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 - George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995
5 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com


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