Letter to Orson Spencer-- This letter to Orson Spencer in England from President Brigham Young gives an official account of the organization of the First Presidency in December, 1847. It also gives a brief account of the progress of the Saints in the valley of the Great Salt Lake. For additional background see: CHC 3:315-320.
LETTER from President Brigham Young to Orson Spencer Winter Quarters 23rd January. 1848. Dear Brother,-Yours of the 1st of November, 1847, came to hand on the 11th instant. I was much pleased to hear of the prosperity of the work in the British Islands-of your good health and your desires to labour in the vineyard. Brother Heber and myself called upon your family-read your letter-found them all well and in lively spirits; the house and the children were clean and neat, and they presented a comparatively comfortable aspect. The difficulty of getting grinding this winter has in a great measure prevented us from being as comfortable as we otherwise might be, but another grist mill starts to-morrow, which will be the fourth run of stones in the city. I asked your children how they would like me to send you word to stay another year, as I thought it was best to do so, and take them and Brother Bullock's family over the mountains in the spring. Ellen replied, "If I thought it was best, they would like it so, for they wanted to do the best," and they all said Amen to it. I told Ellen to buy a good milch cow, and I would pay for it, and reminded her of my saying last winter, that if she lacked anything she was to let me know. It is thought advisable for you to stay another year, and I will take your family on in the spring.
We anticipate sending Brother Orson Pratt and several other Elders to England, who will leave here when we leave for the mountains, and of sending Brother Woodruff to Nova Scotia, Canadas, &c., at the same time. Brother George A. Smith is having some log cabins built on the other side of the river, and intends in a few days to remove over there, and stay for a year or two amongst the brethren, as those who do not go onward must vacate this place and go over to the Pottawatamie purchase. Orson Hyde will stay there also, and with Brother George will take care of the branches and push the Saints westward.
In December last we appointed a day to hold a conference on the other side of the river, in a large double block house, occupied by one of the brethren, where the Saints congregated in such large numbers that we found it impracticable to continue our conference, the house being so crowded and many shouting at the windows to get in, so that we adjourned for three weeks to build a house capable of holding the Saints. Accordingly, on the 24th, we convened again at the "Log Tabernacle," which they erected in a short time, during the severest weather we have had this winter. It is a well-constructed, capacious log house, 60 by 40 feet inside, and will seat 1000 persons, with a recess or stand 20 by 10 feet for the priesthood and clerk's bench: it is certainly an ornament to this new country, and shows a little of Mormonism. I told them at the conference that the brethren had built, fenced, and made as many improvements in the short time they had been there (about a year) as they would in Missouri in about ten years; and it is a fact, and they have raised a crop equal to any we used to raise in Illinois.
At this conference we suggested to the brethren the propriety of organizing the church with a first presidency and a patriarch, as hinted at in our General Epistle, and the expediency of such a move at this time was so clearly seen by the brethren, that they hailed it as an action which the state of the work at present demanded, and as a means to liberate the hands of the Quorum of the Twelve, who now feel at liberty to go abroad and herald the truth to the ends of the earth, and build up the kingdom in all the world. Accordingly Brigham Young was nominated to be the first president of the church, and he nominated Heber C. Kimball and Willard Richards to be his two counsellors, which nominations were seconded and carried without a dissentient voice. Father John Smith was then nominated to be patriarch of the whole church, in the same capacity as Father Joseph Smith was, and also Brother Hyrum-seconded and carried unanimously. The Spirit of the Lord at this time rested upon the congregation in a powerful manner, insomuch that the Saints' hearts were filled with joy unspeakable; every power of their mind and nerve of their body was awakened and absorbed: a dead stillness reigned in the congregation while the President spoke. He said:-"This is one of the happiest days of my life: it's according as Heber prophesied yesterday, our teachings to-day have been good. I never heard better. Is not the bliss of heaven and the breezes of Zion wafted here? Who feels hatred, malice, or evil? If you come to the door with a bad spirit, it would not come in with you; no, it could not mingle here: but when you enter, your feelings become as calm and gentle as the zephyrs of paradise; and feel glory, Hallelujah. Nothing more has been done to-day than what I knew would be done when Joseph died. We have been driven from Nauvoo here, but the hand of the Lord is in it,-visible as the sun shining this morning; it is visible to my natural eyes; it's all right: and I expect when we see the result of all we go through in this probationary state, we will discover the hand of the Lord in it all, and shout Amen-it's all right! We shall make the upper courts ring; we have something to do before then. I don't calculate to go beyond the bounds of time and space where we will have no opposition,-no devils to contend with; and have no fault to find with the providences of the Lord, nor much fault to find with the people; and if the devils keep out of my path I will not quarrel with them. As the Lord's will is my will all the time, as he dictates so I will perform. If he don't guide the ship, we'll go down in the whirlpool. Joseph told the Twelve, the year before he died, "there is not one key or power to be bestowed on this church to lead the people into the celestial gate but I have given you, showed you, and talked it over to you; the kingdom is set up, and you have the perfect pattern, and you can go and build up the kingdom, and go in at the celestial gate, taking your rein with you."
The instrumental band was then called upon to perform, when its heavenly vibrations fell on the tender nerve of the ear, accompanied by the Spirit of God, and the Saints shouted, "Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna to God and the Lamb. Amen, Amen and Amen:" led by Brother George A. Smith. The conference lasted four days. We had indeed an excellent time, and on the 16th January attended another meeting, convened by the seventies, which they called a Jubilee; but I told them it could not be considered a Jubilee spoken of in the Revelations, for all bands were not broken, and I called it Jubilo,-when the Saints assembled and spent the Sabbath in preaching and exhortation; and on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, had preaching and teaching concerning the organization of companies for travelling westward,-music, and other recreations. We had a blessed meeting-all hearts were comforted and lifted up above our trials and persecutions, and went home rejoicing in the benefits and privileges of the liberty of the gospel of Jesus Christ; and I pray that they may thereby be stimulated to pursue the path of righteousness, and fill up the remainder of their days in promoting the kingdom of peace and happiness on the earth.
We learn from Mr. Glenday, who has been to Oregon city, Willamette valley, this year from Missouri, and who came into Camp on the 14th current, having seen some of our brethren at Fort Hall on the 15th Nov. last, that had been there buying meat and flour, and also saw three brethren working at Fort Bridger, (115 miles from the valley,) at which place he learnt that the Mormons, in the valley, had got between 200 and 300 acres fall wheat sown, and that there was a company going to San Francisco Bay for seed wheat to sow in the spring, and there was p
lenty of provisions in the valley.
The brethren in this region of country have been much more healthy this summer and fall than ever in Nauvoo, and this has been a great blessing, as you know disease and sickness have been a heavy tax on the Saints. The weather this winter has been very mild indeed; these two weeks past have been like the opening spring, which favours us greatly, especially those who have to leave their farms and improvements here, recross the Missouri, and begin anew on the Pottawatamie lands.
The brethren are busy fixing up their wagons, and making preparations for their journey, and having a plenty of corn and fodder, their teams are doing well.
The Omahas have been peaceable this winter, and have not killed any cattle, and our circumstances, in comparison with last winter, are very prosperous and good. Your brother in the Lord, BRIGHAM YOUNG
P. S.-If we do not send you the name of our New Orleans agent, we will send the man duly authorized, who will produce his papers from us, that the Saints may know he is there by our counsel; but we now think of sending Lucius N. Scovil. The following are a list of brethren expected to go to England, and probably some more:-O. Pratt, Jeter Clinton, James W. Cummings, Harrison Burgess, Levi Richards, Eli B. Kelsey, and Hyrum H. Blackwell. {1848-January 23-MS 10:114-116 (April 15, 1848)}
[source: Clark, James R., Messages of the First Presidency (6 volumes)]
[Clark, James R., Messages of the First Presidency (6 volumes)]
Mormon History, Jan 23, 1848
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 23 Sunday I Preached to the saints in my ward. Was followed by Brs Pulsipher & Porter & we had a good time.
And in the evening I went to the Council House And met with A large assembly. Professor Pratt addressed them quite lengthy upon Asstronomy Philosophy, and various principles which he had studied much upon And also read a lengthy document which he had written which was highly interesting to us.
He advised the seventies to devote all of their leasure moments to reading & Study & fulfill the commandments which says we should treasure up wisdom & knowledge by faith & by study out of the best Books that we may have a knowledge of things in heaven & on earth of kingdoms & Countries things which are at home & abroad, the wars perplexities of nations &c.
In the lecture given by Professor Pratt He intirely overthrows many of the systems of modern Phylosiphers & Asstronomiers & modern reasoning in many respects to overthrow the gentile christian Argument "that God made the Heavens sun, moon, & stars And the earth & all that in them are out of nothing in six days. He said that it was admitted by modern Phylosophers that stars had been discoverd through telescopes so remote from the earth that it would take thirty thousand years for the light of it to reach this earth though it should travel at the rate of two hundred thousand miles per second. So it must have been in exhistance 24,000 years before this earth was formed.
He overthrows the principle of Immateriality & clearly shows that God, Angels, spirits, are material as well as men, beasts, vegitables, minerals, &c. That matter is eternal & infinite without end or bounds & that space is infinite without bounds or end that matter, the elements, intelligence were not created neither indeed can be & were from all eternity & that God formed the Heavens & earth out of unorganized materials or matter which did exhist in some form & were not made out of nothing.
In speaking of the spirit of God He remarked to me that the Holy Spirit that was through all things, and round about all things, & that governed & controlled all things are intelligent atoms the same as God is composed of. Hence it is called the spirit of God, & he had no dobt but that there were some of these Atoms combined in all the mineral, vegitable, & animal Kingdoms & by the aid of those intelligent atoms were enabled to abide the law by which they were governed. Many other interesting principles were presented by Professor Pratt.
When he Closed I followed him And exhorted the people to listen to his council & improved their time. I also advised the camp to hold meetings in each ward on sunday & prayer meetings at least one evenings in each week. That if they would pray more they would have much less spirit of Complaining among them. I remarked that the spirit of the Lord & the spirit of the devil would not dwell together but A short time in the same person or tabernacle but one would govern & the other leave.
I also warned the people against judging any matter whatever untill they herd both sides of the question for in most all cases any person would be apt to give a wrong judgment by merely hearing one side of the question, And that the Elders could not be in possession of any to much truth upon any subject whatever in order to magnify there callings among the nations of the earth for if they should be called to stand before Kings Princes, Asstronomiers Phylosophiers & the learned of the earth they would find use for all there knowledge.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
And in the evening I went to the Council House And met with A large assembly. Professor Pratt addressed them quite lengthy upon Asstronomy Philosophy, and various principles which he had studied much upon And also read a lengthy document which he had written which was highly interesting to us.
He advised the seventies to devote all of their leasure moments to reading & Study & fulfill the commandments which says we should treasure up wisdom & knowledge by faith & by study out of the best Books that we may have a knowledge of things in heaven & on earth of kingdoms & Countries things which are at home & abroad, the wars perplexities of nations &c.
In the lecture given by Professor Pratt He intirely overthrows many of the systems of modern Phylosiphers & Asstronomiers & modern reasoning in many respects to overthrow the gentile christian Argument "that God made the Heavens sun, moon, & stars And the earth & all that in them are out of nothing in six days. He said that it was admitted by modern Phylosophers that stars had been discoverd through telescopes so remote from the earth that it would take thirty thousand years for the light of it to reach this earth though it should travel at the rate of two hundred thousand miles per second. So it must have been in exhistance 24,000 years before this earth was formed.
He overthrows the principle of Immateriality & clearly shows that God, Angels, spirits, are material as well as men, beasts, vegitables, minerals, &c. That matter is eternal & infinite without end or bounds & that space is infinite without bounds or end that matter, the elements, intelligence were not created neither indeed can be & were from all eternity & that God formed the Heavens & earth out of unorganized materials or matter which did exhist in some form & were not made out of nothing.
In speaking of the spirit of God He remarked to me that the Holy Spirit that was through all things, and round about all things, & that governed & controlled all things are intelligent atoms the same as God is composed of. Hence it is called the spirit of God, & he had no dobt but that there were some of these Atoms combined in all the mineral, vegitable, & animal Kingdoms & by the aid of those intelligent atoms were enabled to abide the law by which they were governed. Many other interesting principles were presented by Professor Pratt.
When he Closed I followed him And exhorted the people to listen to his council & improved their time. I also advised the camp to hold meetings in each ward on sunday & prayer meetings at least one evenings in each week. That if they would pray more they would have much less spirit of Complaining among them. I remarked that the spirit of the Lord & the spirit of the devil would not dwell together but A short time in the same person or tabernacle but one would govern & the other leave.
I also warned the people against judging any matter whatever untill they herd both sides of the question for in most all cases any person would be apt to give a wrong judgment by merely hearing one side of the question, And that the Elders could not be in possession of any to much truth upon any subject whatever in order to magnify there callings among the nations of the earth for if they should be called to stand before Kings Princes, Asstronomiers Phylosophiers & the learned of the earth they would find use for all there knowledge.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
Mormon History, Jan 22, 1848
[Minutes, Quorum of Twelve] 11 A.M. 22. Jan[uar]y 1848
General Council B[righam]. Y[oung]., H[eber] C. K[imball]., O[rson]. P[ratt]., W[ilford]. W[oodruff]., T[homas] B[ullock]., J[oseph]. Y[oung]., A[lbert]. P. R[ockwood]. Z[iba]. P[eterson]., R[eynolds].
C[ahoon]. & High Council & James Whitehead, Capt[ai]n Stout., A[lmon]. W. Babbit, Hiram Kimball, W[illiam]. Clayton.
A Babbitt[:] The visit of Bro: Kimball & myself here is to have Council [with you], and as to council for the Bre[thren] there & as to the Sales of property in Nauvoo. [B]ut [we] have received papers since starting there that require [an] explanation, [and] as to the incorrect information that has been received about our property transactions, [we] read [a] letter from Joseph Young. [He] thought this [was] a salty document, but the ideas given forth about our transactions lead [led] Joseph & others to have such things in their minds & which I have since received an account of.-[P]assed no writings for the 70s hall [and] Joseph Young left [the] doc[ument] he received from Edward Hunter for the hall which [was] not recorded. [And] it [was] thought advisable that Hunter deed at once to Furnace [and he]-gave Joseph $30 in goods. [A]s to the team, [we] thought it advisable to keep it and come on here with it last Fall.-[And] so [it] was about this time Bro Burdick [was] to be fitted out who had horses stollen & give him the horses ? $300-& H C K $150 goods-Erastus Snow $150-turn this for the 70s hall, made arrangements.-R. C. went for W[illia]m Clayton.
A. W. Babbit [began] reading-Whitehead & McEwans statements.-This we consider a very salty doc[ument and] dont care much about it however-tho I know Mr. Heywood s feelings are bad because of being charged with embezzling the poor s money.
B. Y.[:] If you want to make a statement about the property-do be short.-[T]his Council knows nothing about these transactions and we care as little & there is not a particle ag[ains]t. you in any of these documents & you will just irritate feelings.-
A. W. Babbitt. I will be very short because it would irritate my own feelings to talk about it.
B. Y.[:] I ll get up to be equal with you Mr Babbitt, & you say that that property statement made by Whitehead & McEwan, is known to thousands. & Whiteheads statements are correct. You need not try to brighten your character [or] you will rouse some old lion s hear[t]. [And] you have embezzled money there that ought to have come here & from every body you could. [A]nd you have got from every body you could & you have done what you have a mind to with it & I dont care about it. I told Bro. Fulmer when [he was] here that I cared more for him than all the property in Nauvoo. I did not expect to have the benefits of the property in Nauvoo. [I] knew you were left there to fight the battles-& I want to think more about going to the mountains.
A. W. B.[:] If these implications are personal and apply to us as Individuals-I must be heard and [I] have a good deal to say about it. [He] went on to state when A W. Babbitt called upon Whitehead to state-J. Whitehead [was] going to state when B. Y. objected.
B. Y.[:] We dont want an investigation but if Babbits wants [it]. [T]hen we ll have those widows & women come here who have come from Nauvoo-the property we dont care about-and all that the Trustees were placed for there was to keep the bullets from coming West of Nauvoo.
[B]ut [we are] keeping them there to fight the mobs.-[There was] an instance of a Sister [who] I borrowed $100 from. [I] gave her my note-well, Babbitt has the note-& he debited me with the $1000. [T]his statement of Heywoods [is] not to[o] salty, but the Trustees I have always defended, and they have done the best they could. [At least] as well as I expected-if we can only screen ourselves & get away all we care [about].-[If we] talk of these things & they bring gloom, desolation & gnashing-but talk of these things & they bring desol[ation].-[B]ut the other things we have to talk of-[such as] when [we were] in the temple the last day we clothed ourselves in robes & we gave all the property in Nauv[oo] & the temple into the hands of Israels God. Bro Babbitt [is] an excellent Lawyer, [I will] walk right into the midst of them & tell them [I] ask no odds of them.
Joseph L Heywood-[A] good tender feeling man, & good man to this day [is] John S
Fulmer, a perfect true [?]. I have wanted Bro Babbitt & the Trustees to help Bro. Joseph Young-if they can with something to outfit. [I] prayed all the time that the Trustees could not sell the temple- who is there here that has not passed thro too much to quarrel for a farm[?]-Bre[thren], if we rake up our feelings-we will see plenty of evils in each other, but I say let them alone, [say] not a word spoken ag[ains]t. a Brother but let us go hand in hand & build up the kingdom. [I] feel like a little child about quarreling-&c but feel like a lion for truth & righteousness.
A. W. Babbitt-I now wish to resign my office as Trustee in the Church & can go and now make a living on the world or even among the Brethren go to plough/g [inserted about "h"]/ & planting. I am poor, and if the church pay me $.50 c[en]ts a $ I will be content. [A]nd [I will] do whatever [the] council will say to me or go to [the] Mountains. [And] when these statements made by Jos. Young & Whitehead are justified on the floor of this Council. I have feelings about it. [And] I feel I am a man, & humanity is weak.
J. Y.[: I] dont want to have hard feelings ag[ains]t. Babbitt. [I] felt [I was the] chief man there, [but] Brigham said to me that B[ro]. [Babbi]-tt had risked his life for the Bre[thren] many a time.-I lay 6 weeks at the Bluff-but /I/ could not get [a] team.-If I had known that things went as they have [I] would never have said what I have on that line.-[I] supposed Bro Babbitt had scatter[ed] the money round about but /I/ want Bro Babbitt not to consider that church property.-[I]t was sold for to help Pioneers away, but I thought it was right I should have the Bal[ance].-I have defended Bro B[abbitt s] property & defend[ed] for him & stood up for him all the time but [if] I have said anyt[h]ing that is out of the way-I say I feel to fellowship Bro Babbitt. [And] if he meats [meets] me on equal ground & says I have no feelings-then I will say the same-I am willing to have that that by for ever.
B. Y.[:] I fathered that concern, but I ll say to Bro Joseph if he had known what I did he would not have wrote you for I told him to get the Bre[thren] here to help & not to seek after help from that quarter. I dont justify the spirit of the letter written by Whitehead & McEwan-[though some] statements [are] true however.
James Whitehead-I wrote that at the request of O[rson] Hyde.
H C K[:] Inasmuch as Bro: Babbitt has sold the Seventys hall. & appropriated the proceeds for church debt & that is the greatest blessing ever conferred on you [as]_a Latter day Saint, [i]t would have been eternally cast up to you by the Seventys, [but] Brigham has sustained the Trustees all the time & parried off the blows-[the] 70s would have thorned you to death.-
B. Y.[:] If the temple sold for $200..000 there would be such an eruption among the Bre[thren] that they would all want help & those who have advanced for the church would want liquidation. [And] they would use all the power or faith of their priesthood ag[ains]t. us unless satisfied.-If we descend to picking quarrels & pick[ing] at each other this is a mean spirit, & Gentile law & customs & it will be a mean thing. [W]e will want to pick [up] each other, & that until we use each other up & destroy all the influence we have got-but I am above such feelings.
W[illard]. R[ichards]. came in.
J. Whitehead, [I] don t pretend to be perfect, but I feel since I [have] come here, when [I] go & see Bro[s] Young, Kimball, & Richards, & I felt the good spirit, & [it is] as tho I had come out of midnight darkness. [And I] feel [as] if [I am] doing wrong by writing that letter at the request of Bro Hyde. I ll confess & do just what you want me, [for I] want to take a right course & have a part in my fathers Kingdom. [And] I dont want to do wrong, but with th
e help of the Lord I mean to do right & be with this p[eo]pl[e] & go where they go.
W. R. said he heard Bros. Young & Kimball sustain the Trustees all the time. [A]s to that document written by Whitehead & McEwan. nobody [has] scarcely ever seen it.
T. B. read [a] letter from Mr. Sirrine to O Hyde.
David Rogers [is] naturally a good man but [he] had the spirit of an opposer to contend with.
[H]e had not boldness enough to say to his wife-if you dont follow the Lord & go with me-I l[l] bid you good bye.
Judge Phelps read a vew [few] verses which he translated from Lukes Gospel. [The] Nauvoo Library [was] talked of.-
B. Y. wants the Bre[thren] in moving for an expression in favor of the Trustees. That we are satisfied with the dealings of the-Trustees /left at Nauvoo Babitt Heywood & Fulmer/ & that they have done the best they could under [the] existing circumstances, & that they are in full fellowship in the Church. [It was v]oted that the motion read by T. B. be accepted which was carried unanimously.
A. W. B. have [has] 2.000 vol[ume]s 'T & S bound in Nauvoo [and he] want[s] council what to do with them, also in relation to some pending lawsuits.-
B. Y.[:] I motion we have no right to receive Bro Babbitts resignation, [for] the p[eo]pl[e] en masse gave it to him, but Babbitt [should] have to stay there until Heywood & Fulmer get off then take a tour to the East & come West. A.W. B.[:] [I have] 9 or 10 sets of T & S from the beginning beautifully bound in Morocco for the Council. B.Y.[: P]reserve them. [The] temple at Kirtland can be disposed [of] only by [the] President of the Church or his Presidential successor, for the use of the members of the Church of Christ of LDS, Jesus left out.-[B]ut the Nauvoo temple deed to Joseph Smith as Trustee in Trust for the Church & his successor as Trustee for the Church, judgement now ag[ain]st the Temple for a note of $1.000 given by B H & F. [W]hen the corporation neglects to defend & to stand in Law & represent it, the court of chancery will appoint a Commissioner who will see to the liquidation of the debts on [the] temple & all expenses & if [there are] no other debts ag[ains]t. it then the rest of the avails [will] go to the State.-[T]hey assessed the temple but A. W. B. appeared & got it cleared thro the religious corporation act & as many acres freed as that act allows.
B. Y.[:] Its a poor temple, it wont be 20 years until it can t contain a congregation.-[I] dreamed before we left that Bro. Kimball & I went back & on to the roof, & [we were] stepping on it carefully lest [we would] fall thro.-[T]he wall presses in & the timbers [were] bend, & rot[t]ed.
[W]e have been gone I says 20 years & its rooted [rotted] so that we have got to make all new timbers.
B. Y.[: W]e never shall go back to possess that temple until [the] right shall take place-& I don t care what is done to preserve the temple.-We ll rent the Temple, and get property enough to help out Heywood & Fulmer.
H Kimball-[T]hought if he could have some of the Land warrants from the Bre[thren] who were in Bat[tle]. [he] could turn it to liquidate his Eastern debts. Jesse D Hunt is now [an] Indian /Indian agent/ in the California.
[At] 3 P.M. B. Y. [said] I declare this meeting dismissed.
"At a Council /meeting/ of the Twelve, /Presidency of Seventies,/ High Council, High Priests, and Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints /in the Council House/ at Winter Quarters, the 22nd day of January 1848, in Council /assembled/ with Almon W. Babbitt and others from Nauvoo. Resolved /moved, seconded, and carried, It was resolved/ unanimously, That we have the utmost confidence in the faithful discharge of their duties as Trustees in Trust in Nauvoo, namely Babbitt, Heywood, and Fulmer, and we tender to them our thanks; and pray Our Father in Heaven in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, to bless them and prosper them in all things pertaining to the building up of His Kingdom on the Earth." /A true excerpt from the minutes W[illard]. Richards Recorder
/George W. Harris, motioned "I move that it pass" Heber C. Kimball seconded and carried unanimously by the uplifted hand Thomas Bullock Clerk of Council Brigham Young President Willard Richards Clerk Thomas Bullock Scribe [S]end Morroco bound Times & Seasons 2 sets.
At a meeting of the Twelve, Presidency of Seventies, High Council, High Priests, and Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, in the Council House at Winter Quarters, the 22nd. day of january 1848 in Council assembled with Almon W. Babbitt and others from Nauvoo, It was resolved unanimously, That we have the utmost confidence in the faithful discharge of their duties as Trustees in Trust in Nauvoo, namely Babbitt, Heywood, and Fulmer, and we tender to them our thanks; and pray our Father in Heaven in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, to bless them and prosper them in all things pertaining to the building up of His Kingdom on the Earth.-
The above resolution is A true extract from the Minutes.
Willard Richards G. C. Recorder [S]end two sets of Morocco bound Times and Seasons, for Recorder s Office.-
[Minutes; Minutes; Minutes]
General Council B[righam]. Y[oung]., H[eber] C. K[imball]., O[rson]. P[ratt]., W[ilford]. W[oodruff]., T[homas] B[ullock]., J[oseph]. Y[oung]., A[lbert]. P. R[ockwood]. Z[iba]. P[eterson]., R[eynolds].
C[ahoon]. & High Council & James Whitehead, Capt[ai]n Stout., A[lmon]. W. Babbit, Hiram Kimball, W[illiam]. Clayton.
A Babbitt[:] The visit of Bro: Kimball & myself here is to have Council [with you], and as to council for the Bre[thren] there & as to the Sales of property in Nauvoo. [B]ut [we] have received papers since starting there that require [an] explanation, [and] as to the incorrect information that has been received about our property transactions, [we] read [a] letter from Joseph Young. [He] thought this [was] a salty document, but the ideas given forth about our transactions lead [led] Joseph & others to have such things in their minds & which I have since received an account of.-[P]assed no writings for the 70s hall [and] Joseph Young left [the] doc[ument] he received from Edward Hunter for the hall which [was] not recorded. [And] it [was] thought advisable that Hunter deed at once to Furnace [and he]-gave Joseph $30 in goods. [A]s to the team, [we] thought it advisable to keep it and come on here with it last Fall.-[And] so [it] was about this time Bro Burdick [was] to be fitted out who had horses stollen & give him the horses ? $300-& H C K $150 goods-Erastus Snow $150-turn this for the 70s hall, made arrangements.-R. C. went for W[illia]m Clayton.
A. W. Babbit [began] reading-Whitehead & McEwans statements.-This we consider a very salty doc[ument and] dont care much about it however-tho I know Mr. Heywood s feelings are bad because of being charged with embezzling the poor s money.
B. Y.[:] If you want to make a statement about the property-do be short.-[T]his Council knows nothing about these transactions and we care as little & there is not a particle ag[ains]t. you in any of these documents & you will just irritate feelings.-
A. W. Babbitt. I will be very short because it would irritate my own feelings to talk about it.
B. Y.[:] I ll get up to be equal with you Mr Babbitt, & you say that that property statement made by Whitehead & McEwan, is known to thousands. & Whiteheads statements are correct. You need not try to brighten your character [or] you will rouse some old lion s hear[t]. [And] you have embezzled money there that ought to have come here & from every body you could. [A]nd you have got from every body you could & you have done what you have a mind to with it & I dont care about it. I told Bro. Fulmer when [he was] here that I cared more for him than all the property in Nauvoo. I did not expect to have the benefits of the property in Nauvoo. [I] knew you were left there to fight the battles-& I want to think more about going to the mountains.
A. W. B.[:] If these implications are personal and apply to us as Individuals-I must be heard and [I] have a good deal to say about it. [He] went on to state when A W. Babbitt called upon Whitehead to state-J. Whitehead [was] going to state when B. Y. objected.
B. Y.[:] We dont want an investigation but if Babbits wants [it]. [T]hen we ll have those widows & women come here who have come from Nauvoo-the property we dont care about-and all that the Trustees were placed for there was to keep the bullets from coming West of Nauvoo.
[B]ut [we are] keeping them there to fight the mobs.-[There was] an instance of a Sister [who] I borrowed $100 from. [I] gave her my note-well, Babbitt has the note-& he debited me with the $1000. [T]his statement of Heywoods [is] not to[o] salty, but the Trustees I have always defended, and they have done the best they could. [At least] as well as I expected-if we can only screen ourselves & get away all we care [about].-[If we] talk of these things & they bring gloom, desolation & gnashing-but talk of these things & they bring desol[ation].-[B]ut the other things we have to talk of-[such as] when [we were] in the temple the last day we clothed ourselves in robes & we gave all the property in Nauv[oo] & the temple into the hands of Israels God. Bro Babbitt [is] an excellent Lawyer, [I will] walk right into the midst of them & tell them [I] ask no odds of them.
Joseph L Heywood-[A] good tender feeling man, & good man to this day [is] John S
Fulmer, a perfect true [?]. I have wanted Bro Babbitt & the Trustees to help Bro. Joseph Young-if they can with something to outfit. [I] prayed all the time that the Trustees could not sell the temple- who is there here that has not passed thro too much to quarrel for a farm[?]-Bre[thren], if we rake up our feelings-we will see plenty of evils in each other, but I say let them alone, [say] not a word spoken ag[ains]t. a Brother but let us go hand in hand & build up the kingdom. [I] feel like a little child about quarreling-&c but feel like a lion for truth & righteousness.
A. W. Babbitt-I now wish to resign my office as Trustee in the Church & can go and now make a living on the world or even among the Brethren go to plough/g [inserted about "h"]/ & planting. I am poor, and if the church pay me $.50 c[en]ts a $ I will be content. [A]nd [I will] do whatever [the] council will say to me or go to [the] Mountains. [And] when these statements made by Jos. Young & Whitehead are justified on the floor of this Council. I have feelings about it. [And] I feel I am a man, & humanity is weak.
J. Y.[: I] dont want to have hard feelings ag[ains]t. Babbitt. [I] felt [I was the] chief man there, [but] Brigham said to me that B[ro]. [Babbi]-tt had risked his life for the Bre[thren] many a time.-I lay 6 weeks at the Bluff-but /I/ could not get [a] team.-If I had known that things went as they have [I] would never have said what I have on that line.-[I] supposed Bro Babbitt had scatter[ed] the money round about but /I/ want Bro Babbitt not to consider that church property.-[I]t was sold for to help Pioneers away, but I thought it was right I should have the Bal[ance].-I have defended Bro B[abbitt s] property & defend[ed] for him & stood up for him all the time but [if] I have said anyt[h]ing that is out of the way-I say I feel to fellowship Bro Babbitt. [And] if he meats [meets] me on equal ground & says I have no feelings-then I will say the same-I am willing to have that that by for ever.
B. Y.[:] I fathered that concern, but I ll say to Bro Joseph if he had known what I did he would not have wrote you for I told him to get the Bre[thren] here to help & not to seek after help from that quarter. I dont justify the spirit of the letter written by Whitehead & McEwan-[though some] statements [are] true however.
James Whitehead-I wrote that at the request of O[rson] Hyde.
H C K[:] Inasmuch as Bro: Babbitt has sold the Seventys hall. & appropriated the proceeds for church debt & that is the greatest blessing ever conferred on you [as]_a Latter day Saint, [i]t would have been eternally cast up to you by the Seventys, [but] Brigham has sustained the Trustees all the time & parried off the blows-[the] 70s would have thorned you to death.-
B. Y.[:] If the temple sold for $200..000 there would be such an eruption among the Bre[thren] that they would all want help & those who have advanced for the church would want liquidation. [And] they would use all the power or faith of their priesthood ag[ains]t. us unless satisfied.-If we descend to picking quarrels & pick[ing] at each other this is a mean spirit, & Gentile law & customs & it will be a mean thing. [W]e will want to pick [up] each other, & that until we use each other up & destroy all the influence we have got-but I am above such feelings.
W[illard]. R[ichards]. came in.
J. Whitehead, [I] don t pretend to be perfect, but I feel since I [have] come here, when [I] go & see Bro[s] Young, Kimball, & Richards, & I felt the good spirit, & [it is] as tho I had come out of midnight darkness. [And I] feel [as] if [I am] doing wrong by writing that letter at the request of Bro Hyde. I ll confess & do just what you want me, [for I] want to take a right course & have a part in my fathers Kingdom. [And] I dont want to do wrong, but with th
e help of the Lord I mean to do right & be with this p[eo]pl[e] & go where they go.
W. R. said he heard Bros. Young & Kimball sustain the Trustees all the time. [A]s to that document written by Whitehead & McEwan. nobody [has] scarcely ever seen it.
T. B. read [a] letter from Mr. Sirrine to O Hyde.
David Rogers [is] naturally a good man but [he] had the spirit of an opposer to contend with.
[H]e had not boldness enough to say to his wife-if you dont follow the Lord & go with me-I l[l] bid you good bye.
Judge Phelps read a vew [few] verses which he translated from Lukes Gospel. [The] Nauvoo Library [was] talked of.-
B. Y. wants the Bre[thren] in moving for an expression in favor of the Trustees. That we are satisfied with the dealings of the-Trustees /left at Nauvoo Babitt Heywood & Fulmer/ & that they have done the best they could under [the] existing circumstances, & that they are in full fellowship in the Church. [It was v]oted that the motion read by T. B. be accepted which was carried unanimously.
A. W. B. have [has] 2.000 vol[ume]s 'T & S bound in Nauvoo [and he] want[s] council what to do with them, also in relation to some pending lawsuits.-
B. Y.[:] I motion we have no right to receive Bro Babbitts resignation, [for] the p[eo]pl[e] en masse gave it to him, but Babbitt [should] have to stay there until Heywood & Fulmer get off then take a tour to the East & come West. A.W. B.[:] [I have] 9 or 10 sets of T & S from the beginning beautifully bound in Morocco for the Council. B.Y.[: P]reserve them. [The] temple at Kirtland can be disposed [of] only by [the] President of the Church or his Presidential successor, for the use of the members of the Church of Christ of LDS, Jesus left out.-[B]ut the Nauvoo temple deed to Joseph Smith as Trustee in Trust for the Church & his successor as Trustee for the Church, judgement now ag[ain]st the Temple for a note of $1.000 given by B H & F. [W]hen the corporation neglects to defend & to stand in Law & represent it, the court of chancery will appoint a Commissioner who will see to the liquidation of the debts on [the] temple & all expenses & if [there are] no other debts ag[ains]t. it then the rest of the avails [will] go to the State.-[T]hey assessed the temple but A. W. B. appeared & got it cleared thro the religious corporation act & as many acres freed as that act allows.
B. Y.[:] Its a poor temple, it wont be 20 years until it can t contain a congregation.-[I] dreamed before we left that Bro. Kimball & I went back & on to the roof, & [we were] stepping on it carefully lest [we would] fall thro.-[T]he wall presses in & the timbers [were] bend, & rot[t]ed.
[W]e have been gone I says 20 years & its rooted [rotted] so that we have got to make all new timbers.
B. Y.[: W]e never shall go back to possess that temple until [the] right shall take place-& I don t care what is done to preserve the temple.-We ll rent the Temple, and get property enough to help out Heywood & Fulmer.
H Kimball-[T]hought if he could have some of the Land warrants from the Bre[thren] who were in Bat[tle]. [he] could turn it to liquidate his Eastern debts. Jesse D Hunt is now [an] Indian /Indian agent/ in the California.
[At] 3 P.M. B. Y. [said] I declare this meeting dismissed.
"At a Council /meeting/ of the Twelve, /Presidency of Seventies,/ High Council, High Priests, and Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints /in the Council House/ at Winter Quarters, the 22nd day of January 1848, in Council /assembled/ with Almon W. Babbitt and others from Nauvoo. Resolved /moved, seconded, and carried, It was resolved/ unanimously, That we have the utmost confidence in the faithful discharge of their duties as Trustees in Trust in Nauvoo, namely Babbitt, Heywood, and Fulmer, and we tender to them our thanks; and pray Our Father in Heaven in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, to bless them and prosper them in all things pertaining to the building up of His Kingdom on the Earth." /A true excerpt from the minutes W[illard]. Richards Recorder
/George W. Harris, motioned "I move that it pass" Heber C. Kimball seconded and carried unanimously by the uplifted hand Thomas Bullock Clerk of Council Brigham Young President Willard Richards Clerk Thomas Bullock Scribe [S]end Morroco bound Times & Seasons 2 sets.
At a meeting of the Twelve, Presidency of Seventies, High Council, High Priests, and Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, in the Council House at Winter Quarters, the 22nd. day of january 1848 in Council assembled with Almon W. Babbitt and others from Nauvoo, It was resolved unanimously, That we have the utmost confidence in the faithful discharge of their duties as Trustees in Trust in Nauvoo, namely Babbitt, Heywood, and Fulmer, and we tender to them our thanks; and pray our Father in Heaven in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, to bless them and prosper them in all things pertaining to the building up of His Kingdom on the Earth.-
The above resolution is A true extract from the Minutes.
Willard Richards G. C. Recorder [S]end two sets of Morocco bound Times and Seasons, for Recorder s Office.-
[Minutes; Minutes; Minutes]
Mormon History, Jan 22, 1848
[Hosea Stout Diary] Sat Jan 22nd 1848. Went to Council again which was mostly spent in reading & correcting the minutes of yesterdays council.
The Twelve & A. W. Babbit then came in. Council continued all day. Babbitt made a long report about the Committee Ship[.] It was not very satisfactory
Brigham reprimanded him once quite sharpley & he flew off in a tangent and tried to resign his office & Trustee &c
Drew another order on a store for taxes amounting to 15-00. Then went to the office to see about sending the police Committee off tomorrow.
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
The Twelve & A. W. Babbit then came in. Council continued all day. Babbitt made a long report about the Committee Ship[.] It was not very satisfactory
Brigham reprimanded him once quite sharpley & he flew off in a tangent and tried to resign his office & Trustee &c
Drew another order on a store for taxes amounting to 15-00. Then went to the office to see about sending the police Committee off tomorrow.
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
Mormon History, Jan 22, 1848
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 22d I spent the day at home choreing.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
Mormon History, Jan 21, 1848
[Hosea Stout Diary] Frid Jan 21st 1848. This morning the Council & police met as agreed last evening at 9 oclock. I was called upon to give a relation of things as they existed in & about this place.
I was all the fore-noon at my report when we adjourned for dinner and met again when I finished my report & was followed by several of the police who also testified that my statements were all correct
I assure you that we unfolded a black budget to the astonishment of the Council who did not even suspect how matters were going
I do not wish to say any thing about the state of affairs as it is not very essential to the reader.
After the reports of the police were made the Council decided that we had not sounded a needless alarm. Also that a charge should be prefered by me against E. D. Woolley as a beginning to put down some of the iniquity reported
The charge I prefered was for using seditious and unbecoming language against the Council and authorities of this place
The Council seemed determined to put a stop the course of things. After Council I went to see & have an interview with Prest Harris then came home about 9 oclock and issued an order on Smith & Donalld Store for their tax
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
[Diaries of Hosea Stout]
I was all the fore-noon at my report when we adjourned for dinner and met again when I finished my report & was followed by several of the police who also testified that my statements were all correct
I assure you that we unfolded a black budget to the astonishment of the Council who did not even suspect how matters were going
I do not wish to say any thing about the state of affairs as it is not very essential to the reader.
After the reports of the police were made the Council decided that we had not sounded a needless alarm. Also that a charge should be prefered by me against E. D. Woolley as a beginning to put down some of the iniquity reported
The charge I prefered was for using seditious and unbecoming language against the Council and authorities of this place
The Council seemed determined to put a stop the course of things. After Council I went to see & have an interview with Prest Harris then came home about 9 oclock and issued an order on Smith & Donalld Store for their tax
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
[Diaries of Hosea Stout]
Mormon History, Jan 21, 1848
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 21st We all returned home to our dwellings in winter Quarters. It had been exeeding warm & ples-ant during our whole visit at the Log tabernacle meeting & we found all well on our return home. Brs Babitt, H. Kimball & Snider arived from Nauvo & returned to Winter Quarters with us & brought some papers giving an account of the wars & distress of nations with famine Pestilence & Judgment.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
Mormon History, Jan 20, 1848
[Hosea Stout Diary] Thurs Jan 20th 1848. Engaged with E. Gardner and D Carns on the subject of the seditious feeling prevalent. We had repeatedly made mention of it to different ones of the Council desiring that would call a private council and hear our report but they seemed very easy and unconcerned which made us feel the responsibility the more on us. So today we were around & saw several of the Council who were as usual very easy. Very naturally supposing that we would see to it. Still we could not get a hearing. About dark I went to the Council house to a meeting of the High Priests and finding no one there except some of the Council, Clerk & some of the Bishops I Began about the spirits which were at work &c untill I grew very warm & spoke very long & loud untill they were fairley wakened to look into the subject and appointed tomorrow at 9 oclock a.m. to give the police a hearing for I said many thing that was hard for them to believe. From here I went to notify Prest Harris of the Council tomorrow who was well pleased with the arraingements.
This evening before dark a child belonging to Br Klingingsmith had her clothes to catch on fire and nearly burnt her to death.
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
This evening before dark a child belonging to Br Klingingsmith had her clothes to catch on fire and nearly burnt her to death.
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
Mormon History, Jan 20, 1848
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 20th This is the last day of our meeting with the Saints at the Log tabernacle. The congregation was addressed at some length by Br G. A. Smith upon A variety of subjects giving advise to the saints not to locate on the river bottom but go to the bluffs & north whare there is a plenty of timber & open farms whare there is plenty of room. Also advised them to pay their tithing & not admit of making use of Ardent spirits, & spoke upon other subjects & was followed by W Woodruff who backed up the testimony of Br Smith after which several business matters were taken up.
The Afternoon & evening as usual was spent in singing, music, & dancing. At the close President Young addressed the meeting in an interesting manner, And said He wished the Saints to get so quick in their understandings that when they herd his rex that they might know his whole sermon without his preaching it or stoping to explain evry item. And his text was now let the Saints stop dancing for if you get up parties all over the country here and go to danceing sin and iniquity will grow out of it. But all has been right here thus far. I have watched you & all has been in quiete & peacable & good order & the spirit of the Lord has been here. And the President dissmissed the people pronounceing the Blessings of God upon the people.
I with several other of the brethren spent my time with Br Richards who was vary kind in entertaining the Saints.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
The Afternoon & evening as usual was spent in singing, music, & dancing. At the close President Young addressed the meeting in an interesting manner, And said He wished the Saints to get so quick in their understandings that when they herd his rex that they might know his whole sermon without his preaching it or stoping to explain evry item. And his text was now let the Saints stop dancing for if you get up parties all over the country here and go to danceing sin and iniquity will grow out of it. But all has been right here thus far. I have watched you & all has been in quiete & peacable & good order & the spirit of the Lord has been here. And the President dissmissed the people pronounceing the Blessings of God upon the people.
I with several other of the brethren spent my time with Br Richards who was vary kind in entertaining the Saints.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
Mormon History, Jan 19, 1848
[Hosea Stout Diary] Wed Jan 19th 1848. Went to the Jubilee again by the upper ferry. We arrived there at Eleven oclock a.m. and staid till in the evening. We came home about two hours after dark and then went out on guard with E. Gardner & Carns till eleven oclock P. M. Saw and had an interview with Prest Harris about the seditious feeling of some in this place. He thinks it ought to be put down.
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
[Diaries of Hosea Stout]
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
[Diaries of Hosea Stout]
Mormon History, Jan 19, 1848
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 19th We had A new & full congregation to day. The fore part of the day was taken up as usual with teaching instruction & council & the spirit of the Lord was with us. The After noon & evening was as usual spent in singing, music, & danceing. Square Merit, the Soux Indian agent, A Major, capt & Lieut. from Fort Carney were present And seemed to be pleased with the Appearance of things.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
Mormon History, Jan 18, 1848 (Seventies Meeting)
[Brigham Young Sermon] Brigham Young'-preached in the forenoon. -- Kanesville, Iowa [Journal History of the Church, Selected Collections from the Archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints DVD 2 (2002)]
[The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
[The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
Mormon History, Jan 18, 1848
[Hosea Stout Diary] Tuesd Jan 18th 1848. Went to the Jubilee today. The Souix agent and General officers from Fort Kerney came there as spectators and were invited to partake in the dance. Come home in the evening;Several of the police & myself went to the South Line of the City to Break up a dancing party but finding Bp Clark there we said nothing.
[Diaries of Hosea Stout]
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
[Diaries of Hosea Stout]
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
Mormon History, Jan 18, 1848
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 18th The fore part of this day was Also spent in teaching & giving council. The Twelve occupied most of the time.
Two petitions were presented to the meetings for signitures one for A county in the Potawattame tract of land in Iowa And the other for A Post Office. And the People were signing them daily. Br Henry Miller and others were appointed to go to the Legislature of the State of Iowa to petition for the county & $30 were raised by the people to bear their expenses. Many interesting speaches were made by the people.
The afternoon & evening of this day was Also spent in singing music & danceing. And at the close of the evening this congregation were dismissed & other branches of the Church were to take it to morrow as all could not get into the House at the same time.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
Two petitions were presented to the meetings for signitures one for A county in the Potawattame tract of land in Iowa And the other for A Post Office. And the People were signing them daily. Br Henry Miller and others were appointed to go to the Legislature of the State of Iowa to petition for the county & $30 were raised by the people to bear their expenses. Many interesting speaches were made by the people.
The afternoon & evening of this day was Also spent in singing music & danceing. And at the close of the evening this congregation were dismissed & other branches of the Church were to take it to morrow as all could not get into the House at the same time.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
Mormon History, Jan 17, 1848
[Hosea Stout Diary] Mond Jan. 17th 1848. Mostly at home todayaround town some.
At dark broke up a party at D Russels which was got up contrary to orders. After that the fiddlers went to Carns & then to Gardners and played for us, while we had a dance till Twelve
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
At dark broke up a party at D Russels which was got up contrary to orders. After that the fiddlers went to Carns & then to Gardners and played for us, while we had a dance till Twelve
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
Mormon History, Jan 17, 1848
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 17th The fore part of the day was taken up in business & teaching & council. The spirit of the Lord was with the people. Among other subjects President Young spoke upon the subject of danceing & said that danceing was not an ordinance of the gospel or of the House of the Lord. But the organization of man is such that it requires A variety. Singing stimulates the whole system & the mental mind to such a degree that they want to dance. This is well enough in its place. Every thing that is calculated to fill the soul with Joy is ordained of God & is proper for the Saints if they acknowledge God in all things & do not sin. But dont mingle with the wicked world & sin but serve the Lord with it. And the ownly lawful place to dance is in a temple or a place of endowments. You will never see any music or danceing in Hell neither Joy or gladness will be there but these things will be in Heaven. Many other interesting remarks were made.
The afternoon & evening was spent in music and danceing. The old grey headed man, with the young man, maiden and children went forth in the dance together & praised the Lord in the dance and all was peace and Harmony.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
The afternoon & evening was spent in music and danceing. The old grey headed man, with the young man, maiden and children went forth in the dance together & praised the Lord in the dance and all was peace and Harmony.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
Mormon History, Jan 16, 1848 (Seventies Meeting)
[Brigham Young Sermon] I attended meetings held on the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th, in the log tabernacle, Miller's Hollow, subsequently named Kanesville, Potawatomie County, Iowa, convened by the seventies, which they called a Jubilee; but I told them it could not be considered a Jubilee spoken of in the revelations, for all bands were not broken and I called it a Jubilo. We had an interesting time. Much good instruction was imparted and the saints enjoyed themselves in the dance. -- Kanesville, Iowa [Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1847- 1850. William S. Harwell, ed. CollierÂ's Publishing, 1997.:84]
[source: The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
[source: The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
Mormon History, Jan 16, 1848
[Hosea Stout Diary] Sund. Jan 16th 1848. Mostly at home. Occasionally around. Several police here at times
[Diaries of Hosea Stout]
[Diaries of Hosea Stout]
Mormon History, Jan 16, 1848
[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 16th Sunday I took my wife & children into my carriage & crossed the river on the ice And rode to the Log taberacle to Attend the meeting, which opened at 11 oclock there being present B. Young G. A Smith & W Woodruff of the Twelve. G A Smith opened the meeting by Prayer And W Woodruff addressed the assembly upon the subject of their being one in all things & the gathering of Israel, Building up of Zion, &c. And was followed by President Young who made many good remarks.
He said the Lord would give his spirit to teach and instruct from the private member to the President of the church but he will never give any man or woman his spirit to dictate & direct his file leader. He related an anacdote of A female runing A race upon a great wager. Lost it by stoping on the way to pick up A Jewel.
He said truly that if we were not one we were not the Lords.
In speaking of the duties of the Priesthood He said if this people holding the Priesthood should settle down & go to cultivating the earth & entirely neglect the preaching of the gospel the earth would open & swallow them up & Hide them from his sight. The whole day & evening was taken up in teaching & council.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
He said the Lord would give his spirit to teach and instruct from the private member to the President of the church but he will never give any man or woman his spirit to dictate & direct his file leader. He related an anacdote of A female runing A race upon a great wager. Lost it by stoping on the way to pick up A Jewel.
He said truly that if we were not one we were not the Lords.
In speaking of the duties of the Priesthood He said if this people holding the Priesthood should settle down & go to cultivating the earth & entirely neglect the preaching of the gospel the earth would open & swallow them up & Hide them from his sight. The whole day & evening was taken up in teaching & council.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
Mormon History, Jan 15, 1848
[Hosea Stout Diary] Sat Jan 15th 1848. This morning we went to recieve our pay of the soldiers for our services but they were so very mean & penurious about paying us after so largely boasting that fifty dollars was nothing if only they could get the man that we told them that rather than take so mean & penurious a price we would not have any thing. Daniel Russell also used his influence for us not to be honorably paid as Mr Long told us.
After we were through with this soldier affair, I went to the office & reported their proceedings to the president also the way we handled Mr Long.
Here signed a petition to Washington for a post office at the Tabernacle.
President Young went to the Tabernacle today to a feast called the Jubelee.
About dark a house was burned belonging to one of the Cutlers. Loss considerable
[Diaries of Hosea Stout]
After we were through with this soldier affair, I went to the office & reported their proceedings to the president also the way we handled Mr Long.
Here signed a petition to Washington for a post office at the Tabernacle.
President Young went to the Tabernacle today to a feast called the Jubelee.
About dark a house was burned belonging to one of the Cutlers. Loss considerable
[Diaries of Hosea Stout]
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