Show I 1 I 1 4 I 1 I 1 I 1 copyright Copy see secured ared I 1 i I 1 I 1 HISTORY or OF JOSEPH ae SMITH k 11 1 1 I 1 1840 I 1 tile tiie council met adjournment i I 1 april pul 1840 1849 0 of th the 0 the si sa me as on oil fh the 0 o irth moved by y Eider seconded scowled by elder eider taylor that thit elder Eldr KP P P pratt be chosen as the editor of the monthly periodical for or the moved by elder eidex kamba sec by P P pratt that thata a committee of three b IP appointed to makl mak a 4 yf hymns by elder Oison Pratt and seconded by elder wilford N Vao Yoo druff that elders Eider rb doling parey 1 P andehn taylor fo form rm the he committie committee for that purpose Af moved oved by elder ejder willard Rip hais by el ceorge A smith or periodical ha q the ha latter N SI sains ins moved by ay elder bangham young seconded by valor dia mn pratt that th the size of ake paper its piatt aliv and price ance be loft left at ilia ibe disposal I 1 of the fedi tor moved by y fuer B brigham young yoong set seconded by elder ider ff C kimball ahat the saints receive a re to the church in america to move ill a or iab large bodies I 1 inasmuch ho as they desire to emi migrate grato to that new country by elder V der Brig engham haril young seconded by y PP pratt t that at we c commend no jone on to go to fo Ar america verlea viet that has noney money without witha the poor according to our ur counsel from time to fame tiree moved ivy by elder john taylor m seconded by 11 ealder 11 der parle parley P pratt that the th the fook book of doctrine and Co covenant venan and the book of if mormon be securer ai ag quick wi ao possible toted by elder woodruff seconded by bv eldor elder richards that eidon B H C cimball and ind P P pratt prattle be the committee to secure the I 1 I 1 copyright I 1 moved by elder if 4 C kimball and I 1 liv by elder W that elder pe peter ter mang al 1 be ordained an elj evangelical algell real in preston i mo moved ved by bk elder il C kimball that the twelve meet here 0 the aih aty next by elder W fl and a nd I 1 M moved ved by W Richard tf and seconded 6 by elder W woodruff that th ohp editor or of t the 1 a I 1 i cal 1 l keep an account of all the rec receipts eipps and aad it ea lendi tures connected with the pAli ting giorall expenses ac atuk and the books at 4 bues tues rei be open 11 I 1 for or the inspection of tiie the U I 1 thi the above res were axa apted tod ilia bort I 1 ference clobes ty oy ier 17 1 I 1 I 1 JOUW TAYLOR clarar to president joseph ind and Coan seidro dear brethren you yon no doubt will haye the pernal of this letter leite and son at 0 our es his wilt will give yon yoa an all idea achal weare we are deng in lna ilia country rf if you see anything in or about tile he whole affair that is not tight right 1 ask in the lame ame of the Vord jesus Sams christ ut ewt you would nake known mind annd of the lord ord mid aad is will concerning A s I 1 believe ho novo that I 1 am as illing to do the will of the lord and take of my broth feo and alid be a so servant ivanc of the hurell hurch as everi was ali rak bay life lif but bat I 1 can ull tell on 00 I 1 W would 1 lika 1 to be with wi ith my old friends J I 1 like lew ew friends but t l canna cannot patt part fth my od ones I 1 for them I 1 I 1 concerning tha H jmyron dmn book when we ve arnod 1 1 lere we found the brethren had baid llad by bk their old lold ianni books and they wanted liaw new ones for the dible bible religion reb gion and all disnew to them when I 1 amel ame to learn morar about carry 1 k aig I 1 bloks into I 1 lie he states or bringing them ti hee I 1 found th lie e du ties lea were so go high that we never aeve r should wa want M t to ill bring ring books from the states I 1 I 1 I 1 request one favor of lof you ana is a latter fro from i i ou on that I 1 may heir hear fro frota nsf old finds I 1 trust I 1 hat I 1 will remain boj your friend life and in 1 tern ity OT as ever rk johng april Thi the iswalt blessed ad aranka rank a bottle of wine at penwortham Pen wortham nade anade by nother iother moon forty years years before hold held a coni counsel isel t her house in m the evening and ordained peter oiling moling Patr patriarch lerch 1 I 1 the following folio 1 w i is the th D aggregate gregath agg number kumur of ehna I 1 hes es official a alq private priva to members represented sa at t I 1 lie ie above C bonfe olar ners held I 1 in preston Nu england gland riders mors 36 alie 54 teachers 36 deacons 1 11 1 ai embers 1686 0 dl contained in 34 hinches brane hea Satur saturday dav eia M you and ana borge A smith to burslem and elders kimbal cimball and richards to Chaid gley sunday lath the high dancil vow voted to neet beet at my office offitt every saturday at t 2 in the af ernson er noon 11 monday elberg young and woodruff ent to Wol verha maton about this jume aime elder f pratt went to edinburgh scotland elder 1 aylor returned to P tuesday ast post ffrost ofte office appointment 0 april ISO 1840 sir T have the lie honor to inform you yoi tb that atthe the post mas master e I 1 general has hag t thit this day changed tho the name 0 of the I 1 I 1 post oat office at hancock co illinois 0 o nauvoo I 1 and W rob robinson Robin I 1 1 sou 1 11 postmaster ost master thereof I 1 I 1 11 0 ver very y respectfully your abt I 1 ROBT JOHNSTONE I 1 I 1 genf I 1 to 70 hon hondt F WL young IJ 11 SS S senate onate 11 elders young and goodruff Too woodruff druff visited them th old Si thedral at Worce worcester on their woy way to 0 ledbury Led buryl 1 liere here they arrived this ibis night I 1 W hing fon dear sir r 1 t t r departure from this 1 I 1 lity t y I 1 received nit umber jet cubr from the reverend rend 01 adney idney rigdon the petit peti I 1 mentioned by you for fbi I 1 I 1 I 1 the appointment t of 0 george georg a W ko bi 11 on P as post pos t master it at commerce e this petition I 1 lidd laid before the honorable Ho morable viable robert J Johnstone Second assistant postmaster generah Gene I 1 raF who has a appointed mr ka kob b J mon peri ar requested quested I 1 I 1 we fe found on aa i of the paponi pap ersando 1 bild a letter irom tr dr 6 Gati alland and was wasa a inquest that the name of 0 the pos should be aang I 1 ed to that ablat of nauvoo a hehre wier w ier m signifying 1 1 ax place mr Johns johnstone toile at mi mv instance I 1 I 1 has changed I 1 the name abc 0 oil agry aa tl the ie suppo I 1 siti olf it would odd be agreeable to the citi will wih you oil please lease a advise with w ith the rev 1 j joseph ax othe irai roost in I 1 anaid fhe he change of ills baing nam t to i wa nai 4 should no noc lie be acceptable it can au 0 on ha bere I 1 to that of commil i I 1 a 6 ae letter ater fr front na malcolm Malcolms eor 1 esq i at few days dayagon gon I 1 I 1 I 1 whid lw A ages the necessity 0 f hav having ing the fhe mie mait f I 1 carried twice a week between carthage and C 19 V A iiii 4 1 e the ilie 6 talat the additional 1401 ai I 1 not ot exceed one hundred and fiat d addla 1 re II 64 alie mail is ca carried op on bon horseback aback I 1 4 I 1 hafl brought the subject bedfor e jb ate proper rk 1 P as requested 6 dy mr Me gr Gregorj egon and a adf h hape e tp ti be i mo able t to altho the pat office offee kt t to N e 0 lafot W O wo t ik 14 a sito situ aion agon i ia extend fides I 1 at to r eat allf tune tie I 1 I 1 I 1 t flie yie ime presen present I 1 t my WUI ur mr Smita nd aid youself youra elf my 14 19 i wiy ve ry I 1 ie 0 ap RICHARD M I 1 1 I 1 to juan EAi ibe I 1 I 1 r dera der 8 young I 1 ano organized ar albranch b othe ot tho church a at thursday alders kim ambill bill and richasrd Richa As sr return returned od to elder I 1 v at moor nor ends 0 o ard preached at I 1 aih elder ant to td acel c con i tinged some d days ly 1 i the churche I 1 aland I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 preston y sat urda P eyer Ute richards bards wool 0 mau man cl chester iester found foun the flie Prospect ag ready for fornsb afi mil W I 1 ida elder young returned to booms hin hil andraid and I 1 taid id at brother bf other wIls tili th the 1 and exiting lehtom fo q nis ig I 1 friends in J n america AmIC 4 I 1 I 1 I 1 ath hyde ayd and and page ngai were at quinsy ey woodroy Wo droy wrote as il I edbury bugled d april I 1 el elder ers E Robi robinson Tsen and aard P smith brethren as elder youn young g is ig arn W rate ingi g 1 am privileged w wrt J a space pace s of a few ewt ag athur friends ige are brou frou to hear beahr at 4 the work avo of the lord ii 14 this jand gallaj following rp remarks maris the he mercy of god anchy labors I 1 artt sura flost N jato you ou 1 I wo to you a lengthy oy letter r dated joeb 27 in ia which I 1 gj gave you ake count I 1 of mcf travels gravels ravels ra vels vo and labors laboi from llie tinier t t I 1 left k x on nt ros roso anto the date of my lester which tm i you I 1 have I 1 continued d ia ja boring in until the first of mala hamsh when ej e J 1 felt it to to be tho the will of the tor biord d that go more to lo the south I 1 pa part 4 of U england loft left the ear cari of the staffordshire church in n fhyr ih hand ban jp of 0 aldr turley au ley and aad traveled traV eted 89 miles sou south ah in a mcgion I 1 where the word had not been preached I 1 attar ledbury a ere 1 shire I wi this js about 40 miles of bristol bof 40 f bir it in inghem 14 of Worce worcester iter 4 0 london Lon doii A ail bean to ic teo teach h many received my mv t acs es I 1 ti aln oily nony I 1 here preached one ona in month t ai and ana five days d ays and baptised toped bl sed thi the supa of the iho church of the unite 1 brethren a h branch of odthe alie methodist cli church timi and with him orty five preach proad ers era inay of the same order and about ber PiA Roli iu in all this thi 8 put into m y hands 11 or under my care more g than forty eat established aphid ph cea of nied 1 accordi h to 6 W W all a kluding one ortho chapels ius opened op egied a large fiell fiel for the spread odthe ft in this country arnolie tile the batler eo pile ra inome oine of most all churches end and classes s well as preachers there ft ione constable au and aone one clork clerk of if thib the church of en enand with nil their dembei men ibers but in ili th the midst of tny labors I 1 reed that the twelve had just arrived and wished wish oAme m to corne to preston abid hd meet with them thein in ii on efer once I 1 traveled 1 60 miles tap twp ta preston es and was was abuce m I 1 ore permitted to io with rny my brethren froeb america and set in con ferenee dereh avith idi hism the A minutes of ahio you bavo I 1 I 1 v after A conference conferee Confer ej e I 1 L returned to dshiro in in kompany with alder yoong you P g we tie have be abtin our labors labor rs gerej aig and ill thed ai will be joany baptized in tl this III ro i asdon I 1 11 have v W thaia chaa on my ivy iia list it and 9 scores cores axe are no now 1 wai hg for an I 1 opportunity to receive the or ordnance oid ance nance 0 of baptism and the awk ork is progressing pro gressin il i all parts para country where rit it is feitli ly yoc laime I 1 understand ight ana fliner ar are opening somi some aptt ilsc incy land and we have iau anany j calls thre many p pys of this coo country I 1 entry emetil even more than wei are axe able jp fill I 1 desire the prayers of the hat I 1 mry have i baye sworn ond and trace grace according accordi to aty qty y day and do the work of kud I 1 I 1 I 1 wa mm ps thursday eddru and nept at elder kingly I 1 sat friday I payl 04 1 IS president smith sir I 1 the tae mission alp ilp upon on A we are seat abells grea and gremer JAs there is a I 1 great gf work to be done in G german any ys R inai tested to 1191 ax I 1 the spirit thi the folio following h pla has been ang ao t to no as viz vii to ib w write rl a set y lectures upon th lai cywa thaud and do doctrine etaine f dair obar charp 0 div ipg a brid hister history y of the cooing coming forth ferth of th alit book of 01 mormon and an account vt 0 its cou ants in as dear clear and nd plain a style at yae possible os sible t together ther the outlines U aa zanon za ao on and i of the 1 1 of bitter day saints rawn from the doctrine and covenants ivi all the wisdom aud and iare clare possible giblo and got get the a acme me translated into binin 06 alid it wh aben envA va ardive in germany a and a scatter 1 it flip flie perman ermad empire I 1 Js I 1 g akas y M C dx T should it i peces 1 I 1 sary gy to translate the entire book B k of maimon nato Ger german mali and and too eire are we 1 I or STO ate wa w not at liberty to 6 so sheild we doom deem it R necessary imry publish to n edition of hanni hynni r books in any country are we at liberty to do itt it i the faga is we nem need such w arid and we cannot get swem them the church ahre h re and if we could we could not well I 1 carry thena th with us as at least any a py quantity ir I 1 we feel el that we are acting under tofiq th of mhd presidency 10 of f the me alvir charch a tl fe reason that thai wake 10 tila ennui eriq zinebi T 8 1 t is t d do 0 not I 1 I 1 wish to step beyond our limits or orb ourselves into a snare and dishonor disho por tt fe wei that are not ours we feel t tint all 0 u artion aud interests shall become sulm guler servient to build up the iCing Xing dorri dont of bf trod god beish to be co woi feets 1 you n d with the spirit of tn fulord lord we I 1 did not converse e so latch upon these literary work woric a alwi we ahod hana h done d before w alaf left l the fact was wagi we did i 0 if egill 04 to see the greatness olour mission before ya a ouy our mind were in ia a nutshell r I 1 t I 1 it seems tons that wo wi should spread this work 4 ork among all people languages and tongues so go far as possible sible and gather isip all jewels among tile the jews besS deB mhd va ha it sufficient for these things T 71 As for the ad abroad and as coi cai i workers irich jh ou se W in UL spreading id I 1 ili g this I 1 klit doin to tho the remotest conifers ruins of the earth gre are we at liberty to translate tod ind publish any wa s that we to may ay think hoo flig or that the ees ces in U which seem to require wath er original or works lay by tile charch if we are not at af ll liberty bofty to tike take this wide W ia e range please 11 ft toll us hys fer W roy gowe 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 are etsa this his great avor work k before the POOI ale as an inducement to t them to help us if we ate ire setting bettin g our standard too high a word from I 1 yon von will harln bring g it down n we have held a two this place but bat in consequence of continual rains mine which swelled the creeks so high I 1 I 1 I 1 the people could not get taus tous the abating was four wiles arop columbus orie oaly baptized wo we ibave noy nott ari 0 p 0 aunita to t ride as tai fai east as ag indiana in balla t the t a opol gaudh I 1 ave afe ahe i 0 to stop arid preach by the ie wy will I 1 you yau w whitelo wr 1 r alto itelo 0 us at and aige our the af bod I 1 I 1 JOHN E PAGE P S W WU ill you please send word to marincic Marin Mar indic dif t mt I 1 want tant her hel to write to fo me ine at ohio please beef bear it in uain abd oblige tay 4 0 hyda 11 the town of Baji it in county 1 of Baes oil ail the river dann danube wis was almost bolty dos destroyed troyed by fire ater about jwia thousand ho were ore burnt i I 1 1 with the palace several churches 1 and all the 1 I 1 great great coro corn to magazines leavin leaving about t sixteen i sand an inhabitants dosti destitute tute the plague is raeva raging in ill he e east at Ul Br brousal Bro usaa ALlex alexandria andria aleppo ac and hafk war and of wars III spain mexican and south govern french and iid arabs jw ia africa rossia a ull Cir eassi egy egypt pt tug N I 1 ahe 03 kt indies and iad the Ca nadaR fi itin arie 41 token the filom 4 m t of prophecy a I 1 j thursday ath r abe be alt city of was as this i day ay to fo a great extent 44 1 I llort n in a amo mo intent 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