Show I 1 co copyright secured 1 HISTORY OF JOSEEH JOSEPH SMITH seite 1 I i i t r f ut u t i i NOVEMBER 1141 1841 an A conference ferenc was wis was bifid held I 1 in ll 11 N new ew yo york I 1 rk goity city elder joh john n E pee page presiding prel dingi in ill which were represented nev ne york cita 17 elders 2 priests I 1 ie teacher 3 alier 2 deacons members bembe rs five branches were I 1 represented including 5 eiders 6 crests pres tg 3 teachers 3 deacons dea coni members thre three elder two priests one olie teacher cirp were ordained bained there were present at the conference I 1 apostle a 6 high hah priests e ats IG 16 elders 3 priests 2 teachers te tuesday 30 att attended a cou council neit nril of the twelve apostles at president 13 youngs pre stent rient brinham young heber C kimball kimbail willard Rich Ric ilardi liardi iid ild oreon pratt leinan lemart wight john taylor and wilfong woodruff Woo drutT its it was wag voted that ebenezer Eb eliezer robinson be solicited to give up the department of or priti printing ting thy times and seasons to Elder Willard richards voted that if bro robinson does not comply wilh vilh richards be instructed to procure a press and aud type and publish a paper foi for the church ft 0 moved by elder young and esconded scon ded by elder woodruff that lyman wight and lohi johi taylor present these resolutions to brother robinson weh wednesday rg aday bece beep december I 1 anber I 1 in view view of the pro ly ce edings of the meeting of tile ta lie lle church churchak chur chat at lutfie out on ont the fie lath when certain individuals cut off from tiie the church for stealing th the twelve issued tite the following EPISTLE uve we are ate glad that the perpetrators of the above crime have been caught in their iniquitous krnc tice sand and 0 o are only sorry that thit anybody should iw lie found who would bail them out of prison for if the charges tire are true ought to be bis made maie an clr and sulT suld dred cred 4 to run tun at large irge i we have heen been informed that some of them been inciong talk taik inz ing or of moving inta into lace but we could here inform them thern that periods persons whose conduct has haa exposed tiem to the tile jast censure sure af of n public can van have no fall amongst t as us at vye vve cannot arld and will wilt pot poi coulten ane anie ano 1 roo rognes rogues 1 ies tes thieves and scoundrels knowingly and vie ive we pi hereby i reby warn thern that tint the them law aill be as rigorously enforced against them ill this I 1 lace lace idee as ki any other as wo we consider ucil lucli cha characters raters is as a curse to pesi lentiA lui lul breath withers tile metals mc rals and awl blasts the fame rame and reputation of any people among whom they may my sojourn there is no poison that is and ought to be d spiced briore than tiie tile thief thy by ily any respectable pec table at more especially ought puch such persons to be abhorred who have llave taken liken upon them the nume numa of christ hild and thur thus with the pretext re of ri ligion religion and garb of sanctity cloak ai their lie ne furious fArious practices we have inte been told that some individual or individuals divi duals have tinder fatse faise pretences pretenses been wishing lo 10 palm their wicked and devilish principles upon tile tiie authorities of tile the church staling stating that it was wag part and parcel of or the gospel which god had revealed reve tied i md ind nd that it is one of the M mysteries t I 1 r ill which the fill invited I 1 ted only are ac acquainted tj with we know not hov how to express rt sach guen an idea and cm cin only say that it is engendered in irl ill liell bell founded in falsehood and id is file tile off pring of the devil bat hat that it is at variance with eve every princido principle prin clio cilo of righteousness alwi truth and will d dunn wh ati all that are tire connected with it for all my mysteries teries are only such soch to the hie ignorant and yanish vanish as soon is as men have sufficient cien clen t intelligence to comprehend fliegn and there ato arc no mys ms teris taris connected with godliness and our holy reli rell religion lon ion but what are lire pure innocent virtuous virt virtu uon rou tOu ou jost and righteous if this ll 11 ils is a mystery nis tery lery it is the mystery of iniquity we are at a loss to know who coull be vile enough to propagate uch such base and unfounded statements and we would sax say to the church beware of such men sat t them down kwo as the worst of scoundrels scoundrel arld arid reject their foul I 1 f with that indignation and di d lust gust that such unhallowed and vile insinuations deserve for stich such men are either avowed apostates or on oil the eve eie of or apo opo stacy or lote have only taken the name of religion to cloak their hypocrisy vve we fear rear the ietter letter in gome tome in bances is la the case cise case and rud that mississippi drets pahia themselves ti upon n us tas to coi col cover ei then theu eulit guilt lii iii we briber rali call cail upon the thi church fo 0 o bring ali characters before the authorities tt thit tt they may max a y be ae treed and aud lid iid dealt to I 1 c wd godana lind deli dell delivered vired u lun luu the lu lats Os or tiie tile th e land I 1 1 it is Fc arcely scarcely possible that any virtuous mn dould could be made to believe illy sity such statements f however igni ignorant orant yet lest through onise false pretences pretenses the tile mg right lit be drawn into a snare we would quote the foi Joi lowing following from the book trine and covenant covenants section 13 paragraph para pura graph 22 and if ally aily mail or woman shall bhail roi roli lie or bhe she he hall hali be re r e deU delivered vered up unto the he law of the lina land ladd xa at d if lie he or ghe she he shall steal lie he or ot she die shall shull be bv delivered up unto the law of affie he land again section 13 paragraph 2 thou shall shail not teai tedi deai teal se and lid ild lie 16 that steu sieu leth and will mill not repent shai shall shail slate be cost cist c out te the broad ladof law of god is thou shaft not teal steal and thieves together r with liars ii irs ars alli arll ami l whoremonger will wil event eventually ualle he be fou rou found ild iid I 1 the city with yrtl dogs and sorcerers sorce sorcerers we aneed need only jay say ray that it if we fina find stich birch characters entner in lit their nefarious practices tires whether ju in or out of or the tile church ike ive a ithal shai take them up and deai deal with them according 0 o the law taw ot god and arid inan man and we wish the church to inform us of such delinquents delini or the thib siri sini sin will wilf lie ie f af at their own door I 1 As there are gangs of robbers up awand and down aown this river river from whom we have suf suffered feied much having had bad many horses cattle and other property s stolen I 1 we purpose instituting a police for tile tiie protection olour of our cur p fogerty fo perty lind the rigorous eti eri enforcement of the law laws s of our count country rv I 1 and should any who wiio call themselves L latter litter atter day saints be found in their midst they will loft jot frt art fraam m the hie church and handed over to the law of the land I 1 I 1 we hope that what we ive have written may stif atif en gie gge fice fie and take vity of expressing our decided and unqualified disapprobation of any I 1 thing ehing like theft hi alt all its bearing 1 as being calculated 6 to destroy the of society to injure the tile church of jesus christ the cha character facter of the people of god and to tamp stamp wl with eternal til ili ill who lia lla follow such diabolical practices to blast their thein r c character caracter on earth and to con consign ion lon ign alm toe to eternal ter nal nai perdition BRIGHAM YOUNG lierer C KIMBALL palley PARLEY P PRATT ORSON nyde llyde wllliam WILLIAM SMITH ll 11 ORSON PRATT tr ga IA joun JOHN E V PAGE w WILLARD RICHARDS LYMAN WILFORD WOODRUFF i JOHN TAYLOR GEORGE A SMITH nindo december 1 I 1841 thurid x to 2 1 I received the tiie following follo iving revelation to nancy M irinda II 11 llyde de I 1 i verily verily veti thus tirus saith the uie lord unto yu my servant joseph that inasmuch ai a yon you have called calle d upon me tornow to kenow maywill my will wiil concer concerning ping ring my hali hall handmaid nuncy nancy marinda mirlo Mirio dj alyd II 11 yd behold it is my will wili that slie site should have a bettor betton pi ce ice prepared cor for birj hermian he rulan than thiet that in which P she he now lives in order that her lije mtv mav mabe be spared unto ller iler lier her wherefore lher ther eforo 2 gnip oapl sy say billit 9 m y servant ebenzer Rob nob imon and und to my handmaid iia ila i his M il e deit Leit let det liem them open tiler their doors and tika tike her ber and her ino take care of or illy llly and until irly my servant orson hyde nde returns cromlin Ms essio mission sio or u gieir some pome other oil cah cail be bl made ad for r her ived welfare 6 arld and ii arety safety let det thiera da the thase e if thin things gs adt and spa sparow W not boirard ard I 1 bet zet he lorenl blesi them and heal ther hern if they do dd it not grud ingia saith the lord godana she site shall be a blessing unto them and let my handmaid nancyi marinda llyde hearken hearten to the council of my ner ser vant joseph iu in all things ver vcr he her shall teach unto her andt shall be a blessing upon her and upon her children after her justification smith the lord it saburd iv ty 47 4 I 1 attended the city council and spoke in defence of the tile marshal in in his not pot serving a warrant aken his ilfe life would hae have been beell endangered dang ered A conference was wag held at ramus on tile the ath and aril ath of Dec december embert 1841 over IC li tiie tile Pi patriarch of or the church I 1 smith presided joseph johnon acted as 1 clerk lerk I drig Brigl Brig harn hain lain iain young heber fieber C kimball willard richarda Richard pi rihard hard 1 and john taylor tailor of or the quorum of tild the twelve apostles being present when it was wag res resolved olied by the whole conference that the of ahe church at ramus as a stake ba be discontinued and nd that john lawson bo be presiding elder over the thet branch and joseph johnson Jo linon clerk and that ihal wl liim hiim whiteman the tiie bishop transfer all nil the charch property in ramus to the sole gole trustee in ill trust joseph sinith smith president of the tile whole church St luday sunday 51 51 commenced to proof read the book bock of mormon previous ions lons to its being stereo i typed read sixty agen in the evening brother woodruff and ard wife visited me we vve conversed about the tile missouri troubles and the death of david wr W Pit patten tei tel also III ili his last request tuddy tu day 7 copy of a letter ietter to lawyers bash nell and browning of a esquires eguires browning aud and bushnell gentlemen youn your letter of uit nit cono ernig two 11 otes notes our n nuo y 11 4 nes nee co go against myself and thirty one others for was dil duly 1 y received in reply I 1 must inform ybur you yon that 1 am ain liot ilot 1 in I the possession 0 means belonging to me individually to liquidate those nots ut tit lire present serit the reason is is apparent to every one I 1 need not relate to vou you you the persecution I 1 have and the loss and confiscation of lill fall my at various times as a reason of my Ina lna inability bilty you know atall it all ali andio and so do the gentlemen whose notes you boid hold for collection but I 1 wish you ou to say bothem to them that if they ivall fi give me my time irbe and no more thaliA thap that hat I 1 must necessarily have they have their pay in ill seme come way or other that I 1 have tile the mean i at command in lit the east which wilh with a sufficient indulgence will enable me to pay them every vilt alit but unless this is granted me it willbe will be imps impossible ible for ma me to do so all ali AI I 1 ask of those and this generation is that they ilot hot pe tie up my hands bands nor thwart me in my rn y oper j alj atins ans is gran grau granted td rrie lile me I 1 pledge my byword word yea my macrea honor bonor that all that can call in tair fair air riess iless ries lies be demanded at mi my hand hanl either now or at any time lime shall 10 be adjusted to the satisfaction of all concerned throb this 13 all ail that I 1 can pair hair fairah at this time or ar do hoping that tint you will com corn munica tg to lil ill II 11 sted listed haines co the tho contents or at all events the purport of thun letter ietter together with rhy sincere regard for their theft welfare und ds as regards you gentlemen I 1 remain very respectfully i your obedient servant JOSEPH SMITH wednesday 1 8 the twelve who attended the ramus conference dinst insie returned with ilear near a thousand dollars korthof wor thor property for fon the temple which had been donated by the tho thea chaa sa lits at itimus dalti HAITI us consisting of horses wagons provisions clo cio hi ing I 1 i J friday I 1 10 I 1 0 I 1 wrote to jo 11 h R hotchkiss esq daar sir sin your letters dated october lith lini and november oth 1841 have both been receive and thit that af pf p the sli november is now before wore me me J lam iam arak glad thit tt vu ou are arp pleased leaped leased with 11 clr pro proceedings ce edings orous last conference relative to kir kin mr hotchkiss pt purchase 1 concerning concer ping ix which lite li r together with pome up unpleasant pleasant beelin feelings which bad art igina ted or pirley frodi rom a between us and parity throw uli uit dig t lne ab in keie kele ile lie kor tor or sick ii ness nesb essof of ree tri G sila 1113 I 1 w wrote fote lo 10 your dur friend and nd partner esquire tuttle some time since which ra bount you rou lehv h ve seen before now add with which I 1 hope you are also satis satisfied fid Sid I 1 have handed banded our request to 16 the editor edito of ther Thries aind ind seas season ons who will forward bod desired pipers 11 lam ihm iam arn arh glad that james ivins lvina settled bellied with vou fou vou you iou thoa note but sorry that yoo you suffered yourself ta to lose iose ose in the s sile ile of the land you yon had llad oe of him bim As reg ards ther her cooks mils tavera stand and iid gid the me wie li hundred lindred and thirty seven acres of pineland pine ine lne land which you propose to allow the church thrpo three I 1 thousand I 1 d disira 11 r g for fox I 1 have to say 11 reply that I 1 have c n r 1 I t d not only my own feel feelings fee linss lills 9 sole trus co iq in truit for the thee aligi church ach but liso Q t the e feelings of those 0 of the pe church w whose OSO pi ioni q 1 I 1 c CH a I 1 always rely upon ins in such buch h matters alters I 1 in rd d tha the oA naul uG iq j ilia liia thal thirl thirty kwoi wa hun huu li undred r boi bol foi is the least ti the property ought 0 to o be e so sold eold 0 or o you yau c fr three tiou kou I 1 1 and sand I 1 inq W d e d is V considerably ly less than rc b s t N ine lne e C U r aw we are willing lo 10 anake a partial sac sic sacrifice in in the tho property but abaer ger gen der tiei circumstances if ns tai A that toil ou can an ta give rive e two li lindred aall irs inor lnor mora moro than you pro josd the tho health of our elac alloh predty good and we a 16 jin prove ith tile improvement re ment 4 af f th tho e elty city N I 1 Ire lre remal malti rf very itry youir yoi ir rrt rrb w y 1 3 joseeh JOSEPH SMITH saturday I 1 11 llata eatn this evening sitting in to council uncil with the twelve in III tny any new store on nn Water street I 1 directed brig Drig harr harA yount youri president pre of the twelve apor A des to 0 o go immediately and instruct the tho t 1 diug committee in their duty |