Show 1 I cor eor cot 0 right it sec see Secure eai edi dl HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH seith tf J DECEMBER 1841 monday dio alo aday 20 4 I 1 communicated comman diatel to the times and Sea seasons oris as follos follows fr 44 to my friends in lit illinois the gubernatorial co convention invention of the state stata 0 of illinois have nominated colonel adam W snyder snider for governor Co vernor and colonel john lohn albre for Lieutetia lieutenant nt gover governor or of the ille state of illinois election to take place iii lit in august next colo coio colonel nelA foore like ilke judge rudge douglass dougles ss and esquiro warren was an intimate friend of general ban ba ii nett long before that gentleman became a member of our community and general bennett informs us that no men were more morer efficient ef hienton ja assisting him to proc procure ure are ou our r great gee lee than thau Col coi colonel odiel ofiel I 1 and colonel alo moore re they are sterling men and friends of bf equit hights rights 0 opposed to the oppressors grasp gras p and the tyrants ti y tants rants rod with suc sue such it men at the thie had head or of our state government we have nathu to fear in tiie the next ii at canvass we shall shail be influenced by no party cal consideration and no barthl coalescence es or collusion with our people peaple will be buffered red to affect or operate oger oper tite fite against Gener general pil hll bell ben netta bettor any other of our tried friends already semi officially in the field so the parti in ill this county who expect to divide the friends of humanity uni ani and equal js will wilt ned nad thein themselves selves mistaken we ice care not a FIG kir for far willa WHIG or DEMOCRAT they are arp both alike to us but dehall we hall go for our friends fri daj our tried friends and the gause causa cause of human luman liberty which chis la the caus cause of ot god we arb are aware that thai divide ld and conquer is the watchword watch dqra with wilh many but bat with us ft t cannot be done we loye liberty too loo wa we wel have tog toe much lituch t to bo be easily eastly duped doped sy we e hareno hase have no cats baws amongst us related e voted for GENERAL HARRISON because tec ice loved him hir he was a gallant officer ald aid and a tried statesman but this is no reason I 1 why we be governed by bya s frie frit friends lids ile he is now dead and all of oa his ats friends are not ours we claim the privileges of freem enand shall act accordingly g is a master spirit and ids friend f arc are our friends ive arav illi ng to cast our banners in tho the air and fight by ilia his side in the canse canne of humanity and equal rights the causa cause of liberty alid and the law snede sn ader and moore are his friends they are ours curs these men are free from the prejudices and superstitions superstitious of the age and such men trien wo we i love annd such suchy men rien will wilt ever receive our support he their peli tidal predilections what they may mayl 0 S snyder nyde r and moore are known to be our friends their is g vouched couched for by those whom we have med wed we ive mtr wll never be justly charged with wilh ahr the tle tin TIE thi ait alt OF ingratitude they have served us andee will serve them i JOSEPH SMITH lieutenant general of the nauvoo legion T tuesday u day 21 I 1 received from edward hun liun or ter all ail a up on busi busl business nessi to I 1 wrote tile the reply I 1 1 H rt N nauvoo december Df cember 21 1841 mr mra beloved Il rether brother yours of the stoid ath of october cartle calffe to hand at tit a late date but I 1 vr abie able to say to you toll that tile tilo power of attorney bev i executed ad ard sent tent up to tile the clerks office the ahe seat of and will he be forwarded direct roni from them ft is bow how how bow on all th the way most probably 1 your etter elter did aid not arrive till after mr potter rp turned with the tile which I 1 received in ip safety potter bas lias started on an a arni hlis blis fion ion f sion on to the cf of lammer jammer one of the west india roles fries I 1 the is ifs you pro poe on your youn wr debt so to dar far as it t coos coes nd allster alls ai steer sweer the renta inder 01 0 n the tho oll oa oil mention as creyi become lecome duee due I 1 I 1 have lave ninny ninety acres aeres qt timber lailer i oiher ailer land in the tile vicinity of or guv oon n jittu tap ibb ift the river niver river and laveade lav made apropo to rie ric me ale fann faff faint it t as yet am kaipf for foi hinl hint to ro celce arar arse from his C correspondent rr i p in lit the etri eist I 1 shall be able to nt i ase all the he t wood land you will want ia la a ittle ittle title anc As A it respects steam engines and mils my Anin foll t 3 we cannot ivo lve too in ny of them tuis tula place haf hai butler butier ed exceedingly from the want of such mills in i our ir and neither one nor two cau do tiie tile busi busl nesy cesi or this place flace alother another anc ther season we have no good grain or board niini mill iu lit this thia place placer and PDA our flour and lumner lumber lumber has to be brought twenty miles which subjects us to great inconvenience gret the lie lle city is is rapidly advancing many new hardings hardi I 1 have been created treated since singe you yon left us u and many more would have arisen if drick brick and lumber iber could aa dave have ve been obtained there therb is scarce source any limits which can canjoe be imagined to the milliand mills mill sand gand and machine rya and manufacturing of all kinds bines which might be put into profitable operation in fit this city and even if others should raise a mill before you ou get liere here it zi need heed ed be no discouragement either to you or to bro buckwalter for it wiit wilf be difficult for itie the mills to kee keo beeb pace the growth of the place ilace elace and yo you w vil ill do well 0 to o bring th the tho eugine engine I 1 rf f you cah cab persuade any of the brethren rexi who are manufacturers ers erb of woollens wool fens or cottons to come coma on and alid their bi bus bui lAness do so I 1 have not ascertained definite definitely lv as yet how bow fac far tha the goods will go towards liquidating dr fosters note or finishing your house but this I 1 can say I 1 will make the most of it and benefit 5 on ou every pa possible ible ibie way our OUT message is is delivered to 1144 mr smith arid arld and she v ill lii be gad tp have returns on her tetter fetter tt e r of attorney as speedily as circumstances will permit according to the tho understood ing thereof I 1 am happy to hear of your youn our welfare and the tio health of your family ani and also to that the tle fia hia fiu health 1114 of nauvoo has much improved sine last summer and con considering tha very mild state of the weather rn most ast of the llie time it is excellent myself and ana family ara ana in health and our enemies are at peace with us as much as can be expected in athis ge generation calion should an anything y thing new occur which may be e for our advantage you will please write an ano I 1 will do the ganie same I 1 remain yours in the tho gospel of christ JOSEPH SMITH PS you will endeavor to have the money on your letter of attorney from mrs Smi smith thready ready to furnish a fresh supply of k goods early in the spring J S 11 wednesday 22 1 nauvoo nau roo december the word of fe the lord came unto joseph the seer verily thus saith the lord let my survant servant lohn john suld suid snider er take taka ja A mission to the eastern continent unto all the conferences now nov sitting in fit that region and let him airry a packo package e of epistles that shall be written by my servants the twelve making malting known unto them their daters concerning the building of my houses which I 1 have appointed unto you saith stith the lord that they tiley may baj bring n their gold and their silver and their preci precious stones and the box tree free and the fir tree and all fine wood to beautify the th place ofay sanc sanctuary luary saith the ard and let him return speedily with all means which shall be put into his bis hinds even so amen elder amos B fuller of or stated to me that lie he had settled all his hia debts made all necessary provision for his family and desired to know the will of god concerning hint I verily merily thus saith the lord unto my servants the Twelve let them appoint unto my servant A 13 full fuller r a mission to preach my gospel unto the children childre 1 I 1 0 of men rg Ps it shall be manifested unto them by in my 11 lioi 1101 holy sprit amen 1 this tilis day commenced receiving the first of groceries at the new store thirteen wagons dagons arrived from warsaw loaded with sugar molas molasses seq r foss crass sait salt tea cooee coffee ac purchased in st louis the original stock purchased in new orleans having reet riet been detained at st louis by one holbrook innkeeper under false pretences pretenses and on this evening joseph the tha seer commenced gi giving vinz instruction instructions s to the scribe concerning writing the proclamation to the kegs of the earth mentioned in lit the revelation given january 19 1841 1811 18 11 friday 21 this evening I 1 had a consultation w with ith president young and bishop whitney about establishing an agency in england for tie tle he cheap and expeditious conveyance of the saints to nauvoo and farour for our convenience in merchandize merchandise dize and I 1 said in the name of the lord we vre will prosper if we will go forward in in this thing tiling elder tinman truman Giller jr returned from a short mission to van buren buleh coun county tir iowa where lie he baptized fourteen bringing 20 as a donation to the tiie building of the temple from james moore saturday 25 being christmas brigham young heher heber C kimball orson pratt wilford woodruff john taylor and their wives and willard richards richard spent the evening at hiram kimball Kimbal lB g and after supper mr kimball gave each of the twelve apostles a fractional lot of land lying on the west side of his second addition to nauvoo at a confer conference nce nee held beld in batavia fennessee Genn essee c anty new york 11 branches comprising 15 elders 7 priests 7 teachers 4 deacons and members were A conference met in the slit silt church chura in hope wao wado 0 o county when fox islands 5 elders I 1 priest 2 teachers I 1 delcon and mem member members here bere also algo aso the main land laud with G elders 2 priests 3 teachers I 1 dacou and CS members were represented ot s shaw president and calvin C per pet pendleton deton clerk Sun cay 26 the public meeting of the th sains was at mv house this evening and after patriarch hyram smith and elder brigham Brig harn hain young had spoken on the principles of falth faith and the gifts of the spirit I 1 read road the tha chapter of corinthians aso a part of the lath chapter capter and remarked that the gift of tongues was W a s necessary in the tile chuich but bat that hat it satan could not speak in tongues eshe he could not tempt a dutchman or an any y other lla ria iia nation tion but the ep english lish for he can te tempt in pt the tiie englishman il for he ll 11 has s tempted me a and nd I 1 am an englishman Eug lishman but lle ile the lie gift of to torl tori tongues gues by the power of the holy ghost I 1 in the Church is for the benefit of the I 1 servants of god to preach to believers unbelievers un as on the days of pentecost when devout men from front every nation bhail shall assemble to hear bear the things of god let the elders eiders preach to them in their own on mother tongue whether it 14 n german french Sp spanish anili or irish or any oher other and let those interpret who understand the lan ian an guage froken in their their mother tongue and this is what aliat the apostle meant in corinthians 14 1427 2 27 0 nonday monday 27 1 I was wag in fit council with brothers brigha m iq young yung heber lifeber C kimball kimbail willard 9 an add and jjohn dJohn john taylor at my office instructing them in tl tnie principles of the kingdom and w lut iut the twelve should do in im relation lo 10 tha the mission of john jolin snyder and the 66 european conference ferer feret ices so us as to forward the gathering means for ifor build bundi inathe temple templo aw aad nauvoo house and I 1 merchandize merchandise diz dize oat fat brignani bregni Br ighani might go with john join on lis Us anis lon ion if f he choose but the object of tile the mission courdle coufa be accomplished without 1 tuesday I 2 ay I 1 baptized sidney in the font for and arid in behalf of his parents I 1 also baptized Rey reynolds holds bolds cahoon iad pad others ane and friday 30 and 31 calvin A warren esq mark aldrich aidrich and dania daniel S witter visited me tile at tit my office and after much ex plan pian allon alion and conversation concerning warren and baraw Wa raw w in which esquire warren manifested the kindest ard most confident hl id feelen feelings 9 s and aldrich aidrich and witter expressed their entire approbation of pat proceedings of tile presidency they all that thal if I 1 did rot succeed in the next attempt to establish and build up warren that they would fully excuse me from all censure hild and should feel satisfied that I 1 had done all that could reasonably be required of any man in a like case be th the consequence what it might inight to themselves and esquhe warren frankly acknowledged that his temporal temporal salvation depended on tile the success of lil the q inter later prize and mado made liberal proposals tor fon lor ion the benefit of 0 the brethren to help forward the the party retina manifesting b the best of feeling and expressing the most perfect act satisfaction with their visit ft with ma me and all concerned 4 thun thursday day evening at the tha office while conversing with calkin A sarqh VV arren esq about llie proceedings pr ce at tit warsaw I 1 prophesied in lit the name of theor theordo the lord dp that tile tiie girst thing toward building op up warsaw was wai to break wak it down to break braug dewri theirl that are there and that it never would bo be built tip up till it was broken down and after that keel keep them entirely in iha tha dark concerning our movements and it ia is best to let what be ile pleases and go to the devil and the morel eshe prints tile the sooner fooner he be will get through not bu allihn out or biver him hirn and after they have been in the tiie dark long ei enough lounh lough let set cf of m mn mu u go there who will do as I 1 tell them a certain kind of men some tome cf those capitalists from the tile eastern stafe states Ei say from penns pennsylvania vaida valda wise men who will take the lead of busin business ess esp and go ahead of ot those that are there before they know wa we are tire about and tile the place will prosper and not vot till then te the follo following willig list hows show s somo some of the books pamphlets letters ac published for and the latter day saints in in 1841 1 A proclamation to all ail alroid road jan 15 by joseph smith sir sid rry rib rig lugdon smith twenty three numbers of he times and seasons wm mere were published in nauvoo nail Nati twelve numbers of the I star were published inEn gand gaad by parley P pratt first edition of ot th the iok lok of mormon published in lit evelana january by emers eldora B youn young a and ll 11 A W richards richard A clr third d edition of the voice oi of warring warning was published in ln ma manchester I 1 ne liester ilester england by parley 1 I pratt A letter letier to queen Vict victorm orLi of or Engl england alid aind touching the tile signs odthe ot the tho times and the political destiny of the tiie world in pi form by parley fa P pratt england five rive hundred copies of an address to thi tha ile fie brew brews in lit the dutch lang lane langnese by 0 hyde llyde |