| Show I 1 copyright secured I 1 HISTORY OF JOSEPH S SMITH MAY 1843 HI S sunday unia unda 7 in the forenoon I 1 was visited by several beveral g gentlemen gent ment lemen concerning the plates which were dug out near kinderhook the council of the first presidency met elder B preached at la harpe monday 8 1 I called at the office at 7 am with a supersedeas to stay suit thompson vs dixon john scott vr was s unwilling to give sister one fourth of the lot as directed by me thesda tuesday y 9 in company with my w wife e mother an and my adult family sid sidney e rigdon I 1 don P P pratt john taylor IV woodruff ru and about one hundred gentlemen an and ladies started at 10 min before 8 am from the nauvoo dock under a salute of cannon having on board a fine band of music we had an excellent address from our esteemed friend P P pratt the band performed its part well weil much good humor and hilarity prevailed the captain and officers on board did aid all they could to make us comfortable and we had a very agreeable and pleasant trip we started with the intention of visiting augusta but in consequence of the lowness 0 or skunk river it was impracticable we ive there fore altered our course to burlington touching at fort madison on our way up and at quon on our return in consequence of the governor of iowa jiabin having laving refused to withdraw a writ avrit reported to have been geen issued on a demand from the executive of missouri on the same charge as that for which I 1 had been discharged by judge pope I 1 dispensed with the pleasure of calling upon my friends in burlington and fort madison during our stay at those places I 1 kept myself conceal concealed etl eti on the boat the maid alaid of iowa di dil 4 well her accommodations are good for the size siz olf tuf of the b boat 0 a and she performed her trip in less time t han than we anticipated 1 and we returned home about 8 pm m wednesday wednesday 10 directed dr richards noverto heverto let the me court room be occupied by any person tin until til ile he received 2 in advance the bloss blossoms on the apple and other trees appeared took my roy brother william elders J ba M grant E robinson and ind horace K whitney in my ray carriage to the upper steam boat landing and back they were intending to start on their missi mission orf but no steamboat came A meeting of the saints at pa numbered 5 elders 2 priests 1 teacher a and nd 50 members thursday thursdays 11 at 6 am baptized loisa beeman JB eeman sarah alley and others eight I 1 lm am went to see the new ca carriage made by thomas moore which was ready for traveling 0 emma went to quincy in the new carriage I 1 rode out as far as the prairie ten am B young II 11 C kimball P P pratt 0 pratt 0 hyde IV woodruff geo A smith john taylor and W richards assembled in council and voted that addison pratt noah rodgers Rod gera benjamin F Gr grouard onard and knowlton Knowl ton toa F hanks go on a mission to the pacific isles captain dan jones prepare himself to take a mission to wales james sloan go to ireland reuben bedlock Hed lock john Cair calr cairnes rles ries and samuel sam uel james to En england kniland bland iland and that re reuben II edlock preside over the church ac and be assisted by elders hiram clark dark and thomas ward that bro cairnes go to scotland lucuis luclus N scovil tp to england under tinder the direction of brother fedlock Hed lock and that amos field ing ang come immediately to nauvoo or be cut olt off from the church also aiso that this quorum recommend george geofge walker to president joseph smith sinith as clerk of the nauvoo house president den young stated that woodworth had offered the use of his draft for the NAUVOO house table ac it if any one would copy it but he had llad not time to comply with the request of the quorum to furnish a full draft friday 12 purchased half of the steamer mald maid a I 1 d 0 iowa lowall from moffatt and captain ali jon ton dan n jones es commenced running her between nauvoo and montrose as a ferryboat ferry boat At sunrise bishop george miller arrived with irith a raft of feet of pine for the temple and nauvoo house from the pinery on black river wisconsin where the snow vas was about 21 feet deep daen in the winter in a council of the twelve it was agreed to visit lima la 11 ar p e an and id ramus and hold conferences concerning n the nauvoo house saturday 13 11 I 1 r rode 0 e to in company with brothers woodruff and geo gen A smith and tarried for the night with father morley brothers woodruff fr and smith slept at bro kurfees Dur fees brother B young 11 went to la harpe and brothers 11 II C kimball and 0 pratt to ramus sunday 14 meeting at Yel rome when I 1 E reached the following is a I 1 synopsis reported ly elder woodruff it is not wisdom that we should have all knowledge at once presented before us but that we should sh 0 uld have a little at a time then we can comprehend it ile he then read the second epistle of peter chap 16 to last verses and dwelt upon the verse with some remarks add to your faith knowledge ac th principle cip elp e of knowledge esthe principle of salvation i faithful this principle r i can be comprehended by bythe the faithful 1 and diligent and every one that does not obtain knowledge sufficient to be saved will be condemned the principle of salvation is 91 given iven us through t the knowledge of jesus christ salvation ig is nothing more or less than to triumph over ali ail our en enemies elies elles and put them under our feet and when we have power to put all enemies under our feet in this world and a knowledge to triumph over all evil spirits in the world to come then we are saved as in the case of jesus who was to reign until he had put all euer ener enemies nies under his bis feet and the last enemy was death perhaps there are principles here that few fe men have thought of no person can have this salvation except through a tabernacle now in this world mankind are naturally selfish ambitious and striving to excel one above another yet some are willing to build up others as well as themselves so in the other world there are a variety of spirits some seek to excel and this was the case with lucifer when he fell he ilg sought for things which were unlawful hence heimas he was cast down and it is said he drew away many with hirial dimand 1 rl and the greatness of his punishment is that he shall not have a tabernacle this is his punishment so the devil thinking to thwart the decree of god by going up and down inthe earth seeking whom he may destroy any person that he can find that will ivill yield to him he will ivill bind him and take possession of the body and reign there glorying in it mightily not thinking that he baggot had got a stolen tabernacle and by and bye some one haying having authority will come along and cast him out and restore the tabernacle to its rightful owner but the devil steals a tabernacle because he has not one of his own but if he steals one he is always liable to be turned out of doors now there is some grand secret here and gys 1 keys to unlock ck the subject notwithstanding the e apostle exhorts them to add to their faith virtue knowledge temperance ac yet he exhorts them to make their call cail calling irig and election siire sure and though they had heard an audible voice from heaven bearing testimony that jesus was the son of god yet he says we ire have hare a more sure word of kroph prophecy ecy where whereunto unto ye do well that ye take heed as unto a light shining in a dark place now wherein could they have a more sure word of prophecy than to hear the voice of god saying this is my beloved son ac now for the secret and grand key though they might hear the voice of god t and know that jesus was the son of god this would be no evidence that their election and calling was made sure that they had part with christ and were joint heirs with him they then would want that more sure word of prophecy that they were sealed in the heavens and had the promise 0 of f eternal life in the king kingdom doin doln of god then having this promise sealed unto them it was as an anchor to the soul sure and fast though the thunders might inight roll and aings flash and earthquakes bellow and war gather thick around yet et this hope and knowledge edg me would ifould support til the e soul in evert every hour of trial trouble and tribulation then everi everl knowledge now ledge through our lord and savior jesus christ is the grand irand key ley that unlocks the glories and mysteries of the kingdom of heaven compare this principle once with christendom at the present day and where are they i with ilith all their boasted religion piety and sacredness cr while at the same time they are c crying r n out against prophets apostles anitz angels re revelations el actions and visions ac why they are just ripening for the damnation of hell fiell they will be damned for they relent reject the most glorious principle jle ale aie of the gospe gospel of jesus christ and treat with disdain and trample under foot the key that unlocks the heavens and puts in in our possession the glories of the celestial world yes I 1 say such willbe damned with all their professed proff essed godliness I 1 then I 1 would exhort you to go on and continue I 1 to call upon god until you make your calling and election sure for yourselves by obtaining this more bure sure word of prophecy and wait patiently for the promise aromi se until you obtain it ft ac ac elders geo A smith and W woodruff followed 1 him with a few remarks and meeting closed for one hour when we met again W woodruff opened meeting and spoke upon revelation obeying the commandments by building 1 the nauvoo house was followed by geo 1 j A smith upon the same subject elder lorenzo snow then spoke somewhat at length concertin concerning r his mission to england 0 which was interesting after meeting we all rode to lima and took supper with calvin beebe and while we were ivere conversing conversi hg fig with brother joseph and brother alorie monney brother joseph made the tha following 0 remar remarks s the way to get along in any important matter 1 is to gather unto yourselves wise men experienced and aged men to assist in council in all times of trouble handsome men are not apt to be wise and strong minded men but the strength of a strong minded man will generally create coarse features like ilke the rough strong bough of the oak you will alwa always s discover in the first glance of a man in the ye outlines of his features something of his mind excitement has almost become the essence of my life when that dies away I 1 feel almost lost when a man is reined up continually by excitement he becomes strong and gains power and knowledge but when ee he relaxes for a season he loses much of his power and knowledge but in all matters temporal or spiritual preaching the gospel of jesus christ or in leading an army to battle victory almost entirely spends depends u upon on good order and moderation in going tb battle battie move slowly dress up into line and though your enemy rush upon you I 1 with fury meet them slowly but firmly let not i confusion or terror seize upon you but meet them firmly and strike a heavy blow and conquer conqer A man can bear a heavy burthen by practice and continuing to increase 1 if the inhabitants of this continent anciently were so constituted and were so determined and persevering either dither in righteousness or wickedness that god visited them immediately either with great judgments or blessings but the present generation if they were going to battle if they got any assistance from god they would have to obtain it by faith president young preached at la harpe almon W banitt babbitt preached all the afternoon and prevented elders kimball and 0 pratt from giving instructions regarding 0 their iiii mission ision at ramus S the wind blew terribly from the south west all day A naval action took place between the texan and mexican hiex Alex ican fleets off Com peachy edmund brazier aged 18 was drowned in the mississippi river by the upsetting in of a skiff samuel karnes was preserved from from a similar fate by capt dan jones |
