| Show f I 1 copyright secured I 1 9 HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH 18 1843 43 feb thursday 2 spent the day at home the weather extremely cold towards evening I 1 rode on 0 to o tile the hill to ili ill tile tiie caucus which winch was there held heid the tile previous evening davidson dav idson ldson hibbard presiding and br benjamin L clapp chier chief speaker reporting that joseph and hyrum llad had attempted to taken tak away the of the tile elli tili citizens zens referring to wog Woi lection of the tile alst I 1 corrected me the error and returned home me mabeth intel cession tor for us with kr al higas that cannot be uttered it would be beitter fetter thur thus tiie tile the spirit macelli th intercession for its wini striving filch catinat be expressed 3 1 1 ill hi morning read germau german at 11 II in lit the city returned at a ya past 12 proof ra f doctrine and covenants which is now HOW wing ning ing lag stereotyped broohu john ria ala mayberry berry sent pent me ine a cow to assist ia in bessig my expenses to springfield ld 4 at hottie bottle till one in the fhern fiern f oon when I 1 alt all attended ended the llie r city elec mif mir tsina s at tile the tempie temple where all things were settled and mutual good feelings restored am arties br eapp tapp made mado a public r the tie speech which lie tie made at a former S I home about 4 and was visited bya masa mesa I 1 told him hlin that I 1 had restored orson pratt pralto to his ln s former fortner standing stand ipg in the afu itu ti brum bruni of afie the twelve apostles and gild that abat I 1 had llad c n I 1 pd to mill e TT fir amasa a counse counselor or to the le presidency ili lit i ta the everi everl ink pre shred in lit the mu municipal court shii shil Y 5 at t biome german monday 6 peni spent at the thet elm ela toll loii alder aider rhen rheu and aud counci councilors councillors lors for tile the city aerie e daring the next two years at br hyrum officer offie drifted at home one aflean Tho irias moors moore cacno smoin in ind nd inquired P ed avoul a home hoine I 1 blessed him film end and said sald sa id god d qui I 1 ar yacu ut for ever and ever may thebie shags of abra dic rii jqhn iaac and jacob rest resl upon you for ever and evor ever add aud may you sit eit on thrones ligh high and lifted V alq in lit the tha name ot of jesus christ amen when I 1 resumed to we election joueph joseph smith iss ways elected ejected reavor bv by unanimous voe orson spencery SpeW cerr cery dsniel daniel 11 II weis george A smith and markham ware wre elected aldermen ily fly runt smith john talor TI lor orson nyde hyde orlou pr arlt att sylvester emmons lieber C kimball Kim bail boll Warrin ton lon admi darl 1 spencer and brim bilm g irim trim young were elected c i forenoon n council grecht of the twelve s t the house of pres young tl is afternoon I 1 sent a gehl StAi relt reIr warrant warr tnt int to illren elm Rim hells bells for the pur put yos x V obtaining a book of patriarchal bles bies blessings ings fan fon by pother joeph joseph smith which was stolen irni fram fur far arst tile the warrant was issued on the tile affidavit of jonathan 11 II and tio tie llo boo k ob fitted fhi fal fed ill in the tiia evening eve niner hiram kimb 11 came come to dyouse for an oil explanation and I 1 informed leini liei that the bock was A as the property of tile the church thal thai al it ad L ben been len en stolen and after passing through hands llad lied been seemed by oliver granger as ns agent for the tile church at kirtland 1 stid and should have been given up hy h him I 1 have since fince been beet informed that sifter sister sarah hiram reta rita niram klemballa wife llad had procured tile the book of her crottie ur ottie r kion lion son of oliver granger for lle ile lie the purpose it to the church but being under a brother not to give tip up lle ile the lie book u un n birlie hd hid seen her agin she had neglected to mention it 11 to me bader parley P pratt fratt arrived home from eng lanetia lant his tia evening I 1 8 ads morning I 1 red read german ad d with a brother broiher br and lster ister is ser ter from michl I 1 I 1 h thought tivit a prophet is always a irbit I 1 told tou them that a prophet was a only when he wis was acting as adelt after pirley parley P pratt came in we had conversation 11 on various subjects at 4 in fit the hie after aon oon won I 1 went out with my iny little frederick to exercise myself by sliding on he file the public papers say that point petre pete i i guadaloupe was wag totally destroyed and persons supposed to have been killed by an earth q lake laks thursday 9 part of or the forenoon I 1 spent at the masonic Maso ilic hall conversing with mr Reni rennick ilek tick of keokuk and trying to effect a settlement with hirn him he ile promised to let lot me have some notes on a paper maker in n louisville towards paying me and then went off contrary to promise I 1 also had conversation with ith naster master nye and read several letters one from judge young and directed the following in ill reply lio llo iiona IIo nR R M young city lir fir washington dear sir I 1 have this tid tin s day received your favor of the ich uit nit covering one otte from john C walsh and barely state in this that I 1 shall dispatch a messenger immediately immediate iv to quincy to deposit the 1500 in ill the file hands of general leach lacci La clr cli according to your instructions but seeing that I 1 had little time to loe loze ioe I 1 concluded to send this tins by bv the first nihil to inform you of mv my intentions my aly next in which I 1 shall enclose general leacha receipt together with my obligations will be mailed at quincy and may be expected three days after you receive this I 1 shall ghali not ba be able abla to obtain george millers name as security lie he leing being at this time several hundred miles north of or nauvoo and is not expected back until und spring ilg tig I 1 can however obtain the signature of mr edward hunter late idle from ulles Ofies chester ter ler county who wiio owns about tient thousand dollars worth of or property properly iu in this tin s vicinity and probably ss as much inucci more in the 1 east which I 1 presume wilt will be entirely satisfactory to mr walsh instead of mr air miller judge ilig bee s name will be on the tile obligations when tou TOO receive this you may expect the other three thre e days later all the toe dlf dif Terence will wil be tile the time required lo 10 go from here to quincy and do the business i some time ago a petition signed by the tiie principal inhabitants of this city the postmaster general to remove t the e present nauvoo postmaster and appoint another in his liis stead mas vas i as I 1 put pul pui into the hands of C A warren esq of quincy with a request that lie he would hand it to vou about the time you left led for we have not et heard anything whether mr warren handed it to you yon or neglected to do so but we e feel extremely anxious to learn something on the subject as the catiz citizens lis generally are suffering hig severely from tile the impositions and dishonest conduct of the postmaster and those connected with e petition was accompanied compan compa nied led by some affidavits proving that letters had lied frequently been broken open money da detained and letters charged twice over ac ac at the repeated occurrence of which circumstance caused the people to he ile anxious for an immediate cha change it will be seen by the petition peti tion tinn that I 1 was nominated for the office I 1 can call only say bay that if fr I 1 receive lle ile the lie ip appointment I T shall rhall do my utmost to 0 o give elleni satisfaction 1 whoever may be appointed INS it is ilece necessary esary in my as estimation to bate bave it done as soon as circumstances will possibly admit accept sir mr of my sincere re acknowledgments for past favors which are not forgotten andic and capt of he file best wishes and sincere thanks of yours respectfully JOSEPH SMITH by BI WM CLAYTON ii 11 9 agent spent most of or the day in conversation mih aih til ill pirly piri pirl y P pratt and others there are two kinds hinds of or beings in lit heaven viz angel angele who wilo are resurrected persona personages qs having bodies hodies nf or flesh and bones for ine ink instance instein tance fp jesus said handle handie andle andie me and sep SOP for a fialli not flesh and bones as ye ine me have 2nd and the tile spirit spirits f just men made madei reT per fec they who are not resurrected but inherit the same glory when a mrs mos messenger comes saving he lie has iia s a message from god offer him your hand and n quest him hlf to shake hands with vo you u I 1 I 1 lie he be a an it angi ang 1 he will do so and you will feel his ila iia hand iid lid if lip h be the spirit of a jnet man made perfect lie he will come in lit his glory for that is tile the ony only way he lie c n app ar to hands with you I 1 but he fie will not move because it is contrary to file the order of or heaven leaven for a jut ju t tean lean to deceive but he lie will still siri deliver his ins massage mess mrs sage rge if 11 if be llie tile dovil PS es an augel angel of light when v lien llen you ask him to shake shahe 11 ands hands lie will offer you his hand and you will wilt not fee feel an anything you may the tho therefore detect him these are three grand keys es whereby you may know whether any tiny admit I 1 tt atlon is front from god I 1 A man came to me in kielland Ki rlland illand and oid told old me he lie had seen an angel and described lils lija dress I 1 told him film lie had llad feen peen no angl augi aug ang I 1 and that there was no uch such dress in heaven ile he grew mad and went into the commanded fire to come downour down nut dut of or heaven to consume me I 1 laughed at him and slid said yon are me na of mallm malls Bj lala iala prophets your god does dors not hear you jump lip up alli airl ani cut yourself and lie commanded fire from heaven to consume my house when I 1 w ws a preaching in lit i 1 a quaker cal cai called I 1 ed out for a sign sian I 1 bid him to be still stil after sermon lie he again viala asked for a sign I 1 told the cong congregation rogation the man wo was s an all adulterer that a w wicked and adulterous generation after a sign and that the lord had said to 0 me in lit a r vel atlon that olly any man mot who wanted a fin rin sin sign was an adulterous person it is true 11 cried one aror 9 for I 1 caught him in the very act which the man afterwards confessed when helas he was baptized A conference was held at boylston mylston hall boston wh n fourteen feurt een branche bran clies ciles of the church hi lit boston nind the tile vicinity were represented comprising members 33 elders 43 lesser officers most OF or whom had bad been raised lip up in about fifteen mouth month elders G J adorns E P maginn hia Ala ginn glnn er erstus isaris snow erastus 11 berb aud aad others took active paris parts in tile the conference friday IO 10 after conversation with mr john B cowan alid and others I 1 reviewed the history of the mob in county ohio on the of march 1832 and my first i t journey to M masouri Ms at 3 afternoon atte otte attended n ded a council of the twelve apostles at mv louse h ouse viz brigham young yount 11 II G kimball kimbell 0 alyde P PP P pratt 0 pratt IV woodruff fr J taylor geo A smith and IV richards I 1 requested that all business be presented briefly and without comments and told the tile council that I 1 had an interview with mr cowan cowen this morn morning illk lith that he fie was delegated by tile the inhabitants of Shoko quati which is twenty miles above ims this on the tiie river to come to nauvoo and petition that a talented mormon preacher take up his residence with them alid and they would find him a good house and give him film support with liberty for him to invite es as many mormons cormons Mor mons to settle in that place as may please so to do council decided br john bear PO go and I 1 suggested that a general maetina be called in the city in relation to the tile post office and other things and instructed the council to call elder geo gen J adorns to nauvoo with his farlly and to say that lie he is ordered to come by the first presidency and that lie preach no more till tm lie he comes at 5 I 1 opened a mayors court at my house when uben ben hen jolin john D porker deputy sheriff presented oliver olney before lle lie the court for steal stealing log iaZ goods from the tile store of moses smith on of january when olney ohley deci declined tred ired before the court that it had llad been visited many times by tile the anci ancl ancient nt of days that he lie sat with him oil on the gih I 1 oth and I 1 lith I 1 tit fit of last june and should sit in fit council again with him on tuesday next that lie had had a mission from him to the four quarters of or that li lie lle lied leen and established the twelve stake zion and had llad visited them all except one in lit the south that he had suffered much for two or three years for want of clothing that he despised a tiller thief except to clothe himself that he opened tile the store of moses motes smith on oil the 23 d of january and took out the goods then present severa piece pieces hid them thun in the file corn field and ard carried cir ried them horne home from I 1 ime lime to time under the same roof with mr air smith and hat that no one knew anything about tile the robbery but himself was once a trl tri ember of the church of jesus christ of latter DJ dav day saint but had lad been cut off a considerable time tune previous he ile declared that the church never ti tight linn film lo 10 steal ad a id I 1 have written his voluntary con cou confeson felon leion relon here 1 ere filat that others may take warning and arid behave themselves in lit such a manner that they shall not be cut off the tile church for if they are the tile spirit of the tile living goi GOJ wilt depart from them and they the mav may ma be left to a worse spir nir pir t of delusion and wicked lles lies than llian even oliver oilier olney who wilo never riv shy siv the ancient of days DJS nor an anything tiling like him dut on tile llie testimony estr esir etli mony I 1 bound him over lo 10 the next circuit court for trial in llie file sum of five thomad thoma d dc dollars liars and for forwent want of bail lie was committed to cart Carl hage 1 11 I 1 this day had an inter interview view with elder rigdon and hi his s famay they the repressed 9 willit giless griess to be dived good feelings prevailed and MO e degain shook ian lan 1 anas Is together at tern ten at the city ro council uncil unell I 1 arrn to james sloan city recorder that it wo would d be better letter for him hirn teil fell en years hence not 0 to o say anything aro e about fees fee and ans address edthe new council urging flip necessity of their acting upon tile the principe of or liberality ilber clity and alm of re relieving lievin 9 the city from hll fill tty ity expenses and lur tur den dens hid hi rid rd d not attempt 0 to o improve lle ile tile lie city but lut enact such ord nanct s aa a would promote peace face hild and good good rood ord r t id nd the tile people m mould would ouid improve the city capit Capil alms nims would crne in from all quitters ai at d I 1 hail till mil mills roc rac factories tories and macli macii machinery nery of all kinds kines new I 1 bildings uil uli dings bond oaid arise oil on every hard ard nauvoo woud id becchi a preat preal cy I 1 blat if fr the tiie council would be lit li erl teril eri in their proceedings they tiley would become rich brid spoke against the ril principle rii iCile of every little service r nd ered and of committees having extra pay for their service er s reproved the judges of tl if 0 late intel elec ion lon ion lon for not holding the polls open after sa s1 gix six f X wien 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