Show f copyright secured LIFE OF JOSEPH JOSEIPH SMITH sunday ath attended meeting at the usual hour the quorums were seated according to their official stand standing ingin in the church the bih op of zion and his bis counselors occupied the i forenoon in cor confession dession and exhortation the I 1 e bishop is 0 of Kirt kirtland lahd and his hia counselors gelors fcc occupied aed tae the stand in the af afternoon ter nood the discourses of these two quorums were ver very y in te resting A number of letters fitters of tion were presented and read a vote called and all received into the church in kirtland broad bread was broken and blessed and while it was passing president rigdon commenced speaking from acts ad and continued about 15 nii minutes his hia reasoning oving was good the wine was then blessed and passed atter after which meeting dismissed at evenin evening met with the presidency in the loft of bhe 1 punting a 7 inting office in ift company with je ae presidency of tite seventy to choose ot other seventy also blessed one of the I 1 zion brethren dismissed and retired I 1 monday ath attended school at the usual I 1 hour in the afternoon atter nOOn lectured in the upper i room of the printing office with some of the brethren at evening 0 visited mr seixas in company with presidents rigdon and cowdery ile he conversed freely is ia an interesting man j elder parrish my my scribe received my journal i again his heckh is so much improved thit that he thinks he be will be able with the blessing of dod to perform his duty tuesday ath spent the day in studying the debrew hebrew language fine weather and sleighing eining at ai home hoine i wednesday at 10 met at the school room to read hebrew afternoon reid read re id in in the upper room of the printing omee office at 4 j called at the school room in the tempie to make some arrangements concerning the t classes on my return I 1 wua was informed that brother hyi um uin smith had cut himself I 1 immediately repaired to 10 his hia house and found him I 1 badly wounded in his left arm arin he had fallen on his chis axe which caused a wound about four or five inches in lecil lengh ii doctor Ui lliams sewed it up and dressed sied it und and I 1 feel to 10 thank lod oil thit that 1 i it is tio worse und an I 1 ask my heavenly father in I 1 the name of jesus to 10 heal beat my brother I 1 hyrum and bless my my fathers family one and all with peace and plenty and eternal life thursday I 1 ith attended school and read hebrew with the morning a class spent the after af ter noon in re 0 records to 10 those who exiled culled to see me and heavens I 1 I 1 les blessings sings ave h ve attended me Frid friday ty leih spent the daiy diy in re reiding reading iding hebrew and asta attending adin to the dutie i of an my funi ly and the duties of ahe church 1 met in company with the several qu quorum in the school room in the temple at evening evening to take into consideration the subject auble et of ordination I 1 made some remarks upon the subject of ur meeting 0 which were as follows that matiy are de siring desiring to be ordained to the ministry who are not called consequently the lord is displeased secondly many already have been ordained who ought not to hold official stations in the church because they dishonor themselves and i the church and bring persecution swiftly upon us ua I 1 in consequence of of their zeal without knowledge I 1 requested the quorums to take some measures to regulate the same I 1 proposed some resolutions and remar ked brethren that the subject way was now before them and open for discussion the subject was discussed by presidents brigdon SR igdon and U Cowder yand elder martin harris harri 4 and others and resolutions were drafted by my scribe 1 who served its as clerk on the ot occasion sion read and rejected it was then proposed that I 1 should resolutions which 1 I 1 did as follows i resolved that no one be ordained to any office in the church in this stake of zion at kirtland without the unanimous voice of the several bodies that constitute this quorum who 1 are appointed to do church business in the name of said church viz the presidency of the church and eo counsel ansel tho tha twelve apostles of the lamb the twelve high counselors of oe kirt I 1 1 land the twelve high counselors of zion the bishop of kirtland Kirt tand and his counselors the B bishop is h 0 0 of f zion and his counselors the seven presidents is ants 4 of the seventies until othera otherwise i ise ordered by the said quorums qu 1 24 and further resolved that no one be ordained in the branches of said church abro abroad ads unless they are recommended by the voice of the respective branches odthe of the church to which th they ey belong to a general conference appointed by the heads of the church and from that I 1 ference receive their ordination the 1 resolutions were concurred in by the pre gi dents denta of the seventies I 1 j saturday spent the day in lia reading alle hei I 1 brew at poon noon I 1 prepared a horse and a sleigh sigh a for professor seixas to go to hudson and see his hid family at I 1 pm pan the council of the twelve apostles met in iii the house of the lord and after prayer and a upon P on the nature and expediency of resolutions offered in council on the instant I 1 it was unanimously agreed to offer the following amendment to the second resolution per liay ti Ay afi bivs tn aha stat tt that I 1 h 0 ruined to apy any wince in in the oran chea to which they belong buo bo be recommended to td a general conference appointed by those or under the diree direction tion of those who are designated in the book oi of doctrine and covenants its as h iving alving authority to ordain and set get in order all the officers of the church abroad and from that conference receive their ordination THOMAS B MARSH chairman ORRON ORON clerks p WM E amclia LW t sunday leih al tended to the ordinance e of baptism before meeting at the usual il hour attended meeting tho the presidents of the seventy expressed their feelings fee linss linzs on the occasion and their fai h in the book of mormon and the revelations elat ions also their entire confidence in all the quorums thit are organized in the church of latter day saints A good time the spirit of bod bod rested upon the congregation tt i on adin administered i n th taft sacrament uni confirmed a number that hid been baptized and dismissed monday attended school at the usual 11 hours spent the afternoon in rf reading rading hebrew and in receiving and waiting illing wi on giai visitor tos on this day we commenced translating the 11 hebrew e language the instruction of pro fessor seixas and he acknowledged that we were the most forward of any class he ever instructed ted the same saine length of time tuesday lath attended school at the usual hour resumed our translating and made rap id progress ess many called to see the house bouse of the lord and egyptian manuscripts and to visit me extremely cold weather and fine sleighing hi ing I 1 wednesday attended the school and read and translated slated with my class as usual asual my soul delights in reading the word of the I 1 11 lord in the original and I 1 am determined to turice pursue the study of the languages langu agea until I 1 shall become acome master ot of them if I 1 am p permitted permitted ermit ted to live 1 at any rate fate so long as I 1 do live I 1 aai ana determined to make this my object and with the blessi 1 tessin iz of god goc I 1 shiu shall succeed I 1 to wy url satisfaction alder elder coo called to make some arrangements arrau geta outs about the egyptian mum mies mie saad and records he proposes to hire a room at john lohn gons ins inn and exhibit them there from day to day at certain cirtain hoars liours licurs that some benefit may ibay be derived from them I 1 complied with his request and only observed that they must be beva managed anage d with wik prudence and an d care especially ally the man cseri rp ti I 1 the high council of kirtland met in the tae house house of the lord at 6 pm to the sub eject of ordination as laid before the cotin council cil on the dinst and also the proposed amendt amendment nent 1 of the he twelve apostles of the irth after discussing the th resolutions drawn by president i smi smith voted v unanimously that they should remain min 66 entire re and the proposed amendment of the twelve apostles be rejected JOSEPH 0 KINSBURY clerk thursday spent the day as usual in attending to g to my family concerns receiving and waiting a upon p on those who called for instructions and attending to my studies the high council of zion met in the upper room of the printing office at 7 P pm ms to discuss the subject of ordination as laid before theta them in the council of the dinst and also the amendment of the twelve Apo atlea kles after discussing the resolution drawn up by bv ohp th president voted unanimously that they should remain and that we perfectly acquiesce in said resolution resolutions ona 1 without any alteration or amendment d ELIAS clerk friday attended with the morning class and translated professor seixas handed me the names of a few whom he had selected fi bom oin the first and requested ds as to meet together C this afternoon and lecture which we did in the upper room of the printing 11 officer office the names are as follows presidents sidney rigdon oliver cowdery william W V phelps bishop K E partridge elders william E malel lin orson hyde orson pratt sylvester amith myself and meribe these and professor seixas to meet one hour earlier on the f following ol lowing morning I 1 conversed with mr air seix seixas is on the subject of religion at my house this afternoon ht listened with attention and appeared interested e ted with my mv remarks and I 1 believe the lord is striving with him by his holy spirit and ana that he will eventually i ily embrace the new and ev I 1 ei lasting covenant for he is ia a chosen vessel unto the lord to do his hia people good but I 1 for j 1 be e lr ir test lest aget I 1 get to prophesying upon hi his head this evening president rigdon and myself called at mr seixas lodgings and conversed with him upon the subject ot of o t the school had bad a pleasant interview saturday morning the at home attending to my domestic dome st amic concerns at 9 k attended the school and translated with the morning class spent the afternoon with m my y class in the printing 0 office and the evenin evening 9 at home bo me sunday spent the day at home in reading meditation and prayer I 1 reviewed my lesson in hebrew some three or four perl persona ons I 1 were baptized baptised sed and the powers of darkness seem to be giving way on all sides many who ho have j been enemies to the work of the lord rd are beb ginning cuing to inquire into the faith of the latter D ty ly saints aud and are friendly fri eudly monday translated tran sited hebrew with the first class in the morning returned home and made out my returns to the county clerk on eleven marriages in which I 1 have solemnized within three mouths months eight by license from froin the clerk of the court of common pleas in leiuga geauga coun 1 ty ohio and three by sent them to chardon by elijah fuller I 1 baptized john I 1 0 lVa waterman terman spent the afternoon translating with in my y scribe elder W parrish at his bis 1 house at 4 oclo cn met professor seixas i and the school committee at the printing office I 1 to make some arrangements for the ad advance vanoe ment of the several classes ol tases the presidency of the church met and took into consideration the resolutions presented to I 1 the twelve apostles Apost lus dated sh feb the pros pro I 1 identa of the seventies the if high agh council of the church for zion and kirtland after due deliberation dei dai 1 liberation it was unanimously agreed that the original resolutions be adopted without amendments OLIVER COWDERY RY 1 mrk clerk of council s the lower room of the temple is now pre pared for paint painting izig elder brigham young 0 was obliged to leave the hebrew class and a superintend u perin the painting of lower room till fini finished shed this afternoon the tha sisters met to make the vail of the temple father smith presided ewt theland the mand I 1 and gave them thein much good instruction closed by singing ea and prayer which djs s customary at the commencement and aa close 01 of all councils and meetings of the church of latter day sain Saints tsal though although not always mentioned tn this record A 1 tuesday 24 read and translated bews Heli rew this afternoon afie toe sitters sisters net met again at the to work on the val vail 1 towards the close at the ae da 1 met vi U wa vr eavey ana fany of tiko the brethren in tue the house of the lord and made some re marki fr from vin the pulpit upon the rise and pro eress ress of the chui chinch ch of carist of litter day saints and a blessing 15 upon the sisters for their liberality in in giving their services so oo cheerfully to the vall vail for the loads houte house also upon the congregation t ion an and d div I 1 wednesday attended to my studies as usual at evening met the quo quorums ruins at the the school room in the temple to take into consideration the propriety or impropriety of ordaining a large barge number of individuals who wish to be orda ordained v ined to official stations sta iiona in the church bezich individuals name wis presented and the voice of the assembly billed cil cit led fled and tilliam wightman Wight wi min tn chirles ch arlos wightman david cluff truman jackson reuben reubena barton dautel mites miles and noses mo ies atily were received 1 ana and s nineteen ne teen were rejected their ordinations I 1 deferred until it time presidents orson hyde oliver cowdery and sylvester smith were e nominated and seconded to draft rules rales and regulations concerning 0 licenses licen ses and anday by vote 0 of f the asee assembly ably passed unanimously thomas burdick chosen by nomination nomi nUion to officiate as clork clerk to record licenses licens and receive pay for his services accordingly also voted that the twelve and seventy see that the calls for preaching in the regions round about kinland be attended to and filled by judicious eld ere era of this church j thursday attended to my studies as usual and made some proficiency in the afternoon after ter noon I 1 was called upon by elder rigdon to go and see his wife who was waa very sick at ek I 1 did I 1 so in company with in my scribe we prayed for her and anointed her in in the name of the lord loid U mid 0 gan to recover from that very hour 1 groaned home and spent the evening 26 th tb read hebrew with the first faday cla class in MI the morning spent the afternoon in the office settled some misunderstanding it brother william smith and pro f elar Selx as saturday morning col cold d and flue fine sleigh inz ingv I 1 prepared preparedly my horse and sleigh for mr 1 sol seixas aizas to ride to hudson and visit his f anally amily to return on monday next Atten attended did with my elsas at the printing office both in the forenoon and lifter afternoon noon and lectured and translated he bau br 64 I 1 sunday this thi s morning two gentlemen 1 lati laft from scotland called to tb see me to make inquiry about the work of the lord in these last bag they treated me with respect and the interview was pleasing 7 to me and I 1 presume I 1 interesting to them they attended our meeting i with me and expressed a satisfaction I it at blat hat they heard they spoke of irvin the oti in Intal taT reformer and his bis pro prophecies phecie 9 after I 1 meeting I 1 returned home and spent the after i part orthe of the day iad and evening in reading and tran translating 5 the hebrew monda monday spent the doy day in hi studying as usual Y A man called to see the house of the lord in company with another gentleman on entering th the e door doo r they were p politely |