Show obituary 1 we I 1 the grand jurors in and for the county of utah while having heard of the death of the late richards hards can but express our oar feelings on tius thin occasion we have lost in in the much esteemed teemed ei and respected rejected willard richarda who died on the alth tl HS T inga at t baal past pant 9 Wk AM A M 9 one me oft of 4 ablest and most moat devoted advocates avoca tl 8 of the d f t brines trines and faith of the L D saints sai n tir one whoa who g abilities have long been realized by this people and the benefit of 0 whose labors we till still appi A 9 chate I 1 I 1 HP he received the covenant of the gospel hi 11 1 baptism dec 31 at A D 1836 and since once tle th c time his labors have been woolly devoted to UK th il 11 strengthening of the kingdom of heaven rk hj 1 i course ha been regular he has never faltered 1 he was an honorable of the chao 0 of jesus christ of latter day saints 17 yer yeav I 1 2 months and I 1 11 I 1 days day was a member of thi th it quorum of the twelve apostles 11 years wis K s ad counselor to the first presidency of th 41 i church 6 years was an intimate friend frien d of tin P prophet joseph was with min hita and the patriae Pat 1 hyrum hyi urn during their trials at carthage wa was i ia 1 with them and john taylor fanoni fa ano noti tift g odthe of the twelve apostles in the carthage it jd k g 1 for their of the tau TROTH to and when 1 c prophet joseph j jumped um ped from the window of 4 c 4 jail he advanced and gazed the bri 1 t bayonets and a shower of bullets till the P an I I 1 et was dead while thus gazing a hall ball A gm c his ear and a drop of his blood fell and i I 1 led with that of the martyred marty red reAd prophet P t at the time of this extremity the care ofa IN whole church fell as it were with a I 1 ous oua weight upon apon him which tho feeble ii body he bore bon off with a calmness and sm ser eniti A not surpassed and we might say hardly etiva eau ed by any in the winter of AD 1845 6 the prine briwa authorities of the church were compelled I 1 0 flee from nauvoo and in february of that avit D ter be left the city of nauvoo in company W liis his brethren and snow rain and mod mad 9 ploughed sloughed hed their way to council bluffs an and 4 incidents in the history his atory of this laborious jo jourad he carefully chronicled while the most moot of afi f time he was unable to leave his bed in the spring of AD 1847 we find him a amok I 1 the arat prime pioneers pro gris to ane ol 01 th ulc M mon 4 t sins ains to assist in selecting a location of fb far the gathering of the saints in th the summer of AD A D 1848 he removed gg his family ta this wilderness country undra I 1 ing with them in common with the rest iff brethren who came at that early period lk toils fatigues and privations consequent baft in ift ing a settlement in a wild wilderness erneso and one jh truly say desert country 7 since that time his labors have bare been c bated and extensive being b e i U g sid cou counselor nr I 1 r first Pre presidency sideney of tile the church he has it very conspicuous part in ia the general a aaa M the whole church as general ar historian for the church his labors h batet dit well approved as pont poet master at G 8 f 3 t city he had the confidence of the P M ak Q eral he be was secretary of the state of des deem and has done most mosi of the business bui iness as of the territory of utah and was Presides deatS tg the legislative council bouncil ot of the territory j these several capacities his ability to direct aw m his general knowledge of law and principle in vivid vividly y manifest as editor and P proprietor Pro pietor i t or of offa dt di seret news the light and intelligence gone forth to the inhabitants of the e earthy U its arts colu columns inns show chow his of thought abed libity of mind he was before embracing d gospel a successful lecturer on botany 4 edmi try and medicine the eastern and 11 minji states I 1 the day the prophet was martyred marty red dr ards promised should he outlive him teva to dijk his history which work he has baa complis hed THEREFORE resolved that we highly ei a tel bors and approve tho th works works t e aird richards PAvol resolved ved that we manifest our re his tun lass and our appreciation of his present Mg Wg this document to the V U S court now no via in esino session in this pie place i quest that it be entered upon its ha jou jon resolved that a copy of f this does do k I 1 sent antto to the deseret new f for bl rr 86 adon ft EVAK M GR greba foreman ot gra gr the court aara assaao aa r A 16 i J ar 9 ed on its ito journe journal I 1 ia |