Pioneers and prominent men of Utah : comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies, Part 271

Author: Esshom, Frank Ellwood, b. 1865
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Salt Lake City, Utah : Utah pioneers book publishing company
Number of Pages: 1336

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But hehold, and lo. we saw the glory and the inhabitants of the telestial world. that they were as innumerahle as the stars in the firmament of heaven. or as the sand upon the sea shore.

And heard the voice of the Lord, saying-these all shall bow the knee, and every tongue shall confess to him who sits upon the throne for ever and ever:

For they shall be judged according to their works, and every man shall receive according to his own works, his own dominion. in the mansions which are prepared.

And they shall be servants of the Most High, but where God and Christ dwell they cannot come. worlds without end.

This is the end of the vision which we saw. which we were commanded to write while we were yet in the Spirlt.

Rut great and marvelous are the works of the Lord, and the mysteries of his kingdom which he showed unto us. which surpasses all understanding in glory, and In might, and in dominion.

Which he commanded us we should not write while we were yet in the Spirit, and are not lawful for man to utter;

Nelther Is man canable to make them known, for they are only to be seen and understood hy the power of the Holy Spirit, which God bestows on those who love him, and purify themselves before him:

To whom he grants this privilege of sceing and knowing for themselves;

That through the power and manifestation of the Spirit. while In the flesh, they may he ahle to bear his presence in the world of glory.

And to God and the Lamb be glory, and honor, and dominion for ever and ever. Amen .- Doc. and Cov. 76:11-119.

March .- A key to John's Revelation was given to Joseph Smith, Jr., at Hiram. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 77.)

-The order of the Lord in relation to the poor was revealed. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 78.)

For verily I say unto you, the time has come, and is now at hand; and behold. and lo. it must needs he that there be an organization of my people, in regulating and establishing the nffairs of the storehouse for the poor of my people, both in this place and in the land of Zion .- Doc. and Cov. 78:3.

-Jared Carter. Stephen Burnett and Eden Smith were calied by revelation to preach the gospel, and Frederick G.

Williams to be a Counselor to Joseph Smith, Jr. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 79, 80 and 81.)

Verlly, verily I say unto you my servant Frederick G. Williams, listen to the voice of him who speaketh, to the word of the Lord your God, and hearken to the calling wherewith you are called, even to be a High Priest in my church, and a counselor unto my servant Joseph Smith, Jr .- Doc. and Cov. 81:1.

Sun. 25 .- Joseph Smith, Jr., and Sidney Rigdon were mobbed and nearly killed at Hiram.

April. Sun. 1 .- Joseph Smith, Jr., left Hiram, Ohio, to make a second journey to Missouri, accompanied by Newei K. Whitney, Peter Whitmer, Jr., and Jesse Gause to ffifiil a revelation. (See Doc. and Cov., Sec. 78:9.)

Sat. 14 .- Brigham Young was baptized by Eleazer Miller at Mendon, Monroe Co., N. Y.

Tues. 24 .- Joseph Smith, Jr., and company arrived at In- dependence, Jackson Co., Mo.

Thurs. 26 .- At a general council, held in Jackson County, Mo., Joseph Smith, Jr., was acknowledged the president of the High Priesthood.

A revelation "showing the order given to Enoch and the Church in his day" was given. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 82.)

And you are to be equal, or In other words, you are to have equal claims on the properties, for the benefit of managing the concerns of your stewardships, every man according to his wants and his needs, inasmuch as his wants are just;

And ali this for the benefit of the church of the living God. that every man may improve upon his talent, that every man may gain other talents, yea, even an hundred fold, to be cast into the Lord's storehouse, to hecome the common property of the whole church .- Doc. and Cov. 82:17-18.

Mon. 30 .- A revelation concerning the rights of women and children in the Church was given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Independence, Mo.

Verlly. thus saith the Lord, in addition to the laws of the church concerning women and children, those who belong to the church, who have lost their husbands or fathers.

Women have claim on their husbands for thelr maintenance, until their hushands are taken, and if they are not found transgressors they shall have fellowship in the church;

And if they are not faithful, they shall not have fellowship in the church; yet they may remaln upon their inheritances according to the laws of the land.

Ail children have claim upon their parents for their maintenance until they are of age.

And after that they have claim upon the church, or In other words upon the Lord's storehouse, if their parents have not where- with to give them Inheritances.

And the storehouse shall be kept by the consecrations of the church, and widows and orphans shall be provided for, as aiso the poor. Amen .- Doc. and Cov. Sec. 83.

May. Tues. 1 .- At a council, held at Indenendence, it was decided to print 3,000 copies of the "Book of Commandments." Sun. 6 .- Joseph Smith, Jr., Sidney Rigdon and Newel K. Whitney left Independence, Mo .. for Ohio. On the journey Bro. Whitney broke his leg and was miraculously healed. Joseph was poisoned by his enemies, but was restored in an instant.

June .- Joseph Smith, Jr., arrived at Kirtland, Ohio, and recommenced the translation of the Scriptures; thus he spent most of the summer.

-The first number of the "Evening and Morning Star" was issued at Independence, Mo. "The Upper Missouri Adver- tiser" a newspaper, was commenced about the same time in connection with the Star.

September. Sat. 22 and Sun. 23 .- An important revelation on Priesthood was given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Kirt- land, Ohio, as the Elders hegan to return from their missions to the Eastern States. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 84.)

November. Tues. 6 .- Joseph Smith returned home from a rapid journey to Albany, New York and Boston. On the day of his return his son Joseph was horn.

Tues. 27-Joseph Smith, Jr., wrote an encouraging letter and revelation to the Saints in Jackson County, Mo. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 85.)

December. Thurs. 6 .- A revelation, explaining the parable of the wheat and tares, was given through Joseph Smith, Jr .. at Kirtland. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 86.)

Tues. 25 .- Joseph Smith, Jr, prophesied ahout the civil war between the North and the South which commenced about twenty-eight years afterwards. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 87.)

Revelation and Prophecy, given through Joseph, the Seer, on War. Glven December 25th. 1832.

Verily, thus salth the Lord, concerning the wars that will shortly come to pass, beginning at the rebellion of South Carolina, which will eventually terminate in the death and misery of many souls. The days will come that war wlil be poured out upon all nations, beginning at that place;

For behold, the Southern States shall be divided against the Northern States, and the Southern States will call on other nations, even the nation of Great Britain, as It Is called, and they shall also call upon other nations, in order to defend themselves against other nations; and thus war shall be poured out upon all nations.

And it shall come to pass, after many days, slaves shall rise up against their masters, who shall be marshalled and disciplined for war .- Doc. and Cov. 87:1-4.

Thurs. 27 .- The revelation known as the "Olive Leaf" was given through Joseph Smith, Jr. at Kirtland. Ohio. It con- tains grand and glorious principles and tells of important future events. The saints were commanded to build a House of the Lord at Kirtland and to open a school for the benefit of the Elders to be known as the School of the Prophets. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 88.)

Joseph Smith, Jr., spent the winter of 1832-33 translating the Scriptures, attending the School of the Prophets and sit- ting in conferences.

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January. Tues. 22 .- Joseph Smith, Jr., Sidney Rigdon, Frederick G. Williams, Newel K. Whitney, Hyrum Smith, Zebedee Coltrin, Joseph Smith, Sr., Samuel H. Smith, John Murdock, Lyman E. Johnson, Orson Hyde, Ez-a Thayer, Levi W. Hancock and William Smith assembled in conference at

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Kirtland, Ohio. On this occasion the Prophet Joseph, Zebedee Coltrin and Wm. Smith spoke in tongues, "after which the Lord poured out his spirit in a miraculous manner, until all the Eiders and several members, both male and female, spoke in tongues." Praises were sung to God and the Lamb, and speaking and praying in tongues occupied the confer- ence until a late hour at night. (See History of Joseph Smith. )

Wed, 23 .- The conference was continued at Kirtland. "After much speaking, singing, praying and praising God, all in tongues," the brethren "proceeded to the washing of feet, as commanded of the Lord," according to the practice recorded in John 13:4-15. (See History of Joseph Smith.) February. Sat 2 .- Joseph Smith, Jr., completed the trans- lation of the New Testament.

Wed. 27 .- The revelation known as the "Word of Wisdom" was given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Kirtiand.

A Word of Wisdom, for the benefit of the Council of High Priests, assembled in Kirtland, and church; and also the saints in Zion.

To be sent greeting-not by commandments or constraint, but by revelation and the word of wisdom, showing forth the order and will of God in the temporal saivation of all saints In the last days.

Given for a principle with promise, adapted to the capacity of the weak and the weakest of all saints, who are or can be called saints.

Behold, verily, thus salth the Lord unto you, in consequence of evils and designs which do and will exist in the hearts of consplring men In the last days, I have warned you, and forewarn you, by giving nnto you this word of wisdom by revelation,

That inasmuch as any man drinketh wine or strong drink among you, behold it Is not good, nelther meet In the sight of your Father, only in assembling yourselves together to offer up your sacraments before him.

And, behold, this should be wine, yea, pure wine of the grape of the vine, of your own make.

And, again, strong drinks are not for the belly, but for the washing of your bodies.

And again, tobacco is not for the body, neither for the belly, and is not good for man, but is an herb for bruises and all sick cattle, to be used with judgment and skill.

And again, hot drinks are not for the body or belly.

And again, verily I say unto you, all wholesome herbs God hath ordained for the constitution, nature, and use of man.

Every herb in the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof; all these to be used with prudence and thanksgiving.

Yea, flesh also of beasts and of the fowis of the air, I. the Lord, have ordained for the use of man with thanksgiving; nevertheless they are to be used sparingly;

And it is pleasing unto me that they should not be used only in times of winter, or of cold, or famine.

All grain is ordained for the use of man and of beasts. to be the staff of life, not only for man but for the beasts of the field, and the fowis of heaven, and all wlid animals that run or creep on the earth;

And these hath God made for the use of man only in times of famine and excess of hunger.

All grain Is good for the food of man, as also the fruit of the vine, that which yieldeth fruit, whether in the ground or above the ground.

Nevertheless, wheat for man, and corn for the ox, and oats for the horse, and rye for the fowis and for swine, and for all beasts of the field, and barley for all useful animals, and for mlid drinks, as also other grain .- Doc. and Cov. 89:1-17.

March. Fri. 8 .- A revelation concerning the keys of the kingdom and the oracles of God was given to Joseph Smith, Jr., at Kirtland. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 90.)

Sat. 9 .- Joseph Smith, Jr., was commanded by revelation not to translate the Apocrypha. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 91.)

Fri. 15 .- A revelation concerning Frederick G. Williams was given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Kirtland. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 92.)

Mon. 18 .- Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G. Williams were appointed and set apart by President Joseph Smith to be his Counselors in the Presidency of tile Church, according to the revelation given March 8th. On the same occasion "many of the brethren saw a heavenly vision of the Savior and concourses of angels." (See History of Joseph Smith.)

Sat. 23 .- A committee was appointed to purchase lands for the Saints at Kirtland.

Tues. 26 .- An important council was held by the High Priests in Jackson County, Mo., in which some misunder- standing in regard to the presiding authorities in that land was amicably settled.

April .- In this month the first mob gathered at Indepen- dence, Jackson Co., Mo., to consult upon a plan for the re- moval or Immediate destruction of the Church In that county.

Sat. 6 .- About eighty official and some unofficial members of the Church met at the ferry on Big Blue river, near the western boundary of Jackson County, Mo., and, for the first time, celebrated the birthday of the Church.

May. Sat. 4 .- Hyrum Smith, Jared Carter and Reynolds Cahoon were appointed a committee to obtain subscriptions for building a house for the Priesthood at Kirtland.

Mon. 6 .- A revelation on the pre-existence of man was given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Kirtland, and on the same date the Saints were commanded by revelation to build a House to the Lord at Kirtland. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 93 and 94.)

Man was also In the beginning with God. Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither Indeed can be. All truth is Independent in that sphere in which God has placed it, to act for itself, as all intelligence also, otherwise there is no existence.

Behold, here is the agency of man, and here Is the condemnation of man, because that which was from the beginning is plainly manifest unto them, and they receive not the light.

And every man whose spirit receiveth not the Ilght is under condemnation.

For man is spirit. The elements are eternal, and spirit and element, inseparably connected, recelveth a fullness of joy;

And when separated, man cannot receive a fullness of joy.

The elements are the tabernacle of God; yea, man is the taber- nacle of God, even temples; and whatsoever temple is defiled, God shall destroy that temple.

The Glory of God Is intelligence, or, In other words, light and. truth;

Light and truth forsaketh that evil one.

Every spirit of man was innocent in the beginning, and God having redeemed man from the fall, men became again in their infant state, innocent before God .- Doc. and Cov. 93:29-38.

And again, verily I say unto you, my friends, a commandment I give unto you, that ye shall commence a work of laying out and preparing a beginning and foundation of the city of the Stake of Zlon, here In the land of Kirtland, beginning at my house;

And behold it must be done according to the pattern which I have given unto you.

And let the first lot on the south, be consecrated unto me for the building of an house for the Presidency, for the work of the Presidency, in obtaining revelations; and for the work of the ministry of the Presidency, In all things pertaining to the church and kingdom.

Verlly I say unto you, that it shall be built fifty-five by sixty-five feet in the width thereof and in the length thereof, in the inner court;

And there shall be a lower court and a higher court, according to the pattern which shall be given unto you hereafter;

And it shall be dedicated unto the Lord from the foundation thereof, according to the order of the Priesthood, according to the pattern which shall be given unto you hereafter: . Doc. and Cov. 94:1-6.

June, Sat. 1 .- The Lord gave further Instructions to Joseph the Prophet about the Temple to be built at Kirt- land.

Yea, verlly I say unto you, I gave unto you a commandment, that you should bulld an house in the which house I' design to endow those whom I have chosen with power from on high; . .

Therefore let it be built after the manner which I shall show unto three of you, whom ye suall appoint and ordain unto this power.

And the size thereof shall be fifty and five feet in width. and let it be sixty-five feet in length. in the inner court thercof:

And let the lower part of the inner court be dedicated unto me for your sacrament offering, and for your preaching, and your fasting, and your praying, and the offering up your most holy desires unto me, saith your Lord.

And let the higher part of the inner court be dedicated unto me, for the school of mine apostles, salth Son Ahman; or. in other words, Alphus; or. In other words, Omegus; even Jesus Christ your Lord .- Doc. and Cov. 95:8, 14-17.

Tues. 4 .- A revelation, showing the order of the Kirtland Stake of Zion, was given to Joseph Smith, Jr. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 96.)

Thurs. 6 .- A conference of High Priests held at Kirtland, O., instructed the committee for building the House of the Lord to proceed at once in obtaining material for its con- struction.

Sun. 23 .- Doctor P. Hurlburt, afterwards connected with the spurlous Spaulding story, was excommunicated from the Church for adultery.

Tues. 25 .- An explanation of the plat of the city of Zion was sent to the brethren in Jackson County, Mo. (See His- tory of Joseph Smith.)

July .- By this time about twelve hundred Saints, includ- ing children, had gathered to Jackson County, Mo.

Tues. 2 .- Joseph the Prophet finished the translation of the Bible.

Sat. 20 .- The printing office belonging to the Saints at Independence, Jackson County, Mo .. was destroyed by a mob, who also tarred and feathered Bishop Edward Par- tridge and a Brother Allen.

-Orson Pratt preached In Patten, Canada. This is sup- posed to be the first discourse preached by a Latter-day Saint Elder in The Dominion.

Tues. 23 .- The Saints at Independence, Mo., made a treaty with the mob and consented to leave Jackson County. Oliver Cowdery was dispatched as a special messenger to Kirtland, Ohio, to consult with the First Presidency.

-The corner stones of the Lord's House at Kirtland, O., were laid.

August. Fri. 2 .- In a revelation given through Joseph Smith, Jr., at Kirtland, the Lord commanded that a house be buiit to Him in the land of Zion by the tlthing of His people.

Verlly, I say unto you, that it Is my will that an house should be built unto me in the land of Zion, Ilke unto the pattern which I have given you;

Yea, let it be bullt speedily, by the tithing of my people .- Doc. and Cov. 97:10-11.

Tues. 6 .- The Saints were commanded by revelation to observe the constitutional laws of the land, to forgive their enemies and cuitivate a spirit of charity toward all men. Their rights of self-defense were also made clear.

And now, verlly I say unto you concerning the laws of the land, it Is my will that my people should observe to do all things what- soever I command them;

And that law of the land which is constitutional, supporting that principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges, belongs to all mankind, and is justifiable before me;

Therefore, I, the Lord, justify you, and your brethren of my church, in befrlending that law which Is the constitutional law of the land;

And as pertalning to law of man, whatsoever Is more or less than these, cometh of evil.

Now I speak unto you concerning your families; if men will smite you, or your families, once, and ye bear it patiently and revile not against them, nelther seek revenge, ye shall be rewarded; But if ye bear it not patiently, it shall be accounted unto you as being meted out a just measure unto you.

And again, if your enemy shall smite you the second time, and you revile not against your enemy, and bear it patiently, your reward shall be an hundred fold.

And again, if he shall smite you the third time, and ye bear it patiently, your reward shall be doubled unto you four fold;

And these three testimonles shall stand against your enemy if he repent not, and shall not be blotted out.

And now verily I say unto you. If that enemy shall escape my vengeance, that he be not brought Into judgment before me. then ye shall see to It that ye warn him In my name, that he come no more upon you, nelther upon your family, even your children's chlidren unto the third and fourth generation;

And then if he shall come upon you, or your children, or your children's children unto the third and fourth generation; I have delivered thine enemy Into thine hands,

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And then if thou wilt spare him, thou shalt be rewarded for thy . righteousness; and also thy children and thy children's children unto the third and fourth generation;

Nevertheless thine enemy Is in thine hands, and If thou reward him according to his works, thou art justified, If he has sought thy life, and thy Ilfe is endangered by him, tbina enemy Is In thina hands and thou art justified.

Behold, this is the law I gava unto my servant Nephi, and thy fathers Joseph, and Jacob, and Isaac, and Abraham, and all mina ancient prophets and aposties .- Doc. and Cov. 98:4-7 23-32.

A few days later John Murdock was called to the ministry by revelation. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 99.)

September. Wed. 11 .- It was decided in council to es- tablish a printing press at Kirtland, and publish a paper to be called the "Latter-day Saints' Messenger and Advo- cate;" also that the "Evening and Morning Star," formerly published in Jackson County, Mo., should be published at Kirtland.

-Bishop Edward Partridge was acknowledged as the head of the Church in Zion, and ten High Priests were ap- pointed to watch over the ten branches of the Church there.

October .- Orson Hyde and John Gould arrived in Jackson County, Mo., as messengers from Kirtland; and the Church in Zion dispatched Wmn. W. Phelps and Orson Hyde to Gov- ernor Daniel Dunklin at Jefferson City, with a petition from the Saints.

Sat. 5 .- Joseph Smith, Jr., in company with Elders Sidney Rigdon and Freeman Nickerson, left Kirtland on a visit to Canada.

Tues. 8 .- Wm. W. Phelps and Orson Hyde presented to Governor Daniel Dunklin, of Missouri, the petition from the Saints in Jackson County.

Sat. 12 .- In a revelation given at Perrysburg, N. Y., Joseph Smith, Jr., and Sidney Rigdon were commanded to continue their missionary labors in the East. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 100.)

Sat. 19 .- In answer to the petition from the Saints in Jackson County, Gov. Dunklin, of Missouri, wrote a letter to the leading men of the Church in that county, promising to enforce the laws.

Sat. 26 .- Joseph Smith, Jr., preached and baptized twelve persons at Mount Pleasant, Upper Canada.

Thurs. 31 .- A mob attacked a branch of the Church, west of the Big Blue, in Jackson County, Mo., destroyed ten houses, and beat several of the brethren in a most brutal manner.

November. Fri. 1 .- The Saints at Independence were at- tacked by a mob, and Gilbert & Whitney's store was partly destroyed, besides many private dwellings.

Sat. 2 .- The mob attacked the Saints on the Big Blue, Jackson County, and beat David Bennett severely.

Mon. 4 .- A skirmish took place between a company of Saints and a mob, several miles west of the Big Blue, in Jackson County. Andrew Barber, one of the Saints, was mortally wounded, two of the mob were killed, and several others wounded on both sides.

-Joseph Smith, Jr., returned to Kirtland, O., from his mission to Canada.

Tues. 5 .- Col. Thos Pitcher, commanding the mob militia, in Jackson County, demanded that the Saints should give up their arms, which order was reluctantly complied with. During the following night and the next day the mob drove the Saints from their homes at the point of the bayonet. The exiles were thereby exposed to the most severe suffer- ings from cold and hunger.

Thurs. 7 .- On this and the following day the exiled Saints were busy crossing the Missouri river from Jackson to Clay County, Mo., where the inhabitants received them with some degree of kindness.

Others of the Saints found temporary shelter in Ray, Van Buren, Lafayette and other counties.

Wed. 13 .- A grand meteoric shower or "falling of the stars" was witnessed throughout the land, which cheered the Saints and alarmed their enemies.

December .- Persecution raged against the Saints who had fled to Van Buren County, Mo.

- Oliver Cowdery and Bishop Newel K. Whitney arrived at Kirtland, O., with a new printing press.

Fri. 6 .- The Saints in Clay County, Mo., sent another pe- tition to Gov. Dunklin, praying for redress.

Mon. 16 .- Joseph Smith, Jr., received a revelation at Kirt- iand, Ohio, in which the Lord said that he had allowed afflic- tions to come upon the Saints in Missouri because of their transgressions, but that he in His own due time would per- mit the pure in heart to return to their inheritances. This was illustrated by a parable. (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 101.)

Verily I say unto you, concerning your brethren who have been afflicted, and persecuted, and cast out from the land of their inheritance,

I, the Lord, have suffered the affliction to come upon them, wherewith they have been affilcted, in consequence of their trans- gressions;

Zion shall not be moved out of her place, notwithstanding her children ara scattered;

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Pioneers and prominent men of Utah : comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies, Part 271

Author: Esshom, Frank Ellwood, b. 1865 Publication date: 1913 Publisher: Salt Lake City, Utah : Utah pioneers book publishing company Number of Pages: 1336

Author: Esshom, Frank Ellwood, b. 1865
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Salt Lake City, Utah : Utah pioneers book publishing company
Number of Pages: 1336