[Heber C. Kimball Revelations]
In the evning it was told me by the /Lord God/ that Congress of the United Stats would reject the Saints and would not admit us as a State government and forse [force] those officers on us by thare power. HCK.
["H. C. Kimball Memorandum" book, On the Potters Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Stanley B. Kimball, editor, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
180 years ago today - Jan 21, 1842
Apostle Willard Richards described a dream his wife (currently living out of state) had: "Joseph & woman sitting in a chair pulling of[f] her stocking. Little boy in the old wives-lap interrupted." The Richards's had a fifteen month old child at this time. On January 22nd, his diary noted: "interpreted dream--Mailed a letter to Jennetta
[Willard Richards journal, 21-22 January 1842, LDS Church History Library, in "Evidence For The Sexual Side of Joseph Smith's Polygamy," Comments by D. Michael Quinn on Session #2A "Reconsidering Joseph Smith's Marital Practices," Mormon History Association's Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 29 June 2012 (unabbreviated version, revised during July)]
[Willard Richards journal, 21-22 January 1842, LDS Church History Library, in "Evidence For The Sexual Side of Joseph Smith's Polygamy," Comments by D. Michael Quinn on Session #2A "Reconsidering Joseph Smith's Marital Practices," Mormon History Association's Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 29 June 2012 (unabbreviated version, revised during July)]
60 years ago today - Jan 20, 1962
BYU Professor Richard Poll had ... published a detailed critique of W. Cleon Skousen's anti-Communist book, The Naked Communist. Aside from skewering Skousen, Poll had also repudiated the American anti-Communist movement.
Listed his objections to the book as "the inadequacy of its scholarship. The incorrectness of its analysis of Communism. The inaccuracy of its historical narrative. The unsoundness of its program for governmental action. The extreme partisanship of its program for individual action. The objectionable character of the national movement of which it is a part." On the ultra-conservative, anti-Communist movement, Poll wrote on pages 12-13: "Much of the market for The Naked Communist is in connection with "Anti-Communist Seminars," "Freedom Forums," and "Project Alerts," in which inaccurate history and negative programs are expounded in an evangelical blend of fear, hatred and pulse-pounding enthusiasm. Participants are admonished to study Communism, and they end up buying tracts by Gerald L. K. Smith and his racist cohorts, confessionals of ex-Communists, spy stories and other volumes which excite more than inform. They are aroused to fight Communism, and they end up demanding U.S. withdrawal from the UN and the firing of teachers who advocate federal aid to education. They are solicited to contribute to the Anti-Communist crusade, and they end up subsidizing pamphlets calling for the repeal of the income tax and the impeachment of Chief Justice Warren."
Unknown to the public, Hugh B. Brown had encouraged Poll to prepare this published condemnation of Skousen's book "in the hope that we may stem this unfortunate tide of radicalism." This despite the fact that President McKay had already recommended The Naked Communist to a general conference: "I admonish everybody to read that excellent book of [Salt Lake City Police] Chief Skousen's."
[Richard D. Poll, 77ns Trumpet Gives An Uncertain Sound: A Review of W. Cleon Skousen's THE NAKED COMMUNIST (Provo, UT: Author, 1962), 3, listed his objections to the book as "the inadequacy of its scholarship. The incorrectness of its analysis of Communism. The inaccuracy of its historical narrative. The unsoundness of its program for governmental action. The extreme partisanship of its program for individual action. The objectionable character of the national movement of which it is a part." On the ultra-conservative, anti-Communist movement, Poll wrote on pages 12-13: "Much of the market for The Naked Communist is in connection with "Anti-Communist Seminars," "Freedom Forums," and "Project Alerts," in which inaccurate history and negative programs are expounded in an evangelical blend of fear, hatred and pulse-pounding enthusiasm. Participants are admonished to study Communism, and they end up buying tracts by Gerald L. K. Smith and his racist cohorts, confessionals of ex-Communists, spy stories and other volumes which excite more than inform. They are aroused to fight Communism, and they end up demanding U.S. withdrawal from the UN and the firing of teachers who advocate federal aid to education. They are solicited to contribute to the Anti-Communist crusade, and they end up subsidizing pamphlets calling for the repeal of the income tax and the impeachment of Chief Justice Warren." From D. Michael Quinn, Ezra Taft Benson and Mormon Political Conflicts, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 26:2 (Summer 1992), also in Quinn, The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power Salt Lake City (Signature Books, 1994), Chapter 3.]
Listed his objections to the book as "the inadequacy of its scholarship. The incorrectness of its analysis of Communism. The inaccuracy of its historical narrative. The unsoundness of its program for governmental action. The extreme partisanship of its program for individual action. The objectionable character of the national movement of which it is a part." On the ultra-conservative, anti-Communist movement, Poll wrote on pages 12-13: "Much of the market for The Naked Communist is in connection with "Anti-Communist Seminars," "Freedom Forums," and "Project Alerts," in which inaccurate history and negative programs are expounded in an evangelical blend of fear, hatred and pulse-pounding enthusiasm. Participants are admonished to study Communism, and they end up buying tracts by Gerald L. K. Smith and his racist cohorts, confessionals of ex-Communists, spy stories and other volumes which excite more than inform. They are aroused to fight Communism, and they end up demanding U.S. withdrawal from the UN and the firing of teachers who advocate federal aid to education. They are solicited to contribute to the Anti-Communist crusade, and they end up subsidizing pamphlets calling for the repeal of the income tax and the impeachment of Chief Justice Warren."
Unknown to the public, Hugh B. Brown had encouraged Poll to prepare this published condemnation of Skousen's book "in the hope that we may stem this unfortunate tide of radicalism." This despite the fact that President McKay had already recommended The Naked Communist to a general conference: "I admonish everybody to read that excellent book of [Salt Lake City Police] Chief Skousen's."
[Richard D. Poll, 77ns Trumpet Gives An Uncertain Sound: A Review of W. Cleon Skousen's THE NAKED COMMUNIST (Provo, UT: Author, 1962), 3, listed his objections to the book as "the inadequacy of its scholarship. The incorrectness of its analysis of Communism. The inaccuracy of its historical narrative. The unsoundness of its program for governmental action. The extreme partisanship of its program for individual action. The objectionable character of the national movement of which it is a part." On the ultra-conservative, anti-Communist movement, Poll wrote on pages 12-13: "Much of the market for The Naked Communist is in connection with "Anti-Communist Seminars," "Freedom Forums," and "Project Alerts," in which inaccurate history and negative programs are expounded in an evangelical blend of fear, hatred and pulse-pounding enthusiasm. Participants are admonished to study Communism, and they end up buying tracts by Gerald L. K. Smith and his racist cohorts, confessionals of ex-Communists, spy stories and other volumes which excite more than inform. They are aroused to fight Communism, and they end up demanding U.S. withdrawal from the UN and the firing of teachers who advocate federal aid to education. They are solicited to contribute to the Anti-Communist crusade, and they end up subsidizing pamphlets calling for the repeal of the income tax and the impeachment of Chief Justice Warren." From D. Michael Quinn, Ezra Taft Benson and Mormon Political Conflicts, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 26:2 (Summer 1992), also in Quinn, The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power Salt Lake City (Signature Books, 1994), Chapter 3.]
135 years ago today - Jan 20, 1887
William Law, former counselor to Joseph Smith, writes to the SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, that in spite of Joseph Smith's claim that "Jane [Law's wife] had been speaking evil of him for a long time - slandered him, and lied about him without cause," Law says, "My wife would not speak evil of - anyone - without cause," he notes; "Joseph is the liar and not she." In addition to defending the honor of his wife, Law insists that Sarah Pratt was a "good, virtuous woman."
150 years ago today - Jan 20, 1872
At the School of the Prophets Wilford Woodruff asks, "Why has the devil sought to take my life from the day I was born untill now more than any other men? For I seem a marked victim for the devil from the day I was born untill now, and I Can find but one answer & that is the devil knew if I got into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints I would write the History of the Church & leave on Record the doings, works & teachings of the prophets & Apostles Elders & Saints in the latter days . . ."
160 years ago today - Jan 20, 1862
[Wilford Woodruff]
Important Day. The Delegates Elected by the inhabitants of Utah met in Convention this day at the Court House in Great Salt Lake City at 10 oclok A.M. to Form a Constitution for a State Government. ...
President Young said I would like to have the members who Come here attend to the business for which they Came together and not name Either Mormon or Christian. I would like to see any Lawyier show me the Constitution or law that Gives the U.S. power to send any man to rule over us. I will Claim my rights and in the name of God we will maintain them. If any more men Come here Committing treason I will treat them as treasoners whether they be many or few. If I had been in the place of the Presidet of the United States and had possession of Mason & Slidell [Confederate officials arrested aboard a British Ship in international waters] I would have hung them or shot them for they were guilty of treason. We have the right to do all that we shall attempt to perform and we will have our right by the Help of God and if any man Comes here again to molest us they shall pay the penalty so help me God.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
Important Day. The Delegates Elected by the inhabitants of Utah met in Convention this day at the Court House in Great Salt Lake City at 10 oclok A.M. to Form a Constitution for a State Government. ...
President Young said I would like to have the members who Come here attend to the business for which they Came together and not name Either Mormon or Christian. I would like to see any Lawyier show me the Constitution or law that Gives the U.S. power to send any man to rule over us. I will Claim my rights and in the name of God we will maintain them. If any more men Come here Committing treason I will treat them as treasoners whether they be many or few. If I had been in the place of the Presidet of the United States and had possession of Mason & Slidell [Confederate officials arrested aboard a British Ship in international waters] I would have hung them or shot them for they were guilty of treason. We have the right to do all that we shall attempt to perform and we will have our right by the Help of God and if any man Comes here again to molest us they shall pay the penalty so help me God.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
75 years ago today - Jan 19, 1947
At the organization of a stake in Jacksonville, Florida, Apostle Charles A. Callis prophesies that a temple will be constructed there. In 1994, a temple is dedicated in Orlando, 144 miles from Jacksonville, but within the original stake boundaries.
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
125 years ago today - Jan 19, 1897 (Tuesday)
The first ballot for United States senator in the Utah legislature resulted in a draw. The chief candidates were Joseph Rawlins, Moses Thatcher and Henry P. Henderson.
[Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology]
[Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology]
135 years ago today - Jan 19, 1887
John Taylor has $40,000 removed from the First Presidency's safe to bribe influenctial members of Congress to oppose the Edmunds-Tucker bills and to support Utah statehood.
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
140 years ago today - Jan 19, 1882
[Diedrich Willers]
I enclose a few recollections and traditions of Mormonism in Seneca County. ... When I came to Seneca County ... I found among the members of a remote congregation, Zion's Church (afterward known as Jerusalem Church), in West Fayette, a plain, unassuming farmer of the name Peter Whitmer. ... it is related, that by some contrivance of Smith and his associates a wooden image or representation was placed in a tree in a field where one of Whitmer's sons was engaged in ploughing, and that when interrogated as to whether he had not seen an angel, he answered in the affirmative. "Then," said Smith, "this is the place where the `Book of Mormon' must be completed, since the angel has already appeared eleven times, and it has been revealed to me that at the place of the twelfth appearing of the angel, the book must be completed." Hence Whitmers', in West Fayette, became the resort of Smith and his fellow-impostors during the progress of this work. ...
[Ellen E. Dickinson, New Light on Mormonism (New York: Funk & Wagnals, 1885), 249-52., as cited in Dan Vogel, Early Mormon Documents: Diedrich Willers To Ellen E. Dickinson]
I enclose a few recollections and traditions of Mormonism in Seneca County. ... When I came to Seneca County ... I found among the members of a remote congregation, Zion's Church (afterward known as Jerusalem Church), in West Fayette, a plain, unassuming farmer of the name Peter Whitmer. ... it is related, that by some contrivance of Smith and his associates a wooden image or representation was placed in a tree in a field where one of Whitmer's sons was engaged in ploughing, and that when interrogated as to whether he had not seen an angel, he answered in the affirmative. "Then," said Smith, "this is the place where the `Book of Mormon' must be completed, since the angel has already appeared eleven times, and it has been revealed to me that at the place of the twelfth appearing of the angel, the book must be completed." Hence Whitmers', in West Fayette, became the resort of Smith and his fellow-impostors during the progress of this work. ...
[Ellen E. Dickinson, New Light on Mormonism (New York: Funk & Wagnals, 1885), 249-52., as cited in Dan Vogel, Early Mormon Documents: Diedrich Willers To Ellen E. Dickinson]
160 years ago today - Jan 19, 1862
[Brigham Young]
I was sorry for an expression made by one of our officials in relation to the late killing of three thieves. He considered that they were dealt with by mob violence. Our officers of the law are provided with means to defend themselves against those who would slay them. The three persons that were lately killed were notorious thieves, and resisted the officers in the discharge of their duty. I thank God that our officers will not suffer themselves to be shot down by notorious scoundrels. [The congregation said '"Amen.'"] If there are any who sympathize with thieves, I want to know who they are, and let them be cut off from the Church.
[Journal of Discourses. Liverpool, England, 1853-86. 9:154-158; Deseret News. Also Deseret Evening News, Deseret News Weekly, Deseret News Semi- Weekly, and Deseret News Extra, Salt Lake City, in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
I was sorry for an expression made by one of our officials in relation to the late killing of three thieves. He considered that they were dealt with by mob violence. Our officers of the law are provided with means to defend themselves against those who would slay them. The three persons that were lately killed were notorious thieves, and resisted the officers in the discharge of their duty. I thank God that our officers will not suffer themselves to be shot down by notorious scoundrels. [The congregation said '"Amen.'"] If there are any who sympathize with thieves, I want to know who they are, and let them be cut off from the Church.
[Journal of Discourses. Liverpool, England, 1853-86. 9:154-158; Deseret News. Also Deseret Evening News, Deseret News Weekly, Deseret News Semi- Weekly, and Deseret News Extra, Salt Lake City, in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
175 years ago today - Jan 19, 1847
President Heber C Kimball organized His family company this night At the Council House consisting of about 200 persons.
I Wilford Woodruff organized my family company this night At my own House consisting of 40 Men mostly Head men of families. Those that Joined me entered in a covenant with uplifted Hands to Heaven to keep all the commandments & Statutes of the Lord our God And to sustain me in my office...
I went to bed and fell asleep And dreamed {that I was <[-] with child and> ready to <be delivered> which was a singular dream.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
I Wilford Woodruff organized my family company this night At my own House consisting of 40 Men mostly Head men of families. Those that Joined me entered in a covenant with uplifted Hands to Heaven to keep all the commandments & Statutes of the Lord our God And to sustain me in my office...
I went to bed and fell asleep And dreamed {that I was <[-] with child and> ready to <be delivered> which was a singular dream.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
175 years ago today - Jan 19, 1847
[Brigham Young]
A revelation was read which was the first one that has been penned since Joseph was killed. The Lord has given it through the President for the good of this people as they are traveling to the west. President Young said the difference between a revelation of God, and a revelation of man and a revelation of the devil is this, in the one of the devil you will always see some great and dark thing which you cannot understand, and in a revelation of man you will always see the man sticking out in it, but one that cometh from God is always plain and suited to the present condition of the people'
[Heber C. Kimball Journals, Special Collections, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University, Logan.; Archives, Church History Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah, in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
A revelation was read which was the first one that has been penned since Joseph was killed. The Lord has given it through the President for the good of this people as they are traveling to the west. President Young said the difference between a revelation of God, and a revelation of man and a revelation of the devil is this, in the one of the devil you will always see some great and dark thing which you cannot understand, and in a revelation of man you will always see the man sticking out in it, but one that cometh from God is always plain and suited to the present condition of the people'
[Heber C. Kimball Journals, Special Collections, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University, Logan.; Archives, Church History Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah, in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
185 years ago today - Jan 19, 1837
[Painesville Republican]
A company has been formed in Kirtland, ... by the Mormons, or "latter day saints," as they call themselves, with a capital stock of no less than four millions of dollars. The company style themselves the "Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Banking Company." -- Under this title they have issued their notes which, for a week or two past, have circulated among us as money or bills of exchange, but they do not, as yet obtain a general currency. Not being received at the Bank in this place, those who are doing business with the bank, will not of course, take them. -- Besides, a law of this state passed February 22, 1816, "to prohibit the issuing and circulating of unauthorized Bank Paper," published in the Telegraph last week, if now in force, might subject persons who give these bills a circulation, to some trouble. It is doubted however, by good judges, whether the law to which we have alluded, is now in force, or if in force, whether it is not unconstitutional, and therefore not binding upon the people.
[Painesville Republican, in Kenney, Scott, Saints Without Halos, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://web.archive.org/web/20120805163534/saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml]
A company has been formed in Kirtland, ... by the Mormons, or "latter day saints," as they call themselves, with a capital stock of no less than four millions of dollars. The company style themselves the "Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Banking Company." -- Under this title they have issued their notes which, for a week or two past, have circulated among us as money or bills of exchange, but they do not, as yet obtain a general currency. Not being received at the Bank in this place, those who are doing business with the bank, will not of course, take them. -- Besides, a law of this state passed February 22, 1816, "to prohibit the issuing and circulating of unauthorized Bank Paper," published in the Telegraph last week, if now in force, might subject persons who give these bills a circulation, to some trouble. It is doubted however, by good judges, whether the law to which we have alluded, is now in force, or if in force, whether it is not unconstitutional, and therefore not binding upon the people.
[Painesville Republican, in Kenney, Scott, Saints Without Halos, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://web.archive.org/web/20120805163534/saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml]
50 years ago today - Jan 18, 1972
Joseph Fielding Smith is unable to finish reading the dedicatory prayer for the temple at Ogden, Utah, and first counselor Harold B. Lee completes the dedication. Some report seeing "a brilliant light at the pulpit whenever the First Presidency members stood to speak in the celestial room of the temple."
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
120 years ago today - Jan 18, 1902
[Heber J. Grant]
I remember that I felt that a man should do all of his marrying before he was forty five, and now I want a wife or two so that my name will not be wiped off the earth, and I hope the day will come when I can have them and yet I have passed my forty fifth year.
[Heber J. Grant, Letter to Jesse N. Smith, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
I remember that I felt that a man should do all of his marrying before he was forty five, and now I want a wife or two so that my name will not be wiped off the earth, and I hope the day will come when I can have them and yet I have passed my forty fifth year.
[Heber J. Grant, Letter to Jesse N. Smith, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
165 years ago today - Jan 18, 1857
[Heber C. Kimball]
"He was a good man [Lyman R. Sherman]- Joseph's right hand man. He was a most beautiful singer, especially in singing in tongues - the finest I ever saw. He died a martyr to the Gospel, and will receive a Martyr's crown."
[Quoted in An Uncommon Common Pioneer: The Journals of James Henry Martineau 1828-1918, edited by Donald G. Godfrey XXX Rebecca S. Martineau-McCarty]
"He was a good man [Lyman R. Sherman]- Joseph's right hand man. He was a most beautiful singer, especially in singing in tongues - the finest I ever saw. He died a martyr to the Gospel, and will receive a Martyr's crown."
[Quoted in An Uncommon Common Pioneer: The Journals of James Henry Martineau 1828-1918, edited by Donald G. Godfrey XXX Rebecca S. Martineau-McCarty]
170 years ago today - Jan 18, 1852
Patriarchal Blessing of George Albert Smith Jr. by John Smith ... I rebuke every disease that shall attempt to prey upon you. And I command the blessing of health and prosperity to rest upon you, And I ask my Heavenly Father to touch your eyes, that they may be enlightened ... and to see things which are, which have been, and which shall be like Enoch of old. ... you shall do a mighty work on the Earth, at the age of fourteen you shall have the Spirit of prophecy, and at the age of twenty one - you shall have the Spirit of revelation, and be a Seer in the house of Isreal [Israel], and when thou art old like thy Grand Father who now b[l]esses you, you shall see the ancient of Days, and you shall sit in their midst and be a member of their Council ... thou shalt have the minist[e]ring of Angels, be sober minded, for thou shalt see the destruction upon the enemies of the Lord
[Patriarchal Blessings]
[Patriarchal Blessings]
170 years ago today - Jan 18, 1852
A blessing by John Smith Patriarch upon the head of Bathsheba Smith ... thy days and years shall be multiplied; and thou shalt see Isreal [Israel] gathered from the far quarters of the Earth; See Zion established in peace on the Earth, the mountains of Ice shall flow down at the presence of the ten tribes of Isreal [Israel] and thou shalt see it, and be acquainted with the leaders that guide the tribes of Isreal [Israel] to the land of their inheritance ...
[Patriarchal Blessings]
[Patriarchal Blessings]
175 years ago today - Jan 18, 1847
[Wilford Woodruff]
The Thermometer stood this day 16 1/2 degrees below 0 zero. I think as cold weather As I ever experienced. But As Cold weather As it was In Company with several others I dug earth out of the bank And coverd the roof of my house up.
This was An important day in the History of this Church in one respect. President Brigham Young met with his Company or family organization or those who had been adopted unto him or were to be, & organized than into A company out of which may grow a people that may yet be Called the tribe of Brigham. His teaching to his company was much unto edifycation.
I Cannot now write but few of the words which He spake. He said no man should come into his company to work iniquity. They should break of from all there sins. And they did enter into a covenant with uplifted Hands to Heaven with President Young And each other to walk in all the ordinances & Commandments of the Lord Our God. President Young said that He new that any man who would put his money to usury in the cause of God would recieve an hundred fold. And many things of Interest was spoken. President Young company numbered about 300 men.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
The Thermometer stood this day 16 1/2 degrees below 0 zero. I think as cold weather As I ever experienced. But As Cold weather As it was In Company with several others I dug earth out of the bank And coverd the roof of my house up.
This was An important day in the History of this Church in one respect. President Brigham Young met with his Company or family organization or those who had been adopted unto him or were to be, & organized than into A company out of which may grow a people that may yet be Called the tribe of Brigham. His teaching to his company was much unto edifycation.
I Cannot now write but few of the words which He spake. He said no man should come into his company to work iniquity. They should break of from all there sins. And they did enter into a covenant with uplifted Hands to Heaven with President Young And each other to walk in all the ordinances & Commandments of the Lord Our God. President Young said that He new that any man who would put his money to usury in the cause of God would recieve an hundred fold. And many things of Interest was spoken. President Young company numbered about 300 men.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
185 years ago today - Jan 18, 1837
The pres. [ of the Elder's Quorum - Alvah Beman] made some remarks to the quorum, and reproved them for murmuring against the pres. of the Church by relating a vision.
3 Pres. Hyrum Smith addressed us in his usual pathetic and interesting manner, reproving murmuring and [missing record].
[Kirtland Elder's Quorum Record, http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=414]
3 Pres. Hyrum Smith addressed us in his usual pathetic and interesting manner, reproving murmuring and [missing record].
[Kirtland Elder's Quorum Record, http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=414]
195 years ago today - Jan 18, 1827
Isaac Hale, Emma's father, says to Joseph, "You have stolen my daughter and married her. I had much rather have followed her to the grave." To reconcile with Emma's father Joseph promises to give up the treasure-hunting business.
195 years ago today - Jan 18, 1827
Smith enlisted the help of a third treasure-seeker to obtain Emma Hale as a wife according to the requirement of Moroni.
[Joseph Smith Polygamy Timeline, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/JS_Polygamy_Timeline.htm]
[Joseph Smith Polygamy Timeline, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/JS_Polygamy_Timeline.htm]
195 years ago today - Jan 18, 1827
Joseph and Emma wed. Joseph ("very lonely ever since Alvin died") and Emma (stating, "preferring him to any other man I knew, I consented") leave Emma's home while her father is at church and elope to Squire Tarbill's in South Bainbridge.
[Conkling, Christopher J., Joseph Smith Chronology]
[Conkling, Christopher J., Joseph Smith Chronology]
45 years ago today - Jan 17, 1977
Gary Mark Gilmore is executed by a Utah firing squad ending an almost ten-year moratorium on capital punishment in the United States. The choices available to Gilmore were hanging or firing squad. The option of death by firing squad is a remnant of the days when the doctrine of "blood atonement" taught that to atone for certain sins a person's blood must be "spilt upon the ground."
135 years ago today - Monday, Jan 17, 1887
[John Henry Smith]
In the evening F. D. Richards, W. B. Preston, J. W. Taylor, H. J. Grant and myself met in Council and wrote a letter to President J. Taylor advising the sale of all property liable to be gobled by the government.
[Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith]
In the evening F. D. Richards, W. B. Preston, J. W. Taylor, H. J. Grant and myself met in Council and wrote a letter to President J. Taylor advising the sale of all property liable to be gobled by the government.
[Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith]
145 years ago today - Jan 17, 1877
David Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith's youngest son, is committed to the Illinois Hospital for the Insane.
145 years ago today - Jan 17, 1877
[Brigham Young Jr.]
Spent the evening reading to father [Brigham Young] what we * Bro[ther] [Wilford] Woodruff, [L. John] Nuttall & myself have written in relation to endowment. He made a number of corrections.
[Brigham Young Jr. diary, Jan. 17, 1877, in Anderson, Devery; The Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History, http://amzn.to/TempleWorship]
Spent the evening reading to father [Brigham Young] what we * Bro[ther] [Wilford] Woodruff, [L. John] Nuttall & myself have written in relation to endowment. He made a number of corrections.
[Brigham Young Jr. diary, Jan. 17, 1877, in Anderson, Devery; The Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History, http://amzn.to/TempleWorship]
160 years ago today - Jan 17, 1862
Porter Rockwell and guard arived in this City this morning delivered two live prisioners & one dead one to the poliece & while taking John Smith & Moroni Clawson to the Court House prision they Both tried to get away and were both shot dead and all three dead Bodies were brought to the Court House and Clawson & Smith lay in a waggon out doors till afternoon & were visited by Hundreds of People. Lot Huntington's Body laid in the suller.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
175 years ago today - Jan 17, 1847
17 [Poem by first wife Vilate Kimball] Winter Quarters Jan 17th 1847
No being round the spacious Earth
Beneath the vaulted arch of heaven
Divides my love, or draws it thence
from him to whom my heart is given
Like the frail ivy to the oak
Draun closer by the temptest [d]riven
Through sorrows flood he'll bear me up
And light with smiles my way to heaven
The gift was on the alter laid
The Plighted vow, on earth was given
The seal eternal has ben made
And by his Side, I'll reign in heaven
Lines writen by Vilate Kimball
to her companion Heber C. Kimball
[Kimball, Stanley B. ed, On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball]
No being round the spacious Earth
Beneath the vaulted arch of heaven
Divides my love, or draws it thence
from him to whom my heart is given
Like the frail ivy to the oak
Draun closer by the temptest [d]riven
Through sorrows flood he'll bear me up
And light with smiles my way to heaven
The gift was on the alter laid
The Plighted vow, on earth was given
The seal eternal has ben made
And by his Side, I'll reign in heaven
Lines writen by Vilate Kimball
to her companion Heber C. Kimball
[Kimball, Stanley B. ed, On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball]
180 years ago today - Jan 17, 1842
Joseph Smith takes eight-months-pregnant Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner as a plural wife. Mary Elizabeth, age 24, has been legally married to non-Mormon Adam Lightner for over six years at the time. She continues to live with Adam Lightner afterward as instructed by Joseph Smith. She claimed that Smith had a private conversation with her in 1831 when she was twelve years old [age 12], "Smith told me about his great vision concerning me." "Joseph Said I was his, before I came here. He said all the Devils in Hell should never get me from him." She also said, "I am the first being that the revelation was given to him for ... I went forward and was sealed to him. Brigham young performed the sealing, and Heber C. Kimball the blessing. I know Joseph Smith had six wives and I have known some of them from childhood up. I knew he had three children [by his plural wives]. They told me. I think two are living today, but they are not known as his children as they go by other names."
[Mary Lightner, 1905 Address, typescript, BYU, Pg. 2-3)]
[Mary Lightner, 1905 Address, typescript, BYU, Pg. 2-3)]
180 years ago today - Jan 17, 1842
Special conference assembled, at the Presidents office... voted unanimously that Amos Fuller take a mission to the city of Chicago.'& that Henry Jacobs [Husband of Zina Jacobs who married to Joseph Smith nine months earlier] accompany Bro Fuller. ...
Moved /by the President/ that all those who are in favor of assisting Bro Robinson in printing the Book of Mormon & the other Books, and backing up the concern, manifest it by the usual sign. Not a hand raised, but every hand was raised in the negative.
[Minutes, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
Moved /by the President/ that all those who are in favor of assisting Bro Robinson in printing the Book of Mormon & the other Books, and backing up the concern, manifest it by the usual sign. Not a hand raised, but every hand was raised in the negative.
[Minutes, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
185 years ago today - Jan 17, 1837
Met at Candle light With the quorums of the Seventies & was favored with a lecture from President David Whitmer. He warned us to humble ourselves before God lest his hand rest upon us in anger for our pride & many sins that we were runing into in our days of prosperity as the ancient Nephites did & it does now appear evident that a scourge awates this stake of Zion even Kirtland if their is not great repentance immediately & almost every Countenance indicates the above expectation esspecially the heads of the Church.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
70 years ago today - Jan 16, 1952
Church News reports that Yotaro Yoshino and Toshio Murakami are the first Japanese missionaries to be called from their homeland. Both are converts whose non-LDS parents have agreed to support them financially while proselytizing. These are the first native-born Asian missionaries of the LDS church, and not until December 1963 are there Chinese missionaries from Hong Kong.
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
105 years ago today - Jan 16, 1917
[First Presidency letter]
Information has come to us from a reliable source to the effect that certain members of the Church residing in the Utah Stake make a practice of holding private meetings for the purpose of receiving supernatural manifestations for the guidance of themselves and others in regard to things spiritual and temporal: That they form themselves into a prayer circle, each member praying vocally in turn, commencing with the oldest, with Mrs. Belle Harris Berry, who is said to be the leading, dominant spirit of the aggregation, as the acknowledged medium to receive answers to their prayers which, when received, are regarded as the word of the Lord to them; that as a result of their operations the mother of Belle Harris has been induced to borrow and for the purpose of land for one of her family, giving a mortgage therefore on her home; that some of the persons said to be thus engaged are Belle Harris Berry, Silas A. Harris, her brother, Louise Harris, aged 79, her mother, R. A. Berry, her husband. If, after a discreet investigation, you find this state of things existing, it will be in order for you to see to it that the responsible parties are dealt with on their fellowship in the Church unless they give satisfactory evidence of repentance.
[First Presidency, Letter to Joseph B. Keeler and Counselors, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
Information has come to us from a reliable source to the effect that certain members of the Church residing in the Utah Stake make a practice of holding private meetings for the purpose of receiving supernatural manifestations for the guidance of themselves and others in regard to things spiritual and temporal: That they form themselves into a prayer circle, each member praying vocally in turn, commencing with the oldest, with Mrs. Belle Harris Berry, who is said to be the leading, dominant spirit of the aggregation, as the acknowledged medium to receive answers to their prayers which, when received, are regarded as the word of the Lord to them; that as a result of their operations the mother of Belle Harris has been induced to borrow and for the purpose of land for one of her family, giving a mortgage therefore on her home; that some of the persons said to be thus engaged are Belle Harris Berry, Silas A. Harris, her brother, Louise Harris, aged 79, her mother, R. A. Berry, her husband. If, after a discreet investigation, you find this state of things existing, it will be in order for you to see to it that the responsible parties are dealt with on their fellowship in the Church unless they give satisfactory evidence of repentance.
[First Presidency, Letter to Joseph B. Keeler and Counselors, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
120 years ago today - Thursday, Jan 16, 1902
Apostle Clawson said he felt that sisters who were called to positions in the church should be carefully questioned as to their views and feelings toward the principles which we espouse, as there is danger in calling some to office who have no faith in plural marriage. The brethren were instructed to do this and also have presidents of stakes adopt the same rule.
[Stan Larson (editor), A Ministry of Meetings: The Apostolic diaries of Rudger Clawson, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1993, http://bit.ly/rudgerclawson]
[Stan Larson (editor), A Ministry of Meetings: The Apostolic diaries of Rudger Clawson, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1993, http://bit.ly/rudgerclawson]
125 years ago today - Jan 16, 1897 (Saturday)
At the close of a conference, Andrew Kimball and other Elders were assaulted and mobbed in Clay Co., Arkansas.
[Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology]
[Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology]
145 years ago today - Jan 16, 1877
[Brigham Young Jr.]
Busy [in the St. George temple] writing with bro[ther]s [Wilford] W[oodruff] & J[ohn] N[uttall] on ceremonies.
[Brigham Young Jr. diary, Jan. 16, 1877, in Anderson, Devery; The Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History, http://amzn.to/TempleWorship]
Busy [in the St. George temple] writing with bro[ther]s [Wilford] W[oodruff] & J[ohn] N[uttall] on ceremonies.
[Brigham Young Jr. diary, Jan. 16, 1877, in Anderson, Devery; The Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History, http://amzn.to/TempleWorship]
160 years ago today - Jan 16, 1862
Orrin Porter Rockwell kills "while attempting to escape" Lot Huntington for Dawson beating. on Jan 1, 1862. Church Historian's office notes that Rockwell shoots Huntington eight times in stomach-difficult to do while someone is running away from the shooter. Salt Lake City policemen kill Moroni Clawson and John P. Smith while escorting them to jail on Jan. 17 for the beating. On Jan. 22 bishop's court tries participant Isaac Niebaur who confesses, protests that he "never stole from a Mormon," asks forgiveness, "but if his Blood must atone he is willing to die." Church court forgives Niebaur without blood atonement, but Salt Lake county court on Mar 25 sentences him and two others to varying prison terms for Dawson incident.
175 years ago today - Jan 16, 1847
[Wilford Woodruff]
The question was asked president Young if the quorums of seventies should not be filled up. He said not while there was men enough belonging to the quorum in good Standing alive on the earth their places should not be filled by others.
While treating upon the principle of Adoption He said some men were afraid they would loose some glory if they were sealed to one of the Twelve And did not stand alone And have others sealed to them. President Young said there kingdom consisted of their own posterity And it did not diminish that at all by being sealed to one of the Twelve but ownly bound them by that perfect Chain according to the law of God and order of Heaven that will bind the righteous from Adam to the last Saint And Adam will claim us all as members of his kingdom we deing his Children.
He gave some interesting teaching concerning the rights of men & the dealings of men with there wives and children, the raising of posterity, purity, Holiness &c. That if A wise and proper course was taken in the begeting and raising of children that they would soon become pure & Holy And be administered to by Angels &c. And many other things did the Apostle teach.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
The question was asked president Young if the quorums of seventies should not be filled up. He said not while there was men enough belonging to the quorum in good Standing alive on the earth their places should not be filled by others.
While treating upon the principle of Adoption He said some men were afraid they would loose some glory if they were sealed to one of the Twelve And did not stand alone And have others sealed to them. President Young said there kingdom consisted of their own posterity And it did not diminish that at all by being sealed to one of the Twelve but ownly bound them by that perfect Chain according to the law of God and order of Heaven that will bind the righteous from Adam to the last Saint And Adam will claim us all as members of his kingdom we deing his Children.
He gave some interesting teaching concerning the rights of men & the dealings of men with there wives and children, the raising of posterity, purity, Holiness &c. That if A wise and proper course was taken in the begeting and raising of children that they would soon become pure & Holy And be administered to by Angels &c. And many other things did the Apostle teach.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
185 years ago today - Jan 16, 1837
[Wilford Woodruff]
Elder Abram O Smoot was again attacked by the destroyer Which brought him upon a bed of Great disstress. We immediately called upon the Elders of the Church, viz. Elders O Hide & H C Kimble of the twelve & B. Nobles, M. Holmes, & myself of the first Seventy. We prayed with & for him & lade hands upon him according to the scriptures & he was immediately healed of his pain & fever <in the name of Christ>.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
Elder Abram O Smoot was again attacked by the destroyer Which brought him upon a bed of Great disstress. We immediately called upon the Elders of the Church, viz. Elders O Hide & H C Kimble of the twelve & B. Nobles, M. Holmes, & myself of the first Seventy. We prayed with & for him & lade hands upon him according to the scriptures & he was immediately healed of his pain & fever <in the name of Christ>.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
45 years ago today - Jan 15, 1977
Church News article about Jack Kong, president of an LDS branch at the leper colony of Molokai for twenty-five years.
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
120 years ago today - Jan 15, 1902
Church publication THE JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR prints instruction by Church President Joseph F. Smith: "Indeed, we believe that every man holding the Priesthood, in good standing in the Church, who owns a home, is supreme in his own household, and when another brother enters it, and he requests the latter to perform any duty consistent with his calling, the latter should accede to his wishes; and if there should be anything wrong, he who makes the request as the head of the house into which the brother has come, is responsible therefore."
120 years ago today - Wednesday, Jan 15, 1902
Pres. Smith stated that the object of the meeting was to take into consideration the question as to whom we would favor as next United States senator from Utah—whether a member of the quorum of apostles, a member of the church, or a gentile. All the brethren of the Twelve expressed themselves, and it seemed to be the feeling of the majority of those present that none of the apostles could be spared from the ministry, but at the same time the next senator should be a member of the church, as the gentiles had already had a full share of representation in congress.
It was moved that so far as this matter concerned the brethren, the nomination be left to the First Presidency. Carried.
[Stan Larson (editor), A Ministry of Meetings: The Apostolic diaries of Rudger Clawson, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1993, http://bit.ly/rudgerclawson]
It was moved that so far as this matter concerned the brethren, the nomination be left to the First Presidency. Carried.
[Stan Larson (editor), A Ministry of Meetings: The Apostolic diaries of Rudger Clawson, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1993, http://bit.ly/rudgerclawson]
125 years ago today - Jan 15,1897
Apostle Brigham Young, Jr. temporarily resigns as vice-president of Brigham Young Trust Company because first counselor George Q. Cannon allows its property to become "a first class" brothel on Commercial Street (now Regent Street), Salt Lake City. Apostle Heber J. Grant is invited to its opening reception and is stunned to discover himself inside "a regular whore-house." This situation begins in 1891, and for fifty years church controlled real estate companies lease houses of prostitution.
[Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power, Appendix 5, Selected Chronology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1848-1996, http://amzn.to/extensions-power]
[Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power, Appendix 5, Selected Chronology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1848-1996, http://amzn.to/extensions-power]
125 years ago today - Jan 15, 1897; Friday
Letters were received by Pres[ident]. [Wilford] Woodruff today from Senators Henry M. Teller, of Colo[rado]., and Richard F. Pettigrew of South Dakota, and also a telegram complaining that Church influence was being used in Idaho against the re-election to the United States Senate of Fred T. Dubois. The following reply was sent to Senators Teller and Pettigrew, at Washington, D.C.:
"Individual members of our church are doubtless opposed to Senator Dubois' election. No man has the right to use Church influence against him. Numbers of us are not opposed to his election, and we have so stated to our friends. (Signed) Wilford Woodruff."...
[First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes]
"Individual members of our church are doubtless opposed to Senator Dubois' election. No man has the right to use Church influence against him. Numbers of us are not opposed to his election, and we have so stated to our friends. (Signed) Wilford Woodruff."...
[First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes]
135 years ago today - Jan 15, 1887
Arizona's governor signs the repeal of the "Test Oath," which disfranchised all Mormons.
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
145 years ago today - 1877 January 15
[Wilford Woodruff]
Brigham Young jr & Myself wrote out a part of the Ceremony of the Endowment. ...
I spent the Evening with President Young. He told me their was No Necessity of dressing in the Temple Clothing while giving the second Anointing any more than in administering the first Anointing or Ordaining. He also said that we should use the Bible in the garden & Bible & Book of Mormon in the Telestial room and add the Covenants to it in the Terrestial Room.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
Brigham Young jr & Myself wrote out a part of the Ceremony of the Endowment. ...
I spent the Evening with President Young. He told me their was No Necessity of dressing in the Temple Clothing while giving the second Anointing any more than in administering the first Anointing or Ordaining. He also said that we should use the Bible in the garden & Bible & Book of Mormon in the Telestial room and add the Covenants to it in the Terrestial Room.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
145 years ago today - Jan 15, 1877
Brigham Young begins dictating from memory the first written version of the endowment ceremony. He adds a Protestant minister as a new character in the endowment drama which does not have set dialogue at this time.
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
175 years ago today - Friday, Jan 15, 1847.
All the Twelve, as the evening previous, assembled at 1 p.m. at Brother E. T. Benson's, and John D. Lee read the piece the President had written called, "The Word and Will of the Lord." [D&C 136] Approved and decided to place it before the high council. [At] 4 ½ [4:30], adjourned to tomorrow evening, 6, at Brother Benson's. Heard the "Word and Will of God" read. Conversed in the principles of adoption by request of Brother Perkins and the Levitical Priesthood. No son of Levi has yet been found in these last days to minister at the altar. Brother Perkins said it had been reported across the river that no one could go west unless they were adopted into the families of one of the Twelve. False.
[Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
[Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
180 years ago today - Jan 15, 1842
Martha Brotherton, a young Nauvoo woman, was allegedly approached by Brigham Young in Joseph Smith's private office. "Were it lawful and right," Brotherton reported Young as saying, "could [you] accept of me for your husband and companion? . . . Brother Joseph has had a revelation from God that it is lawful and right for a man to have two wives; for as it was in the days of Abraham, so it shall be in these last days . . . if you will accept of me, I will take you straight to the celestial kingdom." Brigham then left the room and returned ten minutes later with the Prophet. "Just go ahead, and do as Brigham wants you to," Brotherton reported Smith as saying. "I know that this is lawful and right . . . I have the keys of the kingdom, and whatever I bind on earth is bound in heaven, and whatever I loose on earth is loosed in heaven." Martha noted she begged for time to consider, then left for Saint Louis, where she published her story in the 15 July 1842 St. Louis Bulletin.
[ St. Louis Bulletin, 15 July 1842; in Joseph Smith Polygamy Timeline, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/JS_Polygamy_Timeline.htm]
[ St. Louis Bulletin, 15 July 1842; in Joseph Smith Polygamy Timeline, http://www.i4m.com/think/polygamy/JS_Polygamy_Timeline.htm]
180 years ago today - Jan 15, 1842
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith commenced reading the first American stereotype edition of the Book of Mormon to make a few corrections for the second stereotype edition that had escaped notice in the first printing.
[BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith, http://byustudies.byu.edu]
[BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith, http://byustudies.byu.edu]
185 years ago today - 1837 mid-Jan.
Oliver Cowdery became Vice President of the defunct Bank of Monroe in Monroe, MI. Oliver may have traveled personally to Monroe to sign banknotes there. The went out of business at the end of Mar. Grandison Newell had bought up a considerable amount of notes then in circulation and presented them at the bank's Kirtland office, demanding that they be redeemed with specie. The bank probably ran out of its original stock of silver and gold coins well before the end of January. Later charges made against Oliver for "counterfeiting" may have been related to his signing and issuing banknotes which had no monetary value.
[Broadhurst, Dale R., Oliver Cowdery Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/Cdychrn1.htm]
[Broadhurst, Dale R., Oliver Cowdery Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/Cdychrn1.htm]
45 years ago today - Jan 14, 1977
Apostle Boyd K. Packer, in a talk at Brigham Young University, preaches: "We've always counseled in the Church for our Mexican members to marry Mexicans, our Japanese members to marry Japanese, our Caucasians to marry Caucasians, our Polynesian members to marry Polynesians. The counsel has been wise. . . . Plan, young people, to marry into your own race."
50 years ago today - Jan 14, 1972
The First Presidency organizes the church's historical department and for the first time appoints a professional historian, Leonard J. Arrington, as church historian, to which he is sustained by church conferences from 1972 to 1977. Church archives had been open for unrestricted research by scholars of all religious backgrounds since the appointment in 1970 of Arrington's predecessor, Apostle Howard W. Hunter. Arrington continues as Church Historian until 1980, during which time the First Presidency encourages research and publication. From 1972 to 1980, the historical department has a Church History Division, Church Historian Leonard J. Arrington and his staff of trained historians publish articles and books of interpretive history which seek to provide a balanced view of Mormonism's controversial past. In 1980 the First Presidency eliminates the Church History Division and transfers former Church Historian and his staff to Brigham Young University. Open access to the archives gradually declines from 1980 to 1986, when the historical department begins to claim the right of ex post facto censorship of previous research. By 1986 the historical department has created a "public access" computer catalog which omits previously available manuscripts now judged too sensitive for research "patrons." Only the staff of the historical department has access to the uncensored catalog of manuscripts. Procedurally, archival research is further impeded by requiring approval from the historical department committee or even from the committee of apostles for research access to previously unrestricted manuscripts. By 1990, researchers having signed form since 1986 are required to obtain pre-publication approval from the church's Correlation Committee. Efforts at pre-publication censorship prove counterproductive and are officially abandoned in 1992, yet researchers at LDS archives continue to be a small fraction of their numbers during the years in which people of all backgrounds knew they were welcome there.
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
65 years ago today - Mon Jan 14, 1957
[David O. McKay]
7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.--Met with Mr. Gus Backman at his request . . . . Mr. Backman told me confidentially about the attitude of some of our non- Mormon friends here in the city who are rather jealous, apparently, about the fact that nearly all of our civic matters in the city and in the state and in the nation are now controlled by members of the Church--our city government particularly under the police force, our state government, the Governor and a majority of the legislature, and nationally, all of our senators and representatives are members of the Church. Some who are not sympathetic with us are spreading the rumor that we are trying to push Mormonism down their throats, that the Chief of Police is a little too energetic in enforcing the law in clubs and other places. I told Brother Backman that certainly he would not wish us to tell the police to ease up on enforcement of law. Brother Backman said, "No, you could not do that." I asked Brother Backman to use his influence to assure them that the Mormons are not going to try to force our religion on anyone, but we are just simply wanting to obey the law and do our duty. I felt that perhaps we can influence some of our Gentile friends to satisfy some of those who are jealous and assure them that we are not going to take advantage of our position.
[McKay, David O., Office Journal]
7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.--Met with Mr. Gus Backman at his request . . . . Mr. Backman told me confidentially about the attitude of some of our non- Mormon friends here in the city who are rather jealous, apparently, about the fact that nearly all of our civic matters in the city and in the state and in the nation are now controlled by members of the Church--our city government particularly under the police force, our state government, the Governor and a majority of the legislature, and nationally, all of our senators and representatives are members of the Church. Some who are not sympathetic with us are spreading the rumor that we are trying to push Mormonism down their throats, that the Chief of Police is a little too energetic in enforcing the law in clubs and other places. I told Brother Backman that certainly he would not wish us to tell the police to ease up on enforcement of law. Brother Backman said, "No, you could not do that." I asked Brother Backman to use his influence to assure them that the Mormons are not going to try to force our religion on anyone, but we are just simply wanting to obey the law and do our duty. I felt that perhaps we can influence some of our Gentile friends to satisfy some of those who are jealous and assure them that we are not going to take advantage of our position.
[McKay, David O., Office Journal]
135 years ago today - Jan 14, 1887 (Friday)
Ex. Gov. Eli H. Murray was admitted to the bar of the Territorial Supreme Court, as an attorney, while Lieut. Richard W. Young, a prominent lawyer of extensive practice in the East, was refused admittance because he was a "Mormon."
[Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology]
[Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology]
145 years ago today - Jan 14, 1877
Two weeks after the dedication of the lower portion of the St. George Temple, Brigham Young "requested Brigham [Young] Jr. & W[ilford] Woodruff to write out the Ceremony of the Endowments from Beginning to End."
165 years ago today - Jan 14, 1857
Thomas D. Brown begins "his duties in the Presìdent's Office, astonished at the number of applications for permission to take [plural] wives." A month later hardpressed Brigham Young recìtes "each [sealing] ceremony requiring about 600 words, which in several instances were spoken in 1 min 48 seconds!"
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
165 years ago today - Jan 14, 1857
The Utah legislature reorganizes the territorial militia by reactivating what was called the Nauvoo Legion. Daniel Wells is named commander-in-chief of the Legion.
[Linder, Douglas, The Mountain Meadows Massacre Trials, http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTRIALS/mountainmeadows/leechrono.html]
[Linder, Douglas, The Mountain Meadows Massacre Trials, http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTRIALS/mountainmeadows/leechrono.html]
175 years ago today - Thursday, Jan 14, 1847.
[Willard Richards]
President Young proposed [the formation of emigration companies with various leaders] ...
President Young commenced to give the word and will of God concerning the emigration of the Saints and those who journey with them. At 3 ½ [3:30], A. Lyman came in.... President Young continued to write the word and will of the Lord. Adjourned from 10 to 1 p.m. tomorrow, this place. President Young retired to the Octagon and finished writing the word and will of the Lord, and the Dr. [Richards] copied, closing about 1 next morning, about which time George D. Grant and Edmund Ellsworth, police, came in, and after reading the piece, President went home.
[Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
President Young proposed [the formation of emigration companies with various leaders] ...
President Young commenced to give the word and will of God concerning the emigration of the Saints and those who journey with them. At 3 ½ [3:30], A. Lyman came in.... President Young continued to write the word and will of the Lord. Adjourned from 10 to 1 p.m. tomorrow, this place. President Young retired to the Octagon and finished writing the word and will of the Lord, and the Dr. [Richards] copied, closing about 1 next morning, about which time George D. Grant and Edmund Ellsworth, police, came in, and after reading the piece, President went home.
[Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
175 years ago today - Jan 14, 1847
[Brigham Young]
I commenced to give the word and will of God concerning the emigration of the saints and those who journey with them. At 4 1/2 p.m. council adjourned. At seven, the Twelve met at Elder Benson's. I continued to dictate the Word and Will of the Lord. Council adjourned at ten p.m., when I retired with Dr. Richards to the octagon and finished writing the same which is here inserted: Winter Quarters, Camp of Israel, January 14th 1847. The Word and Will of the Lord concerning the Camp of Israel in their journeyings to the West: ... [D&C 136: How the Camp of Israel is to be organized for the westward journey. ..."If thou art merry, praise the Lord with singing, with music, with dancing ..."]
[Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1847- 1850. William S. Harwell, ed. Collier's Publishing, 1997.:11-14, in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
I commenced to give the word and will of God concerning the emigration of the saints and those who journey with them. At 4 1/2 p.m. council adjourned. At seven, the Twelve met at Elder Benson's. I continued to dictate the Word and Will of the Lord. Council adjourned at ten p.m., when I retired with Dr. Richards to the octagon and finished writing the same which is here inserted: Winter Quarters, Camp of Israel, January 14th 1847. The Word and Will of the Lord concerning the Camp of Israel in their journeyings to the West: ... [D&C 136: How the Camp of Israel is to be organized for the westward journey. ..."If thou art merry, praise the Lord with singing, with music, with dancing ..."]
[Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1847- 1850. William S. Harwell, ed. Collier's Publishing, 1997.:11-14, in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
220 years ago today - Jan 14, 1802
William Cowdery Jr. (father of Oliver Cowdery) was likely part of the "Rod Scrape" or "Wood Scrape" incident. After spending the winter with William Cowdery, a seer named Winchell joined Nathaniel Wood's "New Israelite" movement.
When searching for treasure, "Winchell held up his rod, got some motion from it, and told them the money was in an iron chest and covered with a large stone ... there was a 'divinity' guarding the treasure, and that if there was any lack of faith in any one ... this divinity would put the money forever beyond their reach.
However Winchell added a new dimension to the use of the rod when he taught Nathaniel Wood how to use it to receive revelations." Each of Wood's "Fraternity of Rodsmen" also had "a rod, which was used whenever they desired any information" including determining Israelite lineage through their rods.
Wood believed the gathering of Israel would occur not in Jerusalem, but in America and they planned to build a "New Jerusalem." They followed a religious dietary code, realized a need for angelic ministry, believed in an angelic tongue, looked for a restoration of primitive Christianity exercised spiritual gifts, and Wood received a revelation through his rod directing the building of a temple.
Oliver Cowdery's father was not only a likely participant in this movement, but lived with the man who introduced the concept of using a rod to receive revelations to the New Israelites.
Before Oliver met Joseph Smith, he had been receiving revelations through a rod.
[Clair Barrus, "Sprout, Rod, Thing of Nature: Naming the Gift of Aaron," Mormon Chronicles, http://mormon-chronicles.blogspot.com/2011/05/sprout-rod-thing-of-nature-naming-gift.html]
When searching for treasure, "Winchell held up his rod, got some motion from it, and told them the money was in an iron chest and covered with a large stone ... there was a 'divinity' guarding the treasure, and that if there was any lack of faith in any one ... this divinity would put the money forever beyond their reach.
However Winchell added a new dimension to the use of the rod when he taught Nathaniel Wood how to use it to receive revelations." Each of Wood's "Fraternity of Rodsmen" also had "a rod, which was used whenever they desired any information" including determining Israelite lineage through their rods.
Wood believed the gathering of Israel would occur not in Jerusalem, but in America and they planned to build a "New Jerusalem." They followed a religious dietary code, realized a need for angelic ministry, believed in an angelic tongue, looked for a restoration of primitive Christianity exercised spiritual gifts, and Wood received a revelation through his rod directing the building of a temple.
Oliver Cowdery's father was not only a likely participant in this movement, but lived with the man who introduced the concept of using a rod to receive revelations to the New Israelites.
Before Oliver met Joseph Smith, he had been receiving revelations through a rod.
[Clair Barrus, "Sprout, Rod, Thing of Nature: Naming the Gift of Aaron," Mormon Chronicles, http://mormon-chronicles.blogspot.com/2011/05/sprout-rod-thing-of-nature-naming-gift.html]
75 years ago today - Jan 13, 1947
[First Presidency]
Your letter of December 31, 1946 has been received, in which you inquire regarding the situation of a couple whom you describe. As a medical man you know more about tests for colored blood than we know, and if you do not know of any tests that can be made to detect the colored blood, we would assume there has been none yet discovered. People in the South have this problem to meet all the time in a practical way, and we assume that as a practical matter the people there would be able to determine whether or not the sister in question has colored blood. Normally the dark skin and kinky hair would indicate but one thing. As you probably know, the races are badly mixed in Brazil, and no color line is drawn around the mass of the people. The result is, as the reports declare, that a great part of the population of Brazil is colored. The rule of the Church as heretofore followed has been set forth by the early Church leaders. You will find a discussion thereof in Brother Joseph Fielding Smith's book, 'The Way to Perfection,' chapter 16.
[First Presidency, Letter to Francis W. Brown, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
Your letter of December 31, 1946 has been received, in which you inquire regarding the situation of a couple whom you describe. As a medical man you know more about tests for colored blood than we know, and if you do not know of any tests that can be made to detect the colored blood, we would assume there has been none yet discovered. People in the South have this problem to meet all the time in a practical way, and we assume that as a practical matter the people there would be able to determine whether or not the sister in question has colored blood. Normally the dark skin and kinky hair would indicate but one thing. As you probably know, the races are badly mixed in Brazil, and no color line is drawn around the mass of the people. The result is, as the reports declare, that a great part of the population of Brazil is colored. The rule of the Church as heretofore followed has been set forth by the early Church leaders. You will find a discussion thereof in Brother Joseph Fielding Smith's book, 'The Way to Perfection,' chapter 16.
[First Presidency, Letter to Francis W. Brown, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
110 years ago today - Jan 13, 1912
I, the undersigned, Judson Tolman, so by these presents confess and acknowledge in all sincereity [sic] and humility that since the forepart of the year 1904, I have had married to me two women, by Bishop Dan[iel] Muir. That I have at different times and places married 18 couples as follows: ... 1905 or 1906'Bishop Dan[iel] Muir; in 1907, James A. Eldredge and Samuel Howard; in 1908, Alpha J. Higgs, Henry S. Tanner with two women, Charles Woldenden, Israel Barlow Jr., a Brother Evans, Joseph W. Musser; 1909, a Brother Jeffs to two women, Doctor [Donald A.] McGregor, a Brother Simmons, a Brother Gamble, a Brother Merrill, a Brother Wells; and a Brother Christensen in 1910. All of whom were recommended to me by Brothers [Matthias F.] Cowley, Henry S. Tanner or Nathan Clark. When I was investigated on the question of marrying these parties I deliberately lied to the Council of the Twelve Apostles and thus deceived them. ...
['Statement of Judson Tolman,' in Minutes, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1910-1951, Privately Published, Salt Lake City, Utah 2010]
['Statement of Judson Tolman,' in Minutes, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1910-1951, Privately Published, Salt Lake City, Utah 2010]
110 years ago today - Jan 13, 1912
[First Presidency]
Dear Brother, This is in answer to yours of the 9th inst., containing the following questions: (1) What authority have we as Latter-day Saints, in either modern or ancient revelation, or in sermons of our brethren, for the statement that the negroes are those who were neutral in heaven at the time of the great conflict or war? (2) Is it a fact that a Negro cannot receive the priesthood, and if so, what is the reason? Answer to question 1: So far as we know, there is no revelation, ancient or modern, neither is there any authoritative statement by any of the authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in support of that which many of our elders have advanced as doctrine, in effect that the negroes are those who were neutral in heaven at the time of the great conflict or war, which resulted in the casting out of Lucifer and those who were led by him, said to number about one-third of the hosts of heaven. Answer to question 2: You are referred to the Pearl of Great Price, Book of Abraham, Chapter 1, verses 26 and 27, going to show that the seed of Ham was cursed as pertaining to the priesthood; and that by reason of this curse they have no right to it.
While there is no written revelation going to show why the negroes are ineligible to hold the priesthood, the Prophet Joseph Smith is said to have explained it in this way, that by killing his brother, Abel, Cain deprived him of posterity, and this without doubt was the intent of Satan in tempting Cain to take his brother's life. And the Prophet Joseph is said to have added that the seed of Cain, however worthy, will not be eligible to bear the priesthood until after Abel shall have had posterity, and that means until after Abel's posterity shall have obtained earthly tabernacles, otherwise the children of the slayer would have advantages over those of the slain.
[First Presidency, Letter to Milton H. Knudson, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
Dear Brother, This is in answer to yours of the 9th inst., containing the following questions: (1) What authority have we as Latter-day Saints, in either modern or ancient revelation, or in sermons of our brethren, for the statement that the negroes are those who were neutral in heaven at the time of the great conflict or war? (2) Is it a fact that a Negro cannot receive the priesthood, and if so, what is the reason? Answer to question 1: So far as we know, there is no revelation, ancient or modern, neither is there any authoritative statement by any of the authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in support of that which many of our elders have advanced as doctrine, in effect that the negroes are those who were neutral in heaven at the time of the great conflict or war, which resulted in the casting out of Lucifer and those who were led by him, said to number about one-third of the hosts of heaven. Answer to question 2: You are referred to the Pearl of Great Price, Book of Abraham, Chapter 1, verses 26 and 27, going to show that the seed of Ham was cursed as pertaining to the priesthood; and that by reason of this curse they have no right to it.
While there is no written revelation going to show why the negroes are ineligible to hold the priesthood, the Prophet Joseph Smith is said to have explained it in this way, that by killing his brother, Abel, Cain deprived him of posterity, and this without doubt was the intent of Satan in tempting Cain to take his brother's life. And the Prophet Joseph is said to have added that the seed of Cain, however worthy, will not be eligible to bear the priesthood until after Abel shall have had posterity, and that means until after Abel's posterity shall have obtained earthly tabernacles, otherwise the children of the slayer would have advantages over those of the slain.
[First Presidency, Letter to Milton H. Knudson, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
130 years ago today - Jan 13, 1892
Pres. Snow read a poem by himself on the sentiment of God and Man. As we are now, so once was he. A beautiful collection of Thoughts.
[Diary Excerpts of Franklin D. Richards, 1887-1897, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
[Diary Excerpts of Franklin D. Richards, 1887-1897, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
135 years ago today - 1887 January 13
[Wilford Woodruff]
The house of Representatives of the Congress of the United States has this day turned the Last key that seals their Condemnation and lays the foundation for the overthrow & final destruction of the United States government. They have this day passed the Edmund Tucker Bill which takes away Every political Civil & Religious right of near 200,000 of the Latter Day Saints because of our religion. This Bill will pass the Senate be signed By the President & Become a Law, the most unconstitutional Law Ever past By any Republican government on Earth.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
The house of Representatives of the Congress of the United States has this day turned the Last key that seals their Condemnation and lays the foundation for the overthrow & final destruction of the United States government. They have this day passed the Edmund Tucker Bill which takes away Every political Civil & Religious right of near 200,000 of the Latter Day Saints because of our religion. This Bill will pass the Senate be signed By the President & Become a Law, the most unconstitutional Law Ever past By any Republican government on Earth.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
135 years ago today - Jan 13, 1887 (Thursday)
A bill repealing the anti-Mormon test oath in Arizona was passed by the Council branch of the Arizona legislature. The House passed it the following day, and the governor signed it on the 15th.
[Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology]
[Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology]
145 years ago today - Jan 13, 1877
[Special Instructions to Bishops]
Before the brethren or sisters go into the Temple to receive their endowments; they must wash themselves all over, perfectly clean, so as to enter the Temple clean. Men and women should have no sexual intercourse for a week or more previous to their going into the Temple to receive their endowments.
[Brigham Young, John W. Young, Wilford Woodruff, Erastus Snow, and Brigham Young Jr., "Special Instructions to Bishops", January 13, 1877, in Anderson, Devery; The Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History, http://amzn.to/TempleWorship]
Before the brethren or sisters go into the Temple to receive their endowments; they must wash themselves all over, perfectly clean, so as to enter the Temple clean. Men and women should have no sexual intercourse for a week or more previous to their going into the Temple to receive their endowments.
[Brigham Young, John W. Young, Wilford Woodruff, Erastus Snow, and Brigham Young Jr., "Special Instructions to Bishops", January 13, 1877, in Anderson, Devery; The Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History, http://amzn.to/TempleWorship]
150 years ago today - January 13th 1872
[Paris Idaho School of the Prophets]
Bro. Londerberry inquired: if after a woman has been sealed to a man by the Priesthood, can that womans former husband (who was not in the Church) claim her in the resurrection?
Elders John Sutton, Walter Hoge, Solomon Wixom, H. H. Dalrymple, and F. M. Pomeroy expressed their views on the subject; after which Bp. Hunt said that he considered it dangerous, for a woman to get sealed to a man out of the Church; for in case that that man should reject the Gospel, she would be without a husband.
[Paris ward - Bear Lake Stake - School of the Prophets minutes 1869-72, typescript by Michael Nielsen]
Bro. Londerberry inquired: if after a woman has been sealed to a man by the Priesthood, can that womans former husband (who was not in the Church) claim her in the resurrection?
Elders John Sutton, Walter Hoge, Solomon Wixom, H. H. Dalrymple, and F. M. Pomeroy expressed their views on the subject; after which Bp. Hunt said that he considered it dangerous, for a woman to get sealed to a man out of the Church; for in case that that man should reject the Gospel, she would be without a husband.
[Paris ward - Bear Lake Stake - School of the Prophets minutes 1869-72, typescript by Michael Nielsen]
155 years ago today - Jan 13, 1867
President Brigham Young; Great Salt Lake Tabernacle; January 13, 1867.
Some men seem as if they could learn so much and no more. They appear to be bounded in their capacity for acquiring knowledge as Brother Orson Pratt, has in theory, bounded the capacity of God. According to his theory, God can progress no further in knowledge and power; but the God that I serve is progressing eternally, and so are his children; they will increase to all eternity, if they are faithful.
[J. D. 11:286 in Quotations Dealing with the Relationship of Our First Earthly Parents to Our Heavenly Parents (1830-1978)]
Some men seem as if they could learn so much and no more. They appear to be bounded in their capacity for acquiring knowledge as Brother Orson Pratt, has in theory, bounded the capacity of God. According to his theory, God can progress no further in knowledge and power; but the God that I serve is progressing eternally, and so are his children; they will increase to all eternity, if they are faithful.
[J. D. 11:286 in Quotations Dealing with the Relationship of Our First Earthly Parents to Our Heavenly Parents (1830-1978)]
160 years ago today - Jan 13, 1862
[Brigham Young]
Bishop Smoot said he had never raised a Stick to his children. Pres. Young remarked I would like to alter the saying of Solomon's of sparing the rod and spoiling the child, '"to spare the rod, and give good council to children and thus draw them to you.'" -- Salt Lake City
[Brigham Young Office Journals, in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
Bishop Smoot said he had never raised a Stick to his children. Pres. Young remarked I would like to alter the saying of Solomon's of sparing the rod and spoiling the child, '"to spare the rod, and give good council to children and thus draw them to you.'" -- Salt Lake City
[Brigham Young Office Journals, in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
165 years ago today - 1857 January 13
[Wilford Woodruff]
We heard the report of the missionaries & the subject of the spirits was brought up & discused. They have begun to visit the Houses in the 16th ward and the spirit rapping.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
We heard the report of the missionaries & the subject of the spirits was brought up & discused. They have begun to visit the Houses in the 16th ward and the spirit rapping.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
170 years ago today - Jan 13, 1852
Heber C. Kimball speaks against a bill requiring code commissioners to be learned in the law and argues that any good man could be a lawyer in Utah, not just those with training: "I am not learned in the law, and I want to get a salary and sit on my h-s the same as other men, let us not make laws that will prohibit ourselves from such privileges. . . . Now the most of these learned lawyers are as ignorant as I am, and I tell you, if I sat upon the bench, and they treated me as they treat Judge Snow I would knock them down. He is learned in the law and must submit to have the nasty curses shame him and they will call him a nasty s-t. Then I say let us poor ignorant fools have a chance to get salaries."
120 years ago today - Sunday, Jan 12, 1902
[Rudger Clawson]
6:30 p.m. Attended the sacrament meeting in the 18th Ward chapel, Bp. [Orson F.] Whitney presiding. I spoke in complimentary terms of the improvements made in the chapel and also referred to the propriety of the sisters sitting [with heads] uncovered in meeting.
[Stan Larson (editor), A Ministry of Meetings: The Apostolic diaries of Rudger Clawson, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1993, http://bit.ly/rudgerclawson]
6:30 p.m. Attended the sacrament meeting in the 18th Ward chapel, Bp. [Orson F.] Whitney presiding. I spoke in complimentary terms of the improvements made in the chapel and also referred to the propriety of the sisters sitting [with heads] uncovered in meeting.
[Stan Larson (editor), A Ministry of Meetings: The Apostolic diaries of Rudger Clawson, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1993, http://bit.ly/rudgerclawson]
130 years ago today - Jan 12, 1892
In a meeting of the Twelve apostle John Henry Smith's political situation is discussed. John Henry Smith "then spoke of the principles of his party in such a partisan spirit that it caused several interruptions from Bro. [Moses} Thatcher whi is as strong a Democrat as John is a Republican. Bro. [Lorenzo] Snow had to interfere and check the Spirit which was starting." Franklin D. Richards (a Democrat) objected to some of John Henry's "calling those who did not believe as he did some pretty hard names, and "gave Bro. Smith a rather severe rebuke." John Henry Smith writes in his journal: "I felt somewhat hurt at what they said but we all parted feeling first rate."
130 years ago today - Jan 12, 1892
President [Lorenzo] Snow said he did not sleep a wink after his testimony in the court before the Master in Chancery, Loughborough, and felt very much chagrined at what he had said there. Did not intend to forsake his wives and had sworn that he would not and that the Lord would not require it.
[Minutes, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
[Minutes, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
135 years ago today - Jan 12, 1887 (Wednesday)
The Edmunds-Tucker bill was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.
[Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology]
[Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology]
140 years ago today - Thursday, Jan 12, 1882
[John Henry Smith]
The subject of the City Elections came up, and some discussion was had upon that subject, and some candidates for mayor were talked over. I gave President Taylor to understand what the feeling and sentiments of the people were in regard to political matters, either that the presiding Priesthood should dictate in those matters or leave it to the people and in my judgement it should be left as far as possible to the judgement of the people as to who they want. And I believe the day is not far distant when the people will claim to run these matters.
[Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith]
The subject of the City Elections came up, and some discussion was had upon that subject, and some candidates for mayor were talked over. I gave President Taylor to understand what the feeling and sentiments of the people were in regard to political matters, either that the presiding Priesthood should dictate in those matters or leave it to the people and in my judgement it should be left as far as possible to the judgement of the people as to who they want. And I believe the day is not far distant when the people will claim to run these matters.
[Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith]
160 years ago today - Jan 12, 1862
[Brigham Young]
Can we tell how much better '"Mormonism'" is than other religions and isms of the present day? More or less truth may be found in them all, both in civilized and barbarous nations. How has it transpired that theological truth is thus so widely disseminated? It is because God was once known on the earth among his children of mankind, as we know one another. Adam was as conversant with his Father who placed him upon this earth as we are conversant with our earthly parents. The Father frequently came to visit his son Adam, and talked and walked with him; and the children of Adam were more or less acquainted with their Grandfather, and their children were more or less acquainted with their Great-Grandfather; and the things that pertain to God and to heaven were as familiar among mankind, in the first ages of their existence on the earth, as these mountains are to our mountain boys, as our gardens are to our wives and children, or as the road to the Western Ocean is to the experienced traveller. From this source mankind have received their religious traditions. ...
I am more afraid that this people have so much confidence in their leaders that they will not inquire for themselves of God whether they are led by Him. I am fearful they settle down in a state of blind self-security, trusting their eternal destiny in the hands of their leaders with a reckless confidence that in itself would thwart the purposes of God in their salvation, and weaken that influence they could give to their leaders, did they know for themselves, by the revelations of Jesus, that they are led in the right way. Let every man and woman know, by the whispering of the Spirit of God to themselves, whether their leaders are walking in the path the Lord dictates, or not. This has been my exhortation continually.
[Journal of Discourses. Liverpool, England, 1853-86. 9:147-150; Deseret News. Also Deseret Evening News, Deseret News Weekly, Deseret News Semi- Weekly, and Deseret News Extra, Salt Lake City, in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
Can we tell how much better '"Mormonism'" is than other religions and isms of the present day? More or less truth may be found in them all, both in civilized and barbarous nations. How has it transpired that theological truth is thus so widely disseminated? It is because God was once known on the earth among his children of mankind, as we know one another. Adam was as conversant with his Father who placed him upon this earth as we are conversant with our earthly parents. The Father frequently came to visit his son Adam, and talked and walked with him; and the children of Adam were more or less acquainted with their Grandfather, and their children were more or less acquainted with their Great-Grandfather; and the things that pertain to God and to heaven were as familiar among mankind, in the first ages of their existence on the earth, as these mountains are to our mountain boys, as our gardens are to our wives and children, or as the road to the Western Ocean is to the experienced traveller. From this source mankind have received their religious traditions. ...
I am more afraid that this people have so much confidence in their leaders that they will not inquire for themselves of God whether they are led by Him. I am fearful they settle down in a state of blind self-security, trusting their eternal destiny in the hands of their leaders with a reckless confidence that in itself would thwart the purposes of God in their salvation, and weaken that influence they could give to their leaders, did they know for themselves, by the revelations of Jesus, that they are led in the right way. Let every man and woman know, by the whispering of the Spirit of God to themselves, whether their leaders are walking in the path the Lord dictates, or not. This has been my exhortation continually.
[Journal of Discourses. Liverpool, England, 1853-86. 9:147-150; Deseret News. Also Deseret Evening News, Deseret News Weekly, Deseret News Semi- Weekly, and Deseret News Extra, Salt Lake City, in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
185 years ago today - Jan 12, 1837
The local papers run a series of articles stating that there is a law fixing a $1,000 fine on anyone caught circulating unauthorized bank bills. A month later, one of the same papers editorializes that the 1816 law that stipulated the penalty is obsolete. Nevertheless, the earlier articles discouraged people from trading with the Kirtland [Saftey Society] money.
[Conkling, Christopher J., Joseph Smith Chronology]
[Conkling, Christopher J., Joseph Smith Chronology]
190 years ago today - Jan 12, 1832, 1832
Reynolds Cahoon and Orson Pratt visit "doubt<ing> members" in Painesville and Kirtland "Made a report to the Church found some gilty and cut them off from the church."
[Kenney, Scott, Saints Without Halos, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://web.archive.org/web/20120805163534/saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml]
[Kenney, Scott, Saints Without Halos, "Mormon History 1830-1844," http://web.archive.org/web/20120805163534/saintswithouthalos.com/dirs/d_c.phtml]
110 years ago today - Jan 11, 1912; Thursday
Statement of Judson Tolman. Salt Lake City, February [sic; January] 13, 1912.
I, the undersigned, Judson Tolman, so by these spresents [sic] confess and acknowledge in all sincereity [sic] and humility that since the forepart of the year 1904, I have had married to me two women, by Bishop Dan[iel] Muir. That I have at different times and places married 18 couples as follows: [marriages listed as late as 1910.] All of whom were recommended to me by Brothers [Matthias F.] Cowley, Henry S. Tanner or Nathan Clark. When I was investigated on the question of marrying these parties I deliberately lied to the Council of the Twelve Apostles and thus deceived them. Later when I was again given a hearing I acknowledged to marrying, but ag[a]in wilfully lied to the Council by telling them I performed all those marriages before the declaration of President Joseph F. Smith of April 1904, when they were all performed after that date, except it was the first marriage performed for me by Bishop Muir. ...
[Excerpt from the Minutes of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]
I, the undersigned, Judson Tolman, so by these spresents [sic] confess and acknowledge in all sincereity [sic] and humility that since the forepart of the year 1904, I have had married to me two women, by Bishop Dan[iel] Muir. That I have at different times and places married 18 couples as follows: [marriages listed as late as 1910.] All of whom were recommended to me by Brothers [Matthias F.] Cowley, Henry S. Tanner or Nathan Clark. When I was investigated on the question of marrying these parties I deliberately lied to the Council of the Twelve Apostles and thus deceived them. Later when I was again given a hearing I acknowledged to marrying, but ag[a]in wilfully lied to the Council by telling them I performed all those marriages before the declaration of President Joseph F. Smith of April 1904, when they were all performed after that date, except it was the first marriage performed for me by Bishop Muir. ...
[Excerpt from the Minutes of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]
115 years ago today - Jan 11, 1907
Elder David O. McKay said ... In cases of cohabitation by men with their wives, when that relation was entered into before the [Wilford Woodruff] Manifesto, he felt that they should be upheld in it and were upheld by the better classes of the entire nation, at least they condoned it and under the circumstances we should do so. Also the Church had been true to its pledges in the matter of Church influence in politics. Freedom of speech was guaranteed by the Constitution and the Church had been true in secular matters as the evidence will prove. Elder Nephi L. Morris said he was in doubt as to the best manner to handle the matter. The local interest concerns us most. To a degree he thought that the Church was guilty of political duplicity, if not as a Church, at least the people had been. We do not want to lose our power in temporal and business affairs and privileges. In his judgment the Church had been guilty of duplicity internally, saying one thing to the world and meaning another. It was done in the interpretation of the Manifesto, and it is a sad thing that members of the Church have believed and do now believe that duplicity has been used. We should vindicate the Church if possible. ... We should get down on the foundation of truth and correct the misstatements in the treatment of our history, doctrines, etc. We could correct this and also with truth deny the responsibility for new plural marriages, that there was such a thing as an oath of disloyalty. President [Joseph F.] Smith in his declaration at the April conference in 1904, must be sustained and his position confirmed. We should explain the reason for unlawful cohabitation if we can. The nation tried to stop the stream by closing the flood-gates'a most unnatural thing to do'with the result that the stream overflowed The only way to do in the matter of cohabitation was to wait until the stream dried of itself, or in other words, in the course of a few years the old polygamists will have passed beyond. ... In regard to the Manifesto, many of the members of the Church had not voted for it and did not sustain it and could we say that they had broken their pledge if they had not accepted that document? In answer to this question brother Roberts said: When the Church accepts a document presented as was the Manifest by the Authorities, it is binding on all, even though some do not vote for it. The majority in Church government as in civil government, rules, and their decision should be considered binding on all alike. ... Elder Joseph F[ielding]. Smith Jr. expressed his views. ... He maintained that the Church had been true to its promise in regard to plural marriage and also in regard to the union of Church and State. ... When Statehood was granted there was no opposition to polygamists holding office in the State. Many of them were in the Constitutional Convention whose president was a polygamist and an Apostle. But times have changed and now it is looked upon as a sin for any polygamist to hold office in the state, and many even among our own people were loudest in their opposition to this and to the holding of political office by officials of the Church. These things originated with our enemies but many of our people are falling in line. It has even gone so far that the leading brethren, the Presidency and Apostles, are not supposed to have an opinion regarding political matters much less express them, but should confine themselves to spiritual advice. The speaker [i.e., Joseph Fielding Smith] felt that they had the right to advise and act in the welfare of the members of the Church even in temporal things; but that they had attempted to coerce the members, or to interfere with their free political agency was not true. ... Elder B. H. Roberts felt that the idea that the Manifesto was merely advice could not be held.
President Smith had said it was the law of the Church and we must stand by it. If we do not do so, our foundation of truth that some of the brethren contended for was gone. If we make that interpretation we will prove that we have been guilty of duplicity. We cannot put the Church on that ground. Elder LeGrand Young looked at it in a different light. Presidents Smith and Lyman came out in their testimony in Washington and stated that they were violating the law of the land and also of God. The Mormon people were shocked to hear this. They knew it was not true. Missionaries have to meet this and it is hard to do. We don't believe it for it is not a true condition. The Manifesto intended to stop plural marriages, but not cohabitation with wives taken before that time. The interpretation of President Woodruff cannot be given to the Manifesto according to the plain reading of the words.... Elder Nephi L. Morris thought the interpretation of President Woodruff on the Manifesto was not mandatory as it had never been presented to the Church for their vote. With this LeGrand Young [a]greed. Elder Orson F. Whitney said that he appreciated the difficulties confronting us, but we had to do one of two things. First, return to President Smith and say we could do nothing or, Second, do something. He wished the Presidency and Apostles could have been present during the discussion. It was the unanimous wish, he believed, of the brethren to accomplish what they were called to do. He was in favor without further argument or remarks of going to work. He was satisfied that President Smith was inspired when he asked that something be done.
[1907 Committee, Minutes, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
President Smith had said it was the law of the Church and we must stand by it. If we do not do so, our foundation of truth that some of the brethren contended for was gone. If we make that interpretation we will prove that we have been guilty of duplicity. We cannot put the Church on that ground. Elder LeGrand Young looked at it in a different light. Presidents Smith and Lyman came out in their testimony in Washington and stated that they were violating the law of the land and also of God. The Mormon people were shocked to hear this. They knew it was not true. Missionaries have to meet this and it is hard to do. We don't believe it for it is not a true condition. The Manifesto intended to stop plural marriages, but not cohabitation with wives taken before that time. The interpretation of President Woodruff cannot be given to the Manifesto according to the plain reading of the words.... Elder Nephi L. Morris thought the interpretation of President Woodruff on the Manifesto was not mandatory as it had never been presented to the Church for their vote. With this LeGrand Young [a]greed. Elder Orson F. Whitney said that he appreciated the difficulties confronting us, but we had to do one of two things. First, return to President Smith and say we could do nothing or, Second, do something. He wished the Presidency and Apostles could have been present during the discussion. It was the unanimous wish, he believed, of the brethren to accomplish what they were called to do. He was in favor without further argument or remarks of going to work. He was satisfied that President Smith was inspired when he asked that something be done.
[1907 Committee, Minutes, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
130 years ago today - Jan 11, 1892
[Heber J. Grant]
For a number of years, some of my friends have endeavored to get me to join a social club that should be strictly 'Mormon,' one of the rules of the Alta Club being 'No Mormons need apply'. I have been opposed to the organization of a partisan club, but I am very much pleased indeed at the organization of the Union Club, which will include in its membership Mormon, Jew and Gentile.
[The Diaries of Heber J. Grant, 1880-1945, Abridged, Digital Edition Salt Lake City, Utah, 2015]
For a number of years, some of my friends have endeavored to get me to join a social club that should be strictly 'Mormon,' one of the rules of the Alta Club being 'No Mormons need apply'. I have been opposed to the organization of a partisan club, but I am very much pleased indeed at the organization of the Union Club, which will include in its membership Mormon, Jew and Gentile.
[The Diaries of Heber J. Grant, 1880-1945, Abridged, Digital Edition Salt Lake City, Utah, 2015]
145 years ago today - 1877 January 11
[Wilford Woodruff]
To day was the first day in which Endowments were given in the Temple at St George. We gave Endowments for 63 for the living and 10 for the dead Total 73. Brigham Young sealed 3 & W Woodruff 29 Couple. 22 Ordained Elders. WW ordained 8 Elders.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
To day was the first day in which Endowments were given in the Temple at St George. We gave Endowments for 63 for the living and 10 for the dead Total 73. Brigham Young sealed 3 & W Woodruff 29 Couple. 22 Ordained Elders. WW ordained 8 Elders.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
145 years ago today - Jan 11, 1877
The first endowments for the dead in this dispensation are performed in the St. George Temple (later the St. George Utah Temple), with President Brigham Young acting as proxy for his father.
145 years ago today - Jan 11, 1877
[Brigham Young Jr.]
I have taken the part of Adam [in the endowment dramatization in the St. George temple].
[Brigham Young Jr. diary, Jan. 11, 1877, in Anderson, Devery; The Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History, http://amzn.to/TempleWorship]
I have taken the part of Adam [in the endowment dramatization in the St. George temple].
[Brigham Young Jr. diary, Jan. 11, 1877, in Anderson, Devery; The Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History, http://amzn.to/TempleWorship]
165 years ago today - 1857 January 11
A synopsis of Presidet B Youngs remarks Before the 18 ward Jan 11th 1857. ... Their is a doctrin taught from the stand & freequently taught in Public that we should follow Brother Joseph or Brother Brigham or any man who leads & do as they say & Obey them & that is all that is required. But this is a fals doctrin in one sense. For I will say that no man should trust to the testimony of another but he should go to God & get the testimony for himself. This evry man & woman should do. ...
Another woman says my husband abuses me & I want a bill to get away from him and a thousand Complaints Come poreing in upon me none of which I should hear if the people lived by the spirit of God.
You should all obtain the spirit of God & overcome your passions. When you get angry you should put a peace of Indiaruber in your mouth & bite it untill you Could get perfect controll over your passion. Do not speak while you are angry for you will say sumthing that you will be sorry for. But if you will keep your thoughts to yourself when you are angry they will not become the property of another....
I do not know that there is a female in Israel who is worthy of the appellation of a Mother in Israel. For any woman to raise up Children unto the Lord as they should do they should be filled with the Holy Ghost when they Concieve seed & continue filled with the Holy Ghost untill the Child is born & weaned. ...
So the Father should be filled with the Holy Ghost when he begets a Child ...
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
Another woman says my husband abuses me & I want a bill to get away from him and a thousand Complaints Come poreing in upon me none of which I should hear if the people lived by the spirit of God.
You should all obtain the spirit of God & overcome your passions. When you get angry you should put a peace of Indiaruber in your mouth & bite it untill you Could get perfect controll over your passion. Do not speak while you are angry for you will say sumthing that you will be sorry for. But if you will keep your thoughts to yourself when you are angry they will not become the property of another....
I do not know that there is a female in Israel who is worthy of the appellation of a Mother in Israel. For any woman to raise up Children unto the Lord as they should do they should be filled with the Holy Ghost when they Concieve seed & continue filled with the Holy Ghost untill the Child is born & weaned. ...
So the Father should be filled with the Holy Ghost when he begets a Child ...
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
165 years ago today - Jan 11, 1857
First counselor Heber C. Kimball preaches "against wild enthusiasm." First officìal reference that religious zeal of Utah Reformation is getting out of control.
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
[The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]
175 years ago today - Jan 11, 1847
[Brigham Young]
I told the brethren I dreamed of seeing Joseph the prophet last night and conversing with him, that Mother Smith was present and very deeply engaged reading a pamphlet, when Joseph with a great deal of dignity turned his head towards his mother partly looking over his shoulder, said, '"Have you got the word of God there?'" Mother Smith replied, '"There is truth here.'" Joseph replied, '"That may be, but I think you will be sick of that pretty soon.'" Joseph appeared to feel extremely well, was sociable and laughed heartily. Conversed freely about the best manner of organizing companies for emigration, and etc. -- Winter Quarters, Nebraska
[Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1847- 1850. William S. Harwell, ed. Collier's Publishing, 1997.:11, in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
I told the brethren I dreamed of seeing Joseph the prophet last night and conversing with him, that Mother Smith was present and very deeply engaged reading a pamphlet, when Joseph with a great deal of dignity turned his head towards his mother partly looking over his shoulder, said, '"Have you got the word of God there?'" Mother Smith replied, '"There is truth here.'" Joseph replied, '"That may be, but I think you will be sick of that pretty soon.'" Joseph appeared to feel extremely well, was sociable and laughed heartily. Conversed freely about the best manner of organizing companies for emigration, and etc. -- Winter Quarters, Nebraska
[Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1847- 1850. William S. Harwell, ed. Collier's Publishing, 1997.:11, in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses]
195 years ago today - 1827. January 11
Birth of George Q. Cannon. He served in four separate first presidencies. His thirty-five children included John Q., counselor to the Presiding Bishop; Abraham H., member of the Quorum of the Twelve; and Frank J., Utah's first U.S. Senator.
On one occasion he stopped in a cutlery shop in London and ordered three of their finest Sheffield razors for three sons who were turning twenty-one that month. "Triplets?" asked the clerk. "Why no, indeed," replied Cannon, "they were born several days apart throughout the month."
On one occasion he stopped in a cutlery shop in London and ordered three of their finest Sheffield razors for three sons who were turning twenty-one that month. "Triplets?" asked the clerk. "Why no, indeed," replied Cannon, "they were born several days apart throughout the month."
115 years ago today - Jan 10, 1907
President Joseph F. Smith announces that the church has completely retired its debt and would save from $30,000 to $60,000 per year in interest. Beyond this, the church has land, buildings, and other property worth about $10 million, and extensive investments in business.
115 years ago today - Jan 10, 1907; Thursday
President Smith informed the council that Brother M[ahonri]. M. Young was at present out of employment, that he had produced by use of the death mask what was considered a very good likeness in clay of the Prophet Joseph [Smith], and the question arose now as to whether the talents of Brother Young could be used consistently
and profitably by the Church.
Some of the brethren remarked that they would much like to see produced a life-sized statue of the Prophet Joseph.
The President said that Brother Young had told me that to produce the model referred to in larger size would take him six months, and President Winder now moved that the Trustee-in-Trust be authorized to engage the services of Brother Young for six months on such work as the President may direct. Motion seconded and carried. ...
[First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes]
and profitably by the Church.
Some of the brethren remarked that they would much like to see produced a life-sized statue of the Prophet Joseph.
The President said that Brother Young had told me that to produce the model referred to in larger size would take him six months, and President Winder now moved that the Trustee-in-Trust be authorized to engage the services of Brother Young for six months on such work as the President may direct. Motion seconded and carried. ...
[First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes]
120 years ago today - Jan 10, 1902; Friday
At the request of the Salvation Army people for help, the first presidency authorized the presiding Bishopric to give them one car of Grass Creek coal, for them to distribute among the poor.
[First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes]
[First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve minutes]
130 years ago today - Jan 10, 1892
The Church organizes the Salt Lake City Nineteenth Ward, the first Latter-day Saint Sunday School for the deaf.
160 years ago today - Jan 10, 1862?
[Heber C. Kimball]
In the Evning of 10 Janury the Lord Said [my] prairs ware hurd and I sould be blest before the Saints in a powerful manner.
["H. C. Kimball Memorandum" book, On the Potters Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Stanley B. Kimball, editor, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
In the Evning of 10 Janury the Lord Said [my] prairs ware hurd and I sould be blest before the Saints in a powerful manner.
["H. C. Kimball Memorandum" book, On the Potters Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Stanley B. Kimball, editor, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
170 years ago today - Jan 10, 1852
Brigham Young declares in the Deseret News, "Human flesh to be dealt in as property is not consistent or compatible with the principles of government." However less than a month later he twice argues in favor of a bill legalizing Black African slavery in the territory. He favored slavery of Blacks for religious reasons but did not want slave markets in Utah.
175 years ago today - Jan 10, 1847
[Hosea Stout]
I want to know who ever heard of a Municipal High Council in Kirtland to try a few barrels of whiskey. They had a Council to try Spiritual things and it may be that barrels of whiskey are spiritual things
There is only one member of the High Council present, he has a right to try cases – cut off - & make whiskey laws. ...
After Council I went and reported to the President the feelings & my opinion of Herring as I considered him unsafe for I verily believe now that he intends to take the life of Br W. Woodruff.
[Diaries of Hosea Stout]
I want to know who ever heard of a Municipal High Council in Kirtland to try a few barrels of whiskey. They had a Council to try Spiritual things and it may be that barrels of whiskey are spiritual things
There is only one member of the High Council present, he has a right to try cases – cut off - & make whiskey laws. ...
After Council I went and reported to the President the feelings & my opinion of Herring as I considered him unsafe for I verily believe now that he intends to take the life of Br W. Woodruff.
[Diaries of Hosea Stout]
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