Chapter XXXV

The General Bankrupt Law--The Doctrine of Baptism for the Dead--The Prophet's Address to the Female Relief Society--The Keys of the Priesthood and the Nauvoo Temple.

_Wednesday, April 13_.--I introduced Messrs. Backenstos, Stiles, and Robinson into the Lodge Room in the morning, and Samuel H. Smith, William Smith, and Vinson Knight in the evening.

About 150 Saints, from England landed in Nauvoo from the steamer _Louisa_, and about 60 from the _Amaranth_.

[Sidenote: The Bankrupt Law.]

_Thursday, 14_.--Calvin A. Warren, Esq., lawyer, from Quincy, arrived, and commenced an investigation of the principles of general insolvency in my behalf according to the statutes; for the United States Congress had previously instituted a general bankrupt law, by which any individual who was owing to a certain amount more than he was able to pay, could make out a schedule of his property, and of debts due from himself, and by a specified process, pass the same in the hands of a commissioner, government agent, or "assignee," who could make a dividend of all his effects, and pay his creditors whatever percentage his property amounted to, and then the individual was at liberty to start anew in the world, and was not subject to liquidate any claims which were held against him previous to his insolvency, although his property might not have paid but the least percentage, or none at all.

[Sidenote: The Prophet Forced into Bankruptcy.]

The justice or injustice of such a principle in law, I leave for them who made it, the United States. Suffice it {595} to say, the law was as good for the Saints as for the Gentiles, and whether I would or not, I was forced into the measure by having been robbed, mobbed, plundered, and wasted of all my property, time after time, in various places, by the very ones who made the law, namely, the people of the United State, thereby having been obliged to contract heavy debts to prevent the utter destruction of myself, family and friends, and by those who were justly and legally owing me, taking the advantage of the same act of bankruptcy, so that I could not collect my just dues, thus leaving me no alternative but to become subject again to stripping, wasting, and destitution, by vexatious writs, and law suits, and imprisonments, or take that course to extricate myself, which the law had pointed out.

_Friday, 15_.--Editorial from the _Times and Seasons_:

Baptism For The Dead.

The great designs of God in relation to the salvation of the human
family, are very little understood by the professedly wise and
intelligent generation in which we live. Various and conflicting
are the opinions of men concerning the plan of salvation, the
requisitions of the Almighty, the necessary preparations for
heaven, the state and condition of departed spirits, and the
happiness or misery that is consequent upon the practice of
righteousness and iniquity according to their several notions of
virtue and vice.

The Mussulman condemns the heathen, the Jew, and the Christian,
and the whole world of mankind that reject his Koran, as infidels,
and consigns the whole of them to perdition. The Jew believes that
the whole world that rejects his faith and are not circumcised,
are Gentile dogs, all will be damned. The heathen is equally as
tenacious about his principles, and the Christian consigns all to
perdition who cannot bow to his creed, and submit to his _ipse
dixit_.

But while one portion of the human race is judging and condemning
the other without mercy, the Great Parent of the universe looks
upon the whole of the human family with a fatherly care and
paternal regard; He views them as His offspring, and without any
of those contracted feelings that influence the children of men,
causes "His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth
rain on the just and on the unjust." He holds the reins of judgment
in His hands; He is a wise Lawgiver, and {596} will judge all
men, not according to the narrow, contracted notions of men, but,
"according to the deeds done in the body whether they be good or
evil," or whether these deeds were done in England, America, Spain,
Turkey, or India. He will judge them, "not according to what they
have not, but according to what they have," those who have lived
without law, will be judged without law, and those who have a
law, will by judged by that law. We need not doubt the wisdom and
intelligence of the Great Jehovah; He will award judgment or mercy
to all nations according to their several deserts, their means of
obtaining intelligence, the laws by which they are governed, the
facilities afforded them of obtaining correct information, and His
inscrutable designs in relation to the human family; and when the
designs of God shall be made manifest, and the curtain of futurity
be withdrawn, we shall all of us eventually have to confess that
the Judge of all the earth has done right.

The situation of the Christian nations after death, is a subject
that has called forth all the wisdom and talent of the philosopher
and the divine, and it is an opinion which is generally received,
that the destiny of man is irretrievably fixed at his death, and
that he is made either eternally happy, or eternally miserable;
that if a man dies without a knowledge of God, he must be eternally
damned, without any mitigation of his punishment, alleviation of
his pain, or the most latent hope of a deliverance while endless
ages shall roll along. However orthodox this principle may be,
we shall find that it is at variance with the testimony of Holy
Writ, for our Savior says, that all manner of sin and blasphemy
shall be forgiven men wherewith they shall blaspheme; but the
blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven, neither
in this world, nor in the world to come, evidently showing that
there are sins which may be forgiven in the world to come, although
the sin of blasphemy [against the Holy Ghost] cannot be forgiven.
Peter, also, in speaking concerning our Savior, says, that "He
went and preached unto the spirits in prison, which sometimes were
disobedient, when once the long suffering of God waited in the
days of Noah," (I Peter iii: 19, 20). Here then we have an account
of our Savior preaching to the spirits in prison, to spirits that
had been imprisoned from the days of Noah; and what did He preach
to them? That they were to stay there? Certainly not! Let His own
declaration testify. "He hath sent me to heal the broken hearted,
to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to
the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised." (Luke iv: 18.
Isaiah has it--"To bring out the prisoners from the prison, and
them that sit in darkness from the prison house.") (Isaiah xlii:
7.) It is very evident from this that He not only went to preach
to them, but to deliver, or bring them out of the prison house.
Isaiah, in {597} testifying concerning the calamities that will
overtake the inhabitants of the earth, says, "The earth shall reel
to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage;
and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall
fall and not rise again. And it shall come to pass in that day,
that the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on
high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. And they shall
be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and
shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be
visited." Thus we find that God will deal with all the human family
equally, and that as the antediluvians had their day of visitation,
so will those characters referred to by Isaiah, have their time of
visitation and deliverance, after having been many days in prison.

The great Jehovah contemplated the whole of the events connected
with the earth, pertaining to the plan of salvation, before it
rolled into existence, or ever "the morning stars sang together"
for joy; the past, the present, and the future were and are, with
Him, one eternal "now;" he knew of the fall of Adam, the iniquities
of the antediluvians, of the depth of iniquity that would be
connected with the human family, their weakness and strength, their
power and glory, apostasies, their crimes, their righteousness and
iniquity; He comprehended the fall of man, and his redemption; He
knew the plan of salvation and pointed it out; He was acquainted
with the situation of all nations and with their destiny; He
ordered all things according to the council of His own will; He
knows the situation of both the living and the dead, and has made
ample provision for their redemption, according to their several
circumstances, and the laws of the kingdom of God, whether in this
world, or in the world to come.

The idea that some men form of the justice, judgment, and mercy
of God, is too foolish for an intelligent man to think of: for
instance, it is common for many of our orthodox preachers to
suppose that if a man is not what they call converted, if he dies
in that state he must remain eternally in hell without any hope.
Infinite years in torment must he spend, and never, never, never
have an end; and yet this eternal misery is made frequently to
rest upon the merest casualty. The breaking of a shoe-string, the
tearing of a coat of those officiating, or the peculiar location
in which a person lives, may be the means, indirectly of his
damnation, or the cause of his not being saved. I will suppose a
case which is not extraordinary: Two men, who have been equally
wicked, who have neglected religion, are both of them taken sick
at the same time; one of them has the good fortune to be visited
by a praying man, and he gets converted a few minutes before he
dies; the other sends for three different praying men, a tailor,
a shoemaker, and a tinman; the tinman has a handle to solder to a
can, the tailor has a {598} buttonhole to work on some coat that
he needed in a hurry, and the shoemaker has a patch to put on
somebody's boot; they none of them can go in time, the man dies,
and goes to hell: one of these is exalted to Abraham's bosom, he
sits down in the presence of God and enjoys eternal, uninterrupted
happiness, while the other, equally as good as he, sinks to eternal
damnation, irretrievable misery and hopeless despair, because a man
had a boot to mend, the button-hole of a coat to work, or a handle
to solder on to a saucepan.

The plans of Jehovah are not so unjust, the statements of holy writ
so visionary, nor the plan of salvation for the human family so
incompatible with common sense; at such proceedings God would frown
with indignance, angels would hide their heads in shame, and every
virtuous, intelligent man would recoil.

If human laws award to each man his deserts, and punish all
delinquents according to their several crimes, surely the Lord
will not be more cruel than man, for He is a wise legislator, and
His laws are more equitable, His enactments more just, and His
decisions more perfect than those of man; and as man judges his
fellow man by law, and punishes him according to the penalty of the
law, so does God of heaven judge "according to the deeds done in
the body." To say that the heathens would be damned because they
did not believe the Gospel would be preposterous, and to say that
the Jews would all be damned that do not believe in Jesus would be
equally absurd; for "how can they believe on him of whom they have
not heard, and how can they hear without a preacher, and how can he
preach except he be sent;" consequently neither Jew nor heathen can
be culpable for rejecting the conflicting opinions of sectarianism,
nor for rejecting any testimony but that which is sent of God, for
as the preacher cannot preach except he be sent, so the hearer
cannot believe without he hear a "sent" preacher, and cannot be
condemned for what he has not heard, and being without law, will
have to be judged without law.

When speaking about the blessings pertaining to the Gospel, and
the consequences connected with disobedience to the requirements,
we are frequently asked the question, what has become of our
fathers? Will they all be damned for not obeying the Gospel,
when they never heard it? Certainly not. But they will possess
the same privilege that we here enjoy, through the medium of the
everlasting priesthood, which not only administers on earth, but
also in heaven, and the wise dispensations of the great Jehovah;
hence those characters referred to by Isaiah will be visited by the
Priesthood, and come out of their prison upon the same principle
as those who were disobedient in the days of Noah were visited by
our Savior [who possessed the everlasting Melchisedek Priesthood]
and had the Gospel preached to them, by Him in prison; {599} and in
order that they might fulfill all the requisitions of God, living
friends were baptized for their dead friends, and thus fulfilled
the requirement of God, which says, "Except a man be born of water
and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God," they
were baptized of course, not for themselves, but for their dead.

Chrysostum says that the Marchionites practiced baptism for their
dead. "After a catechumen was dead, they had a living man under
the bed of the deceased; then coming to the dead man, they asked
him whether he would receive baptism, and he making no answer, the
other answered for him, and said that he would be baptized in his
stead; and so they baptized the living for the dead." The church
of course at that time was degenerate, and the particular form
might be incorrect, but the thing is sufficiently plain in the
Scriptures, hence Paul, in speaking of the doctrine, says, "Else
what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead
rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead?" (1 Cor.
xv: 29). Hence it was that so great a responsibility rested upon
the generation in which our Savior lived, for, says he, "That upon
you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from
the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, son of
Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I
say unto you, all these things shall come upon this generation."
(Matthew xxiii: 35, 36). Hence as they possessed greater privileges
than any other generation, not only pertaining to themselves, but
to their dead, their sin was greater, as they not only neglected
their own salvation but that of their progenitors, and hence their
blood was required at their hands.

And now as the great purposes of God are hastening to their
accomplishment, and the things spoken of in the Prophets are
fulfilling, as the kingdom of God is established on the earth, and
the ancient order of things restored, the Lord has manifested to us
this day and privilege, and we are commanded to be baptized for our
dead, thus fulfilling the words of Obadiah, when speaking of the
glory of the latter-day: "And saviors shall come upon Mount Zion to
judge the remnant of Esau, and the kingdom shall be the Lord's." A
view of these things reconciles the Scriptures of truth, justifies
the ways of God to man, places the human family upon an equal
footing, and harmonizes with every principle of righteousness,
justice and truth. We will conclude with the words of Peter: "For
the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will
of the Gentiles." "For, for this cause was the Gospel preached also
to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men
in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit."

I continued busily engaged in making out a list of {600} debtors and an invoice of my property to be passed into the hands of the assignee, until--

_Saturday evening the 16th_.--On this day the first number of _The Wasp_, a miscellaneous weekly newspaper was first published at my office, William Smith, editor, devoted to the arts, sciences, literature, agriculture, manufacture, trade, commerce, and the general news of the day, on a small sheet, at $1.50 per annum.

_Sunday, 17_.--Spent the day with my family at home.

[Sidenote: Causes of the Prophet's Insolvency.]

_Monday, 18_.--In consequence of the utter annihilation of our property by mob violence in the state of Missouri, and the immense expenses which we were compelled to incur, to defend ourselves from the cruel persecutions of that state, we were reduced to the necessity of availing ourselves of the privileges of the general bankrupt law; therefore I went to Carthage with my brothers Hyrum and Samuel H. Smith, and severally testified to our list of insolvency before the clerk of the county commissioners' court. Sidney Rigdon and many more brethren were at Carthage the same day on business. My clerk, Dr. Richards, went with us.

About this time a disturbance broke out in Rhode Island by a part of the inhabitants, wishing to change their Constitution, and make it like those of other states in the Union, which created much confusion and angry feeling in that state, and excitement in other states.

_Tuesday, 19_.--Rode out and examined some land near the northern limits of the city, &c.

_Wednesday, 20_.--Assisted in surveying some land in section 25, which I sold to William Cross.

_Thursday, 21_.--Friday and Saturday was engaged in temporal and spiritual affairs at home, the office, &c.

_Friday, 22_.--

_James Arlington Bennett Honored_.

Honorary Degree. Ordered by the chancellor and regents of the
University of the City of Nauvoo, that the honorary degree of L.
L. {601} D. be, and the same hereby is, conferred on General James
Arlington Bennett, of Arlington House, New York.

Passed April 22, 1842.

John C. Bennett, Chancellor,

William Law, Registrar.

_Sunday, 24_.--Preached on the hill near the Temple, concerning the building of the Temple, and reproved the merchants and the rich who would not assist in building it.

_Monday, 25, Tuesday, 26 and Wednesday, 27_.--I was engaged in reading, meditation, &c., mostly with my family.

_Thursday, 28_.--

"_Repast Militaire_."

General Joseph Smith and lady, present their compliments to
the officers (and their respective ladies) of the consolidated
General Staff of the Nauvoo Legion, that is to say, his personal
staff, Major-General Bennett's staff, including the band,
Brigadier-General Law's staff, and Brigadier-General Rich's staff,
and respectfully solicit their company at a _Repast Militaire_, at
his quarters on the 7th day of May _proximo_, at one o'clock p. m.

General Bennett has been ordered to issue a programme of the
operations and field exercises of the day, which will appear in
ample form, and due season.

April 28, A. D. 1842.

Headquarters, Nauvoo Legion,

City Of Nauvoo, Illinois, April 28, 1842.

_General Orders_--

The Lieutenant-General directs that a _programme militaire_ issue
from the office of his commanding general for the 7th of May
_proximo_, which I now proceed to consummate.

1st. The Adjutants will form the lines of their respective
regiments, and the Colonels of the line assume command at nine
o-clock, a. m.

2nd. The Adjutant-General will form the line of the Legion, and the
Brigadier-Generals assume the command of their respective cohorts
at half-past nine o'clock a. m.

3rd. The Major-General will assume the command of the Legion at ten
o'clock a. m.

4th. At a quarter past ten o'clock a. m., the Lieutenant-General
will be escorted to the field at the review station.

{602} 5th. General review and inspection will follow, accompanied
by such evolutions and exercises as the time will admit of.

6th. At half-past twelve o'clock p. m. the forces will be dismissed
until a quarter before two o'clock p. m.

7th. At two o'clock p. m. the Major-General will resume the command
and perform such military movements and field exercises as the
Lieutenant-General may direct.

8th. At three o'clock p. m. the cohorts will separate and form the
line of battle, the Brigadiers assume their respective commands
and General Law's command will make a descent upon that of General
Rich's in order of sham battle.

9th. At half-past three o'clock p. m. the cohorts will resume their
positions in the line of the Legion, and a sham battle will be
fought between the mounted riflemen under the immediate command of
Lieutenant General Smith and the Invincibles under the immediate
command of Major-General Bennett.

10th. At half-past four o'clock p. m. the forces will be dismissed
for the day.

11. Every officer, musician and private will be required to be at
their respective posts at the hours specified throughout the day,
under the most severe penalties of the law.

John C. Bennett

Major-General.

[Sidenote: The Rights and Privileges of the Women in the Church.]

At two o'clock I met the members of the "Female Relief Society," and after presiding at the admission of many new members, gave a lecture on the Priesthood, showing how the sisters would come in possession of the privileges, blessings and gifts of the Priesthood, and that the signs should follow them, such as healing the sick, casting out devils, &c., and that they might attain unto these blessings by a virtuous life, and conversation, and diligence in keeping all the commandments; a synopsis of which was reported by Miss Eliza R. Snow, as follows:

_Remarks of the Prophet to the Relief Society_.

President Smith arose and called the attention of the meeting to
the 12th chapter 1st Corinthians--"Now concerning spiritual gifts,
I would not have you ignorant." Said that the passage in the third
verse, which reads, "No man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but
by the Holy Ghost," {603} should be translated "no man can _know_
that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost." He continued to
read the chapter, and give instructions respecting the different
offices, and the necessity of every individual acting in the sphere
allotted him or her, and filling the several offices to which they
are appointed. He spoke of the disposition of many men to consider
the lower offices in the Church dishonorable, and to look with
jealous eyes upon the standing of others who are called to preside
over them; that it was the folly and nonsense of the human heart
for a person to be aspiring to other stations than those to which
they are appointed of God for them to occupy; that it was better
for individuals to magnify their respective callings, and wait
patiently till God shall say to them, "Come up higher."

He said the reason of these remarks being made was, that some
little foolish things were circulating in the society, against some
sisters not doing right in laying hands on the sick. Said that
if the people had common sympathies they would rejoice that the
sick could be healed; that the time had not been before that these
things could be in their proper order; that the Church is not fully
organized, in its proper order, and cannot be, until the Temple is
completed, where places will be provided for the administration of
the ordinances of the Priesthood.

President Smith continued the subject, by quoting the commission
given to the ancient Apostles in Mark, 16th chapter, 15th, 16th,
17th, 18th verses, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the
Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall
be saved; but he that believed not shall be damned. And these
signs shall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast
out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up
serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt
them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."

No matter who believeth, these signs, such as healing the sick,
casting out devils, &c., should follow all that believe, whether
male or female. He asked the Society if they could not see by
this sweeping promise, that wherein they are ordained, it is the
privilege of those set apart to administer in that authority, which
is conferred on them; and if the sisters should have faith to heal
the sick, let all hold their tongues, and let everything roll on.

He said, if God has appointed him, and chosen him as an instrument
to lead the Church, why not let him lead it through? Why stand in
the way when he is appointed to do a thing? Who knows the mind of
God? Does He not reveal things differently from what we expect?
He remarked that he was continually rising, although he had
everything bearing him down, standing in his way, and opposing;
notwithstanding all this opposition, he always comes out right in
the end.

{604} Respecting females administering for the healing of the sick,
he further remarked, there could be no devil in it, if God gave His
sanction by healing; that there could be no more sin in any female
laying hands on and praying for the sick, than in wetting the face
with water; it is no sin for anybody to administer that has faith,
or if the sick have faith to be healed by their administration.

He reproved those that were disposed to find fault with the
management of the concerns of the Church, saying God had called
him to lead the Church, and he would lead it right; those that
undertake to interfere will be ashamed when their own folly is made
manifest; that he calculates to organize the Church in its proper
order as soon as the Temple is completed.

President Smith continued by speaking of the difficulties he had to
surmount ever since the commencement of the work, in consequence of
aspiring men. "Great big Elders," as he called them, who had caused
him much trouble; to whom he had taught the things of the kingdom
in private councils, they would then go forth into the world and
proclaim the things he had taught them, as their own revelations;
said the same aspiring disposition will be in this Society, and
must be guarded against; that every person should stand, and act
in the place appointed, and thus sanctify the Society and get it
pure. He said he had been trampled under foot by aspiring Elders,
for all were infected with that spirit; for instance, John E. Page
and others had been aspiring; they could not be exalted, but must
run away as though the care and authority of the Church were vested
with them. He said he had a subtle devil to deal with, and could
only curb him by being humble.

As he had this opportunity, he was going to instruct the ladies of
this Society, and point out the way for them to conduct themselves,
that they might act according to the will of God; that he did not
know that he should have many opportunities of teaching them, as
they were going to be left to themselves; they would not long
have him to instruct them; that the Church would not have his
instructions long, and the world would not be troubled with him a
great while, and would not have his teachings [in person].

He spoke of delivering the keys of the Priesthood to the Church,
and said that the faithful members of the Relief Society should
receive them in connection with their husbands, that the Saints
whose integrity has been tried and proved faithful, might know
how to ask the Lord and receive an answer; for according to his
prayers, God had appointed him elsewhere.

He exhorted the sisters always to concentrate their faith and
prayers for, and place confidence in their husbands, whom God has
appointed for them to honor, and in those faithful men whom God has
placed at {605} the head of the Church to lead His people; that
we should arm and sustain them with our prayers; for the keys of
the kingdom are about to be given to them, that they may be able
to detect everything false; as well as to all the Elders who shall
prove their integrity in due season.

He said if one member becomes corrupt, and you know it, you must
immediately put it away, or it will either injure or destroy the
whole body. The sympathies of the heads of the Church have induced
them to bear a long time with those who were corrupt until they are
obliged to cut them off, lest all become contaminated; you must put
down iniquity, and by your good examples, stimulate the Elders to
good works; if you do right, there is no danger of your going too
fast.

He said he did not care how fast we run in the path of virtue:
resist evil, and there is no danger; God, men, and angels will
not condemn those that resist everything that is evil, and devils
cannot; as well might the devil seek to dethrone Jehovah, as
overthrow an innocent soul that resists everything which is evil.

This is a charitable Society, and according to your natures; it is
natural for females to have feelings of charity and benevolence.
You are now placed in a situation in which you can act according to
those sympathies which God has planted in your bosoms.

If you live up to these principles, how great and glorious will
be your reward in the celestial kingdom! If you live up to your
privileges, the angels cannot be restrained from being your
associates. Females, if they are pure and innocent, can come in the
presence of God; for what is more pleasing to God than innocence;
you must be innocent, or you cannot come up before God: if we would
come before God, we must keep ourselves pure, as He is pure.

The devil has great power to deceive; he will so transform things
as to make one gape at those who are doing the will of God. You
need not be teazing your husbands because of their deeds, but let
the weight of your innocence, kindness and affection be felt, which
is more mighty than a millstone hung about the neck; not war,
not jangle, not contradiction, or dispute, but meekness, love,
purity--these are the things that should magnify you in the eyes
of all good men. Achan [see Joshua vii.] must be brought to light,
iniquity must be purged out from the midst of the Saints; then the
veil will be rent, and the blessings of heaven will flow down--they
will roll down like the Mississippi river.

If this Society listen to the counsel of the Almighty, through the
heads of the Church, they shall have power to command queens in
their midst.

I now deliver it as a prophecy, if the inhabitants of this state,
with the people of the surrounding country, will turn unto the Lord
{606} with all their hearts, ten years will not roll round before
the kings and queens of the earth will come unto Zion, and pay
their respects to the leaders of this people; they shall come with
their millions, and shall contribute of their abundance for the
relief of the poor, and the building up and beautifying of Zion.

After this instruction, you will be responsible for your own sins;
it is a desirable honor that you should so walk before our heavenly
Father as to save yourselves; we are all responsible to God for the
manner we improve the light and wisdom given by our Lord to enable
us to save ourselves.

President Smith continued reading from the above-mentioned
chapter, and to give instructions respecting the order of God, as
established in the Church, saving everyone should aspire only to
magnify his own office and calling.

He then commenced reading the 13th chapter--"Though I speak with
the tongues of men and angels, and have no charity, I am become as
sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal;" and said, don't be limited
in your views with regard to your neighbor's virtue, but beware
of self-righteousness, and be limited in the estimate of your own
virtues, and not think yourselves more righteous than others; you
must enlarge your souls towards each other, if you would do like
Jesus, and carry your fellow-creatures to Abraham's bosom. He said
he had manifested long-suffering, forbearance and patience towards
the Church, and also to his enemies; and we must bear with each
other's failings, as an indulgent parent bears with the foibles of
his children.

President Smith then read the 2nd verse--"Though I have the gift
of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and
though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and
have not charity, I am nothing." He then said, though a man should
become mighty, do great things, overturn mountains, perform mighty
works, and should then turn from his high station to do evil, to
eat and drink with the drunken, all his former deeds would not save
him, but he would go to destruction! As you increase in innocence
and virtue, as you increase in goodness, let your hearts expand,
let them be enlarged towards others; you must be long-suffering,
and bear with the faults and errors of mankind.

How precious are the souls of men! The female part of the
community are apt to be contracted in their views. You must not
be contracted, but you must be liberal in your feelings. Let this
Society teach women how to behave towards their husbands, to treat
them with mildness and affection. When a man is borne down with
trouble, when he is perplexed with care and difficulty, if he can
meet a smile instead of an argument or a murmur--if he can meet
with mildness, {607} it will calm down his soul and soothe his
feelings; when the mind is going to despair, it needs a solace of
affection and kindness.

You will receive instructions through the order of the Priesthood
which God has established, through the medium of those appointed
to lead, guide and direct the affairs of the Church in this last
dispensation; and I now turn the key in your behalf in the name
of the Lord, and this Society shall rejoice, and knowledge and
intelligence shall flow down from this time henceforth; this is the
beginning of better days to the poor and needy, who shall be made
to rejoice and pour forth blessings on your heads.

When you go home, never give a cross or unkind word to your
husbands, but let kindness, charity and love crown your works
henceforward; don't envy the finery and fleeting show of sinners,
for they are in a miserable situation; but as far as you can, have
mercy on them, for in a short time God will destroy them, if they
will not repent and turn unto him.

Let your labors be mostly confined to those around you, in the
circle of your own acquaintance, as far as knowledge is concerned,
it may extend to all the world; but your administering should be
confined to the circle of your immediate acquaintance, and more
especially to the members of the Relief Society. Those ordained to
preside over and lead you, are authorized to appoint the different
officers, as the circumstances shall require.

If you have a matter to reveal, let it be in your own tongue; do
not indulge too much in the exercise of the gift of tongues, or the
devil will take advantage of the innocent and unwary. You may speak
in tongues for your own comfort, but I lay this down for a rule,
that if anything is taught by the gift of tongues, it is not to be
received for doctrine.

President Smith then gave instruction respecting the propriety
of females administering to the sick by the prayer of faith,
the laying on hands, or the anointing with oil; and said it was
according to revelation that the sick should be nursed with
herbs and mild food, and not by the hand of an enemy. Who are
better qualified to administer than our faithful and zealous
sisters, whose hearts are full of faith, tenderness, sympathy
and compassion. No one. Said he was never placed in similar
circumstances before, and never had given the same instruction; and
closed his instructions by expressing his heart-felt satisfaction
in improving this opportunity.

The Spirit of the Lord was poured out in a very powerful manner,
never to be forgotten by those present on this interesting occasion.

_Friday, 29_.--A conspiracy against the peace of my household was made manifest, and it gave me some trouble {608} to counteract the design of certain base individuals, and restore peace. The Lord makes manifest to me many things, which it is not wisdom for me to make public, until others can witness the proof of them.

_Saturday, 30_.--I received a visit from Judge James Adams, of Springfield, and spent most of the day with him and my family. Signed deeds to James and Charles Ivins, and many others.

_Sunday, May 1, 1842_.--I preached in the grove, on the keys of the kingdom, charity, &c. The keys are certain signs and words by which false spirits and personages may be detected from true, which cannot be revealed to the Elders till the Temple is completed. The rich can only get them in the Temple, the poor may get them on the mountain top as did Moses. The rich cannot be saved without charity, giving to feed the poor when and how God requires, as well as building. There are signs in heaven, earth and hell; the Elders must know them all, to be endowed with power, to finish their work and prevent imposition. The devil knows many signs, but does not know the sign of the Son of Man, or Jesus. No one can truly say he knows God until he has handled something and this can only be in the holiest of holies.

_Monday, 2_.--The following Editorial appeared in the _Times and Seasons_:

The Temple.

This noble edifice is progressing with great rapidity; strenuous
exertions are being made on every hand to facilitate its erection,
and materials of all kinds are in a great state of forwardness, and
by next fall we expect to see the building enclosed; if not the top
stone raised with "shouting of grace--grace unto it." There have
been frequently, during the winter, as many as one hundred hands
quarrying rock, while at the same time multitudes of others have
been engaged in hauling, and in other kinds of labor.

A company was formed last fall to go up to the pine country to
purchase mills, and prepare and saw lumber for the Temple and
the Nauvoo House, and the reports from them are very favorable:
another {609} company has started, this last week, to take their
place and to relieve those that are already there: on their return
they are to bring a very large raft of lumber, for the use of the
above-named houses.

While the busy multitudes have thus been engaged in their several
vocations performing their daily labor, and working one-tenth of
their time, others have not been less forward in bringing in their
tithings and consecrations for the same great object. Never since
the foundation of this Church was laid, have we seen manifested a
greater willingness to comply with the requisitions of Jehovah, a
more ardent desire to do the will of God, more strenuous exertions
used, or greater sacrifices made than there have been since the
Lord said, "Let the Temple be built by the tithing of my people."
It seemed as though the spirit of enterprise, philanthropy and
obedience rested simultaneously upon old and young, and brethren
and sisters, boys and girls, and even strangers, who were not
in the Church, united with an unprecedented liberality in the
accomplishment of this great work; nor could the widow, in many
instances, be prevented, out of her scanty pittance from throwing
in her two mites.

We feel at this time to tender to all, old and young, both in the
Church and out of it, our unfeigned thanks for their unprecedented
liberality, kindness, diligence, and obedience which they have so
opportunely manifested on the present occasion. Not that we are
personally or individually benefitted in a pecuniary point of view,
but when the brethren, as in this instance, show a unity of purpose
and design, and all put their shoulder to the wheel, our care,
labor, toil and anxiety is materially diminished, our yoke is made
easy and our burden is light.

The cause of God is one common cause, in which the Saints are alike
all interested; we are all members of the one common body, and all
partake of the same spirit, and are baptized into one baptism and
possess alike the same glorious hope. The advancement of the cause
of God and the building up of Zion is as much one man's business as
another's. The only difference is, that one is called to fulfill
one duty, and another, another duty; "but if one member suffers,
all the members suffer with it, and if one member is honored all
the rest rejoice with it, and the eye cannot say to the ear, I have
no need of thee, nor the head to the foot, I have no need of thee;"
party feelings, separate interests, exclusive designs should be
lost sight of in the one common cause, in the interest of the whole.

The building up of Zion is a cause that has interested the people
of God in every age; it is a theme upon which prophets, priests
and kings have dwelt with peculiar delight; they have looked
forward with joyful anticipation to the day in which we live;
and fired with heavenly and joyful anticipations they have sung
and written and prophesied of this {610} our day; but they died
without the sight; we are the favored people that God has made
choice of to bring about the Latter-day glory; it is left for us
to see, participate in and help to roll forward the Latter-day
glory, the dispensation of the fullness of times, when God will
gather together all things that are in heaven, and all things that
are upon the earth, "even in one," when the Saints of God will
be gathered in one from every nation, and kindred, and people,
and tongue, when the Jews will be gathered together into one,
the wicked will also be gathered together to be destroyed, as
spoken of by the prophets; the Spirit of God will also dwell with
His people, and be withdrawn from the rest of the nations, and
all things whether in heaven or on earth will be in one, even in
Christ. The heavenly Priesthood will unite with the earthly, to
bring about those great purposes; and whilst we are thus united
in the one common cause, to roll forth the kingdom of God, the
heavenly Priesthood are not idle spectators, the Spirit of God will
be showered down from above, and it will dwell in our midst. The
blessings of the Most High will rest upon our tabernacles, and our
name will be handed down to future ages; our children will rise up
and call us blessed; and generations yet unborn will dwell with
peculiar delight upon the scenes that we have passed through, the
privations that we have endured; the untiring zeal that we have
manifested; the all but insurmountable difficulties that we have
overcome in laying the foundation of a work that brought about the
glory and blessing which they will realize; a work that God and
angels have contemplated with delight for generations past; that
fired the souls of the ancient patriarchs and prophets; a work
that is destined to bring about the destruction of the powers of
darkness, the renovation of the earth, the glory of God, and the
salvation of the human family.

End Of Volume IV.

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INDEX TO VOLUME IV.

Abraham, Book of--520 and note.

Adams, James--friendship for the Prophet, 20 and note.

Address, by First Presidency to Saints scattered abroad, 184 _et seq_.

Affidavits, on suffering of Saints in Missouri, 49-53, also 56-73 and note, 60; of Hyrum Smith denouncing thieves, 460-61.

Alvord T., affidavit of, 57.

Allred, James--statement of on kidnapping, 156-7.

Apostles, The Twelve--farewell addresses of, 1-2; Apostles engaged in selecting hymns, 3; trials of en route for England, 15; meeting of at Cleveland, 19-20; granted permission to publish certain books in England, 161-2; whereabouts of, January 1, 1841, 256; minutes of meeting of in England, 324; ditto, 325-26; council of at Manchester, 332-335; epistle of to the Church in the British Isles, 344-348; departure of from England, 352; arrival of at New York, 360-61; return of to Nauvoo, 390; to share in labor of the Prophet, 400 and 403-404; epistle of to Saints scattered abroad, 409-10; council meeting of, 412; minutes of council meeting of 429-30; epistles of to brethren in America, 433-38; case of Benjamin Winchester before, 443; epistle of, to Saints in England, 448-53; warning against thieves, 463-66 and notes; epistle of on baptism for the dead, 472-5; minutes of a meeting of, 478-79; gift of Hiram Kimball to, 484; whereabouts of, January 1, 1842, 490; epistle of to Saints in Europe, 558 _et seq_.; meeting of with the Prophet in Masonic lodge, 589; epistles of to Saints in America, 590 _et seq_.

Australia--report of work in, 343.

B

Babbitt, Elder Almon W.--preaches in Indiana, 17; permitted to build up Kirtland, 476.

Baglev, Mr.--tax difficulty with the Prophet, 542.

Barlow, Israel--assists Brigham Young on Journey, 9.

Barnes, Lorenzo D.--report of to Elder Parley P. Pratt, 569.

Baptists--difference between and former day Saints, 350-51.

Baptisms--in Temple font, 558; for the dead, 568-9; for the dead, editorial in _Times and Seasons_ on, 595 _et seq_.

Benbow, Elder John--liberality of, 188.

Bennett, Caleb--conference at House of, 6.

Bennett, James Arlington--honored, 600.

Bennett, John C.--first letters of to the Prophet, 169-72; biography, 169; elected mayor Nauvoo, 287; inaugural address of, 288-92.

Bennett, James Gordon--editor New York _Herald_, course of approved, 477.

Bennett, Samuel--sent on mission, 161; credentials of, 164.

Bishop, Gladden--disfellowshiped by High Council, 550.

{612} Books--list of for and against the Latter-day Saints, 253-6.

Book of Mormon--first English edition of, 274-286: Nauvoo edition, proofs of read by Prophet, 494; ditto 500-501.

Boyee, Benjamin--kidnapping of, 154-6; 180.

British, Mission--history of, 313-321.

Brown, Alanson--kidnapping of, 154-56; 180.

Browning, O. H.--lawyer, counsel for the Prophet at Monmouth trial, 367 _et seq_.

Brunson, Col. Seymour--death of, 179.

Burke, John M.--affidavit of, 56.

C

Cahoon, William F.--affidavit of, 52.

Carpenter's Hall--Manchester, England, leased by the Saints, 141.

Carter, Samuel--affidavit of, 49 Prophet's instructions to, 153.

Carlin, Governor of Illinois--issues order for arrest of Prophet, 198-9.

Casper, Thomas D.--Affidavit of, 63.

Church, The--Admonished by the Prophet, 5; anniversary of organization of celebrated, 326-31: thirteenth anniversary of, 582.

Clayton, William--preaches in Staffordshire; appointed clerk, Iowa High Council, 382.

Clark, Hyrum--starts on mission to England, 7.

Clark, Joseph--affidavit of, 63.

Clark, Timothy B.--affidavit of, 58.

Clark, William O.--reproved by the Prophet, 445.

Cock Pit, Preston, England--preaching of Twelve in, 114.

Cole, Owen--Affidavit of, 64.

Commerce, Illinois, (afterwards Nauvoo)---appointed a stake of Zion, 12; boundary lines to be changed, 39; name of changed to Nauvoo, 21; merged into Nauvoo plat, 322.

Committee, Senate Judiciary--case of the Missouri Saints before, 81-88, adverse report of, 90-92; of Nauvoo citizens resolutions by, 157-9.

Conferences--minutes of at Commerce, 12; minutes of general, at Nauvoo, 105 _et seq_.; at Gadfield Elm, England, 131; ditto, 134 _et seq_.; minutes at Stanley Hall, 138; of Church in England at Manchester, 146 _et seq_.; general at Nauvoo, minutes of, 204-7; general in England, minutes of, 214-18 at Walnut Grove, Illinois, 387; London, minutes of, 298; at Philadelphia, 331; general of the Church at Nauvoo, minutes of, 336-343; in New York City, 344; minutes of London, 360; at Kirtland, 361; Attica, New York, 412; at Nauvoo, minutes of, general, 423-29; at Lima, minutes of, 439-40; New York, 462; minutes of special at Nauvoo, 583 _et seq_.

Conner, Henry--converted, 184.

Council, High at Commerce. (Nauvoo)--names of counselors, 12; Advice of to Saints west of Kirtland, 45 and note; authorizes publication of hymn book, 49; appoints committee to collect testimony on case before courts, 49; votes among for poor, 75, 76; votes to return consecrations to the people, 88; memorial of Joseph Smith before, 136-138, 141, 143; Elijah Fordham before, 180; minutes, 187-8; minutes of 219-20; account of inspecting temporal concerns, 417; report of to the Saints, 504-5; trial of Gladden Bishop before, 550.

Council, High at Iowa--appointed for Stake in Iowa, 16; minutes of, 16; order of speaking in, 16 and note; organization of completed, 21; action of on {613} Missouri debts, 42, 54; minutes of, 94; changes in 352.

Council, of the Twelve--see _Apostles_.

Council, special--Liverpool, England, 296-7; at Nauvoo, 402.

Curtis, Simon P.--affidavit of, 67.

Curtis, Elder Theodore--before the Court of Sessions, Gloucester, England, 380.

D

Davis, Amos--abuse of the Prophet, 549.

Davis, Matthew S.--reports Prophet's Washington discourse, 78.

Decker, Brother--assists Elders Young and Kimball en route for England, 11.

Discourse--the Prophet's at Nauvoo, 358-360.

_Dispatch_, England weekly newspaper--article against the Saints, 236.

Donaldson, Elder Wm.--goes to East India, 168.

Draper, Father--assists Elders Young and Kimball et al. en route for England, 14.

Duel, Osmon M.--assists Elders Young and Kimball on mission, 9-10.

Duel, Sister O. M.--cares for Elders Young and Kimball, 10.

Duncan, Joseph--politician, speech against the Saints, 490, also note 480.

E

Election and Reprobation, Elders Brigham Young and Willard Richards, 256.

Emigration--arrangements of for English Saints, 510-13.

England--arrival of Apostles in, 76; labors of Elders in, 76; emigration agency in, 484.

Epistles--see _Letters_.

F

Freedom, Adams County, Illinois--Stake organized at, 233.

Female Relief Society--organization of, 552; ditto, 567-8; remarks of the Prophet to, 570; remarks of the Prophet to, 602-7.

Fielding, Joseph--preaches in England, 7.

Font--baptismal of Temple described, 446.

Fordham, Elijah--healed by the Prophet, 4, and note; before High Council at Nauvoo, 180.

Foster, Dr. Robert D.--attends on Sidney Rigdon, 19-21; on trial for slandering, 239-250.

Foutz, Jacob--affidavit of, 68.

Fulmer, David--prefers charges, 219.

G

Galland, Isaac--letter of Prophet to; his power of attorney for the Prophet cancelled, 495-500.

Gates, Gibson--affidavit of, 71.

Gee, George Washington--death of and biography, 500 and note.

Geneva, Morgan County, Illinois--stake organized at, 236.

Gifford, Alpheus--biography of, 109-110 and note; death of, 184.

Granger, Gilbert--difficulty in settlement of father's estate, 542.

Granger, Elder Oliver--to provide funds for publication, 18; death of, 408-9.

Green, A.--affidavit of, 65.

Greene, John P.--affidavit of, 65.

Groves, Elisha H.--affidavit of, 68.

H

Harris, George W.--sent on special mission, 161: credentials of, 164.

Hawk, William--affidavit of, 58.

Hayes, Elder Ezra--license taken from, 14.

{614} Hedlock, Elder Reuben--starts on mission for England, 10; prepares cuts for Book of Abraham, 543.

Haight, Isaac--entertains Elders, 35; assists Elder Brigham Young et al. on journey, 44.

Higbee, Judge Elias--appointed to go to Washington, 13; attends Prophet to Washington, 19; letters of concerning case of Saints before United States Senate, 81, 88, 94, 95; course at Washington approved, 96 _et seq_.; presides at mass meeting, Nauvoo, 157-60; writes petition to committee, 237; reproved by the Prophet, 503.

Hinckle, George M.--suit of Prophet against, 423.

Hotchkiss land purchase, 405-408.

Hotchkiss, Horace R.--letter to Prophet, 505-8.

Hunter, Edward--visits Nauvoo, biography of, 416-17 and note.

Hyde Marinda--revelation to, 467.

Hyde, Elder Orson--his allusion to his fall, 2; restored, 12; appointed on Mission to Jerusalem, 106; credentials of, 112-113; departure of from Nauvoo for Jerusalem, 114; at conference in Philadelphia, 224; ditto, New York, 237; reproved, 274; his arrival in Palestine and dedication of the land for the return of Jews, 454-59; incidents en route from Palestine to Europe, 496-99.

J

Jews--memorial of to Protestant Powers of Europe and America, 167 and note; circular of to Israelites of Europe and America, 173-5.

Johnston, Jesse W.--affidavit of, 64.

Johnson, Lyman E.--at Nauvoo, 389.

Jonas, Grand Master Mason--on Nauvoo and the Mormons, 565 _et seq_.

K

Keokuk, Indian chief--visits the Prophet, 401.

Kilbourn, D. W., anti-Mormon--attempts disturbance in Iowa, 416-17; ditto, 444 and note.

Kimball, Heber C.--departs on mission to England, 9 and note; morphine given to, 15-16; reports of from England, 182 _et seq_.; dreams of, 203; arrives at Nauvoo from England, 381.

Kiskukosh, Indian chief--visits the Prophet, 401-2.

Knight, Bishop Vinson--appointed Bishop of lower ward, Commerce, 12.

Lathrop, Asahel A.--affidavit of, 65-67.

Latter-day Saints--difference between and Baptists, 348, 350.

Law, William--en route for Nauvoo, 20, and note; appointed member First Presidency, 284-6.

Legion, Nauvoo--character of, 269; minutes of organization of, 295; general review of, 236; officers of, 253; general orders to, 354; defended by the Prophet, 355-6; general orders to, 362; minutes of, 382; general orders, 400; minutes of, 415; general order to, 502; extract from minutes of, 549; fourth regiment of second cohort of, 582; _Repast Militaire_ of, 601; general orders to, 601.

Letters--James Mulholland to Isaac Russell, 5-6; Joseph Smith to Isaac Galland, 8-9; Parley P. Pratt to Prophet, 22; the Prophet to Hyrum Smith, 29; the Prophet et al. to High Council, Nauvoo, 43-44; Hyrum Smith to Parley P. Pratt; Hyrum Smith to the Prophet et al., 52: Charles Adams to Joseph Smith, 53; Orson Pratt to his wife, 54; John B. Webber to the Prophet, 55; Matthew S. Davis on Prophet's sermon; Elias Higbee to the Prophet reporting progress {615} in Saints' appeal to United States Senate, 81; ditto, 83; ditto, 85; ditto, 88; John Taylor, to the Prophet, 96; R. B. Thompson to Elias Higbee, 96; Horace R. Hotchkiss to Sidney Rigdon et al., 98; Elias Higbee to the Prophet, 98; Horace R. Hotchkiss to Joseph Smith, 100; Sidney Rigdon to the Prophet, 102; Hon. Richard W. Young to Elias Higbee, 111; Heber C. Kimball to the Saints in the United States, 114 _et seq_.; Brigham Young to the Prophet, 119; Robert Johnson to Senator Young, 121; Senator Young to Judge Elias Higbee, 121; Wilford Woodruff to Don Carlos Smith, 122; Elders Hyde and Page to the Prophet, 123; Brigham Young to the Prophet, 125; the Prophet to Elders Hyde and Page, 128; Willard Roberts to the _Star_, 130; Heber C. Kimball et al. to Bishop at Nauvoo, 132; William W. Phelps to the Prophet, 141, 142; Hyde and Page to Joseph Smith 142; Elder Woodruff to the _Star_, 150 _et seq_.; William Barratt to Saints in England, 161; Prophet to William W. Phelps, 162 _et seq_.; Prophet to Oliver Granger, 164-7; John C. Bennett to Joseph Smith et al., 168; ditto, 169; ditto, 172; Prophet to Horace R. Hotchkiss, 170-1; Wilford Woodruff to the _Star_, 176; the Prophet to John C. Bennett, 177-8; John C. Bennett to Messrs, Smith and Rigdon, 179; Samuel Bent and George W. Harris to Presidency of Church, 199; John E. Page to the Presidency, 201; Orson Hyde to Saints in Nauvoo, 202; Heber C. Kimball et al. to Robinson et al., 220-224; Joseph and Hyrum Smith to the Saints in Kirtland, 225; the Prophet to the Twelve, 226; Heber C. Kimball et al. to _Times and Seasons_, 234; a staunch Wesleyan to the _Manx Liberal_, 234-6; Brigham Young to Presidency, 237; John C. Bennett to _Times and Seasons_, 248-9; Brigham Young to the Prophet, 251-2; Parley P. Pratt to Sidney Rigdon, 266; Joseph Smith to County Recorder, 287; Levi Richards to the _Star_, 296; Brigham Young to the _Star_, 308-9; Wilford Woodruff to Don Carlos Smith, 323-4; George A. Smith to the _Star_, 343; the Prophet to the _Times and Seasons_, 356-58; R. B. Thompson to _Times and Seasons_, 369-70; Orson Hyde to Joseph Smith, 372-4; Orson Hyde to Rabbi Hirschel, 374-8; extract from a letter to the _Juliet Courier_, 380-1; Orson Hyde to President Smith, 384-88; William Smith, to the Prophet, 391; Horace R. Hotchkiss to Joseph Smith, 405; the Prophet to Hotchkiss, 406-7; Joseph Smith to Smith Tuttle, Esq., 430-33; extract from Orson Hyde, 439; Parley P. Pratt, extract of, 441; Joseph Smith to Reuben McBride, 441; Hyrum Smith to Saints in Kirtland, 443; Orson Hyde to Parley P. Pratt, 454-9; the Prophet, to Esq. Browning et al., 468; ditto to Mr. Hotchkiss, 469; Joseph Smith to Edward Hunter, 481-3; Joseph Smith to Edward Hunter, 491; Orson Hyde to the _Star_, 495-99; Joseph Smith to Isaac Galland, 499; G. Walker to Brigham Young et al., 505-509; Alfred Cordon to Joseph Smith, 515-16; Joseph Smith to the Church, 517; from the Twelve to all the churches, 517-18; Joseph Smith on tithing, 518; Robert Pierce to Joseph Smith, 519; Joseph Smith to John Wentworth, 535 _et seq_.; Joseph Smith to John C. Bennett, 544; Dr. C. V. Dyer to John C. Bennett, 544; John C. Bennett to Dr. C. V. Dyer, 545; John C. Bennett to Joseph {616} Smith, 547; Joseph Smith to Edward Hunter, 548; the Twelve to the Saints in Europe, 558 _et seq_.; extract from Elder E. P. Maginn, 566; Lorenzo D. Barlow to Parley P. Pratt, 569.

L

Liberty--religious in Nauvoo, 306, Lima, Adams Co., Illinois--Stake organized at, 233.

Little, Sidney H., Senator--death of, 389.

Littlefield, Lyman O.--action against for slander, 514.

Litz, Elder A.--suspended from preaching, 501.

Lowry, John--affidavit of, 56.

M

Maginn, Ezekiel--affidavit of, 64.

Marks, Ephraim--funeral of, 586-587.

Marks, William--appointed President of Stake at Commerce, 12; President of Stake at Nauvoo, 323; financial settlement of Prophet with, 582.

Maughan, Peter--493 and note.

Melling, Peter--ordained a patriarch, first in England, 120 and note; reports to the Prophet at Nauvoo, 543.

Memorials--of Saints to Senate and House of Representatives, 24 _et seq_.; to Joseph Smith and High Council at Nauvoo, 136; answer to foregoing, 138, 141 and note, 144, 145; to Governor Garlin of Illinois on kidnapping, 159-60.

_Millennial Star_--Latter-day Saints, 119; prospectus of, 122; 133 and note.

Missouri--action of Legislature on Mormon difficulties, 299 and note.

Modisett, Dr.--gives morphine to Heber C. Kimball, 15; aids Elders Young and Kimball on journey, 17.

Monmouth, Warren Co., Illinois--the Prophet's trial at, 365 _et seq_.

Moon, Elder John--arrival of with Saints in America, 162.

Morgan, Elizabeth--death of, 551.

Mormon Literature--_pro et con_, 487-489.

Mormons--Nauvoo and the, 565.

Mulholland, James--Prophet's Secretary, writes Isaac Russell, appointed clerk for land contracts, 16; salary of, 17; death of, 88-9 and note.

N

Nashville, city of--meetings at, 182 and note.

Nauvoo--Agricultural and Manufacturing Association incorporated, 303.

Nauvoo--burying ground for, 353.

Nauvoo, City of--made Post Office at, 121; charters of, 239-249; first election in, 287; City Council organized, 288; officers of, 292, 308; divided into wards, 305; concentration at, 362.

Nauvoo--House Association incorporated, 301.

_News_--the prospectus of, 112.

Noble, Joseph Bates--healed by the Prophet, 4 and note.

O

Olney, Elder Oliver--license taken from, 552.

Owen, Ephraim--confession of accepted, 12.

Owen, Jedediah--affidavit of, 56.

P

Page, John E.--one of the Twelve, Address on the Book of Mormon, 2; appointed on mission to Palestine, 109; reproved, 274, disregards advice, 372; presides at New York conference, 462-3.

Partridge, Bishop Edward--appointed Bishop upper ward {617} Commerce, 12; instructs Saints on removal to the West, 39.

Perry, Ashael--received into fellowship, 14.

Pettigrew, David--affidavit of, 71-73.

Petition--Elias Higbee, Robert B. Thompson to Congress, 237; presented to the House, 250-51.

Phelps, Laura, wife of Morris--death of, 513.

Pierce, Robert--business settlement of with the Prophet, 519.

Powell, James--affidavit of, 61.

Pratt, Orson--one of the Twelve, addresses Saints at Nauvoo, 4; starts on mission for England, 7; opens mission in Edinburg, 120; publishes _Remarkable Visions_, 224; success in Edinburg, 251; elected Professor of Mathematics, Nauvoo University, 414.

Pratt, Elder Parley P., one of the Twelve--preaches at Nauvoo, 4; ditto, 6; starts on mission for England, 7; errors in writings of, 7; letter to the Prophet, 22; his article on eternal duration of matter, 54, 55 and notes; appointed editor of the _Millennial Star_, 133; returns to America for family, 177; returns to England, 224.

Presidency, First of Church--report of, 212-14; proclamation of to the Church scattered abroad, 267-73; report of at General Conference, 336-339.

Priesthood--article on prepared by the Prophet, 207-212; lesser organized in Nauvoo, 312.

Proclamation--preparation of to Kings, 383.

Q

Quincy, Illinois--a Stake organized at, 233.

R

Ramus, Illinois--minutes of a meeting at, 453; conferences at, 467; deeds to certain lands of, transferred to the Prophet, 477.

Redfield, Harlow--suspended from office, 12; restored, 16.

Resurrection in general and of children, 553 _et seq_.; and note.

Revelations--to Joseph Smith at Nauvoo, January 19, 1841, 274, _et seq_.; to William Allred _et al_. 311; to the Saints in Iowa, 311; to Brigham Young in Nauvoo, July 9, 1841, 382; concerning Nancy Marinda Hyde, 467; to John Snyder _et al_., 483; to the Twelve, 483; respecting the _Times and Seasons_, 503.

Rich, Charles C.--elected Brigadier General, 414.

Richards, Levi--affidavit of, 70-71.

Richards, Elder Willard, one of the Twelve--visits Staffordshire, 7; son of dies, 48; on Election and Reprobation, 256-66; assists in indexing Book of Mormon, 274, 286; writes history of British mission, 313-321; appointed private secretary to the Prophet and Temple Recorder, 470.

Rigdon, Elder Sidney, counselor to Joseph Smith--address of to Twelve, 2, 3; appointed to accompany Prophet to Washington, 13; starts with Prophet to Washington, 19; sickness of, left at Columbus, Ohio, 21; in Washington, 48; in Philadelphia, 76; speech of at laying corner stone of Nauvoo Temple, 327-29; baptized for in behalf of his parents, 486.

Riggs, Burr--affidavit of, 67.

Roberts, Sidney--excommunicated, 237.

Robinson, Ebenezer--publisher of _Times and Seasons_, 23; co-partnership with Don Carlos Smith dissolved, 239; editor _Times and Seasons_, 402.

Rockwell, Orrin P.--starts with Prophet for Washington, 19.

{618} Rogers, D. W.--his hymn-book discarded, 14.

Root, Henry--affidavit of, 62.

Russell, Isaac--reproved, 5, 6; and note.

S

Saints, Latter-day--sickness among at Nauvoo, 3; healing of the, 3, 4 and notes; admonished to set houses in order, 4-5; petition of to Congress, 24-38.

Sharp, Thomas--editor _Warsaw Signal_, anti-Mormon, the Prophet on, 487 and note.

Sherwood, Henry G.--healed by the Prophet, 4 and note.

Shoemaker, David--affidavit of, 69.

Sloan, James--statement of, 69.

Smith, Don Carlos, brother of the Prophet--President of the High Priests at Commerce, 12; publisher _Times and Seasons_, 23; dissolves partnership with Robinson, 239; death of, 393; career of, 393-399.

Smith, Elias--ordained a Bishop, 161.

Smith, Emma, wife of the Prophet appointed to compile hymnbook, 17; assists husband in labors, 510; appointed President of Female Relief Society, 552.

Smith, George Albert--one of the Twelve, starts on mission for England, 10; preaches at Richmond, New York, 75: begins out-door preaching in England, 182 _et seq_.; injures his health at, 236; arrives at Nauvoo from England, 383; marriage of, 389.

Smith, Hyrum, brother of the Prophet--appointed on committee to establish Nauvoo. 39; testimony of to Book of Mormon, 46 and note; is appointed Patriarch of the Church, 229 and note and 282; appointed Prophet and Revelator, 286.

Smith, Humphery--affidavit of, 62.

Smith, John--affidavit of, 62.

Smith, John--affidavit of, 59.

Smith, Joseph, the Prophet--literary methods of, 1; heals the sick at Commerce, Nauvoo, 3-5 and notes; ditto, 7; preaches on the "other Comforter," 10 and note; ditto "Judgments," 11; attends general conference, Commerce, 11-12 _et seq_.; appointed to represent cause of the Saints at Washington, 13; starts for Washington, 19; adventure of, by the way, 23; arrives at Washington, 24; meets President Van Buren, 39 _et seq_.; preaches at Philadelphia, 47; in New Jersey, 49; comment on Missouri affidavits, 73-4; returns to Washington, 77; description of by a Congressman, 78 _et seq_.; interview with Martin Van Buren, 80; ditto. John C. Calhoun, 80; returns to Nauvoo, 88-9; reflection of on actions of Congress, 145; plans charter of Nauvoo, 349; made sole Trustee-in-trust, of the Church, 287; elected member of the Nauvoo City Council, 287; introduces several bills in City Council, 293 _et seq_.; appointed Lieutenant-General of Nauvoo Legion, 309; assists in laying corner stone Nauvoo Temple, 329-331; arrest of by officers from Missouri, 364 _et seq_.; visited by Indians at Nauvoo, 401; views on use of medicine, 414; his experience at Monmouth trial, 419-20; views on relics of antiquity, 420-21 note; reproves sanctimoniousness, 445; denunciation of thieves, 461-2; his estimate of the Book of Mormon, 461; proof-reads Book of Mormon, 468; difficulties in keeping daily journal, 470; proclaims political attitude of the Saints, 479-80 and notes; his views on the gift of tongues, 485; reflections on opening of the year, 1842, 492; debates race question, 501; purpose of debates in Nauvoo, 514; views on privileges of Nauvoo {619} charter, 516; settlement of with Robert Pierce, 519; settlement of taxes with Mr. Bagley, 542; becomes editor of _Times and Seasons_, 551; sermon on "Life, Death, and Resurrection," 553 _et seq_. and note 556; remarks of at funeral of Edward Marks, 587; reproof of unvirtuous persons by 587-88; insolvency of, 594; cause of Prophet's insolvency, 600; remarks respecting: signs and key words received in the Temple, 608.

Smith, Joseph, Sen.--death of, 189; biography of, 189 _et seq_.; funeral services of, 191-97; benediction of, on Hyrum Smith, 229 and note.

Smith, Samuel--affidavit of, 60.

Smith, William, brother of the Prophet--allowed to retain standing in quorum of the Twelve, 12.

Snow, Erastus, labors of in Salem, 433.

Snow, Lorenzo--sent to England, 161-2 and note; arrives at Manchester, 233; in public discussion with Mr. Barker, 234.

Snyder, Elder John--appointed a mission, 503-504; set apart and instructed, 568.

Spirits, try the, 571-581.

Springfield, Illinois--a Stake organized at, 236.

T

Taylor, Elder John, one of the Twelve Apostles--testimony of to Book of Mormon, 2; preaches at Kirtland, 21; sails for England, 46; arrives at Preston, England, 76; leaves Liverpool for Ireland, 170 and note; in the Isle of Man, 234-6 and note; discussion with Rev. Robert Hayes, 238; reports baptisms, 288; arrives at Nauvoo from England, 381; appointed editor _Times and Seasons_, 513.

Temple, Nauvoo--corner stones of laid, 327-331; announcement of Trust-in-trust respecting, 517; word of the Twelve respecting, 517; progress of building the, 608 _et seq_.

Thompson, Elder Robert B.--delivers discourse at the funeral of Joseph Smith, Sen., 191-197; writes petition to Congress, 237; Associate editor _Times and Seasons_, 353: death of and biography of, 411-412.

Times and Seasons--first number of, 23.

Tithing, arrangements for reception of, 493; record of, 518.

_Tribune_, New York--criticism of on the course of Missouri, 551.

Trustee-in-trust--sole for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, see Joseph Smith.

Turley, Elder Theodore--starts for England on mission, 10; imprisonment of, 127.

U

University of City of Nauvoo, 243, and 301.

V

Van Buren, President of the United States--Joseph Smith's interview with, 40, 80, 89 and note.

W

Walker, Cyrus--lawyer, counselor for the Prophet, at Monmouth trial, 367 _et seq_.

Walker, Oliver--before High Council, Nauvoo, 219-20.

Warren, city of, 405; consultation respecting, 486.

_Wasp_, The--first number, 600.

Wentworth, John--letter of Prophet to, 535 _et seq_.

Wells, Squire Daniel H.--biography, 154-55.

{620} Whitney, Bishop Newel K.--appointed Bishop middle ward, Commerce.

Wight, Lyman--addresses conference, 13.

Wilber, Brother--assists Elder Young _et al_., 11.

Williams; Frederick G.--affidavit of, 69.

Witter, Daniel S.--course of respecting settlement at Warren, 470-1.

Wood, Elder Daniel--suspended from preaching, 501; vindication of, 514.

Woodruff, Elder Wilford, one of the Twelve--his account of miraculous healings at Commerce by the Prophet, 3-5; notes; sent by the Prophet to heal the sick, 5; departure of for England, 46; arrives in England, 76; labors of in England, 182 _et seq_.; mission on Fox Island, 418-19.

Women, The character of Mormon, 568.

World, The--commotions in, 125, 189, 252-3, and 383, 401, 415.

Yokum, William, Haun's Mill victim, 389.

Y

Young, Elder Brigham, one of the Twelve Apostles--remarks of at Nauvoo, 2; starts for England, 9; arrival of at Cleveland, Ohio, 20; rebukes storm, 23; preaches at Richmond, New York, 75; arrival in New York, 77; embarks with four others of the Twelve for England, 94; arrival of in England, 102; farewell of the Saints to, 103; sustained as President of the Twelve, 115 and notes; also 146, and note; on Election and Reprobation, 256-66; assists in indexing Book of Mormon, 274 and 286; arrives at Nauvoo from England, 381; elected to Nauvoo Council, 414.

Young, John, Sen.--father of Brigham, dies, 14.

Young, Joseph, President of the Seventies, grants licenses, 501.

Young, Lorenzo, assists Young and Kimball _en route_ for England, 11.