Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by James Burgess

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Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by James Burgess
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, Hancock Co., IL, 10 Mar. 1844]. Featured version inscribed [ca. 10 Mar. 1844] in James Burgess, Journal and Notebook, 20 Oct. 1841–10 Dec. 1848, pp. [19]–[24]; handwriting of
James Burgess
25 Feb. 1818–30 May 1904. Carpenter, farmer. Born at Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, England. Son of William Burgess and Martha Barlow. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 19 Oct. 1840. Ordained a priest, 19 Dec. 1840. Served mission...
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; James Burgess, Journals, CHL. Includes redactions, notations, and archival labels. For more complete source information, see the source note for Discourse, 6 Apr. 1843–B, as Reported by James Burgess.

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See Historical Introduction to Discourse, 10 Mar. 1844, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff *Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by James Burgess *Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by Franklin D. Richards *Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by Thomas Bullock *Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by John S. Fullmer *Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by Willard Richards Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844 History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844] “History of Joseph Smith” “History of Joseph Smith”
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Revelation given through Joseph Smith in answer to a certain question Son of Man if you live untill you are 85 years of age you shall see the face of the Son of Man
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JS, Journal, 6 Apr. 1843; Clayton, Journal, 2 Apr. 1843.
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Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.
and so long as you see the rainbow stretching across the heavens there will be seed time and harvest and the Son of man will not come that year.
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Beneath his account of JS’s discourse, Burgess calculated the year in which JS would turn eighty-five: “Joseph Smith was born in the year | 1805 | [+] 85 | [=] 1890.” (Burgess, Journal and Notebook, [24].)
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Burgess, James. Journal and Notebook, Oct. 1841–Dec. 1848. James Burgess, Journals, 1841–1848. CHL.
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Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by James Burgess
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[5]
JS, Journal, 6 Apr. 1843; Clayton, Journal, 2 Apr. 1843.
Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.
[6]
Beneath his account of JS’s discourse, Burgess calculated the year in which JS would turn eighty-five: “Joseph Smith was born in the year | 1805 | [+] 85 | [=] 1890.” (Burgess, Journal and Notebook, [24].)
Burgess, James. Journal and Notebook, Oct. 1841–Dec. 1848. James Burgess, Journals, 1841–1848. CHL.