Discourse, 27 May 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff

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Discourse, 27 May 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
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JS, Discourse, [
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Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, Hancock Co., IL, 27 May 1843]. Featured version copied [ca. 27 May 1843] in Wilford Woodruff, Journal, vol. 5, 1 Jan. 1843–31 Dec. 1844, pp. [38]–[39]; handwriting of
Wilford Woodruff
1 Mar. 1807–2 Sept. 1898. Farmer, miller. Born at Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Aphek Woodruff and Beulah Thompson. Moved to Richland, Oswego Co., New York, 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Zera Pulsipher,...
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. For more complete source information, see the source note for Discourse, 17 Jan. 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff.

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See Historical Introduction to Minutes, 27 May 1843.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Discourse, 27 May 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843] History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843] “History of Joseph Smith”
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observe all things appertaining to the subject & disern the spirit by which either party was governed we should be in a situation to understand evry spirit & Judge wrighteous judgment
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See John 7:24; and New Testament Revision 1, p. 15 [Joseph Smith Translation, Matthew 7:2].
& not be asleep
3
In 1834, JS similarly addressed a council in Kirtland, Ohio, on “all the order in which a Council ought to be conducted.” Among other things, he instructed council members to make sure their hearts were pure before sitting in judgment upon another individual and admonished those who fell asleep during councils or who allowed their minds to wander. “If we should fail to judge right and injure our fellow beings,” JS declared, such actions would “condemn us.” (Minutes, 12 Feb. 1834.)
we shhould keep order & not let the council be imposed upon by unruly Conduct, The Saints need not think because I am familiar with them & am playful & cheerful that I am ignorant of what is going on iniquity cannot be retained in the
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The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...
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of any kind & it will not fare well whare I am for I am determined while I do lead the Church to lead them right [p. [39]]
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Discourse, 27 May 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
ID #
13352
Total Pages
2
Print Volume Location
JSP, D12:350–351
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Wilford Woodruff
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[2]
See John 7:24; and New Testament Revision 1, p. 15 [Joseph Smith Translation, Matthew 7:2].
[3]
In 1834, JS similarly addressed a council in Kirtland, Ohio, on “all the order in which a Council ought to be conducted.” Among other things, he instructed council members to make sure their hearts were pure before sitting in judgment upon another individual and admonished those who fell asleep during councils or who allowed their minds to wander. “If we should fail to judge right and injure our fellow beings,” JS declared, such actions would “condemn us.” (Minutes, 12 Feb. 1834.)