Minutes and Discourses, 6–7 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
Source Note
Special conference of the church, Minutes, and JS, Discourses, [, Hancock Co., IL], 6–7 Apr. 1843. Version copied [ca. 6–7 Apr. 1843] in JS, Journal, 1842–1844, bk. 2, pp. [48]–[84]; handwriting of ; JS Collection, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for JS, Journal, 1842–1844.
<to me when they lived in my house that> they had stolen from the world, I told him to get out of my house. the <David Holman> lifted his hand to heaven & swore if I would forgive him he would never do so again. he went to . & stole & run away to , f[o]und a barrel of flour on the bank. just deliverd from a steam boat. stole the flour went to & sold it. saying he had pickd up the barrel in the <> & as it was likely a little damaged he would take $2.00. got his pay & went his way.
made made many observations. to the Saints. on stealing.—
Joseph followed. I want the to make hono[ra]ble proclamati[o]n abroad [p. [64]]