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Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 April 1844, as Reported by William Clayton

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General conference of the church, Minutes, and JS, Discourses, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, 6–8 Apr. 1844; handwriting of
William Clayton

17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...

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; dockets in handwriting of Robert L. Campbell and Jonathan Grimshaw; thirty-eight pages; General Church Minutes, CHL.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 April 1844, as Reported by Thomas Bullock Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 April 1844, as Reported by William Clayton Minutes and Discourses, 6–7 April 1844, as Published in Times and Seasons History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844] “History of Joseph Smith” “History of Joseph Smith” “History of Joseph Smith”

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Jacobs name named on Ephraim— wants to find where he is— speak on the subject of the land— had a key word from pres S. If Scriptures are true God is bound to establis Z in the last days— referred to David— when God bringeth out the people in the last days. David saw that the s[ons] of Is[rael] would come out of Z— Isaiah 46. 12 & 13 vs God says he will place salvation [illegible] Zion for Israel my Glory. Paul says in reasoning when G. was about to try the gentiles by grafting &c he says as it is written the delivere[r] shall come out of Zion— the principles of truth by which did Isaiah tells us about the land chap 17— looking down upon the succeeding generations— shall be a rushing of the nations. Ho to the land (under admiration) shadowing with wings— [illegible] as a winged cymball— take this land is it stands joined by the isthmus of Darian— referred to Dr Clark— it baffled men of every age to say who these messenge[r]s— what their message— We have men can tell us— See them going in rushing vessels &c— nation meted out troden under foot— terrible &c go back to old Abraham terrible— go to Egypt when they were grong [groaning] under tyranny. God calld on Moses— they were terrible from their beginning in national point— see the plagues of Egypt— smites the Red Sea &c— How many arguments does it want to prove the Jewish nation trodden under foot. Show from the book that the house of Israel stands connected with the Z of the last days. refers to the Indians being made drunk & the nation formed what they called a treaty. There lands have been spoiled— cheated robbed &c. which wing is the work to commence be a definite place where God will start the work Psalm 48 The man that tells me this is the little Z is mistaken— place beutiful for situation, joy of the earth— North wing— kings shall come to visit it. Psalm 102 Thou o lord shall endure forever &c be a time of gathering— well might C[hris]t say he shall gather. read Ld remember David in all his afflictions &c— If David was going to find it in little Z. what a fool he was— when he could a gone out. he swore he would not sleep &c until he found out a place &c. Lo we found it in the fields of the woods— in the prarie— the place where God pointed out— in
Missouri

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...

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