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-- 185 years ago today - Dec 30, 1840 --
[Wilford Woodruff]
I again dreamed of being among serpents. One bit me. We are begining to Stir the Devil up some in London. We shall soon find enemies & opposition & may the Lord Hasten it for it will bring us friends. (1)
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-- 180 years ago today - Dec 30, 1845 --
President Brigham Young spoke in a foreign tongue. -- Nauvoo, Illinois (2)
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-- 180 years ago today - Dec 30, 1845. Tuesday. --
Bishop Whitney has been engaged in arranging some business matters with Aimon W. Babbitt Esquire as counsel for the Lawrence Estate [Joseph Smith had been appointed legal guardian of two orphaned Lawrence girls whom he subsequently married. The estate was worth roughly $4,000 to $8,000].
. . .The labors of the day [in the Temple] having been brought to a close at so early an hour viz; half past 8, it was thought proper to have a little season of recreation, accordingly, Brother Hans Hanson was invited to produce his violin. He did so, and played several lively airs, among the rest some very good lively dancing tunes. This was too much for the gravity of Brother Joseph Young, who indulged in a hornpipe, and was soon joined by several others, and before the dance was over several French fours were indulged in. The first was opened by President B. Young with Sister Whitney and Elder H. C. Kimball with Sister Lewis. The spirit of dancing increased until the whole floor was covered with dancers. After this had continued about an hour, several excellent songs were sung, in which several of the brethren and sisters joined. The Upper California was sung by Erastus Snow. After which Sister Whitney being invited by President Young, stood up and invoking the gift of
tongues, sung one of the most beautiful songs in tongues, that ever was heard. The interpretation was given by her husband, Bishop Whitney, it related to our efforts to build this House, and to the privilege we now have of meeting together in it, of our departure shortly to the country of the Lamanites, and their rejoicing when they hear the gospel, and of the ingathering of Israel. Altogether, it was one of the most touching and beautiful exhibitions of the power of the Spirit in the gift of tongues which was ever seen. (So it appeared to the writer of this.) After a little conversation of a general nature, the exercises of the evening were closed by prayer by President B. Young, and soon after most of the persons present left the Temple for their homes . . . (3)
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-- 180 years ago today - Dec 30, 1845 --
[Hosea Stout]
.... I went to the Temple and was informed that President Young wanted to see me & had dispached a messenger for me so I went to his room in the Temple. He wanted me to raise an additional guard of fifty horse men kept on hands which I immediately went to raising.... (4)
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-- 165 years ago today - Dec 30, 1860 (Afternoon) --
John Taylor has showed us the dissolution of the Union, and the prospect of Zion being redeemed. The President [Brigham Young] remarked we are prepared to go to Jackson County, The President used a few expletives against James Buchanan, and remarked he has broken up the Government. -- SLC Tabernacle (2)
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Bro. Brigham spoke on a many things. ... Touched on slavery; said it always was so and would be. The inferior would always be in subjection to the superior. The blacks through Cain and Ham would be servants of servants until every son and daughter had received their blessings through and belonging to the Holy Priesthood. -- SLC Tabernacle (2)
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-- 165 years ago today - Dec 30, 1860 --
Elder John Taylor Preached in the afternoon & refered to many of the revelations & prophesies of Joseph Smiths which are now Fulfilling The Cecession of South Carolina, The Lord's Coming out of his hiding place to vex the Nation, & many other things. He was Followed by President Brigham Young who said I think upon the fulfillment of thes prophesies as much as Elder Taylor. ... (1)
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-- 85 years ago today - Dec 30, 1940 --
Conduct in Temples
President [J. Reuben] Clark reported in brief to President McKay the report which was made by Brother George F. Richards a few weeks ago regarding information which had come to him of misconduct of temple workers, involving apparently illicit sexual relations, and also the intimation that Brother George F. Richards made that possibly the "new polygamists" were trying to operate there by performing marriages in the temple. President Clark suggested that it seemed to him the only way to meet this situation was for the Presidency to appoint two people'one brother and one sister 'who were thoroughly reliable, alert and not gullible, as workers here in the temple, and to watch and report to the First Presidency what they found to be going on in such matters. (5)
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1 - Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
2 - Journal History of the Church, Selected Collections from the Archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints DVD 2 (2002); CA, quoted in The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009), http://bit.ly/BY-discourses
3 - George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995, http://bit.ly/WilliamClayton
4 - Diaries of Hosea Stout
5 - The Diaries of J. Reuben Clark, 1933-1961, Abridged, Digital Edition, Salt Lake City, Utah 2015
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