It was
still cold, but milder. Brigham Young met
with members of the Twelve, the temple committee, and the Trustees in the
council chamber over the red-brick store.
They read several letters involving the sale of Nauvoo property,
including a reply from the Catholic Bishop Purcell of Cincinnati (see October
31, 1845) and another Catholic bishop in Detroit. The Catholics were encouraging their members to purchase Nauvoo
property. Elder Almon W. Babbitt just
returned from his mission to St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Chicago which involved
an attempt to find groups to purchase land in Nauvoo. He reported that the Catholics were anxious to lease the temple,
but were not able to buy it. An agent
for the bishop at Chicago was supposed to arrive in Nauvoo on the following
day. Bishop George Miller (the second
bishop of the Church) answered a letter from a Robert Owen (see October 31,
1845) giving him an estimate of lands for sale in the settlements in
Hancock County.
William W.
Phelps wrote a letter to Oliver Cowdery.
Sir: The Quorum of the Twelve solicited me to
write to you some time since, but a press of business in preparing for the
endowment in our new temple, has deterred me.
I saw your letter to Phineas [Young], etc. To be short, we have concluded to let this rotten government
alone, and shall not petition at Washington.
That will satisfy you on that score.
As to our exodus, if you believe that we are Israel, come and your
friends say come, and let him that is athirst say come, with all things ready.
Warren Foote
was busy making wagon spokes for his company.
Thomas Bullock was feeling ill and took two doses of “composition”,
which was a powder made into tea which consisted of a mixture of bayberry,
ginger, cayenne and cloves. William
Huntington’s company was making good progress building a mill to be propelled
by horse power.
Joseph
Hovey1 finished his work on the temple
baptismal font and was assigned to put up an iron works shop for building
wagons. Joseph had previously learned
the trade of carriage making.
An issue
of the Times and Seasons was published.
It was reported that “the suite of rooms in the attic story for the
accommodation of the Priesthood, in the ordinances of washings, anointings, and
prayer, are nearly ready for use; so that the faithful saints begin to rejoice
in the Holy one of Israel.”
A
daughter, Melissa Mecham, was born to Lewis and Lydia Mecham.2
Achsa
Thompson Cheney, the wife of Elijah Cheney, died near Nauvoo.3
An issue
of the Millennial Star was published.
Orson Pratt wrote that the impending westward movement was “a direct and
literal fulfillment of many prophecies, both ancient and modern.” It was “long looked for, long prayed for,
and long desired.” He proclaimed that
it would be “one of the grandest and most glorious events yet witnessed.”
“Warren Foote
Autobiography,” typescript, 73; History of the Church, 7:537; Encyclopedia
of Mormonism, Vol.4, WESTWARD MIGRATION, PLANNING AND; Millennial Star,
6:191‑92; Times and Seasons, 6:1050; Gunn's Newest Family
Physician, 1138; “Thomas Bullock Journal”; Dean C. Jesse, BYU Studies,
12:4:367; Black, Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day
Saints: 1830‑1848; Oliver
Cowdery to Phineas Young, 18 Dec 1845 in Gunn (1962), p.249; “Joseph Hovey
Autobiography,” 34; “William Huntington autobiography,” typescript, 43; Jenson,
LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 3:119
The
weather was mild. Brigham Young
received a letter stating that a “heavy firm” in Philadelphia was interested in
buying all of the Nauvoo property if a bargain could be reached. The Council wrote a letter in reply that
they should send an agent to Nauvoo to examine the property, and that they
would sell the property for 50 percent under the value of similar property in
the county.
Brigham Young
spent the day in the Temple making preparations for the endowment
ordinance. Heber C. Kimball and his
son, William4, picked up 25‑30
potted evergreen plants from Hiram Kimball5
who had gathered them from the homes throughout Nauvoo. They delivered these plants to the
temple. There were to be used in the
“Garden Room.”
Thomas
Bullock's son, Willard, was so ill that he did not know if he would live or die
during the night.
In the
evening, the Twelve ordained Albert P. Rockwood, Benjamin L. Clapp and Jedediah
M. Grant to their positions as Presidents over the First Quorum of
Seventies. They had been sustained in
the positions at the recent October General Conference.6
They
closed the evening by spending an hour in prayer.
A son,
Charles Edward Robinson, was born to Lewis and Clarissa Robinson.7
Sources:
History of
the Church, 7:537; Stanley B. Kimball, BYU Studies,
15:4:476; Lisle G. Brown, BYU Studies, 19: 3:.370; Encyclopedia of
Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 1 CLAPP, Benjamin L. (Lynn); “Thomas Bullock
Journal”; Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 2:372
The
weather was windy and cold. In the morning, Hosea Stout went with George
W. Langley8 to arrange to have some timber cut on
their company wood lot, four miles below Nauvoo.
The
brethren continued to prepare the temple for the endowment ordinance. In the main room on the attic level, they
began hanging canvas partitions from the ceiling and crossbeams, dividing the
room into six compartments. The canvas
most likely came from a supply of several thousand yards which Orson Hyde
brought to Nauvoo two months earlier.
A son,
Allen Joseph Stout, was born to Allen and Elizabeth Stout.9
A son,
Hyrum Call, was born to Anson and Mary Call.10
In the
evening, Hosea Stout met with the police at the Masonic Hall, as he did almost
every night, to make plans and assignments for the evening.
“Hosea Stout Diary”,
typescript, 2:98‑9; “Allen Stout Journal,” typescript, 23; Lisle G.
Brown, BYU Studies, 19:3:370; “Thomas Bullock Journal”; Esshom, Pioneers
and Prominent Men of Utah, 995; Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia,
4:621
It was a
“frosty” day. Samuel H. Rogers
wrote: “Too cold to be out.” Brigham Young and the Twelve continued to prepare
the temple for administering endowment ordinances. William W. Phelps started to carry the plants to the attic and to
arrange them in the “Garden Room.”
Hosea
Stout stopped by his brother Allen's place and learned that Allen's second son
was born the day before. Many of the
brethren were constantly on the move throughout the city which prevented the
mob from thinking about causing any trouble.
At sunset,
Newel K. Whitney brought to the temple attic, the temple veil that was used
during the lifetime of Joseph Smith and also brought materials to make a new
veil. Brigham Young worked on creating
a new veil following the pattern of the first.
In the
evening, the Twelve met in the temple for prayer.
Island of Tubuai, near Tahiti, in
the South Pacific:
After two
long years, Elder Addison Pratt, missionary on the islands in the South
Pacific, received his first letter from his wife, Louisa, in Nauvoo. He wrote:
It is
useless for me to try to describe my feelings, for they are known to those only
who are placed in similar circumstances.
They were the first letters that had been received from America. They confirmed the deaths of Brs. Hiram and
Joseph, and much other news that interested us.
Elder
Pratt also received letters from Elder Benjamin Grouard on the little island of
Anaa. Elder Grouard reported that he
baptized 620 people in just four months and needed help from his missionary
companion. Elder Pratt was determined
to leave Tubuai and come to the aid of Elder Grouard.
History of
the Church, 7:538; Lisle G. Brown, BYU Studies,
19:3:.370; “Thomas Bullock Journal”; “William Huntington autobiography,”
typescript, 44; “Samuel Rogers Journal,” typescript, 48; Ellsworth, The
Journals of Addison Pratt, 253
The
weather was cold and “dull.” At 8 a.m.,
Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball called on Willard Richards, who was sick, and
then went to the Temple to continue to prepare the rooms. Sisters sewed and hemmed the new temple
veil. Elder Kimball’s daughter, Helen,
wrote: “We sat in Father’s room next to Brigham Young’s [room], who, with his
brother [Joseph Young] came in and sang some hymns--Sister Young assisting
them. Uncle Joseph sang ‘The Upper
California,’ and the rest joined in the chorus.”
Many
members of the church brought paintings, portraits, maps and mirrors for the
temple. They also brought tables,
chairs, sofas, and other furniture to beautify the rooms. Joseph Fielding entered the temple for the
first time and he commented that he “truly felt as though [he] had gotten out
of the world.”
Many
members continued to suffer from sickness and hunger. Thomas Bullock, working full‑time as a clerk for the Church
had to look to the Church for help in supporting his family. At times the help was difficult to come
by. On this day, Franklin D. Richards
gave Thomas Bullock some honey and bread which he appreciated very much. Later he went to the Temple Office and
obtained some flour. His wife and
children “rejoiced” at receiving this treasure. His son Willard continued to be very sick.
In the
evening, the brethren met in the Temple for prayer and Brigham Young announced
that on Sunday at 9 a.m., the leaders would assemble for prayer and council,
and that their wives would come and partake with them. The Sacrament would be administered. The day would be spent in learning the
things of the Spirit. They knew this
would be joyful news to their wives.
Even as
preparations were being made for great spiritual gifts in the temple, there was
also a spirit of contention among some of the wagon companies. In Hosea Stout's company, he discovered a
great contention over wages and other matters.
In fact things were getting so bad that some had gone so far as to join
some other companies in secret, and were trying to get others to leave the
company. There was also contention
among the police guard of which he was in charge. There were complaints every time he appointed a new captain of
ten. It all came to a boil in the
morning. In the evening, Hosea Stout
met with his thirteen captains at the Masonic Hall. He announced that he was not going to regulate wages or settle
difficulties. Instead, he was going to
drop everyone from the company who had been working against it. He would no longer tolerate a spirit of
disunion. He ordered his captains to
hold their members accountable and if they did not like his policies, they were
welcome to leave the company. His
captains all spoke about and sustained the actions that Hosea Stout
announced. The meeting was concluded at
9 p.m.
Mary Bayliss
was baptized.11
History of
the Church, 7:538; “Hosea Stout Diary”, typescript, 2:99‑10;
Lisle G. Brown, BYU Studies, 19:3:370; Joseph Fielding Diary in “Nauvoo
Journal,” BYU Studies 19:158‑9; Orson Pratt Divine Authenticity
of BofM, No. 5, p.76; “Thomas Bullock Journal”; D. Michael Quinn, BYU
Studies, 19:1:93; Holzapfel, Women of Nauvoo, 150; Woman’s
Exponent;
The
weather was warmer and ice was thawing.
Hosea Stout went to the Masonic Hall in the morning as usual and found
an argument going on as one of his members, Daniel Mayhope Repsher, was being
dismissed from his company for joining Shadrach Roundy's company. Otherwise, things were going smoothly in his
company that day. In the evening he
went to meet with the police and found much contention. On the previous evening it had been decided
to not assign certain policemen to guard duty, who had been complaining about
the leadership. During the day, a rumor
began to spread that any of the police who did not belong to Hosea Stout's
wagon company, would be cut off from the police. So he found much hostilities
at the meeting. Rather than arguing with
them, Hosea Stout simply assigned the guard detail for that night and
left. After he left, some had very
bitter feelings against him and even discussed taking over the police.
Thomas
Bullock spent the afternoon “comparing” patriarchal blessings that William
Smith had given while he was patriarch.12
At 5 p.m.,
the brethren met in the temple for prayers.
“Hosea Stout Diary”,
typescript, 2:103; Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal in An Intimate
Chronicle; “Thomas Bullock Journal”
During the
night, some light snow had fallen in Nauvoo.
It melted later in the day and ice started to thaw.
At about 1
p.m., the leaders of the church, along with their wives, met in the temple for
a sacred meeting. These men were those
who had received their temple ordinances during the life of Joseph Smith, and
were considered to be members of a quorum.
They dressed in their temple clothes and held a meeting in the main room
in the attic, the Celestial Room.
Joseph Fielding opened with prayer, followed by the speaking of Elders
Taylor, Hyde, Phelps, Pratt and John Smith.
Heber C. Kimball and Joseph Young administered the sacrament which was
passed by Bishop Newel K. Whitney.
Brigham
Young spoke on this sacred occasion. He
said the time would come when the Celestial law would be put in force. That law
forbids any man from taking the name of God in vain. He condemned the practice which was still found in their
midst. He stated the quorum had met for
sacred prayers, twice a week, ever since Joseph and Hyrum were killed and they
had met every day during the recent persecution. He stated that if those present would be as diligent in prayer,
the time would come when their persecutors would not have power over them. He asked that they meet for prayer in the
temple each Sunday. Joseph Young led
them in prayer and they were dismissed until next Sunday at 11.
Brigham
Young hung the temple veil.
A meeting
of the Seventies was held in the Music Hall at 2 p.m.
As was the
custom in the church at that time, several marriages were conducted on
Sunday. James H. Clinger was married to
Harriet Chapin.13 David Fullmer married his third plural wife,
Sarah Banks.14
Thomas
Bullock's nine-month-old son, Willard, continued to be close to death. In the
afternoon they gave him a little brandy and water.15
Hosea
Stout was confronted by John D. Lee at a meeting in the Music Hall. Brother Lee had been informed by someone
that he had been cut off from the police on the previous Friday night. He was very upset at Brother Stout regarding
this and other things he had heard.
They talked over the matter as they walked to a Seventies meeting being
held at the temple. During this meeting
Brother Lee was convinced that the rumors he had been told were totally false,
that Hosea Stout was his friend, not his enemy. John D. Lee hadn't been cut off from the police, but evidently
was being told false things from those who wished to stir up contention among
the police. The disaffected police
showed up to the police meeting like nothing was wrong, but Hosea Stout did not
assign them for duty.
“Thomas Bullock
Journal”; History of the Church, 7:392, 538; Smith, ed., Heber C.
Kimball Journal in An Intimate Chronicle; D. Michael Quinn, BYU
Studies, 19:1:93; Jenson, Church Chronology, January 10, 1888;
Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 1:289, FULLMER, David
It was a
cold day. Brigham Young continued to make
final preparations in the temple, making it ready to administer the endowment
ordinance.
Hosea
Stout continued to deal with all the dissension and rumors among the police
force.
At 5 p.m.,
the brethren met at the temple for prayer.
Bishop George Miller was the voice.
Thomas
Bullock spent the entire day carrying water for washing. He also spent time preparing seeds for the
journey west.
A
daughter, Tululph Josephine Boynton, was born to John F. and Susannah Boynton.16
“Hosea Stout Diary”,
typescript, 2:103‑105; History of the Church, 7:538; Heber C.
Kimball Journal; “Thomas Bullock Journal”; Jenson, Church Chronology;
Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia 1:91
It was a
cold day. Brigham Young spent the
morning in the temple. At 4 p.m., the
Twelve met at the Historian's Office (Willard Richards’ home) with Father
Tucker from Quincy and Father Hamilton from Springfield, Illinois of the
Catholic Church. They came by direction
of the bishop of Chicago to inquire about land for sale in Nauvoo. The brethren told the priests that the price
on the land would be reduced for a society and that they wanted to keep out
those people who would desire to have
their property for nothing. The meeting
concluded at 6 p.m.
In the evening,
the Twelve wrote out a proposal for the sale of land to the Catholics.
Hosea
Stout talked at the temple with one of the disaffected police, Jesse P.
Harmon. Brother Harmon finally told
Brother Stout what his grievances were.
He said he was offended because he understood that he was put in John
Scott's company, which he felt was poor treatment, not showing him
respect. He had also sensed cold
feelings from Brother Stout. So, he
decided to join Shadrach Roundy's company without telling Hosea Stout. Brother
Stout told him that he had never been put in John Scott's ten and that
he never had cold feelings toward him.
Brother Harmon said it might just be his own problem, but still Brother
Stout did not sense that Brother Harmon wanted to reconcile his feeling toward
him.
Hosea
Stout met Brigham Young and Orson Hyde in the streets. They told him that it was decided that he
was to go on a mission to England and they wanted to know what he thought about
it. He replied that he was ready to do
anything that they asked him to do.
In The
New York Sun, a letter to the editor was published, signed by “Emma
Smith.” The editor commented that
General James Bennet “pronounced it
genuine.” In this forged letter,
“Emma” said she was writing in response to Bennet’s letter to the editor in
October (see October 27, 1845) in which Bennet proclaimed the Saints
would leave the United States and go to San Francisco, and that they would probably ask him to be their military
leader. “Emma” blasted the people of Nauvoo, saying there was no school there,
and that she was glad the “simple‑minded people” and “tyrants” were going
to California. The Church leaders'
object was to keep the people in bondage and rule over them in ignorance. She was not going to leave with them. “I
must now say, that I have never for a moment believed in what my husband called his apparitions and revelations, as I
thought him laboring under a diseased mind.”
She would stay and she wondered why General Bennet was advocating the
cause of these “petty tyrants.” “But
this is a strange world, and I would not be surprised if they had offered to
anoint and crown him King or Emperor in the West!”17
Smith, ed., Heber C.
Kimball Journal in An Intimate Chronicle; History of the Church,
7:539; “Hosea Stout Diary”, typescript, 2:105‑7; “Thomas Bullock Journal”
The
weather was fine, but cold. Brigham
Young went to the temple at 9 a.m. He
put up curtains on the east windows, assisted by Heber C. Kimball, Vilate
Kimball, Elizabeth Ann Whitney, and Mary Ann Pratt. Hosea Stout visited with Brigham Young at the temple, where they
discussed his mission call to his relatives in England. Brother Stout told him
that he would go. President Young
replied that it would be the best thing that he could do and that it “would be
the cause of giving [him] more power and exaltation than anything else.”
At 11
a.m., Father Tucker and Father Hamilton were admitted into the Brigham Young's
room in the temple to meet with the Quorum of Twelve and a few other
brethren. They were given the
proposition for the sale of Nauvoo lands.
Brigham Young explained to them the design of the rooms in the temple
and they seemed very satisfied. Father
Tucker felt that the proposition should be published in their Catholic
papers. Brigham Young agreed. Father Tucker also said that the Catholic
bishop should send a committee to appraise the property. They had men in St. Louis, New York, and
other cities that could soon raise the money needed, but the time was so short,
and may not be possible. An amendment
was added to the proposal that the temple would be leased to the Catholics for
a period of five to thirty‑five years.
The rent would be paid in finishing the unfinished parts of the temple,
the wall around the temple block, and the block west of the temple. The Catholics would also be responsible in
keeping the temple in repair. Both
gentlemen seemed very pleased with the temple and the city. The meeting concluded at 12:30 p.m.
At 1 p.m.
Luck Mack Smith, the mother of the prophet, came up to the attic level in the
temple for the first time. There, she
had lunch with Heber C. Kimball, Agness Smith (wife of Don Carlos Smith), Mary
Fielding Smith (Hyrum's widow), and others.
At 3 p.m.,
Sister Mary Ann Young, Vilate Kimball and Elizabeth Ann Whitney started
administering initiatory ordinances in the Temple in the preparation room, in
the small room located on the northwest end of the attic.
At 3:45
p.m., the arrangements in the Celestial room were completed.
At 4:35
p.m., Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball started administering initiatory
ordinances, Willard Richards was the first.
At 7:40
p.m., Brigham Young announced that all things were ready for the
endowment. No person would be permitted
to talk or walk about in the main rooms.
Brigham Young, Parley P. Pratt, John Taylor and W.W. Phelps officiated
during this first session.
At 9:30
p.m., The session was concluded and the group assembled and knelt for prayers,
Amasa Lyman being the mouth. Some brothers
and sisters retired to their homes and the rest continued working. Another session was held which concluded at
3:30 a.m. This session was officiated
by Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, George A. Smith and Newel K. Whitney.
Brigham
and Mary Ann Young, Heber C. Kimball, George A. Smith and his wife, Mary
Fielding Smith, Mercy R. Thompson, W.W.
Phelps and his wife stayed in the Temple all night.
The
following people received their endowments on this first day: Willard Richards, Heber C. and Vilate Kimball,
George A. and Bathsheba W. Smith, John and Clarissa Smith, Newel K. and
Elizabeth Ann Whitney, Brigham and Mary Ann Young, William W. and Sally Phelps,
Parley P. and Mary Ann Pratt, Amasa and Maria Lyman, George and Mary Catharine
Miller, John and Leonora Taylor, Lucien and Phebe Woodworth, John E. and Mary
Page, Joseph C. Kingsbury, Mary Fielding Smith, and Agnes Smith.
News
arrived from Peoria about the trial of Sheriff Backenstos for killing Frank A.
Worrell. He was tried before Judge
Purple and was acquitted of the charge.
The people who were at the trial were amazed at the change in Judge
Purple, who did not seem to be influenced at all by the pressures of the
mob. The jury said they could have made
up their mind in two minutes, if the trial would have lasted that long. Two of the mob’s witnesses were put in jail
for perjury.
History of
the Church, 7:539‑41; “Hosea Stout Diary”, typescript,
2:107‑108; Black, Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter‑day Saints: 1830‑1848;
“Thomas Bullock Journal”
It was
another cold day. After just one and a
half hour's sleep, Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball ate breakfast at Joseph
Kingsbury's18 home. They had a quick interview with Willard Snow19 who had just returned from his mission
to Boston and then returned to the temple.
Endowments
were administered to Isaac and Lucy Morley, Orson and Catharine Spencer, Joseph Young, Alpheus and Lois Cutler,
Reynolds and Thirza Cahoon, William and Ruth Clayton, Cornelius and Pamelia
Lott, Lucy Mack Smith, Mercy R. Thompson, John D. and Agatha Lee., David and
Mary Ann Candland, and Titus and Diantha Billings.
Only a
limited number of people could receive their endowments each day because of the
small rooms and the arrangement of the exits and entrances. A second session could not start until the first
session was complete. Frequently the
initiatory ordinances would be performed on one day, and the rest of the
endowment on the next.
At 1 p.m.,
an endowment session began. Heber C. Kimball, George A. Smith, Orson Hyde, and
W.W. Phelps administered in the
ordinance.
Also at 1
p.m., Elder Orson Pratt came into the temple, returning from his mission in the
east, bringing with him $400 worth of six‑shooters.
At 5 p.m.,
another session began, concluding at 7:30 p.m.
Next,
twenty endowed men and their wives gathered for prayer, John E. Page being the
mouth. Afterwards, the Twelve and the
bishops met together in Heber C. Kimball's room in the temple. Brigham Young announced that he had received
a letter from Samuel Brannan, stating that he had been to Washington and had
learned that the Secretary of War and Post Master General were preparing to
prevent the Saints from going West.
They stated that it was against the law for an armed body of men to go
from the United States to another government.
It was reported that they said that neither could the Saints stay in the
United States, and there was no other way but to exterminate them and
obliterate them from the face of the earth.
Prayer was offered to overrule them, that “all the evil which they
design to bring upon us, may befall themselves; and that the Lord would
preserve the lives of his servants and lead us out of this ungodly nation in
peace.”
Brigham
Young stated, “we should go out from this place in spite of them all, and the
brethren all felt that God would deliver us from the grasp of this ungodly and
mobocratic nation.” The meeting
concluded at 9 p.m.
A son,
Robert H. Brinton, was born to David and Priscilla Brinton.20
A
daughter, Ellen Aurelia Williams, was born to Gustavus and Maria Williams.21
Brigham
and Mary Ann Young, Amasa Lyman, Heber C. Kimball, George A. Smith, Mary
Fielding Smith, Mercy R. Thompson, W.W. Phelps and his wife stayed in the
Temple all night.
History of
the Church, 7:543‑4; Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal
in An Intimate Chronicle; T. Edgar Lyon, BYU Studies, 15: 4:443;
Jenson, Church Chronology; Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter‑day Saints: 1830‑1848;
Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 4:509; Our Pioneer Heritage,
17:480
The
weather was very nice, but cold.
Brigham Young and the Twelve labored in the Temple. At 10:15 a.m., the initiatory ordinances
began. At 12 noon, an endowment session
was started. Brigham Young, Parley P.
Pratt, Orson Hyde, W.W. Phelps and Heber C. Kimball officiated. Those who received their endowment during
this first session were: Orson and Sarah Pratt, William and Caroline Weeks,
Truman O. and Polly Angell, Charles C. and Sarah Rich, George W. and Lucinda
Harris, James and Elizabeth Allred, and William and Mary Felshaw.
At 3:15
p.m., Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Newel K. Whitney and Vilate Kimball went
to Joseph C. Kingsbury's home for dinner.
The next
session was held at 5 p.m. The
following were endowed: Amos Fielding and his wife, Noah and Sophia Packard,
Samuel and Elizabeth Rolfe, Aaron
Johnson and his wife, William and Lydia Snow, Erastus and Artimitia Snow,
William and Zillah Player, and Jacob and Emily Norton.22
Jacob
Norton described the experience as “the most interesting scene of all my life
and one that afforded the most peace and joy that we had ever experienced since
we were married, which has been over fifteen years.”23
Brigham
Young officiated until 12 midnight.
Several people were allowed to stay in the temple all night. They took their blankets and slept on the
temple floor.
At least
fifty-eight people received their ordinances on this day.
History of
the Church, 7:544; Joseph Fielding Diary in “Nauvoo Journal,” BYU
Studies 19:158‑9; Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia,
1:103, SNOW, Erastus; “Norton Jacob Autobiography,” 22; Black, Membership of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints: 1830‑1848;
“Thomas Bullock Journal”; Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal in An
Intimate Chronicle
In the
morning, Brigham Young and Amasa Lyman left the Temple for awhile and then
returned at 10:15 a.m., as did others, to start the work in the temple.
There was
a snow storm in the afternoon. At a
meeting of the Seventies, Joseph
Younger was cut off for apostacy.
At 10
p.m., most of the brethren and sisters retired home except for W.W. Phelps,
Erastus Snow, David Candland, Henry G. Sherwood, Benjamin S. Clapp, Henry
Herriman and Aaron Johnson who spent the
night in the temple.
During the
late evening, Brigham Young drafted some rules of order for the temple. Limitations were established as to who could
be in temple rooms when ordinance work was underway. When the bell was rung, all walking and loud talking must
cease. No person could take anything
out of a room without the owner's permission.
Twenty‑five
brothers and twenty sisters receive ordinances this day.24
At 7 p.m.,
news arrived from Springfield stating that Lucien B. Adams, son of the late
Judge Adams, had influenced the public opinion so much that Judge Pope was
convinced that Elder Theodore Turley, who had been in prison for a month,
should be discharged as soon as he arrived in Springfield.
A
daughter, Elizabeth Hallet, was born to Thatcher and Phebe Hallet.25
History of
the Church, 7:544; Times and Seasons, 6:1065; “Thomas Bullock
Journal”; Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal in An Intimate Chronicle
The
weather was nice and the ice was thawing.
At 11:20 a.m., a meeting was held in the Celestial Room of the
temple. The opening hymn was “Adam Ondi
Ahman”. President Brigham Young offered
the prayer. Next they sang, “Glorious
things of thee are spoken.” The
sacrament was administered and passed by Elders Isaac Morley and Charles C.
Rich. They then sang, “O happy souls
who pray” and “Come all ye sons of
Zion.” Afterwards, Brigham Young
presented the rules of order that he had drafted the previous night. They were voted on and unanimously
accepted. Other sacred matters
regarding the temple were discussed.
Next, a
discussion was held regarding the difference between a president of Seventies
and a member of the High Council or a High Priest. There had been disagreements on this topic. President Young wished to put aside disputes
in the area. He explained the Seventies
had the authority to ordain High Priests and ordain and organize High Councils.
President Young preached that there was too much covetousness in the Church and
too much disposition among the brethren to seek after power. It had been this
way from the beginning and because of this, Joseph Smith had left the people in
the dark on many subjects of importance and they still remained in the
dark. Brigham Young encouraged them to
get rid of such things from their hearts.
He then
discussed the proper procedure for voicing an objection regarding a person who
was receiving ordinances. He would
entertain objections from responsible persons.
A responsible person was defined as one who must have the power and
ability not only to save himself, but to save others. “When a man objects to
another receiving the ordinances, he becomes responsible to answer to God for
that man's salvation. And who knows but
if he received the ordinances he would be saved, but if we refuse to give him
the means, he cannot be saved and we are responsible for it.”
The
meeting was concluded by a prayer offered by Orson Hyde and the group was
dismissed unto the next Sunday at 11 a.m.
At 2 p.m.,
most of those who had received their temple ordinances during the past week met
in the Celestial room for further teachings and instructions from W.W. Phelps
and Parley P. Pratt. At 4:45 p.m., the
group was dismissed with a blessing from Elder John Taylor.
At the
same time, a meeting of the Twelve and the bishops was held in Brigham Young's
room, in the southeast corner room in the attic. There, they read a number of letters including a report of the
trial of Sheriff Backenstos as published in the Peoria Register.
At 5 p.m.,
most of the people left the temple.
Brigham Young and other members of the Twelve, went down to the lower
story of the temple to council together on the arrangement of the pulpits.
A wedding
was held. Daniel McArthur was married
to Matilda Caroline Fuller by Patriarch John Smith. Afterwards, Matilda's father, Edward Fuller held a supper for the
wedding party. A fine dance was held
after the supper.26
Also
married were, Aaron Daniels and Hannah Caroline Rogers27 and, James Cummings and Auro Atwood.28
A one-year-old
girl, Mary Tiffany died, the daughter of George and Almira Tiffany. A son, Heber Davenport, was born to James
and Almira Davenport. He would live for six days.29
At sunset,
a meeting was the 27th Quorum of Seventies was held at Rufus Beach's home. The meeting concluded at 7:00 p.m. Another quorum met in the concert Hall
presided by Albert P. Rockwood. At this
meeting $30 was collected to help pay for temple clothing.
Brigham
Young, Albert P. Rockwood, John D. Lee, and David Candland spent the night in the temple.
In the
Hall of Science, a special conference of the church was held, presided over by
Elder Wilford Woodruff. There were
10,956 members represented, including 8 high priests, 392 elders, 590 priests,
311 teachers, and 188 deacons. There had been 1570 people baptized among these
congregations since last April. John
Banks was ordained to be the second counselor in the British Mission.30
History of
the Church, 7:545‑6; Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal
in An Intimate Chronicle; “Norton Jacob Autobiography,” 22‑3;
Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia; “Daniel McArthur Autobiography,”
typescript, 12; Black, Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter‑day Saints: 1830‑1848;
“Thomas Bullock Journal”
Snow had
fallen during the night. The streets were
muddy and difficult to travel.
At 8:55
a.m., ordinances began in the temple.
More than twenty-one brothers and sisters served as officiators and
workers. One task was tending the fires
in the stoves and bringing in water. At
11 a.m., an endowment session began.
Brigham Young supervised and directed all activities during the day. Not
only were endowment ordinances performed, but many couples had been sealed for
time and eternity during the past few days.
Hosea
Stout wrote in his journal: “This morning
at eight o'clock I went with my wife to the [Nauvoo] temple to receive our
endowment and was there until near noon before we commenced receiving it and
was engaged until evening in receiving it.”
An issue
of the Times and Season was published.
Included in the editorial was,
The weather
is cold and bracing to health, and every thing moves with its accustomed
precision and prophetic appearance, that the Lord blesses the saints in
Nauvoo. We feel grateful to our Father
in heaven for his kindness and mercy continued to us, from day to day, and
sincerely hope and pray that he will still favor his people; beseeching them to
pray for the prosperity of Zion: and that her ministers may be clothed with
salvation, and preserved to do good and carry the gospel to all Israel. Brethren be wise.
At 8:30
p.m., Brigham Young made temple worker assignments for the following day. More and more brothers were starting to be
involved in various assignments.
Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball selected those who should receive
their ordinances on Wednesday.
At 9:40
p.m., Brigham Young, members of the Twelve and others met in Brigham Young's
room where President Young offered prayers.
At 10:05
p.m., they parted for their homes. Nine
brothers were permitted to sleep in the side rooms.
At least
sixty-six people received their ordinances on this day.31
After
serving for twenty months on Tubuai, Elder Addison Pratt left that island to
join Elder Benjamin F. Grouard, who was having missionary success on Anaa, one
of the Tuamotu Islands. He landed at
Tahiti to meet up with Elder Grouard.
Elder Pratt wrote: “Tahiti is a majestic looking island. The lofty mountain peaks were lost among the
clouds, and their bright verdant green sides, with the deep ravines and vallies
would afford a rich field for the landscape painter.”
History of
the Church, 7:547; History of the Church, 7:272; Smith,
ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal in An Intimate Chronicle; “Hosea Stout
Diary”, typescript, 2:109; Times and Seasons, 6:1064; Jenson, Church
Chronology, December 15, 1845; Brigham H. Roberts, Conference Report,
April 1914, 104; “Thomas Bullock Journal”; Our Pioneer Heritage, 5:372;
Ellsworth, The Journals of Addison Pratt, 262
The
weather was fine, but cold. At 8:15 a.m.,
temple ordinances began. At 9 a.m.,
members of the Twelve went to Brigham Young's room. They dedicated a letter written by Orson Hyde to U.S. government
officials to gain support for the planned move to the west. This “dedication” was a prayer that that the letter would help gain the needed
support.
Brigham
Young was very busy during the day supervising the temple work and appointing
men to do the various work, giving them much important instruction. Heber C. Kimball also took an active part in
this instruction. Sisters Whitney and
Vilate Kimball supervised the sisters.
President Young and Elder Kimball retired after 7 p.m.
Thomas
Bullock spent his day in typical activities.
He fetched water from the stream, cut wood, fed and milked the cow, made
his breakfast and then went to the Historian's Office and spent the day copying
William Smith's patriarchal blessing.
Sixty‑nine
brethren and sister received their ordinances.32
History of
the Church, 7:547; Heber C. Kimball Journal; “Thomas Bullock
Journal”
Hosea Stout
went to the temple at 7 a.m. to help prepare the temple for the day’s
ordinances. Brigham Young arrived at
the temple at 7:35 a.m., and at 9 a.m., gave out assignments to the temple
workers for the day.
From 2 p.m.
to 3 p.m., members of the Twelve went to Heber C. Kimball's room in the attic,
just south of the celestial room. There
they offered prayers to the Lord..
At 6 p.m.,
President Young and Heber C. Kimball selected those who should work in the
temple on the following day and he also selected those who should come to the
temple on Friday to receive their ordinances.
William Clayton recorded the list for them. John Pack33 was given the list
to notify the individuals. Brother
Lucian R. Foster was appointed to keep the records of the endowment. He took
this assignment over from William Clayton, who instructed him how it should be
done. Letters were sent to Stephen A.
Douglas, and other leaders of the nation in regards to the planned movement to
the west.34
At 10:20
p.m., 16‑18 people assembled in the celestial room to sing a hymn and
join in prayer with Brigham Young.
President Young and his son Joseph, along with 10‑12 other people
spent the night sleeping in the temple.
Sixty-nine people received their endowments on this day.35
William Clayton’s wife was among this number. He wrote: “I feel
grateful for this privilege and for all the blessings I receive from day to day
for the mercies of the Lord to me are great and many of them.”
History of
the Church, 7:547; Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal in An
Intimate Chronicle; “Thomas Bullock
Journal”; “Hosea Stout Diary”, typescript, 2:109; Jenson, LDS Biographical
Encyclopedia, 4:714.
The
weather was very cold with a severe frost.
It was very hard to keep the temple warm because of a strong wind
blowing from the North. In the morning,
Thomas Bullock chopped bread, and cut milk with a knife. When he went to fetch water and do his
milking, he “was near frozen to death.”
While he was sitting by the fire, warming his back, he set fire to his
best pair of pants.
At 9:14
a.m., temple ordinances began.
At 6 p.m.,
Henry W. Miller brought a report to Brigham Young that Theodore Turley had
arrived in town. He had recently been
freed on bail of $250 after spending time in prison for over a month on false
charges.
At 6:15
p.m., Brigham Young left the temple to go perform a marriage. It was probably either the marriage of
Robert Taylor Burton and Maria Haven or the marriage of Henry Mower and Susan
Strong.36
At 12
midnight, Brigham Young retired to bed.
It had
been decided to spend Saturday washing the temple clothes, but there was a
general desire, especially among the sisters, that the work should not cease
even for one day. Instead, it was
decided to wash the clothes during the night and several sisters spent most of
the night doing this work.
Sixty-six
people received their ordinances on this day.37
Oliver
Cowdery wrote a letter to Phineas Young (brother of Brigham Young). He advised Phineas that he felt the church should
solicit the aid of the government for their move west, but he wouldn't press
the matter any more with Phineas. He
mentioned a letter that he had recently received from W.W. Phelps.
It had disappointed him because it was so short. Over a year ago he had written to Phineas
about abuse and injury to his character by those who had long since left the
church. In the letter he penned on this
day, he wrote:
There is an
act of justice due me, not only for my own, but for the sake and character of
my friends and relatives; particularly those who are yet in the Church. So far as the others are concerned they care
nothing about it. Indeed, I sometimes
think, they wish it never to be given, as that may effectually prevent my
return [to the church]. You know my
feelings fully on this subject‑‑you will present them to Brother
Brigham‑‑tell him I am more and more anxious that matters be
settled‑‑the sooner the better, of course.
Evidently,
Phineas had written to him about moving west with the Saints, because in this
letter he replies: “Samuel Brannan writes me strongly to come to New York and
go with him by water. Were I to go, for
many reasons, I would prefer going this way, and avoid a long journey by land.”38
Oliver felt
that his character had been damaged by false charges of theft, forgery, and
other things. He wished this to be
cleared up. He admitted to other
faults, but not these. He would later
write,
. . . had
you stood in the presence of John with our departed Brother Joseph, to receive
the lesser priesthood, and in the presence of Peter, to receive the greater,
and looked down through time, and witness the effects these two must produce‑‑you
would feel what you have never felt, were wicked men conspiring to lessen the
effects of your testimony on man, after you should have gone to your long
sought rest.39
Wilford
Woodruff wrote a letter to George A. Smith.
He mentioned that he intended to return immediately to America, get his
child from Maine, his parents from Connecticut, and hasten to Nauvoo. He planned to leave soon after the first of
the year. Right after he made up his
mind to leave, he had called for the Conference that was recently held in
Manchester on December 14 and reorganized the presidency of the British
Mission. He reported that the church
conferences (a group of branches) were “well united and the saints in good
spirits.” Preparations were being made to send a ship around Cape Horn with
farming equipment and goods. Elder
Woodruff had circulated 20,000 proclamations (see October 22, 1845)
around the country to officials such as the Duke of Wellington. He reported that the church is known
throughout England. The papers reported
news of the Mormons often. He mentioned
that England was contemplating war with America and that the decisive point
would be whether the United States would claim Oregon. He reported that there had been more than
two hundred baptisms in Wales since the last conference. He concluded his letter with, “Still we live
and are in good spirits, and have faith to believe we shall live to see the
faces of our friends again in Nauvoo, and go with them to California, or West
of the Rocky Mountains. You may look
for us early in the spring.”
History of
the Church, 7:547; Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4,
Appendix 1; Jenson, Church Chronology, November 24, 1890; Oliver Cowdery
to Phineas Young, 18 Dec 1845 in Gunn, 249; Encyclopedia of Mormonism,
Vol.1, COWDERY, OLIVER; Times and Seasons, 6:1129‑1130; Smith,
ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal in An Intimate Chronicle; “Thomas Bullock
Journal”;
The
weather was still severe, but a little milder.
In the morning, after spending the night sleeping in the temple, Brigham
Young made assignments for the day's temple work. He left the temple at 11:12 a.m. with Bishop George Miller and
Reuben Miller. Reuben Miller was about
to leave for the east on business.
At 7 p.m.,
some of the brethren met in Heber C. Kimball's room with Brigham Young and
offered prayers of thanks for the deliverance of Theodore Turley from their
enemies.
At 8:20
p.m., a council meeting was held in Elder Kimball's room. They discussed whether Hosea Stout and Jesse
D. Hunter should be sent to England.
Elder Orson Hyde felt that the people in England expected that anyone
sent from America would be expected to be something more than ordinary. The subject was dropped at that point.
William
Carmichael was ordained a Seventy by Jedediah M. Grant. A daughter, Elizabeth Williams, was born to
Daniel and Electa Williams.
A record
ninety‑eight people received their endowments.40
Isaac Haight was among them. He
recorded: “My soul rejoices in the
things of the kingdom. Well might David say that one day in the House of My God
was worth a thousand.”
The New
York Sun printed a reply from James Bennet to the bogus Emma Smith letter
that was printed on December 9. The Sun
never printed a retraction for this forged letter which was probably written by
Bennet. Instead they printed this
letter from Bennet. He stated that the
letter came from Emma, or “some person in her confidence.” He then argued for the church and praised
Orson Pratt and Joseph Smith. Later,
after Bennet received word of Brigham Young's displeasure for these articles,
Bennet would publish in the Sun the private letter that Emma had sent to
him. (See December 9, 1845.) He stated that he thought the true author of
the forged letter was an apostate.
History of
the Church, 7:547; Jenson, Church Chronology; Newell and
Avery, Mormon Enigma, Emma Hale Smith p.225; Smith, ed., Heber C.
Kimball Journal in An Intimate Chronicle; “Thomas Bullock Journal”;
“Isaac Haight Autobiography,” typescript, 25
It was a
beautiful morning. Brigham Young made
assignments for the day and then a group assembled in the Celestial Room to hear
Franklin D. Richards read John C. Freemont's journal. As they were reading the journal, the sun shone brightly through
the east window, into the Celestial Room.
Amasa Lyman came in during the reading, also Heber C. Kimball at 9:45
a.m. The reading was finished at 10
a.m. Eliza R. Snow handed out the
assignments for the female temple workers.
It was decided that temple clothes would be washed every night.
Thomas
Bullock and his wife received their temple ordinances on this day. Afterwards they were taken into Brigham
Young's room and met with him. “I never
was really happier than when I was in his room and hearkened to his
council. My wife was really happy too. May the Eternal Father give us of his Spirit
that we may ever bear in mind the truths that we this day learned, and ever
keep them in sacred remembrance.”
Martha
Jones Thomas, one of Wilford Woodruff’s converts in 1835, received her
ordinances. She later recalled:
We esteemed
it a privilege to work on the House of God . . . until it was finished. We were then called to the house to receive
the blessings the Lord has in store for the faithful, which amply paid them for
all their labors. Those days were grand
and glorious. . . . The Saints were in the depths of poverty, but we rejoiced
in building the House of the Lord.
At 4:30
p.m., Brigham Young left the temple. At
5 p.m., a meeting was held in Elder Kimball's room consisting of members of the
Twelve and Bishop Miller. They prayed
for the health of Bishop Whitney's and Elder Kimball's sick children.
On this
day, ninety-five people received their temple ordinances.41
This made a total of 564 since ordinance work commenced on December 10.
Governor
Ford penned a letter to Brigham Young in which he speculated that regiments of
the U.S. Army would be sent to Nauvoo in the spring to arrest the Church
leaders and possibly prevent the migration west.
History of
the Church, 7:548; Comprehensive History of the Church,
3:102; Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal in An Intimate Chronicle;
“Thomas Bullock Journal”; Holzapfel, Women of Nauvoo, 159; “Martha Jones
Thomas Autobiography”
It was a
beautiful day. At 10 a.m., the
Seventies met in the Music Hall. The
Thirty‑second Quorum of Seventies was organized with George Mayer42 as senior president. They also made arrangements to finish the
Seventies' room in the attic of the temple.
At 10:55
a.m., seventy‑five of those who had received their temple ordinances, members
of the “quorum of anointed,” met in the east room (Celestial Room) dressed in
their temple clothes for a special meeting.
Elder Heber C. Kimball presided.
The meeting was opened by singing, “Glorious Things of Thee are
Spoken.” Patriarch John Smith made a
few remarks and then administered and passed the sacrament with Bishop George
Miller. During this ordinance, Elder
George A. Smith arose and addressed the congregation. He spoke of the wonderful blessings being received, as more than
five hundred people had now received their temple ordinances. He then gave some sacred instructions
regarding temple covenants.
Following
his remarks, they sang “The Spirit of God.”
Next, Elder Heber C. Kimball spoke.
He also spoke on temple covenants and commented that they planned to
take one hundred people through the temple per day. No person should come to the temple unless invited, or on
business, because there were still so many people that needed to receive their ordinances. He mentioned that they planned to convert
his room into an office and have a stairway leading down from it to a back
entrance. In this way, people coming to
the temple on business wouldn't have to come through the main room, disturbing
the work going on there. He concluded
his remarks at 12:55 p.m.
Parley P.
Pratt, George Miller, John Taylor, and Heber C. Kimball then spoke on temple
matters followed by a testimony offered by Reynolds Cahoon at 1:20 p.m. Prayer was then offered and the meeting was
concluded at 2:10 p.m.
At 3 p.m.,
another group of Saints was admitted into the Celestial Room. They had arrived at the temple at 2
p.m. This meeting was again presided
over by Heber C. Kimball because Brigham Young was not in the temple on this
day. Elder Orson Hyde opened the meeting
with prayer. Amasa Lyman addressed the
assembly on the importance of the things learned in the temple. Heber C. Kimball then spoke on returning to
live with God. Elder George A. Smith
spoke on the importance of keeping temple matters sacred. Elder Orson Hyde was the concluding
speaker. The congregation was dismissed
with prayer by Elder John Taylor.
At 5 p.m.,
a number of high priests met in prayer with Bishop George Miller.
David
Sessions, Gilbert D. Gouldsmith and Elam Luddington volunteered to draw water
from the river in barrels for the use in the temple.
Gilbert
Belnap and Abaline Knight were married.43 David B. Haight and Clarissa Richtmyer were
also married.
A
conference of the Seventies was held, at which the 33rd Quorum was organized.
Smith, ed., Heber C.
Kimball Journal in An Intimate Chronicle; History of the Church,
7:548; Jenson, Church Chronology, December 21, 1845; “Thomas Bullock
Journal”; Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 1029; “Samuel
Rogers Journal,” 46
It was a
cold day. Hosea Stout and others
reported at the temple at 7 a.m. for their worker assignments. Temple ordinances began at 8:43 a.m.
A son,
Joseph Smith Barney, was born to Lewis and Elizabeth Barney.44
At 5 p.m.,
a number of high priests met in their room for prayer.
At 12:00
midnight, all left the temple except for Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Amasa
Lyman, John D. Lee, Lewis Robbins, David Candland, Theodore Turley, Hans C.
Hanson, Peter Hanson, Henry G. Sherwood, who all slept in the temple.
A record
106 people received their temple ordinances.
They were primarily the High Priests and their wives.45
History of
the Church, 7:549; “Hosea Stout Diary”, typescript, 2:111;
Jenson, Church Chronology; Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal in An
Intimate Chronicle; “Thomas Bullock Journal”
The “dry
house” of Charles C. Rich's wagon company was burned to the ground early in the
morning with about $300 worth of spokes and other timber. It was situated near the seminary building
which used to be the arsenal. Charles
C. Rich came to the temple to report to work, but was given the day off because
of the accident.
The High
Council met in the morning in their room for prayer.
At 1:05
p.m., Almon W. Babbitt came to the temple and was invited into Brigham Young's
room. He reported that officers from
Springfield, Illinois, were in town with some state troops. They were after some of the twelve, Amasa
Lyman and Brigham Young in particular.
At 3 p.m.,
John Scott told George D. Grant,46
Brigham Young's coachman, that some officers were watching for Brigham Young
and others at the front door of the temple.
They intended to search the temple.
Brother Grant took this news to Brigham Young, who came up with a clever
scheme to frustrate their intentions.
George Grant drove Brigham Young's carriage to the door of the temple as
if he was waiting for President Young to come down. William Miller put on Brigham Young's cap and Heber C. Kimball's
cloak and went downstairs. At the
carriage, Brother Grant called Brother Miller “President Young” and asked him
if he wanted to take a ride. As he was
about to get in the carriage, he was met by the marshal and five or six
assistants at the door. They arrested him
on a writ from the United States court, charging him with counterfeiting
coin. Brother Miller told him there
must be some mistake, as he was not guilty of anything of the kind. The marshal said there was no mistake. They boasted that they would get all of the
Twelve that they could and have a New Year's frolic killing them.
They were
about to drive off to Warsaw when Brother Miller persuaded them to drive to the
Mansion House where he could get counsel and check to see if the writs were
valid. On reaching the Mansion, Esq.
Edmonds examined the writ and pronounced it legal. The marshal started for Carthage with Brother Miller, who he
still thought was Brigham Young. Miller
protested, saying there was some mistake.
On the way, the marshal was very social and remarked that the people had
played quite a joke upon him, letting Theodore Turley “give him the dodge.”47
As they approached Carthage, the troops began to whoop and holler and
went into town in “high glee,” after a two-hour journey.
The
marshal went to Hamilton's Tavern and the rumor spread through Carthage that
Brigham Young was in custody of the marshal, at the Tavern. Among those who came to the tavern was
George W. Thatcher, the clerk of the county commissioner. He was well acquainted with Brother
Miller. Thatcher informed the marshal
that he had the wrong man. The marshal
came into a private room to talk with Brother Miller. He said, “I am informed you are not Mr. Young.” Miller replied, “Ah! Then if I should prove
not to be Mr. Young, it would be a worse joke on you than the Turley
affair.” The marshal remarked, “I'll be
damned if it won't.” The marshal asked
Miller if his name was Young. He answered,
“I never told you my name was Young did I?” “No,” replied the marshal, “but one
of my men professed to be acquainted with Mr. Young, and pointed you out to me
to be him.” William Backenstos was
called in and told the marshal that this was not Brigham Young. The marshal said he was sorry and asked
Miller his name. He replied, “It is
William Miller.” The marshal left the
room, accompanied by Edmonds who was laughing “heartily” at him.
At 7:30
p.m., members of the Twelve and others met in Brigham Young's room in the
temple for prayer. They gave thanks to
the Lord for delivering them from the snares of their enemies.
At 8:20
p.m., the Twelve left the temple, nearly at the same time, disguised with other
people's hats and coats. A staircase
was put up on this day from Heber C. Kimball's room in the attic which had been
converted to an office. This staircase
led to a back entrance into the temple.
Brother
Hanson spent the day sewing tent cloth.
Many in the city were busy making temple clothes.
At least
eighty-eight people received their ordinances.48
“Hosea Stout Diary”,
typescript, 2:111; History of the Church, 7:.549‑51; Smith, ed.,
Heber C. Kimball Journal in An Intimate Chronicle; “Thomas Bullock Journal”;
The
weather was fine. At 12:20 p.m.,
William Miller returned to Nauvoo from Carthage, after his bogus arrest. He had been treated well. He had spent the night at Jacob Backenstos'
home. He reported that he could not
sleep well during the night because he was interrupted by Edmonds' continued
roars of laughter at the marshal's “discomfiture.” On the way back to Carthage on the stage, the driver told him
that the officers said it would be like searching for a needle in a hay mow
now, to find Brigham Young in Nauvoo.
All the
Twelve except Orson Hyde were absent from the temple for the majority of the
day.
At 5 p.m.,
Brigham Young came to the temple and a few other members of the Twelve. At 6 p.m., members of the High Council met
together in their room for prayer. At
11:20 p.m., the Twelve retired from the temple. Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball spent the night there.
A record
122 individuals received their temple ordinances on this day.49
History of
the Church, 7:551; Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal in An
Intimate Chronicle; “Thomas Bullock Journal”
The
Christmas morning was beautiful. The
sun shone bright upon a light covering of snow which fell during the
night. This Christmas day was spent by many
working and receiving ordinances in the temple.
At 12:15
p.m., George D. Grant brought word to Brigham Young through Heber C. Kimball
that the U.S. marshal was in the city again.
At 12:45 p.m., President Young and Elder Kimball left the temple.
For many,
the only Christmas activity was just a brief dinner with family and
friends. At 5 p.m., President Young
returned to the temple and remained there for an hour, overseeing and directing
the temple work.
Between
5:40 p.m. and 6:18 p.m., a number of
the Twelve came to the temple and at 6:40 p.m., they met in Brigham Young's
room for prayer and council. They
discussed the western country and united in prayer. The Twelve decided that George D. Watt should be sent to Scotland
on a mission with his family.50
Afterwards they administered to Bishop George Miller, who was ill. The meeting closed at 8 p.m.
During
this time, the High Council also met in their room in the temple. They prayed for the prosperity and
deliverance of the Twelve and the whole church. The High Priests also met in their room in prayer.
At 10:20
p.m., the work ceased and it was announced that no more ordinances would be
performed for awhile. President Young,
Elder Kimball and a few others remained in the temple for the night.
On this
Christmas day, 107 people received their temple ordinances.51
History of
the Church, 7:551; Sailing “The Old Ship Zion:” The Life of
George D. Watt by Ronald G. Watt, BYU Studies, 18:48; “Hosea Stout Diary”;
Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal in An Intimate Chronicle
It was a
cold day. There were officers in town looking
for members of the Twelve and others.
They intended to search the temple for those that they wanted. In the morning, Hosea Stout loaded his
pistols and took them to the temple.
When he arrived at the temple, he found out that all the workers were in
a meeting.
At 11:30
a.m., Brigham Young called a meeting together in the Celestial Room. Heber C. Kimball, Orson Pratt and a few
other temple workers were present. He
told them that no temple work would be performed on this day, and that they
would all be dismissed except for the door keepers and John L. Butler who would
serve as fireman. Sisters Mercy R.
Thompson and Eliza R. Snow were permitted to remain to do some sewing. He told them that no more temple work would
be performed, and that if it did start up again, it would be because the Lord
is merciful and gracious. The High
Council and High Priests would be permitted to meet for prayers, coming through
the back way, through the office door.
Temple
work up to that point was performed in groups of quorums, the Seventies and
High Priests. President Young stated
that when the work would start up again, they should not pay any attention to
what quorum a man belonged, that they all had been ordained to the Melchizedek
Priesthood.
He felt
impressed to rest a few days, and to let the temple rest. There had been 986 people who had received
their ordinances. There should no
longer be cooking and eating going on in the rooms. The rooms needed to be cleared of their clutter. No one would be allowed to come in the rooms
unless invited. He wanted no more
cutting and sewing of temple clothes in the temple. He closed his remarks at 12 noon, when the temple bell rang.52
At 3 p.m.,
President Young and Bishop Miller confirmed Robert B. Barnes and Norman Barnes
who had been baptized on this day. At 6
p.m., the Twelve, High Council, High Priests, and Presidents of Seventies met
for prayer in their rooms.
Sheriff
Backenstos came into the Temple by the back stairs into Heber C. Kimball's room
for a conference with members of the twelve.
He told them about recent events in Carthage, how William Miller posed
as Brigham Young.
Brigham
Young and Heber C. Kimball left the temple at 8 p.m. and did not return that
night. Some sisters remained sewing and
washing temple clothes.
A son,
Loren Scovill Glazier, was born to Shepherd and Rosetta Glazier.53
History of
the Church, 7:553; “Hosea Stout Diary”, typescript, 2:112‑13;
Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal in An Intimate Chronicle; “Thomas
Bullock Journal”
The
weather was cold, but pleasant. Orson Pratt
was the only member of the Twelve in the temple.
At 10:15
a.m., the U.S. Deputy Marshal Roberts from Springfield came into the temple
with Brother Almon W. Babbitt. He was
freely admitted into every part of the Temple that he desired to go. He went into the tower, on the roof, and
into the attic story. While viewing the
city from the tower, he expressed his astonishment at its magnificence and said
considering the “unfavorable circumstances” with which the people had been
surrounded, it seemed almost impossible that so much should have been
accomplished. He went into the
Celestial Room where he examined the portraits on the walls. He asked whose portraits they were, but did
not obtain any correct information. He
removed his boots and hat when requested before going into certain rooms. After remaining for about a half hour, he
left the temple.
At 2 p.m.,
Marshal Roberts returned with Sheriff Backenstos and a gentleman from New
Orleans. They visited the middle story
and the tower, and left about a half hour later.
There were
many busy activities taking place in Nauvoo.
David Candland54 purchased some
crimson cloth in the morning for the new temple altar. Sisters Thompson and Snow were engaged in
sewing the covering. Sister Barns was
busy ironing temple clothes. Lewis
Robbins55 was cleaning various
rooms in the temple. Hans C. Hanson was
sewing tent cloth together. Peter
Hanson was translating the Book of Mormon into Danish. Orson Pratt was making Astronomical
calculations. Thomas Bullock had a
severe pain in his bowls. He drank
pepper tea and cayenne. He also had a
hot brick put at his feet, but continued to feel chilly.
William
Miller and Marilla Johnson were married.56
In the evening
several of the Twelve came to the temple and met in prayer in President Young's
room at 6:45 p.m. Orson Hyde showed up late.
President Young asked him why he was always so late. Elder Hyde replied that officers had been
watching his house. After prayer, they
discussed various topics including California and they read from Lansford W.
Hastings, Pioneer Trek West.57
The High
Priests met for prayer at 6 p.m. They
prayed that the Twelve would be protected from their enemies and that all
faithful Saints may be permitted to receive their temple ordinances.
At 9:35
p.m., the Twelve met in council and selected the names of those who would be
called to labor in the temple during the next week.
Brigham Young,
Heber C. Kimball and a number of others remained in the temple all night.
History of
the Church, 7:554; Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal in An
Intimate Chronicle; “Thomas Bullock Journal”; Nibley, Exodus to
Greatness, 88
The
weather was warmer, and thawing occurred. At 10:30 a.m. a large congregation of
about two hundred people assembled in the attic of the temple for a
meeting. They could not all fit into
the Celestial Room (east room), so the canvas partitions were withdrawn for the
other compartments, and the side rooms were filled with people. The meeting was opened with prayer by Elder
Parley P. Pratt. They then sang “The
morning breaks the shadows flee” and “Come to me.”
President
Brigham Young addressed the congregation on matters pertaining to the
endowment. He announced that they would
not be able to hold another public meeting in the attic because of too much
weight placed on the floor. The walls
had started to crack and some doors were not able to be shut anymore. He feared that the weight would injure the
roof. Assignments were made to obtain
one thousand cords of wood for the temple, to be cut from islands on the river.
The
sacrament was administered. The group
sang “Glorious things of thee are spoke.”
Elder Amasa Lyman blessed the bread which was passed by Charles C. Rich
and Bishop George Miller. The wine was
blessed by Elder Parley P. Pratt. While
the wine was passed, the congregation sang “Adam Ondi Ahman.”
Elder
Heber C. Kimball spoke and cautioned the brethren and sisters not to tell people that the Twelve were in the
temple. Elder Parley P. Pratt also had
a few words on this point. Elder
Kimball asked the congregation to take a vote on a motion for the people to
hold their tongues on matters of the temple.
Wild stories had been circulating regarding events in the temple. President Young said, “all that are in favor
of this signify it by holding your tongues when you go away from here.” Prayer was held and then they sang a hymn. The closing prayer was offered by Elder
Orson Hyde.
At 6 p.m.,
the High Council met for prayer in the temple.
They prayed for the sick in town and for Brigham Young, as the leader of
the Church.
A number
of children were born on this day. A
son, Thomas Bacon, was born to Chancey and Celestia Bacon in La Harpe.58
A son, Enoch Farr, was born to Lorin and Nancy Farr.59
A son, Jacob Hancock, was born to Solomon and Phoebe Hancock.60
Just after
dark, three of the state troops stationed at Carthage came into town with a man
named Noah Miles, whom they wished to deliver to the proper officers. He was charged with swindling several people
out of their property, such as horses, wagons, and pistols.
Hosea
Stout held a meeting in the evening with the police. He announced to the men that they would need to increase the
guard, according to instructions from Brigham Young. This was agreed to, but it would impact the work being done in
constructing wagons.
Brigham
Young, his wife and a child, Heber C. Kimball, his wife and a child, and
several others spent the night in the temple.
History of
the Church, 7:555; “Hosea Stout Diary”, typescript, 2:113;
Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal in An Intimate Chronicle, “Thomas
Bullock Journal”;
The
weather was warm, which caused thawing.
It was temple cleaning day. In
the morning, Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball helped their wives clean the
temple. The carpets in the attic story
were taken up and shook. The floors
were swept, stoves blacked, trees and shrubbery arranged, and the furniture
rearranged.
Several
men went to the home of Bishop George Miller in the morning. Some went into his house. It was suspected they were trying to arrest
him, but even though Bishop Miller was with them all the time, none of them
knew him, and none of the brethren let them know who he was. Brigham Young called Hosea Stout to the
temple. He asked Brother Stout to raise
a guard of fifty mounted horsemen to patrol Nauvoo.
At 2 p.m.,
word was brought to Brigham Young that a company of State soldiers was in town
from Carthage. They came up the hill,
went around the east end and north side of the temple. They stopped at the house of George Miller
and asked some questions. It turned out
that they were searching for hogs that were said to be stolen from a Mr.
Davidson Hibbard.61 While Hosea Stout was organizing his mounted
guard, he noticed these men. He had six
to eight men follow the soldiers at every turn keeping close watch. Finally, the soldiers wanted to know why the
men were following them. They were told
that they, too, were hunting for stolen property. The captain asked if they were trying to insult him. He was told that the soldiers had in their
company a man by the name of Hill who was guilty of murder and house burning
and that they intended to watch him.
The troops then left Nauvoo for Carthage and were followed to the edge
of the city.
At 3:15
p.m., Noah Rogers arrived home from his mission to the Society Islands
(Tahiti). He had traveled the last leg
of his journey on foot, all the way from Kentucky. He came up to the temple office (Heber C. Kimball's room). He brought a Mr. Tower, a fellow passenger
on board his ship whom he baptized.
Brother Rogers brought a favorable report on the progress of the gospel
on the islands. (See November 13,
1845.)
At 3:40
p.m., ordinances resumed. A session was
conducted for twelve sisters, Diantha Farr Clayton (wife of William Clayton),
Belinda Marden Pratt (wife of Parley P. Pratt), Lucy Very Flanigan (wife of
Thomas Flanigan), Lucy Walker Kimball (wife of Heber C. Kimball), Louisa Cutler
Rappleye (wife of Tunis Rappleye), Nancy Clement Smith (wife of George A.
Smith), Lucy Smith (wife of George A. Smith), Zilpha Starks Smith (wife of
George A. Smith), Caroline Smith (daughter of John Smith), Harriet Cook Young
(wife of Brigham Young), Louisa Beman Young (wife of Brigham Young), and Emily
Partridge Young (wife of Brigham Young).
At 6
p.m. the high council, high priests,
and seventies met in their rooms for prayer.
At 6:10 p.m., Brigham Young ordered to have the lights taken out of the
temple stair case because it was rumored that the troops were trying to get into
the temple. It turned out to be a false
alarm. The city was in a state of high
alert. The city guard was doubled.
At 10
p.m., the Twelve met for prayer in Brigham Young's room. They prayed for deliverance from their
enemies and that they might be spared to give all the faithful Saints their
endowments.
After
prayer, most of the Twelve went home.
Amasa Lyman laid down on the sofa.
Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball went into the tower and onto the roof
for a half hour. Before he retired,
President Young spent an hour reading Captain Fremont's book.
Governor
Ford penned an alarming letter to Sheriff Backenstos in reply to a letter that the
governor had recently received from him.
He let the Sheriff know that he had nothing to do with the recent
attempt by U.S. marshals to arrest
Brigham Young. (They were tricked and
arrested the wrong man.) To his knowledge, no state troops were used. The U.S.
marshal had made a demand to use the troops, but he was refused. He mentioned that it was assumed that if
anyone went unattended to Nauvoo to arrest one of the Church leaders, that they
would be murdered. Thus, he did not
think that any state troops were used.
He
mentioned that this event would now bring the Church and the United States
government into collision for the first time.
He guessed that President Polk would order one or two regiments of the
army to go to Nauvoo, to make the arrests.
He also supposed that the government would try to prevent the Mormons
from going west of the Rocky Mountains.
It was rumored that the Mormons would join the British if they went west
and be more trouble then ever. When the
government did send a large force to Nauvoo, he supposed that the Church
leaders would become fugitives or have to submit to a trial.
History of
the Church, 7:556; Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal in An
Intimate Chronicle; Black, Membership
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints: 1830‑1848;
“Thomas Bullock Journal”
The
weather was pleasant. A large number of
people showed up at an early hour at the temple, ready to receive their temple
ordinances.
At 11
a.m., Almon Babbitt came into the temple and reported that the marshal had left
Carthage, for Springfield, and there would be no more danger of arrests. Bishop Miller stayed in the temple all day,
fearing that he would be arrested. At 4
p.m., Brigham Young left the temple and returned at 5:25 p.m.
Parley P.
Pratt spent time forming a schedule for a pioneer company of one thousand men,
to travel ahead of the main body of the church, to find a proper location and
put in seed early in the summer.
At 8:30
p.m., temple ordinances ceased. It was
thought proper to have a time of recreation.
A number of people gathered in the east room (Celestial Room). Brother
Hans Hanson was invited to produce his violin, with Elisha Averett,62 his flute. They played several lively dancing tunes. A French Four (square dance) was
started. The first one was opened by
Brigham Young, Sister Whitney, Heber C. Kimball and Sister Lewis. Soon the whole floor was covered with
dancers. After an hour of dancing,
several songs were sung. Sister Whitney,
at the invitation of Brigham Young, sang with the gift of tongues and her
husband, Bishop Newel Whitney interpreted.
Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball also spoke in a foreign tongue. After conversations, the evening was closed
by prayer offered by Brigham Young.
Clarissa
Harriman died. She was the wife of
Henry Harriman, one of the Presidents of the Seventies.
Eighty‑eight
persons received ordinances on this day.63
About this
time, an anonymous sister wrote a song, “Early This Spring We Leave Nauvoo.”
Early this
spring we leave Nauvoo
And on our
journey we’ll pursue.
We’ll go
and bid the mob farewell
And let
them go to heaven or hell.
So on the
way to California:
In the
spring we’ll take our journey
Far above
Arkansas’ fountains pass
Between
the Rocky Mountains.
The
mobocrats have done their best,
Old Sharp
and Williams with the rest.
They’ve
burnt our houses and our goods
And left
our sick folk in the woods.
Below
Nauvoo on the green plains,
They burnt
our houses and our grains.
And if
fought, they were hell bent
To raise
for help the government.
The old
settlers that first cleared the soil,
They
thought they would take a spoil.
And at
first they did begin,
But not
much money did bring in.
Old
Governor Ford, his mind so small,
He’s got
no room for soul at all.
If heaven
and hell should do their best,
He neither
could be damned or blessed.
Backenstos,
his mind so large
Upon the
mob, he made a charge;
Some three
or four he did shoot down
And left
them dying on the ground.
The old
state marshall came to town
And
searched our temple up and down.
He told
the Saints that he had come
And
brought a writ for Brigham Young.
Old Major
Warren came to town--
He rode
our city up and down
And
searched for hogs like a good fellow,
And at
last was found in Hibbard’s cellar.
So out of
the way, you old state marshall,
You can’t
get the Twelve Apostles;
So out of
the way, old Major Warren,
You can’t
come it over the Mormons.
Now since
it’s so we have to go
And leave
the City of Nauvoo,
I hope
you’ll all be strong and stout,
And then
no mob can back you out.
The temple
shining silver bright
And
Christ’s own glory gives the light;
High on
the mountains we will rear
A standard
to the nations far.
History of
the Church, 7:557‑8; Smith, ed., Heber C. Kimball Journal
in An Intimate Chronicle; “Thomas Bullock Journal”; Holzapfel, Women
of Nauvoo, 143-44
1Joseph Grafton Hovey was
baptized into the Church in 1839. He
later was one of the first settlers of Millville, Utah and he was called as the
Bishop of Millville in 1860.
2Lewis was previously a bodyguard
for Joseph Smith. He arrived in Utah in
1851 and settled in Provo.
3Achsa Thompson Cheney had been
a member of the Church since 1833.
Elijah Cheney was one of the two elders who first preached a sermon to
Wilford Woodruff. Elder Woodruff said of
their preaching, “I truly felt that it was the first gospel sermon that I had
ever herd. I thought it was what I had
long been looking for I could not feel it my duty to leeve the house without
bearing my witness to the truth before the people.” Elijah later died in Centerville, Utah, in 1863.
4William Henry Kimball was
nineteen years old at this time.
William would later serve a mission to England in 1854. He drove the mail between Salt Lake City and
Park City from 1870 - 1885. He helped
settle Parley’s Park, Utah.
5Hiram S. Kimball was the son of
Phineas and Abigail Kimball (no relation to Heber C. Kimball). He was baptized into the Church in
1843. He was later called to serve a
mission to the Sandwich Islands in 1863.
While traveling to his mission, the steamer Ada Hancock exploded
killing forty passengers including Elder Kimball.
6Benjamin Clapp was
later excommunicated in 1859 and died in California. Elder Rockwood remained faithful and Jedediah M. Grant later
served as a counselor to President Brigham Young.
7Charles Robinson would later
die of sickness on a mission to the Southern States in 1883. His father would serve as a councilman of
Salt Lake City.
8George Washington
Langley later would be the captain of the first company to cross the
Mississippi River on the ice. He built
the first adobe house at Salt Lake City.
He died in 1850 and was the first man buried in Salt Lake Cemetery.
9The Stouts were living in the
Heber C. Kimball home. Allen Stout
served as a body guard for Elder Kimball and was to be on hand at a minute's
warning if anything should take place that needed his help.
10Anson Call was
baptized into the Church in 1834. He
would later serve as the bishop of the Bountiful Ward in Utah. He also would
serve as a counselor in the Davis Stake Presidency.
11Later in 1849, Orson
Pratt would receive a letter regarding Mary Bayliss: “Dear Brother Pratt. I
write to inform you of two remarkable cases of healing which took place in the
village of Barrow, in the county of Gloucester. First; a young female, by the name of Mary Bayliss, was very
violently seized with the black fever, so that she was not expected to
live. Brother and Sister Bayliss sent
for a servant of God from a neighboring village, called by the name of George
Curtis, who came and prayed for and laid hands upon her in the name of Jesus,
and she was healed, and the next day she was up, to the astonishment of the
people. This occurred on the 7th of
June, 1848.”
12Thomas Bullock was
probably comparing copies, because during the next few weeks he spent time
making copies of blessings.
13James Clinger would
later settle in Lake View, Utah, and would be arrested in 1888.
14David Fullmer joined
the church in 1836. He is mentioned in
D&C 124:132, served as a city councilman in Nauvoo, a member of the high
council, and was a captain of a wagon company.
He would later go to Utah in 1850 and serve as the president of the Salt
Lake Stake from 1852‑1856. He
died in 1879. Sarah Banks joined the church in 1843.
15Willard Bullock
would live through the winter, but sadly would die in 1847 at Winter Quarters.
16John F. Boynton was
one of the original Twelve Apostles.
Among the people John F. Boynton baptized were Lorenzo Snow and Jedediah
M. Grant. In 1837, he fell into apostacy
during the economic difficulties in Kirtland, Ohio. He turned against Joseph Smith and was cut off from the Quorum
and the Church. Later, in 1853, he was
appointed by the government to make a trip to California on a geological
surveying expedition. During the Civil
War, he was employed in the invention of torpedoes and other weapons of
war. By 1886, he had his name on 36
U.S. patents. He died in Syracuse, New
York in 1890.
17When Emma later saw this letter in the paper, she fired off a letter to
General Bennet. “I never was more
confounded with a misrepresentation than I am with that letter, and I am
greatly perplexed that you should entertain the impression that the document
should be a genuine production of mine. How could you believe me capable of so
much treachery, as to violate the confidence reposed in him, and bring your
name before the public in the manner that letter represents?”
Emma later wrote to the paper, “Sir: I wish to inform you, and the
Public through your paper, that the letter published Tuesday morning, December
9th, is a forgery, the whole of it, and I hope that this notice will put a stop
to all such communications. EMMA
SMITH.”
This true letter from Emma never did appear in The
New York Sun, but a copy was published in the Times and Seasons on
January 15, 1846. The Twelve would
later discuss this incident in a council meeting and conclude that Bennet was
the true author of the forged letter.
Bennet would continue to publish letters in the paper for some time.
18Joseph C. Kingsbury
was baptized into the Church in 1832, at Kirtland, Ohio. He would later serve
as the bishop of the Second Ward in Salt Lake City.
19Willard Snow was
baptized into the Church in 1833 by Orson Pratt. He would later be the first missionary to die on a foreign
mission. He died on board a ship
sailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Hull, Yorkshire, England in 1853.
20David Brinton was
away on a mission. David was one of the
first settlers of Parowan, Utah. He
later filled two more mission. David
died in 1878 in Big Cottonwood, Utah.
21Gustavus was one of
the trustees of the Mercantile and Mechanical Association in Nauvoo. The family would settle in Salt Lake City.
22Also endowed on this
day were: Joseph and Hannah Fielding,
Jane Young, Henry and Clarissa Harriman, Benjamin and Mary Clapp, William and
Sarah Crosby, Lucian and Ann Foster, Miles and Elizabeth Romney, Jedediah M.,
Rachel and Caroline Grant, Levi and Clarissa Hancock, Willard and Melvina Snow,
Albert and Nancy Rockwood, William and Lydia Huntington (Edward Partridge's
widow), Aaron Johnson, Henry and Jane Sherwood, and Zerah Pulsipher.
23Many of those who
had received their endowments during the past three days had also received them
during the lifetime of Joseph Smith.
Joseph Fielding explained that now it was “given in a more perfect
manner because of better convenience.”
During Joseph Smith's lifetime, temple ordinances were administered in
four locations: Joseph Smith's first
home in Nauvoo (“Old Homestead”), the Mansion House, Brigham Young's home, and
the “Red Brick” store. In the first
three locations there was very limited space.
In the store, the large open upper floor was set up using canvas
partitions similar to the setup in the Nauvoo Temple. Both Brigham Young and Lucius N. Scovil mentioned that Joseph was
concerned about the size of the upper room in the store, which prevented him
from presenting a perfect representation of the endowment rooms for the
temple. The Nauvoo Temple attic was two
and a half times bigger than the floor space at the store.
24Among those
were: Elijah and Cherizade Averett,
Samuel and Lettice Bent, Thomas and Anna Burdock, Albert and Rhoda Carrington,
Isaac and Phoebe Chase, William Cutler, Philo and Hannah Dibble, George and
Elizabeth Grant, Peter O. Hansen, Hans Hanson, Peter and Charlotte Haws, Andrew
and Hannah Lytle, John and Christina Lytle, Joseph and Phebe Knight, Newel and
Lydia Knight, William and Phebe Miller, John and Elizabeth Mills, Franklin D.
and Jane Richards, Lucius and Lura Scovil, Daniel and Mary Spencer, Ruth Wright
Stoddard (wife of Lyman Stoddard), Samuel Whitney, Lorenzo Dow Young, Phineas
Young, Nancy Robinson Young (wife of Alphonzo Young)
25Elizabeth would
later marry Don Carlos Snow in 1862.
They would settle in Provo, Utah.
26Daniel McArther
would later serve two missions to England and was one of the first settlers of
St. George, Utah. He served as the
bishop of the St. George Third Ward, and later the stake president of the St.
George Stake.
27The Daniels would
later settle in Provo, Utah. In 1855
they would split up when Aaron desired to leave Utah for California. Hannah married Abraham O. Smoot late in her
life.
28The Cummings family
would settle in Salt Lake City.
29James Davenport
would be in the first company of saints to arrive in the valley and the family
would settle in Richmond, Utah.
30John Banks later
broke away from the Church in 1861 and helped organize a church that believed
Joseph Moriss to be a prophet. Banks
was among those killed in a shootout with the Morrisites in 1862, in Weber
County, Utah.
31The following people
received their endowments: Jesse and
Sarah Baker, Ezra T and Pamelia Benson, Sophia Foster Burgess, Robert Burton,
Huldah Butler, John Lowe Buter, Thomas Callister, Daniel and Margaret Carn,
Simeon and Lydia Carter Charlotee Chase, Diana Chase, Ezra and Tirza Chase,
Stephen and Doryanne Chase, Thadeus Cutler, George and Dorcas Dykes, Winslow
and Oliver Farr, David and Rhoda Fullmer, John and Mary Ann Fullmer, Peter and Susannah
Fullmer, Daniel and Margaret Garn, Gibson Gates, Jacob and Mary Gates, Thomas
and Caroline Grover, John and Martha Herrington, Abigal Chase Hubbard, Edward
and Ann Hunter, Jesse and Kiziah Hunter, Lyman Littlefield, Reuben and Rhoda
Miller, John Murdock, Freeman and Hulda Nickerson, Joseph and Mary Nobel,
Horace Owens, William and Mary Redfield, Phinehas and Wealthy Richards, Asahel
and Elizabeth Smith, Elias and Lucy Smith, Hosea and Louisa Stout, Samuel and
Ruth Williams, Lewis and Nancy Wilson,
32Among those
were: Elizabeth Haven Barlow, Elizabeth
Oates Burton, Charlotte Woods Carter, Augusta Adams Cobb, Howard and Tamson
Parshley Egan, Lorin Farr, Appleton Harmon, Jesse Harmon, Jesse Pierce and Anna
Parns Harmon, John Harmon, Isaac Higbee, Joseph and Martha Webster Hovey,
Charles Hubbard, Noah Hubbard, Sarah E. Hubbard, John Kay, Dorcas Moore
Kingsbury, Sophrona Harmon Kimball (Heber C. Kimball's wife), Abigail Pitkin
Kimball (Heber C. Kimball's wife), Laura Pitkin Kimball (Heber C. Kimball's wife),
Elam Luddington, Sylvia Session Lyon, William and Elizabeth Henerson Matthews,
Thomas and Mahala Higley Moor, Stephen Markham, William Markham, Warren and
Hannah Hogaboom Markham, Catherine Jones Markham (wife of Warren Markham),
Phylote Green Pack, John and Julie Ives Pack, John and Almedia Roundy Parker,
Morris and Sarah Thompson Phelps, George and Amanda Egleston Pitkin, Jared
Roundy, David Sessions, Perrigrine Sessions, John and Elizabeth Menery Scott,
Eliza R. Snow, Charles and Julie Hooker Shumway, James and Agness Taylor,
Chauncey Webb, Clark Whitney, Elizabeth Moore Whitney (wife of Newel K.
Whitney), and Ellen Rockwood Young.
33John Pack would
later be in the original pioneer company that arrived in Salt Lake Valley, in
1847. He helped to build Chase's mill
in Liberty Park, built the first dancing hall in Utah, in which Livingston and
Kincaid opened the first store. In 1856
he helped to settle Carson Valley, Nevada and was a member of the Deseret
Agricultural and Manufacturing Society.
34These letters were
probably in response to the alarming news received on December 11, from Samuel
Brannan, that some government officials wanted to stop the Saints from moving
west.
35Lewis and Ann March
Abbot, Edson Barney, Jonathan and Susanna Kinsey Beckelshymer, John and Jane
Holmes Benbow, Edmund and Ann Kelly Bosley, William and Nancy Gibbs Cahoon,
Thirza Stiles Cahoon (wife of Reynolds Cahoon), Margaret Moon Clayton (wife of
William Clayton), Bradford and Ann Dunlap Elliot, John and Lydia Pullin Fidoe, Elijah
and Anna Chaffee Fordham, Thomas Gates Sr, Archibald Newell and Isabell Hood
Hill, Daniel Currie Hill, Elizabeth Hill, Samuel and Jane Haynes Heath,
Margaret Bryce Hill (Wife of John Hill), Levi and Angeline Myers Jackman,
William and Elizabeth Cottom Moss, Martha Browett Hyde (wife of Orson Hyde),
Mary Ann Price Hyde (wife or Orson Hyde), William and Mary Watters Kay, Martha
McBride Knight (wife of Vinson Knight), George and Mary Turner Langley,
Tarleton Lewis, Asa and Sarah Davis Lyman, Elijah Newman, Losana Newman,
Charles and Peggy Campbell Patten, Ezekiel and Electa Buck Peck, Hezekiah and
Martha Long Peck, Calvin and Sally Seavey Pendleton, Ashael and Polly Chadwick
Perry, Albert and Catherine Petty, William and Cornelia Devine Pitt, Chandler
and Amanda Hollister Rogers, Noble Rogers, Mary Bates Rogers (wife of Noah
Rogers), Almon and Lois Cutler Sherman, Susannah Ogden Bigler Smith (wife of
George A. Smith), Elizur Terill, James and Jane Marshall Whitehead, John and
Electa Sherman Whitesides.
36Robert T. Burton
would later serve as second counselor to the Presiding Bishop Edward Hunter and
first counselor to Presiding Bishop William B. Preston. He would die in 1907, at Salt Lake City,
Utah.
37Among them
were: Margaret McMeans Adkins (wife of
Charles Adkins), Caleb and Nancy Kingsbury Baldwin, Orice Burnham, Ormond
Butler, Solomon Chamberlain, Delia Richardson Curtis (wife of Naham Curtis),
Jabez Durfee, Wilber and Harriet Beard Earl, Catherine Essex, William Foy,
Esther Gheen, Charles and Margaret Hulet, Sylvester Hulet, Daniel S. Jackson,
Benjamin and Melissa Bloomfield Johnson, LeBaron Johnson, Alice Gheen Kimball
(wife of Heber C. Kimball), Amanda Gheen Kimball (wife of Heber C. Kimball),
Rosina Lyman, Paulina Phelps Lyman (wife of Amasa Lyman), Elijah Malin, Eliza
Malin, Sarah Malin, Alexander McRae, William and Millesant Osborn Parks, Thomas
M. Pearson, David and Elizabeth Alden Pettigrew, Robert and Hannah Havey
Pierce, Thomas Pierce, Charles Price, Eliss and Rachel Roberts Sanders, William
and Mary Miles Sanger, Mary Pew Scott (wife of John Scott), Abraham O. Smoot,
Persis Cole Stiles (wife of John Stiles), Lyman Stoddard, Marinda Bennett Stout
(wife of Hosea Stout), Thomas and Mary Derbyshire Travis, Mary Utley Taylor
(wife of John Taylor), Emiline Shepherd Waterman (wife of John Waterman), Jacob
and Maria Malin Weiler, Margaret Peirce Whiteside, Stephen and Nancy Case
Winchester, Stephen Winchester Jr., David and Mary Hoops Yearsley, Alphonso
Young, Jacob and Sarah Forstner Zundel
38Samuel Brannan would
later take a large group of saints on the Brooklyn around Cape Horn to
California. Oliver Cowdery was not
among the passengers.
39Oliver Cowdery would
later be rebaptized into the Church in 1848 and he hoped to move west. He would die in Richmond, Missouri on March
3, 1850.
40These included: Isaac and Julia Taylor Allred, William and
Emeline Stewart Anderson, Sarah Witt (future wife of Elisha Averett), Zimri and
Eunice Seabey Baxter, Rebecca Billington, Ruth Boiser, Martha Bowker, George and
Mary Graves Brayton, Samuel and Lydia Lathrop, Vernon and Mercy Simons Bruce,
William and Mary Wilson Carmichael, Margaret Loye Clapp, Sarah Kingsley
Cleveland (wife of John Cleveland), Jonathan and Caroline Barnes Crosby,
Addison and Orpha Redfield Everett, Stephen and Julia Clark Farnsworth,
Lucretia Fulton, Philena Hasting Fulton (wife of Nathan Fulton), Phebe Palmer,
William Gray, Harvey and Jane Rich Green, Caleb Haight, Hector and Julia Van
Orden Haight, Isaac and Eliza Snyder Haight, Adeline Hendrickson, Sarah Maria
Johnson, Huldah Barnes Kimball (wife of Heber C. Kimball), Martha McBride
Knight (wife of Vinson Knight), George Laub, Asahel and Jane Peacock Lathrop,
Abigail Shaffer Lee (wife of John D. Lee), Stephen Longstroth, Wandle and
Margaret Merkle Mace, Moses Martin, Edward and Clarissa Miller, Lydia Moon,
Horace and Sally Lane Owens, Jane Freeman Pea (wife of John Pea), John and
Elizabeth Knighton Pea, Hannah Peacock, William Waterman and Lydia Brewster
Phelps, David and Fanny McAtherton Redfield, Margaret Riding, Jeremiah Robey
Sr., Jeremiah and Ruth Robey, Joseph and Clarissa Terry Schofield, Marcia Abbot
Sherwood (wife of Henry Sherwood), Jackson and Mary Owens Smith, Julia Smith,
Lorenzo and Charlotte Squires Snow, Robert and Julia Treby Stone, William and
Helnora Graham Symmonds, Mary Oakley Taylor (wife of John Taylor), William and
Julia Haight Van Orden, Alice Hurst Wallwork (wife of William Wallwork), Salmon
Warner, Henry and Frances Kelly Wilson, Aivin and Mary Judd Winegar, Sarah Witt,
and Gad and Sophia Sanburn Yale
41These included:
Charles and Eliza Tibbits Allen, Reuben and Lucy Butler Allred, Josiah and
Elizabeth Bliss Arnold, John and Rebecca Hobland Averett, Wilmer Benson, Ann
Fox Benson, Benjamin and Susanna Joyce Boyce, Thomas and Henrietta Bullock,
Hannah Calkins (wife of Israel Calkins) Elvira Randall Clapp, Lorenzo and
Beulah Rodgers Clark, Catharine Reese Clawson, Maria Thompson Crosby (wife of
David Crosby), Heber Davenport, Simeon and Margaret Snyder Dunn, Cynthia Durfee,
Alzina Durfey Dykes (wife of George Dykes), Mary Jordan Ensign (wif of Samuel
Ensign), James and Elizabeth Myers Glines, Stephen and Zeruah Roby Goddard,
Gilbert and Abigail Goldsmith, Samuel and Ovanda Fuller Gully, Madison and
Chelnetia Smith Hambleton, Alvira Smith Hendricks (wife of William Henricks),
Joseph and Sarepta Blodgett Heywood, Rebecca Greenleaf Holman, Pamela Holman,
William and Carolyn Clark Huntington, Benjamin and Ann Stout Jones, Abraham and
Patience Pierce Palmer, Morgan and Polly Lovell Phelps, Stephen and Mary
Wheeler Luce, Paulina Phelps Lyman (wife of Amasa Lyman), William and Sarah
Coles Major, Duncan and Susan McKeen McArthur, Melissa Smith Mott (wife of
Stephen Mott), William and Margaret Nichols Pace, James and Lucinda Strickland
Pace, Tunis Rappleye, Enoch and Hannah Harvey Reese, Ruth Reese, Daniel and
Hannah Walton Repsher, Eliza Graves Rich (wife of Charles C. Rich), Sarah Pea
Rich (wife of Charles C. Rich), Sarah Peck Rich (wife of Charles C. Rich), Mary
Phelps Rich (wife of Charles C. Rich), Elijah Sabin, Cynthia Bent Shurtliff,
Cynthia Nobel Shurtliff (wife of Luman Shurtliff), Warren and Amanda Barnes
Smith, William Smith, Sarah Prichard Snow (wife of Lorenzo Snow), Harriet
Squires Snow (wife of Lorenzo Snow), Claudius and Marie Spencer, Hiram and
Emily Thompson Spencer, Roswell and Polly Doyle Stevens, Allen Stout, Martha
Jones Thomas (wife of David Thomas), Daniel Thomas, Theodore and Frances
Kimberley Turley, Frances Amelia Turley, Mary Ann Turley, Priscilla Turley, Andrew
and Hannah Allred Whitlock.
42George Mayer’s
family would settle in Salt Lake City and Spanish Fork, Utah. He later served a mission to Switzerland.
43The Belnaps would
later settle in the Ogden area where Gilbert would serve as the sheriff. In 1877 he would be called as the bishop of
the new Hooper Ward.
44Joseph would later
settle in Kanosh, Utah and would be an Indian fighter, pony express and mail
carrier. He would serve 12 years as a
constable. In 1889, Joseph would serve
time in prison for plural marriage.
Lewis Barney would die in 1894, in Colorado.
45Isaac and Phebe
Beebe, Asenath Slafer Bent (wife of Samuel Bent), Curtis and Rebecca Bunker
Bolton, James and Esther Jones Brown, Esther Raper Brown (wife of James Brown
Jr.), Charles Burk, John and Keziah Van Benthuysen Burk, George and Sarah Smith
Burkett, Anson Call, Cyril and Sally Tiffany Call, Dominicus and Mary Durfee
Carter, Aaron and Mehitable Cheney, Graham and Hannah Heckman Coltrin, John and
Leah Coltrin, Zebedee and Mary Mott Coltrin, Frederick and Sarah Davis Cook,
Mary and William Cartright Covert, Lose Lathrop Cutler (wife of Alpheus
Cutler), Henry and Elizabeth Deam, John and Mary Downton, Edward and Eliza
Cowen Duzette, Edmund and Cornelia Sherman Fisher, Jacob and Margaret Mann
Foutz, Samuel Fowler, William Garner, Levi and Deborah Wing Gifford, Evan and
Susan Kent Greene, Hannah Tupper Grover (wife of Thomas Grover), Areot Hale,
Jonathan and Olive Boynton Hale, Jacob and Constantia Langdon Hutchinson,
Aseneth Jones, Nancy Young Kent (wife of Daniel Kent), Thomas and Margaret
Pisel Kington, Abel and Almira Lamb, Rachel Woolsey Lee (wife of John D. Lee),
Catherine Lewis, Betsey Mackley, John Mackley, Edward and Alice Clayton Martin,
Hugh and Polly McCall McLellin, Sarah McGill, Mary Bent Miles (wife of Ira
Miles), James and Elizabeth Haskins Newberry, Eliza Newberry, Harvey and Ann
Mingus Omstead, John and Hannah Ingersol Patton, Andrew and Jermima Whitson
Perkins, William and Dicey Ray Perkins, Mary Pitt, William and Wealthy Eddy
Pratt, Abi Burk Price (wife of Samuel Price), Ira and Sarah Harrington Rice,
Louisa Gordon Rising, Ira Royce, James and Mary Magill Sloan, Sarah Gibbons
Smoot (wife of Abraham O. Smoot), Garner and Sarah Hastings Snow, James and
Eliza Carter Snow, Levi and Melinda Howard Steward, Dexter and Barbara Redfield
Stillman, Helen Averet Thaxton (wife of James Thaxton), Alvah and Caroline
Beard Tippets, George Watt, Edwin and Mary Wickersham Wooley, Sarah Moore Wood,
Sarah Workman, Nancy Bean Williams (wife of Thomas Williams), William and Susan
Yocum.
46George Davis Grant
was the brother of Jedediah M. Grant.
George had spent time in Richmond jail with Joseph Smith in 1838. He served as a bodyguard for Joseph Smith.
He later settled in Davis County, Utah.
Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, was named after George D. Grant.
47Because of public
pressure, Theodore Turley had recently been released from prison on his false
counterfeiting charge.
48Adeline Andrus
Benson (wife of Ezra T. Benson), Mary Barker Brown (wife of Benjamin Brown),
Sarah Mumford Brown (wife of Benjamin Brown), Polly Thompson Brown (wife of
Benjamin Brown), Guy and Miranda Barnum, Job and Marica Collins Barnum, Nelson
and Amanda Bates, Phebe Matteson Bates (wife of Ormus Bates), Morilla Spink Bates
(wife of Ormus Bates), Anna Bowermater, Elizabeth Durfee Brackenbury (wife of
Joseph Brackenbury), Ann Brimhall,
Elizabeth Monroe Brotherton (wife of Joseph Brotherton), Alfred and Hester
Merritt Brown, Benjamin Brown, Daniel Carter, Harriet Carter, Gardner and
Delecta Farrer Clark, Huldah Clark, Raymond and Louisa Gill Clark, Benjamin and
Diana Cole Covey, William and Matilda Butcher Faussett, Rebecca Fausset, Josiah
and Nancy Bigler Flemming, Peter and Elizabeth Fory, Abigail Hale, Charles and
Julia Lockwood Hales, George and Sarah Gregory Hales, Jesse and Martha Hall
Haven, Samuel and Elizabeth Harris Henderson, John Higbee, Chandler and Eunice
Dunning Holbroook, Jonathan and Elvira Cowles Holmes, William and Elizabeth
Bullard Hyde, Julia Hills Johnson (wife of Ezekiel Johnson), Andrew Lamoreaux,
Catharine Lamoreaux, John Lamoreaux, Elisabeth Brotherton Pratt (wife of Parley
P. Pratt), Mary Wood Pratt (wife of Parley P. Pratt), William and Jane Gates
Manhard, William McClary, John McEwan, Henry and Elmira Pond Miller, Lucrettia
Johnson Miller (wife of William Miller), Miranda Jones Newton (wife of Nathan
Newton), Archibald and Abigail Salisbury Patten, Edward and Susanna Harcliffe
Rigby, Aseneth Hurlbut Sherman, Ransom and Mary Goodwin Shepard, Charles and
Sarah Price Smith, Mary Aikens Smith (wife of Silas Smith), Sophronia Smith
(Sister of the prophet Joseph Smith), Axy White Snow (wife of Erastus Snow),
Minerva White Snow (wife of Erastus Snow), John and Eliza Boswick Tanner, Annis
B. Thompson, Sarah Ann Voorhees, Rebecca White, Bushrod and Catharine Anderson
Wilson, Thomas and Mary Burrell Woolsey, George Wright, andJohn and Christina
Lautenschaeger Zundall.
49Benjamin Aber,
Randolph and Mryza Alexander, Joseph Allen, Milo and Abigail Daley Andrus, Truman
Angel, Phebe Morton Angel, Sarah Bedell Barker (wife of Samuel Barker), Stephen
and Deborah Barnum Blackman, A Vis Brown, Ebenezer Brown, Eliza Burgess,
Milissa Burton, Samuel and Hannah Burton, Daniel and Jane Amanda Spencer
Cahoon, Joseph Cain, Luman and Mehetable Russell Calkins, Orlando and Sarah Van
Blaracum Carter, Nancy Chapman, John and Mary Parker Chidester, Howard and
Martha Knowlton Coray, Jane Houston Collins (wife of C.H. Collins), George and Nancy Coulson, Frances
Cubertson, William and Sarah McKee Davis, Hiram and Permelia Bundy Dayton,
Lysander Dayton, Maria Dayton, Isaac Decker, Jane Denmon, Joel and Tirzah
Winters Drury, James Duncan, Perry Durfee, Prudence Fairchild, Elizabeth
Fairchild, Augustus Farnham, Joseph and Armilla Fletcher, Elisha and Lucy
Simmons Groves, Stephen and Eveline Carter Hales, Benjamin Hall, John and Lucy
Clark Hatfield, Alpheus and Adaline Haws, Lola Ann Haws, Gustavus and Elizabeth
Mansfield Hill, Peter and Sarah Mode Hofheinz, Isaac and Theodosia Keyes Houston,
Henry and Sylvia Huffman, Eunice Hyde, Heman and Polly Tilton Hyde, Joseph and
Elizabeth "Betsy" Knight Johnson, Azra and Lois Knapp Judd, Joseph
and Elizabeth Martin Kelting, John and Sally Killian, Sidney and Harriet
Barnham Knowlton, John and Sarah Carter Leek, Stephen and Fanny Fairchild Litz,
John and Rachel Anderson Loveless, John and Mary Wilcox Lowry, Avis Hill
McBride, David and Margaret Bell McCall, John and Katherine Mikesell, Artemus
and Almira Okely Millet, Joseph and Elizabeth Bassack Mount, Samuel and
Katherine Hisbit Mullimer, William and Mary LaFlesh Munjar, Samuel and Sarah
Bidell Parker, Martin and Mary Thorn Peck, James and Jane Sharp Rawlins, Steven
and Sybil Spencer Stevens, John and Molly Marston Sweat, William Taylor, John
and Jane Telford, Charles and Catharine Hank Thompson, Frederick and Lydia
Draper Van Leuven, Emily Whitmarsh, Catharine Wilkie, and Minerva Wood.
50Brother Watt did
leave on this mission with his family in the spring. He served in Scotland for the next five years. He would later go to Utah and was the
founding editor of the Journal of Discourses.
51Joseph and Lucy
Morely Allen, Hannah Dunham Allen (wife of Simeon Allen), Sally Avord, Ariah
and Margaret Brewer, Jane Bruce, Ormus Bates, Laura Beck, Isaac and Almina
Behunin, Jacob and Amy Chase Bigler, Elizabeth Degan Bushman (wife of Martin
Bushman), Maria Haven Burton (wife of Robert Burton), Israel and Lavinia
Wheller Calkins, Israel Calkins Sr., George Q. Cannon, Thomas and Betsey Maker
Carrico, John Chase, Sarah Clift, Jeter and Melissa Snow Clinton, Barnet and
Phebe Van Alstine Cole, John Cooley, Frederick and Emeline Whiting Cox,
Freeborn and Anna Knight DeMill, William and Lydia Lathrop Draper, Nancy
Redding Egan (wife of Howard Egan), Augustus and Mary Pottle Farnham, John W.
Farnham, John and Mary Hunt Forsgren, William Gallaher, John and Eliza Averett
Harvey, John and Judith Woodbury Haven, James and Beulah Sabin Hoyt, Martha
Hurlbutt Redding (wife of Jackson Redding), Margaret Johnson, Sophia Leland,
Truman Leonard, Lydia Snow Lewis (wife of John Lewis), Waldo and Mary Thompson
Littlefield, Melatiah and Ruth Grant Luce, Hiram and Elizabeth Armstrong Mace,
Joshua and Elizabeth Anderson Miller, Joseph and Hannah Tyler Meacham, Joshua
and Permela Chapman Mecham, Elizabeth Bouton Miller (wife of George Miller),
William and Jane Robb Muir, Jesse and Caroline Pinkham Nichols, Elizabeth
Gallaher Orton (wife of Amos Orton), Laura Owens, Harriet Parker, Samantha
Roundy Parker (wife of John Parker), Hezekiah and Jemima Smoot Peck, Stephen
and Rhoby Edwards Perry, Ann Price, Return Redden, Louisa Redding, Joseph Rice,
Joseph and Maria Wood Robinson, Jared Roundy, Joseph Sanders, Betsey Quimby
Roundy (wife of Shadrach Roundy), Luman and Altamine Gaylord Shirtliff, Eunice
Gaylord Shirtliff (wife of Luman Shirtliff), Francis and Isabella Bond Smith,
Samuel and Martishia Smoot Smith, Daniel and Clarinda Graves Stanton, Nathaniel
Taylor, Elizabeth Kaighin Taylor (wife of John Taylor), Surviah Taylor,
Parshall and Hannah Terry, Thomas and Rosetta Bull Thurston, Ortensia White
Truman (wife of Leonard Truman), Mary Gregson Watt (wife of George Watt), Sarah
Loveless Wight (wife of Charles Wight), Elijah and Mary McCumber Williams, Sarah
Williams, Elizabeth Barlett Woodbury (wife of Daniel Woodbury), Jeremiah
Woodbury, Charlotte Fox Woodworth (wife of Lucian Woodworth), and Araminta
Williams Woodworth (wife of Lucian Woodworth).
52These stern words
and measures were needed apparently because some men had been living in some
side rooms, cooking, sleeping, tending babies and bringing women who weren't
their wives into the rooms. There had
been many women and children who had received ordinances, who were not entitled
to the ordinances. There had been
people lounging about who had no particular duty to attend to. Order needed to be established in the temple
as large numbers of people received ordinances.
53The family would go
to Utah in 1851 and settle in Provo.
This boy would later serve on the Prove City Council, as chief of the
Provo Fire Department, and President of Timpanogos and Rock Canyon Water
Company.
54David Candland was
baptized into the Church in 1841, in London, England. In February, 1846, he left Nauvoo for a mission to England. Later, David Candland was an assistant stage
manager of the Deseret Dramatic Association in Utah. He later settled in Mt. Pleasant, Utah.
55Lewis Robbins was
baptized into the Church in 1832. He
later settled in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In 1864, he was accidentally killed, while quarrying rock near St.
George, Utah.
56William Miller later
would serve as the stake president of the Utah Stake.
57Lansford W. Hastings
journeyed to Oregon and on to California in 1842. He published his book in Cincinnati in 1845.
58Chancey Bacon came
to Utah in 1852 and settled in Pleasant Grove.
59Enoch Farr would
make his residence in Ogden and would serve a mission to the Sandwich Islands.
60Jacob Hancock would
later settle in Payson, Utah.
61These hogs were
later found to be hidden in Hibbard’s cellar!
62Elisha Averett
joined the Church in 1835. He had
helped with the construction of the Nauvoo Temple. He was a member of the martial band of the Nauvoo Legion. Elijah Everett was his twin brother.
63Nathaniel and Susan
Hammond Ashby, Eliza Dutcher Autercark (wife of Isaac Autercark), William and
Margaret Stephenson Blackhurst, David and Elizabeth Garrett Brinton, Eliphalet
and Rena Bristol, Welcome and Susan Risley Chapman, William Cottier, Nancy
Cressy, Daniel and Susan Moses Davis, Maria Davis, John Downing, Margaret Gheen
Downing (wife of James Downing), Elizabeth Young Ellsworth (wife of Edmund
Ellsworth), Aaron and Persis Atherton Farr, Nathaniel and Eliza Preston Felt,
Solon and Sarah Downing Foster, Adelaide Fowles, John and Elvira Edmonds
Gaylord, John and Desdemona Chase Gleason, Lydia Granger, Joseph Griffith,
Elizabeth Hendricks, James Hendricks, Joshua Holman, Joseph and Mary Hales
Horne, William Kelly, Louisa Pond Kingsbury (wife of Joseph Kingsbury), Martin
and Sarah Muir Littlewood, Mary Beecher Lincoln (wife of Ira Lincoln), Dionitia
Walker Lyman (wife of Amasa Lyman), Dolly Mecham, Lewis and Lydia Wells Mecham,
Moses and Elvira Derby Mecham, Benjamin and Lovina Buckwalter Mitchell, William
and Mary Spring Murray, Joseph Mycock, Isaac and Eliza Dutcher Odekirk, Sarah
Perry Noon, Abigail Pond, Stillman Pond, William Pond, Elizabeth Stockton Pool
(wife of William Pool), Thomas and Mary Nillenew Richardson, Eveline Walker
Rollins (wife of James Rollins), Samuel and Esther Hill Russell, Alfred and Ann
Austin Smith, Julia Stone, Sarah Balwin Smith (wife of Joshua Smith), Catherine
Bimford Stephenson, Sidney and Louisa Conlee Tanner, John and Nancy Ferguson
Tanner, Rebecca Smith Tanner (wife of John Tanner), Nathan and Rachel Smith
Tanner, Jonathan and Martha Pierce Taylor, William and Olive Farr Walker, Lorin
and Lovina Smith Walker, Cynthia Weston, Charles White, George and Nancy
Whitting, David and Alice Atkinson Wilding, Alexander and Isabella Gill
Williams, and Andrew and Jane Smith Woods.