Autobiographical Notes, circa 1850-1880 [A-22]

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Joseph Smith presided at a Conference held at Quincy Ill on the 6th May 1839 whare it was resolved that 15 of the Seventies Names given also 5 High priest accompy the Twelve to Europe ownly two out of the Twenty fulfilled the mission. May 9th Joseph Smith left Quincy with his family for Commece Ill. on the 9th My and arived on the 10th & stoped with his family ain a log Home Nearly all the Church who were driven from Missouri soon followd the prophet to Commerce, Ill. On the 9 11 June Joseph Smith commenced dictating his History to his Clerks, who write for him. On the 15 May 1839 I left Quncy Ill. and started with my family for Commerce Ill I ownly drove to the committee House & spent the night. 16 Brothe Brigham Young & myself started with our families & drove 15 mils & camped for the night, and on the night of the 17th we camped on the bottom of an open prairie. We arivd in Commerce on the 18th and called upon Brothe Joseph Smith & his family. I allso say may other old friends who had been driven from place to place yet they felt well, & were not Discouraged but felt to trust in God. The Saints felt Determined to ^try to^ build up a City where ever they went. Commerce was beautiful for situation yet there was but two or three buildings in the town. After spending a short time visiting old acquaintances I crossed the Missippi River in a ferry boat and landed in Montrose Iowa. this was the first time I Ever was in the Territory Montrose was built for a garrison in 1834 by the United States Army It containd about 12 bloks of building making about 75 rooms in all. After spending the night in Docter Gallands office, I moved my family and effects into a Room on the west side of the public squa[r]e. this room I occupied untill I started upon my mission for England and my family occuped it after my Departure

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On the , Joseph the prophet having been sick for several days, & his home & Door yard containg many of the sick saints who had Been driven from Missouri. Joseph arose from his bed with the power of God Resting upon him And He took the sick by the hand & in a loud voice commanded them in the Name of Jesus Christ to arise & be made whole & he healed all that were in his house & around about He then took some of the Twelve with him & walked up the River bank about a mile & healing all that were sick as he went along & they were may among the Number was Elder Sherwood who lay at the point of Death. He crossed the River to Montrose went into the Home where Brigham Young lay sick & healed him, who walked out of the Home & followed him. The prophet came to where I was standing & told me to follow him I did so we then went into the Home of Elijah Fordham who was at the point of Death, his friends had looked for him to breath his Last for several hours. He had lost his speech & nearly his breath. we walked into the Room Brother The prophet Joseph took brother Fordham by the Hand & looking the dying man in the Eyes for several moments. He them said Brother Fordham, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I comnd you to arise & be made whole. The voice of the prophet was like the voice of God it seemed as though the whole Home shook from its very foundation And the man leaped from his bed & was made whole instaneously He kicked his pettiees off from his feet, dressed himself Eat a Roll of bread & milk & followed us out of the House & went into the House of Bates Nobles who was also very sick the prophet Healed him & we knelt down & pryd & gve thanks to God. The wicked became alarmed at the seeing the power of God and followed to see what the End would be After the propht Had healed, all the sick saints in Montrose He with several of the Twelve & S. Rigdon went

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to the ferry to Return to Nauvoo. A Gentile came to him & asked him if He would not go out into the country some two miles & heal a pair of Twinn chldren about 3 months old both of which were vary sick. He said I cannot go but I will send a man, who will do just as well. He Turned The prophet Turned to me & said you go with this man & teach him & his Houshold the princples of faith in Christ then lay your hands upon the Chldren & heal them in the name of the Lord At the same time handing me a silk Bandanna red Hankerchief & said wipe their faces with that Handkerchief & they shall get well ^and as long as you will keep this Handkerchief it shall ever remain as a league between you & me^ then the prophet returned home & I went & done as I was Comma[nded] & the children were healed. The deeds of this day showed me more of the power of God in healing of the sick than I ever before saw in the Church & kingdom of God in any day of my life. I still keep the Handkerchief in memory of the prophet Joseph

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London , Sunday G. A. Smith & myself met at Father Cornors & held three meetings though the day and Evening we red in the book of Mormon, broke bread to the Saints. I felt the Spirit of God bore testimony to me that there would be a great work in London We retired to rest in good season. I felt well in my mind and slept untill about 12 oclok at night I awoke and meditated upon the things of God untill about 3 oclok in the morning and while forming a Determination to warn the Inhabitants of London, & overcome the powers of darkness which were besetting us day by day and trying to overcome us. As I was forming this determination in my own mind A personage appeared unto me which I considered was the prince of Darknss darkness or the Devil. he made war with me and attemptd to take my life He laid hold of me like a strong armed man. I felt like the wait of a heavy man lying upon my body and he caught me by the thoat with a strong grip and choaked me nearly to death I struggled with him as one man would struggled with another I felt as though this destroyer would ovecom me & that I must die as I saw no way that I could Escape his grasp, at that instant the thought came to me why do you not pray, & call upon the Lord for help. I them asked the Lord in the name of Jesus Christ to deliver me from the powers of the Devil & preseve my life instantly three personages came through the door drapd in white with considerable light surrounding them they came up to the bed side where I was lying in the grasp of the Enemy & they laid their hands upon my head & in the twinkling of an Eye I was liberated & the spirit of God vibrated my whole body from the crown of my head to the souls of my feet and I was instantly covered all over in a light state of perspiration water stood upon ^me^ in drops As soon as I could speak I spoke to GBroth G A Smith & I foud that he had been Laboring under the same

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