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Jan 24, 1837

Journal Entry

January 24, 1837 ~ Tuesday

24th Took the partingpains to assist Elder Smoot to
settle his business in Kirtland which took up
the major part of the day. I Met at candle light
in the house of the Lord with the quorum of the seve-
nties we had an interesting interview their was sev-
eral ordained under the hands of President Silvester
Smith
to the third Seventy then we herd two
lengthy discourses one from Elder J. E. Page
and the other from Elder P. P. Pratt which was int-
eresting in the first degree the meeting closed but litt-
le before midnight. We had been threatened by a
mob from Panesville to visit us that night & demolish
our Bank & take our property but they did not
appeare but the wrath of our enemies appears to
be kindled against us this in part is the scourge that
hath awated us. But may the Lord show us mercy
& deliver us from the hand of our enemies for Christ sake

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
583 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Page, John Edward
25 Feb 1799 - 14 Oct 1867
123 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
548 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Sylvester
25 Mar 1806 - 22 Feb 1880

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Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
the from Panesville to demolish our Bank and take our property but they did not come as threatened. The wrath of our enemies however was kindling against us in this part and seemed to the watchful the scourge awaiting the people of Zion
Autobiography 1857 Draft 1
days of prosperity as did the Ancient Nephites.th I met in the evening with the Seventies several were ordained into the third Quorum of Se under the hands of Silvester Smith there were two lengthy discourses delivered by Elder John E Page and P. P. Pratt meeting held till near midnight, we were threatened by a mob from Painsville to demolish the bank and to plunder but they did not appear but the wrath of our enemies were waxing

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Jan 24, 1837