Day in the Life

Feb 4, 1879

Journal Entry

February 04, 1879 ~ Tuesday

4. Keys crossed I gave seconed Anointing to Mahonri Coriantimus
Steel and wife A hand pointing to the right I wrote 3 Letter to J Taylor, Willford & Jaques


we Baptized in the Temple today 1099 for the dead I wrote 3 letters
A hand pointing to the right to John Taylor Wilford and Jaques I had a conversation
Keys crossed A crown with Henry W Miller who says he was present
when Joseph Smith the prophet deposited the Original
Manuscript of the Book of Mormon it was deposited
in the South East Cornor of the Lot when He deposited
it He said sumthing like this. I deposit this Manuscript
in the name of the Lord for I have had much trouble about
about it since it has been in my hands But I now commit
it into thy hands O God for safe keeping untill the coming
of the Son of Man then this with all other records will
be brought forth by the Lord At the End of the Thousand years
rest Satan will be let loose for a little season which I expect
will be One thousand years. Then He will use his last power
on the Earth and He will seek to destroy all the word of God out
of the Earth and the Lord would have to protect it

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Miller, Henry William
1 May 1807 - 9 Oct 1885
31 mentions
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
450 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1962 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2388 mentions
9 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
721 mentions
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St. George Temple, St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory

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I had a conversation [FIGURES] with Henry W Miller who says he was present when Joseph Smith the prophet deposited the Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon it was deposited in the South East Cornor of the Lot when He deposited it He said sumthing like this. I deposit this Manuscript in the name of the Lord for I have had much trouble about about it since it has been in my hands But I now commit it into thy hands O God for safe keeping untill the coming of the Son of Man then this with all other Records will be brought forth by the Lord At the End of the Thousand years rest Satan will be let loose for a little season which I expect will be One thousand years. Then he will use his last power on the Earth and He will seek to destroy all the word of God out of the Earth and the Lord would have to protect it
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Letter to John Taylor, 4 February 1879
St George Temple President John Taylor Dear Brother We Received your kind Letter yesterday which I presented to Brother Snow and the Laboring Brethren here in the Temple and your views meet a response in all Our hearts We greatly Rejoice with all our harts, in the ordinances of the House of God, and the Revelations of Heaven We feel the force of this Eternal truth that God holds the destiny of this Nation in his own hands as well as the destiny of Zion, and that the Faithful Saints have No Reason to fear. But the wicked who oppress the Saints and fight against God have Reason to fear and tremble whether as individuals or in a National capacity The Apostles and Laboring Elders here are united in spirit and work whether in the Temple or out of it, and the power of God is being poured out upon them in their

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Feb 4, 1879