God while nature was hushed in silenced by the
sable shades of night. After spending the night
in prayer we returned to our homes in the morning
intending to spend the day in prayer & fasting for
still greater blessings this being upon

April 5, 1837 ~ Wednesday

April 5^th I spent a part of the day in attending the
high Council the remainder in writing, prayer, &
fasting I again repaired to the upper ^lower^ part of the
house of the Lord at 5 oclock PM. with the quorum
of the Seventies for a solumn assembly anointing
&c. Three out of the seven presidents were present
& anointed twelve the spirit of God sat upon us
& we were satisfied with our blessing conseque-
ntly I returned home with those brethren with
whom I had covenanted for a blessing & took some
food & retired to rest being 24 hours since we
had taken food or sleep. There was much of the
spirit of prophesy & revelation poured upon the
heads of the anointed in the diferent quorums

April 6, 1837 ~ Thursday

April 6^th [FIGURE] 1837. [Joseph Smith Papers Document] This being more part-
icular the day of the solumn assembly, or a day that
is looked upon an^n^ually with feeling of greater interest
in celebration of the 6^th of April 1830 as upon
that day the church of Latter day Saints was first
organized in this last dispensation & fulness of times
Henceforth the solumn assembly of the Elders
of Israel & all official members that can, will meet
in the LORDS house annually to attend to the most
solumn ordinances of the house of GOD & of receiev-
ing the visions & great things of heavens. Therefore
I shall be more particular in recording the transact-
ions of this day than others for it is sumthing simil-
ar to the pentecost that St Paul speak of at Jerrusalem [Acts 2]

I repaired to the house of the
Lord at 8 ^oclock A.M. & after spending an hour in the
lower part of the house the presidency of the Church

God while nature was hushed in silenced by the sable shades of night. After spending the night in prayer we returned to our homes in the morning intending to spend the day in prayer & fasting for still greater blessings this being upon

April 5, 1837 ~ Wednesday

April 5th I spent a part of the day in attending the high council the remainder in writing, prayer & fasting I again repaired to the upper lower part of the house of the Lord at 5 oclock PM. with the quorum of the seventies for a solumn assembly anointing &c. Three out of the seven presidents were present & anointed twelve the spirit of God sat upon us & we were satisfied with our blessing consequently I returned home with those brethren with whom I had covenanted for a blessing & took some food & retired to rest being 24 hours since we had taken food or sleep. There was much of the spirit of prophesy & revelation poured upon the heads of the anointed in the diferent quorums

April 6, 1837 ~ Thursday

April. 6.th [FIGURE] 1837. This being more particular the day of the solumn assembly, or a day that is looked upon annually with feeling of greater interest in celebration of the 6th of April 1830 as upon that day the church of Latter day Saints was first organized in this last dispensation & fulness of times Henceforth the solumn assembly of the Elders of Israel & all official members that can, will meet in the LORDS house annually to attend to the most solumn ordinances of the house of GOD & of receieving the visions & great things of heavens Therefore I shall be more particular in recording the transact ions of this day than others for it is sumthing simil ar to the Pentecost that St Paul speak of at Jerrusalem

I repaired to the house of the Lord at 8 oclock A.M. & after spending an hour in the lower part of the house the presidency of the church