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"It has been known some time past that the President [John Taylor]'s health was failing--that at times his mental faculties refused to act or if at all but very sluggishly--with almost entire loss of memory of what had been recently transpired."

Scope and Contents "While looking at Professor Alexander Winchell's book Adamites and pre-Adamites, the spirit showed me that if the doctrine of the prophet Joseph [Smith] were accepted, viz., that the earth is composed of parts or fragments of other earths--various different problems would become easy of solution--viz., different occurrences of races different geological periods of time. Existence of pre-Adamites. It would account for finding bones of mammoth [and]...

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"President Lorenzo Snow made a lengthy and powerful discourse an hour and more in length which affected all present and regulated the current of the spirit, cleansing the atmosphere, misunderstandings were adjusted between each other and between them and the First Presidency. We met fasting--when differences were settled we clothed and prayed in the Holy Order. We then broke bread and poured out Dixie Wine and celebrated the Death and suffering of our Lord Jesus Christ."

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"President Wilford Woodruff melted to tears blessed the brethren present believed that not one of us would fail but that all of us would overcome and obtain our crowns in the kingdom of God said we must be unified or God would put us away and place others in our stead."

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"Read reports of M. T. Farnsworth, recorder of Manti Temple-manifestations in St. George and Manti Temples, parts of which were expunged or rejected."

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B. H. Roberts "showing a broken heart and a contrite spirit stating the reasoning of the spirit with us the only male representative of his father's or his mother's line in the church for the redemption of their dead. This overcame him he broke down with a terrible struggle and conformed entirely to the wishes of the presidency and council."

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"Conversed about the conduct of ancient David, our modern Moses, and the nature and heinousness of certain sins--and mode of cleansing therefrom also about transmigration of souls as believed and taught by Charles and Abraham Stayner and some of their converts."

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This series contains the files by and about people in LDS history, arranged alphabetically by last name. The material in the files consists of typed extracts from the originals or photocopies. Selected quotes and a listing of letters indicate the nature of the material found in each folder. The quotations provide a sampling of the numerous topics covered.

Scope and Contents "Bro. Charles R. McBride ... and his wife had decided to grant a request I made of them about six months ago. To have sealed to me their daughter May who died nearly ten years ago. I had a dream which led me to take this step. I told my dream to Pres. Lyman and he advised it." "We as a council of Twelve decided to summon Bro. [Joseph W.] Summerhays before us Wednesday next at 1 p.m. to show cause...

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Items of Church History to be Referred to Pres. JFS Typed summaries from Roberts Collection, 11 pp.