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John R. Sillito, "John R. Winder: Faithful Counselor, Builder of the Kingdom," 17 pp.

Scope and Contents "Regular meeting of the council [of Twelve Apostles and the First Presidency]: We discussed at length the question does a deacon hold all of the Aaronic Priesthood? Most of the brethren took the view that a deacon does not hold but part of the priesthood and that when a deacon is ordained a teacher or a priest he get more of the priesthood. President Joseph F. Smith, Brigham Young, Jr., John Henry Smith and I did not agree with this view but held that there are but two priesthoods and that...

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Diary, 31 August 1873: "Brigham Young [said] A man who did not have but one wife in the resurrection that woman will not be his but [be] taken from him and given to another. But he may be saved in the kingdom of God but be single to all eternity."

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Diary, 31 December 1877: "The council attended to a good deal of business which was recorded in Pres. Taylor office journal. The subject of the trial of the highest authorities of the church was discussed. See the journal."

Scope and Contents Diary, 9 March 1884: "Conference at Bountiful. Samuel W. Richards said where a man had two or three wives one after the other and did not have but one at a time he would still be in polygamy in the next world. The same as though he had them all at once. Joseph F. Smith thought different from Bro. Richards. He thought in that way a man would not be carrying out the patriarchal law of marriage if that would have answered he did not see the necessity of the Lord commanding Joseph the Prophet to...

Scope and Contents Truman O. Angell, Jr., letter to Wilford Woodruff, 11 October 1887: "The original design [of the Salt Lake Temple] contemplated wood and was endorsed by Prest. [Brigham] Young.....Wood was proposed by the architect, and the president accepted it, probably not conceiving the idea of stone.... All together the propriety of using stone seems obvious to me. The original design contemplated adobies trimmed with freestone, but demonstration proved that the crushing capacity of the lower adobies...

Scope and Contents Wilford Woodruff, letter to Heber J. Grant, 28 March 1887,3 pp., says: "I will also make a statement, that I, Wilford Woodruff, heard Heber C. Kimball and President Joseph Young say that they heard Joseph Smith say in their presence and in the presence of others in 1832, the first time that Joseph Smith ...

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Scope and Contents "Epistle from the General Authorities of the Church in Relation to Orson Pratt's Works," signed by Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith, Amasa M. Lyman, Ezra T. Benson, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, and George Q. Cannon, 12 pp. Nancy L. Richards, letter to JFS, 14 April 1897 JFS, Diary, 9...

Scope and Contents Diary, 9 July 1895: "Sis. [Emmeline B.] Wells approached me, she being one of the very active ladies among the women's rights and democrats and quietly whispered in my ear, 'We are talking of putting you in nomination for governor of the new state.' It is the second time this has been said to me. The first were republicans. I know not what my brethren think but my mind is clear. I would not submit my name to either...

Scope and Contents Diary, 12 July 1898: "Meeting of Twelve at Temple. Pres. [Lorenzo] Snow open with stormy reference to our financial condition. Others followed in same line. Pres. [George Q.] Cannon is feeble but he will not trust the Twelve in financial matters.... While we all believe in the integrity of Pres. George Q. Cannon, still we believe that he has nearly ruined the credit of the Church with schemes which have failed, and the responsibility rests upon Pres. Woodruff, poor man, his faith is...

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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 From the Series:

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 Minutes, 9 April 1879, 6 pp., says: "Prest. Taylor said ... We cannot afford to let go any of the principles Heaven has revealed, neither need we be blatant nor defiant. Shall we stop keeping God's commandments? No. But we must take a prudent course. If people would get married he did not know that he was going to try to help it. He much preferred marriage to whoredom, even if whoredom was according to law. Thought...

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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.

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Diary, 11 December 1869: "Joseph Smith ... is the LAST PROPHET who is called to lay the foundation of the great last dispensation of the fullness of times. Some have thought it strange what I have said concerning Adam, but the period will come when this people if faithful will be willing to adopt Joseph Smith as their prophet, seer, revelator, and god, but not the father of their spirits for that was our father Adam."

Scope and Contents Historian's Private Journal, 1 July 1866: "Brigham Young ... exclaimed ... It is in my mind to ordain Bro. Joseph F. Smith to the apostleship and to be one of my councilors. He then asked each one of us for an expression of our feelings and we individually responded that it met our hearty approval. We then offered up the signs of the priesthood, after which Bro. Joseph F. Smith knelt upon the altar and taking off his cap we laid our hands upon him, Bro. Brigham being mouth and we repeating...