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...