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Blessing to Ezra Strong Jr., 7 October 1840

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Hyrum Smith

9 Feb. 1800–27 June 1844. Farmer, cooper. Born at Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Randolph, Orange Co., 1802; to Tunbridge, before May 1803; to Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont, 1804; to Sharon, Windsor Co., by...

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, Blessing, to Ezra Strong Jr.,
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Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, Hancock Co., IL, 7 Oct. 1840. Version copied [ca. 1882] in Ezra Strong Jr., Notebook, ca. 1882–1884, [78]–[85]; handwriting of Ezra Strong Jr.; CHL.

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This is The promis of the Lord unto you; that there is none that need counsil you; for the light of the Lord shall shine upon thy path, and thou Shall follow the dictation thereof. Thine Enomys will not be permted to destroy you, for the promis is unto God’s servents that they shall have power over sickness, and unclean spirits, take up serpents, and if they drink dedly poison it shall not hurt them. Therefore fear not when any of these things come upon you, for the Lord will test thy faith, but will give faith in the needy moment. Let not thy Gift be taken from the[e] by bosting thereof, [p. [81]]
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