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Revised Minutes and Discourses, 23 April–circa 8 May 1843, James Sloan and John Taylor Draft

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Revised Minutes, and JS, Discourses, , Hancock Co., IL, [23 Apr.–ca. 8 May 1843]. Version drafted [23 Apr.–ca. 3 May 1843]; handwriting of and ; seven pages; unknown number of pages missing; Historian’s Office, General Church Minutes, CHL. Includes dockets.

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Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Discourse, 6 April 1843–B, as Reported by Willard Richards *Discourse, 6 April 1843–B, as Reported by James Burgess *Discourse, 6 April 1843–B, as Published in Times and Seasons *Discourse, 6 April 1843–A, as Reported by William Clayton *Discourse, 6 April 1843–A, as Reported by Willard Richards *Discourse, 6 April 1843–A, as Published in Times and Seasons *Minutes and Discourses, 6–7 April 1843, as Reported by William Clayton *Revised Minutes and Discourses, 23 April–circa 8 May 1843
the foolish & unwary. I have said the curse of God will rest upon such. I will mention 2 names David Holbrook & . I went to them & asked them if they were robbing for a livelihood. Holbrook said they did, but not from the Brethren. would not acknowledge. I ordered them out of my house. David asked me to forgive him, & he lifted up his hands & swore he would never do it again. Soon after he was found stealing Salt, he then stole a Skiff & took his family down the , Stole a Barrel of Flour from Burtis & sold it at . would not promise to quit but said he would go to . I tell you to day the man that steals shall not long after be brought to the Penitentiary. They will soon be brought to condign punishment. I demand in the presence of God that you will exert your wit & your power to bring such Characters to justice. if you do not the Curse of God will rest upon you. such things would ruin a people. Should I catch a latter day saint Stealing, he is the last man to whom I would shew mercy.
Prest. Joseph Smith arose, & said, I think it best to continue this subject. I want all the to help to make it known abroad what the power of the F. P. <​​> is. such things never have been tolerated. I despise a thief above ground, because I would know that he would be a detriment to my cause, & would steal my Horse when I wanted to run away.
It has been said that some was afraid to disclose what they know of these secret Combinations, consequently I issued this proclamation <​(1)​> (read) If any man is afraid let him come to me, & I will protect him. I’ll ring a Thief’s neck off if I can find him, if I can’t bring him to justice any other way. It is necessary to make a proclamation concerning . first, in <​In​> relation to the economy of the on that side of the . The of has granted a Writ in the same manner <​that​> did, & it now held in . I was told by the Attorney that the of had no jurisdiction after the decision of the supreme Court. appeals has <​have​> been made to him plausible [p. 4]
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Revised Minutes and Discourses, 23 April–circa 8 May 1843, James Sloan and John Taylor Draft
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2691
Total Pages
8
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  • James Sloan
  • John Taylor

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    All insertions and cancellations on this page are in the handwriting of John Taylor.

  2. [1]

    TEXT: Taylor inserted numbers keyed to a separate page with text to be added; only the added text for numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11 is extant.

  3. [2]

    TEXT: Taylor struck out “first” and wrote a capital “I” over the lowercase “i”, changing “in” to “In”.

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