Letter to Vienna Jacques, 4 September 1833

— Having a few Leisur moments I sit down to  communicate to you a few wordes which I know I am  under obligation to improve for your satisfaction if it  should be a satisfaction for you to receive a few  words from your unworthy brother in Christ, I received  your Letter some time since containing a history of your  Journey and your safe arival for which I bless the Lord  I have often felt a whispering since I received your letter  like this Joseph thou art indebted to thy God for  the offering of thy Sister Viana [Vienna Jacques]

10 June 1787–7 Feb. 1884. Laundress, nurse. Born in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Daughter of Henry Jacques and Lucinda Pierse. Lived in Boston, 1827–1830. Baptized into LDS church by E. Harris, 12 July 1831. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, 1833...

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which proved a savior  of life as pertaining to thy pecunary concern therefor  she should not be forgotten of thee for the Lord hath  done this and thou shouldst remember her in all thy  prayers and also by letter for she oftentimes calleth on  the Lord saying O Lord inspire thy servant Joseph  to communicate by letter some word to thine unworthy  handmaid canst thou not speak peaceably unto  thine handmaid and say all my sins are forgiven  and art thou not content with the chastisement wherewith  thou hast chastised thy handmaid yea sister this  seams to be the whisperings of a spirit and Judge ye  what spirit it is I was sensable, when you left  Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...

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that the Lord would chasten you but I pray<ed>  fervently in the name of Jesus that you might live  to receive your inheritance

Generally referred to land promised by or received from God for the church and its members. A January 1831 revelation promised church members a land of inheritance. In March and May 1831, JS dictated revelations commanding members “to purchase lands for an...

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agreeable to the commandment  which was given concerning you I am not at all  astonished at what has happened to you neither to what  has happened to Zion and I could tell all the whys &  wherefores of all there calamities but alas it is in  vain to warn and give precepts for all men are  naturally disposed to walk in their own paths as they  are pointed out by their own fingers and are not  willing to considder and walk in the path which is  pointed out by another saying this is the way  walk ye in it altho he should be an unering  director and the Lord his God sent him neverthe less I do not feel disposed to cast any reflections but I feel to  cry mightily unto the Lord that all things might work  together for good which has happened yea I feel to say  O Lord let Zion be comforted let her waste places be  built up and established an hundred fold [p. [1]]