Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff

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Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
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Nauvoo
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, 30 June 1843]. Featured version copied [ca. 30 June 1843] in Wilford Woodruff, Journal, vol. 5, 1 Jan. 1843–31 Dec. 1844, pp. [54]–[63]; handwriting of
Wilford
1 Mar. 1807–2 Sept. 1898. Farmer, miller. Born at Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Aphek Woodruff and Beulah Thompson. Moved to Richland, Oswego Co., New York, 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Zera Pulsipher,...
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Woodruff
1 Mar. 1807–2 Sept. 1898. Farmer, miller. Born at Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Aphek Woodruff and Beulah Thompson. Moved to Richland, Oswego Co., New York, 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Zera Pulsipher,...
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. For more complete source information, see the source note for Discourse, 17 Jan. 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff.

Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843 *Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by William Clayton History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843] History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843] “History of Joseph Smith”
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me from him, & had an opportunity to have killed him but I had no temptation to do it to him nor any other man, my worst enemy not even
[Lilburn W.] Boggs
14 Dec. 1796–14 Mar. 1860. Bookkeeper, bank cashier, merchant, Indian agent and trader, lawyer, doctor, postmaster, politician. Born at Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky. Son of John M. Boggs and Martha Oliver. Served in War of 1812. Moved to St. Louis, ca...
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JS is referring to the May 1842 shooting of former Missouri governor Lilburn W. Boggs and the subsequent allegation—which JS denied—that JS conspired with Latter-day Saint Orrin Porter Rockwell to assassinate Boggs. (See “Part 1: March 1843.”)
in fact he would have more hell to live in the reflection of his past life than to die. My freedom commenced from that time the old man came to me & would talk to me we came direct from
Papa [Paw Paw] Grove
Settlement in northern Illinois; established 1834. Post office established in settlement, 1837. Stagecoach road built through area, 1839. While under arrest, en route from Dixon to Ottawa, Illinois, for trial, JS delivered discourse to local residents and...
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to
Nauvoo
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we got our writ directed to the nearest Court having authority to try try the case & we came to
Nauvoo
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It did my soul good to see your feelings & love manifest towards me

I thank God that I have the honor to lead so virtuous & honest a people to be your leader & lawyier as Moses to the children of Israel Hosannah Hosannah Hosannah Hosannah to the name of the Most High God I commend you to his grace & may the Blessings of heaven rest upon you in the name of Jesus Christ Amen
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TEXT: Woodruff underlined each of the words “Jesus Christ Amen” three times.

Furthermore if
Missouri
Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...
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continues her warfare & continues to Issue her writs against me & this peopl unlawfully & unjustly as they have done & our rights are trampled upon & they under take to take away my rights I swaire with uplifted hands to Heaven I will spill my Blood in its defence they shall not take away our rights & if they dont stop leading me by the nose I will lead them by the nose & if they dont let me alone I will turn up the world I will make war, when we shake our own bushes we want to ketch our own fruit The Lawyiers themselves acknowledge that we have all power granted us in our Charters that we could ask for, that we had more power than any other Court in the
State
Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...
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for all other Courts were restricted [p. [62]]
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Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
ID #
1101
Total Pages
10
Print Volume Location
JSP, D12:424–430
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Wilford Woodruff
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[7]
JS is referring to the May 1842 shooting of former Missouri governor Lilburn W. Boggs and the subsequent allegation—which JS denied—that JS conspired with Latter-day Saint Orrin Porter Rockwell to assassinate Boggs. (See “Part 1: March 1843.”)
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TEXT: Woodruff underlined each of the words “Jesus Christ Amen” three times.