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Jessee, “Writing of Joseph Smith’s History,” 456, 458; Woodruff, Journal, 22 Jan. 1865.
Jessee, Dean C. “The Writing of Joseph Smith’s History.” BYU Studies 11 (Summer 1971): 439–473.
Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.
Footnotes
“The Twelve,” Times and Seasons, 2 Aug. 1841, 2:487. Since at least 18 June 1840, JS had sought to be relieved from his duties pertaining to the development of Nauvoo, including land sales and related business. (Memorial to Nauvoo High Council, 18 June 1840.)
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
Historian’s Office, Brigham Young History Drafts, 56.
Historian’s Office. Brigham Young History Drafts, 1856–1858. CHL. CR 100 475, box 1, fd. 5.
“Conference Minutes,” Times and Seasons, 1 Sept. 1841, 2:521–522.
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
Richards, Journal, 16 Aug. 1841.
Richards, Willard. Journals, 1836–1853. Willard Richards, Papers, 1821–1854. CHL. MS 1490, boxes 1–2.
“Conference Minutes,” Times and Seasons, 1 Sept. 1841, 2:521–522.
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
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Both Smith and Barnes had served as clerks in prior church meetings and committees. (See, for example, Minutes, 28 June 1838; and Far West Committee, Minutes, Jan.–Apr. 1839.)
Far West Committee. Minutes, Jan.–Apr. 1839. CHL. MS 2564.
The version of the minutes published in the Times and Seasons adds the following here: “(who was then absent on account of the death of his child,).” (“Conference Minutes,” Times and Seasons, 1 Sept. 1841, 2:521.)
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
The version of the minutes published in the Times and Seasons renders the latter half of this sentence as follows: “take measures to assist emigrants who may arrive at the places of gathering, and prevent impositions being practiced upon them by unprincipled speculators.” (“Conference Minutes,” Times and Seasons, 1 Sept. 1841, 2:521.)
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
At this point, the version of the minutes published in the Times and Seasons presents a substantial addition: “and he hoped that no one could view him and his brethren, as aspiring because they had come forward to take part in the proceedings before them; for he could assure the brethren that nothing could be fa[r]ther from his wishes and that of his Quorum, than to interpose with church affairs at Zion and her stakes, for he had been in the vineyard so long he had become attached to foreign missions, and nothing could induce him to retire therefrom, and attend the affairs of the church at home but a sense of duty, the requirements of heaven, or the revelations of God, to which he would always submit, be the consequence what it might; and the brethren of his Quorum responded Amen.” (“Conference Minutes,” Times and Seasons, 1 Sept. 1841, 2:521, italics in original.)
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
The state of impoverished individuals residing in and coming to Nauvoo (including the great numbers of poor from England) was discussed frequently by church leaders. For example, in a 1 March 1841 proclamation, Vinson Knight encouraged the Saints to bring their tithes and offerings to the April general conference so that “the poor can eat, and the needy have their wants supplied.” George Miller later wrote of his experiences as a bishop called to aid the poor in Nauvoo during this time: “The poor, the blind, the lame, the widow, and the fatherless all looked to me for their daily wants. . . . I was here thrown into straits unlooked for. No tithing in store, the rich amongst us pretended to be too poor to barely feed themselves and nurse their speculations, which they were all more or less engaged in, and those that were really poor could not help themselves.” (Vinson Knight, “Proclamation,” Times and Seasons, 1 Mar. 1841, 2:341; George Miller, St. James, MI, to “Dear Brother,” 26 June 1855, in Northern Islander [St. James, MI], 16 Aug. 1855, [3]–[4]; see also Letter to Quorum of the Twelve, 15 Dec. 1840; and Minutes, 7–11 Apr. 1841.)
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
Northern Islander. St. James, MI. 1850–1856.