Discourse, 17 May 1843–B, as Reported by William Clayton
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JS, Discourse,Ramus, Hancock Co., IL, 17 May 1843; in William Clayton, Journal, 17 May 1843, p. [18]; handwriting of
Area settled, 1826. Founded by Latter-day Saints, 1839–1840, following exodus from Missouri. Town platted, Aug. 1840. Post office established, Sept. 1840. Incorporated as Macedonia, Mar. 1843. Renamed Webster, 23 July 1847. Population in 1845 about 380. Crooked...
More InfoWilliam Clayton; CHL.17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into LDS church by Heber C. Kimball, 21 Oct. 1837, in River...
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In the evening we went to hear a Methodist preacher Lecture. After he got through Pres. J. offered some corrections as follows. The 7th verse of c 2 of Genesis ought to read God breathed into Adam his spirit or breath of life, but when the word “ruach” applies to Eve it should be translated lives.
Speaking of eternal duration of matter he said. There is no such thing as immaterial matter. All spirit is matter but is more fine or pure and can only be discerned by purer eyes We cant see it but when our bodies are purified we shall see that it is all matter. [p. [18]]
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