History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]

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History draft; handwriting of
Thomas Bullock
23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...
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, John L. Smith, Jonathan Grimshaw, Robert L. Campbell,
Leo Hawkins
19 July 1834–28 May 1859. Clerk, reporter. Born in London. Son of Samuel Harris Hawkins and Charlotte Savage. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by John Banks, 23 Oct. 1848. Immigrated to U.S. with his family; arrived in New Orleans...
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Wilford 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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; 101 numbered pages plus several inserted pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 March 1843 to 31 December 1843.
Historical Introduction

See Introduction to History Drafts, 1844–1856.

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<May 20> Received of Ezra Oakley a certificate of deposite in the Fulton Bank, value $500, & gave a receipt payable in lands or money ten days from date

Called at Court room in case of & adjourned the case of .

Corrected & sent to press <the Times & Seasons> the following Sir Through (T&S. <Vol 4> 194) Smith

representing himself as being out of employment, <& destitute of funds, > & being much pleased with the place, <he desired I would employ him & relieve him in his necessities,> I <accordingly> took him into my employ I ac took compassion on him & appointed <employed> him <as a Clerk,> to sell lands so as to give him a chance in the world

21 May 1843 • Sunday

<Sunday 21> at 10½ a m I arrived at the which & had to press my way through the crowd in the alleys <aisles> to get to the , when I remarked that there were some people who thought it a terrible thing that any body should exercise a little power; I thought it a pity that any body should give occasion to have that power exercised; & requested the people to keep out of the alleys, for if they did not I might some time run up & down & then might hit some of them, & called on two Constables to keep the alleys clear

After singing & prayer I read 1st.ch of 2nd. Epistle of Peter & preached thereon, a <the following> synopsis of which was written by

I do not know When I shall have the privilege of speaking in a house large enough to convene the people, I find my. lungs are failing with continual preaching in the open air to large assemblies

I have not an i I do not think there have been many good men on the Earth since the days of Adam, but there was one good man & his name was Jesus, many persons think a Prophet must be a great deal better that any body else— suppose I would condescend, yes I will call it condescend, to be a great deal better than any of you, I would be raised up to the highest heaven, and who should I have to accompany me?

I love that man better who swears a stream as long as my arm, yet deals justice to his neighbors & mercifully deals his substance to the poor, than the long smooth faced hypocrite.

I dont want you to think I am very righteous, for I am not.

God judges men according to the use they make of the light which he gives them.

We have a more sure word of Prophecy whereunto you do well to take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place. We were eyewitnesses of his majesty & heard the voice of his excellent glory & what could be more sure? when he was transfigured on the Mount what could be more sure to them?

Divines have been qurreling for ages about the meaning of this.

I am like a rough stone rolling down a mountain, & the only polishing I get, is when some corner gets rubbed off by coming in contact with something else.

<(leave 3 lines blank)>

There are three grand secrets lying in this chapter, which no man can dig out, unless by the light of revelation, & which unlocks the whole chapter, as the things that are written are only hints of things which existed in the Prophets mind, which are not written, concerning eternal glory.

I am going up to take up this subject by virtue of the knowledge of God in me, which I have received from heaven, the opinions of men so far as I am concerned are to me, as the crackling of the thorns under the pot, or the whistling of the wind— I break the ground, I lead the way — [p. 33]

20 May 1843 • Saturday

May 20 Received of Ezra Oakley a certificate of deposite in the Fulton Bank, value $500, & gave a receipt payable in lands or money ten days from date

at Court room & adjourned the case of .

Corrected & sent to the Times & Seasons the following Sir Through (T&S. Vol 4 194) Smith

representing himself as being out of employment, & destitute of funds, , he desired I would employ him & relieve his necessities, I took compassion & employed him as a Clerk, to sell lands so as to give him a chance in the world

21 May 1843 • Sunday

Sunday 21 at 10½ a m I arrived at the & had to press my way through the crowd in the aisles to get to the , when I remarked that there were some people who thought it a terrible thing that any body should exercise a little power; I thought it a pity that any body should give occasion to have power exercised; & requested the people to keep out of the alleys, for if they did not I might some time run up & down & hit some of them, & called on two Constables to keep the alleys clear

After singing & prayer I read 1st.ch of 2nd. Epistle of Peter & preached thereon, the following synopsis was written by

I do not know When I shall have the privilege of speaking in a house large enough to convene the people, I find my. lungs are failing with continual preaching in the open air to large assemblies

I do not think there have been many good men on the Earth since the days of Adam, but there was one good man & his name was Jesus, many persons think a Prophet must be a great deal better that any body else— suppose I would condescend, yes I will call it condescend, to be a great deal better than any of you, I would be raised up to the highest heaven, and who should I have to accompany me?

I love that man better who swears a stream as long as my arm, yet deals justice to his neighbors & mercifully deals his substance to the poor, than the long smooth faced hypocrite.

I dont want you to think I am very righteous, for I am not.

God judges men according to the use they make of the light which he gives them.

Divines have been qurreling for ages about the meaning of this.

I am like a rough stone rolling down a mountain, & the only polishing I get, is when some corner gets rubbed off by coming in contact with something else.

(leave 3 lines blank)

I am going to take up this subject by virtue of the knowledge of God in me, which I have received from heaven, the opinions of men so far as I am concerned are to me, as the crackling of the thorns under the pot, or the whistling of the wind— I break the ground, I lead the way — [p. 33]

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Editorial Title
History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
ID #
8470
Total Pages
200
Handwriting on This Page
- Thomas Bullock
Footnotes
1. 157
  See 20 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, pp. 1554–1556.
2. 158
  See 21 May 1843 entry in JS History, vol. D-1, p. 1557.
3. 159
  TEXT: At the bottom of this page are three lines that are unrelated to the history and are not transcribed.

History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]

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