Day in the Life

May 5, 1837

Journal Entry

May 05, 1837 ~ Friday

5th While labouring for Elder J. Young in the
latter part of the day we experienced a
verry sudden, hard, & rapid storm of wind
and rain a vane of it passed south of
the temple in the form of a whirl wind or
tornado it destroyed and injured several
buildings it crushed one of Elder Young buildi-
ngs instantly and removed the one we were in
yet no lives were lost nor persons injured soon
all was calm again

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Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
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Kirtland Temple, Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio

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Autobiography 1857 Draft 1
On the while labouring for Joseph Young we were visited with a sudden storm of wind and rain a vain of it past south of the Temple in the form of a whirlwind or tornado which destroyed and injured several buildings it crushed one of Elders Youngs buildings and removed the one we were in ^some 10 feet^ but no
Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star
—While laboring for Joseph Young, Kirtland was visited with a sudden storm of wind and rain, a cur- rent passed south of the Temple in the form of a whirlwind or tornado, which destroyed and injured several build- ings, it crushed one of Joseph Young's buildings, and removed the one we were in some 10 feet, but no person was injured. I felt impressed to go out upon a mission; the Spirit was upon me, and led me to go to Fox Islands; it was a country I had never visited. I named my feelings upon the subject to Elders Kimball, Rigdon and others; they encouraged me to go. Elder Kimball blessed me, and said in the name of the Lord, I should be blessed and prospered on my mission, and do a good work. I proposed to Jonathan H. Hale to accompany me, which he did.
Autobiography 1858 Deseret News
—While laboring for Joseph Young, Kirtland was visited with a sudden storm of wind and rain, a current past south of the Temple in the form of a whirlwind or tornado, which destroyed and injured several buildings, it crushed one of Joseph Young’s buildings, and removed the one we were in some 10 feet, but no person was injured. I felt impressed to go out upon a mission; the Spirit was upon me, and lead me to go to Fox Islands; it was a country I had never visited. I named my feelings upon the subject to Elders Kimball, Rigdon and others; they encouraged me to go. Elder Kimball blessed me and said in the name of the Lord I should be blessed and prospered on my mission, and do a good work. I proposed to Jonathan H. Hale to accompany me, which he did. (To be continued.)

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May 1837
Woodruffs live with Jonathan and Olive Hale; Wilford records patriarchal blessings for Joseph Smith Sr.

May 5, 1837