March 23, 1837 ~ Thursday

March 23^rd. I repaired to the house of the Lord at an early
hour in the morning to spend the day in prayer and fasting
with the saints in Kirtland, as this was a day set apart
for that purpose. Immediately after entering the house in com-
pany with several other Elders, I went within the veil and we
bowed down before the Lord in the Aronic stand & offer'd
a morning sacrifice, & the spirit of God rested upon us
with joy to our souls. I was called upon, by the Patriarch
JOSEPH to read a chapter in the book of Mormon I then
read the third chapter of the Book of Jacob, which contains the
parable of the tame olive tree likend unto the house of Israel
as was spake by the Prophet Zenos. The same God that
touched Isaiah's lips with hallowed fire, [Isaiah 6:7] gave Zenos great
wisdom in setting forth this parable. After I had made some
brief remarks upon the subject the congregation took
their seats, for the services of the day, in the following
order. The house being divided into four parts by veils,
the females occupied two parts & the males the others,
some of the presidency presided in each appartment
The time was taken up during the day in each appart-
ment in singing, exortation, & prayer, some had a tongue,
others an interpetation, & all was in order. The power
of GOD rested upon the people the gifts were poured out
upon us some had the administering of angels & the
image of GOD sat upon the countenance's of the Sa[i]nts.
at 4 oclock PM. the veils were all rolled up together which
brough[t] the whole congregation in full view of each other
and while the presence of the LORD filled the house the
congregation of the Saints fell upon their knees & all as one
man, vocally poured forth rejoicing, supplication & Prayer,
before the God of Israel which closed the services of
the day, after contributing for the support of the poor [FIGURE]
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March 23, 1837 ~ Thursday

March 23rd I repaired to the house of the Lord at an early hour in the morning to spend the day in prayer and fasting with the saints in Kirtland, as this was a day set apart for that purpose. Immediately after entering the house in com pany with several other Elders, I went within the veil and we bowed down before the Lord in the aronic stand & offer'd a morning sacrifice, & the Spirit of God rested upon us with joy to our souls. I was called upon, by the Patriarch JOSEPH to read a chapter in the Book of Mormon; I then read the third chapter of the Book of Jacob, which contains the parable of the tame olive tree likend unto the house of Israel as was spake by the Prophet Zenos. The same God that touched Isaiah's lips with hallowed fire, gave Zenos great wisdom in setting forth this parable. After I had made some brief remarks upon the subject the congregation took their seats for the services of the day, in the following order. The house being divided into four parts by veils, the females occupied two parts & the males the others, some of the presidency presided in each appartment The time was taken up during the day in each appart ment in singing, exortation, & prayer, some had a tongue, others an interpetation, & all was in order. The power of GOD rested upon the people the gifts were poured out upon us some had the administering of angels & the image of GOD sat upon the countenances of the Sants. at 4 oclock PM the veils were all rolled up together which brought the whole congregation in full view of each other and while the presence of the LORD filled the house the congregation of the saints fell upon their knees & all as one man, vocally poured forth rejoicing, supplication & Prayer, before the God of Israel which closed the services of the day, after contributing for the support of the poor [FIGURE] {may move my spirit in my God he long illegible the blessings in the illegible while the man gladdens the shades of night the} ever {illegible of man when the center to his soul and interest vibrate his mind into with peculiar sensations not expressed with those that cause with myself while the} AMOR of GOD {and enjoying the} amicitia {of a Saint.}[FIGURE]