Page 1 of Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

THE DESERET NEWS|DESERET NEWS. TRUTH AND LIBERTY. No. 18. Fillmore, Millard County, Utah Territory|FILLMORE CITY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1858. VOL. VIII. [Column 1] HISTORY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. (FROM HIS OWN PEN.) IN tracing the history of my fathers, I find it difficult to obtain a satisfactory account of the Woodruff family for more than three gen- erations. My great grandfather, Josiah Woodruff, b. 1706|Josiah Woodruff, lived nearly one hundred years…

Page 1 of Religious - Account of Zion's Camp

Brother Wilford Woodruff another member of Zion's Camp gives the following account of his journey to Missouri|Missouri ^with the camp^ and his experience in Clay County, Missouri|Clay county: The first day of May 1834, was appointed for the Camp of Zion to start from Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio|Kirtland to go up to Missouri for the redemption of their brethren. Only a small portion of the Camp was ready. The…

Page 17 of Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

CAMP OF ZION STARTS. It was the 26th of April, 1834, that I was first introduced to Elders Brigham Young|Brigham Young and Heber Chase Kimball|H. C. Kimball. When I met Brother Brigham, he had his hands full of butcher knives; he gave me one, and told me to go and put a good handle on it, which I did. I also had a good sword, which Brother Joseph Smith Jr…

Page 18 of Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)

May 1st 1834 respecting the gospel and Kingdom of God|Kingdom of God than I had ever receieved from the whole sectarian world. According to appointment on the first day of May 1834 we left Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio|Kirtland for Missouri|Missouri there was not but a small part of the Zion's Camp|company left Kirtland untill the Monday following on account of their not being in readi ness going five days…

Page 23 of Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)

May 1834 Men of other counties called at our camp to enquire into our motives and after a fair investigation of the subject they manifested to us that they were satisfied that we had no evil designs or intentions in our move ments or procedings. We remained in this situation visited daily by both friends and foes untill the High Priests held a council and there was a Revelation given…

Page 24 of Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)

May 1834 That in consequence of these things there was a scourge awaited the Zion's Camp|camp And as it was prophesied of so it was fulfilled for soon after we had cam ped by Brother George Burket|Burjketts we were visited by the destroying angel and 8 or 10 of our brethren were immediately lade helpless beneath the stroke I assisted in taking care of them through the day and…

Page 30 of Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

CHAPTER V. The organization of the Zion's Camp|Camp of Zion. Our order of Travelling. Incidents of the Journey. Our Arivel in Missouri|Missouri. Cholera visited our Camp. Death & buriel of the Brethren. My stay with Lyman Wight|Lyman Wight Copy of A Letter from my Brothers Azmon Woodruff, b. 1802|Azmon & Ozem Thompson Woodruff|Thompson My answer to the same. The first of May was appointed tofor the Camp of Zion…

Page 4 of Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

Elder, and a small Branch organized of twelve members, by Elder Zerah Pulsipher|Pulsi- pher. In February following, in company with Elder Noah Holton|Holton, I walked some sixty miles to the town of Fabius, Onondaga County, New York|Fabius, to attend an evening meeting of the Saints in that place, where Elder Pul- sipher was presiding. I saw the Book of Commandments|book of commandments or revelations given through Joseph Smith Jr.|Joseph…

Page 4 of Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. April 11th, 1834—With my horses and wagon I took Brothers Henry Brown|Harry Brown and Seth Warren Ingalls|Warren Ingles and started for Zion. I met with Orson Pratt|Orson Pratt, John Murdock|John Murdoch and other elders on the way, and ar- rived in Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio|Kirtland on the 25th day of April, 1834. The Prophet Joseph Smith Jr.|Joseph invited me to make his house my…

Page 5 of Autobiography 1857 Draft 2

: we had a precious time. He was upon an important mission to gather up a company to go up to redeem Zion. I accompanied brother Parley Parker Pratt|Pratt to Jefferson County, New York|Jefferson Co., ^&^ I told him my circumstances; he said it was my duty to prepare myself to go to Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio|Kirtland, and join the camp of Zion. I immediately went to work with…

Page 5 of Religious – The History of Zion's Camp

and seal them up to eternal life. According to appointment on the 1st day of May 1834 those who were ready left Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio|Kirtland for New Portage, Medina County, Ohio|New Portage, their was but a small po[r]tion of the company ready. The company that did starte was composed of over twenty men, with four baggage wagons. Wilford Woodruff owned one of the four teams, and baggage…

Page 8 of Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

time I had ever seen him we appointed a meeting for him to speak to our little branch, ^He instructed all us the branch^ and we had a precious time, he spoke till near midnight. He was upon an important mission in connexion with Lyman Wight|Lyman Wight, it was to gather up from 100 to 5000 men ^a company^ to go up to redeem Zion. I accompanied Brother Parley Parker…

Page 9 of Autobiography 1892 Deseret News Notes

L. D. S. Historian's Office, P. O. BOX 1678. Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory|Salt Lake City, Utah, [blank] 189 May 1. I starte left Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio|Kirtland ^on my way^ to go to Missouri|Missouri with a company, known as Zion's Camp|Zion's Camp. Nov 5. I was ordained a Priest Jan 13, 1835. With Henry Brown|Harry Brown I started on a mission into the…