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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…