Page 1 of Autobiography 1897 Deseret Weekly

[Deseret Weekly News, March 6, 1897, 366.] THE DESERET WEEKLY. [Column 1] PRESIDENT WOODRUFF'S BIRTHDAY|BIRTHDAY. BIOGRAPHICAL. On Sunday, February 28, 1897, at 2 p. m., and on the following day, Mon- day, March 1, at 10 a.m., were exer- cises in the Tabernacle in honor of the ninetieth anniversary of the birth of Elder Wilford Woodroff, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of…

Page 11 of Autobiography 1892 Deseret News Notes

L. D. S. Historian's Office, P. O. BOX 321. Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory|Salt Lake City, Utah, [blank] 189 Aug 9, 1838. Letter from Thomas Baldwin Marsh|T B Marsh, saying I appointed to Quorum of the Twelve Apostles|Quo. of 12. Apl 26, 1839, was ordained one of the 12, on cornerstone|corner stone of Far West Temple, Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri|Temple at Far West, Caldwell County…

Page 157 of Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

the mobocratic State of Missouri|Missouri. On the 25 we reached Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri|Far West and spent the night at the house of brother Morris Phelps|Morris Phelps who was still in prison with brother Parley Parker Pratt|Parley P. Pratt. The next day was indeed worthy of record. The Lord had given a commandment to the Twelve to assemble upon the building spot of the Far West Temple, Far West…

Page 20 of Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 1

The ^W. Woodruffs^ England|Englands Missions of 1840 Joseph Smith Jr.|Joseph Smith the prophet asked the Lord what his will was concerning the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles|Twelve, and the Lord answered in a revelation given July 8, 1838 in which the Lord says Let them take leave of my Latter-day Saints|Saints in the City Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri|Far West on the 26 day of April next on…

Page 22 of Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 1

of one man said the Lord God had spoken and it was for us to obey, It was the Lords business to take care of his Latter-day Saints|saints and we would fulfull the commandment or die a trying. According to our revelation|revalation on the 18 April 1839 I took into my waggon Brigham Young|Brigham Young & Orson Pratt|Orson Pratt and Father Alpheus Cutler|Cutler took into his waggon George Albert…

Page 24 of Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. On the 30th of July, I left my Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff|wife and Sarah Emma Woodruff|child at Father Ezra Carter, b. 1773|Carter's and started once more to visit Fox Islands, Waldo County, Maine|Fox Islands. While holding meeting with the Saints at North Vinalhaven, Waldo County, Maine|Vinal Haven on the 9th of August, I received a letter from Thomas Baldwin Marsh|Thomas B. Marsh, who was then…

Page 27 of Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

of teams were raised to bring out the remainder of the poor from Missouri|Missouri. President Brigham Young|Young counselled the Twelve to locate their families for the time being in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois|Quincy. I returned to Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois|Rochester for my effects. While at Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois|Springfield, I collected $70 for the relief of the Saints in Quincy, which I sent to them. I returned to Quincy on…

Page 27 of Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. CHAPTER II. ORDAINED TO THE APOSTLESHIP—MY MIS- SION TO England|ENGLAND. Joseph Smith Jr.|Joseph Smith, the Prophet, asked the Lord what His will was concerning the Twelve, and the Lord answered in a revelation, given July 8th, 1838, in which He says: "Let them take leave of my Saints in the city Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri|Far West, on the 26th…

Page 28 of Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

TULLIDGE`S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. requirement of the revelation, on the 18th of April, 1839, I took into my wagon Brigham Young|Brigham Young and Orson Pratt|Orson Pratt: and Father Alpheus Cutler|Cutler took into his wagon John Taylor, b. 1808|John Taylor and George Albert Smith|George A. Smith, and we started for Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri|Far West. On the way we met John Edward Page|John E. Page, who was going with his…

Page 33 of Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

March 13 I was pressed in spirit to go to Quincy, Adams County, Illinois|Quincy Illinois and visit the the saints who had fled their from their persecuters in Missouri|Missouri I immediately ^March 13^ I took my Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff|wife ^Family^ & child into my waggon and started on the 12th March and arived ^March 13 I took my family and started for Quincy where I arived^ in Quincy on…

Page 7 of Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

THE DESERET NEWS. TRUTH AND LIBERTY. No. 21. Fillmore, Millard County, Utah Territory|FILLMORE CITY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1858. VOL. VIII. [Column 1] HISTORY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. (FROM HIS OWN PEN.) [CONTINUED.] March 8, 1839. — I attended a conference at Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois|Springfield, Illinois. — 13. — I took my family and started for Quincy, Adams County, Illinois|Quincy, where I arrived on the 16th. I dined with Emma Hale Smith Bidamon|Emma Smith…

Page 70 of Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. issued a proclamation, in which all the Latter-day Saints were required to leave that Missouri|State or be exterminated. Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri|Far West had been captured by the militia, who were really only an organized mob; the citizens had been compelled to give up their arms; all the leading men who could be got hold of had been taken prisoners; the rest of the…

Page 88 of Journal (January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1839)

April 18, 1839 ~ Thursday April 18th 1839. I left Quincy, Adams County, Illinois|Quincy in company with three of the Twelve viz Brigham Young|Brigham Young Orson Pratt|Orson pratt & John Taylor, b. 1808|John Taylor also George Albert Smith|George A Smith & father Alpheus Cutler|Cutler for the purpose of visiting Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri|far west. We travled to the ferry oposite of Marion City, Marion County, Missouri|Marion City & crossed…

Page 89 of Journal (January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1839)

COUNCIL At a council held at Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri|Far West by the Twelve, High Priests, Elders, & Priests on the twenty sixth of April 1839 The following resolutions were adopted Resolved that the following persons should be no more fellowshiped in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Latter Day Saints but excommunicated from the same, viz Isaac Russell|Isaac Russel, Mary Walton Russell|Mary Russel, John E. Goodson|John…