York, and there remained until , when I heard Elders Zerah Pulsipher and Elijah Cheeny preach. My brother Azmon and I believed their testimony, entertained the elders and offered ourselves for baptism the first sermon we heard. We read the Book of Mormon, and I received a testimony that it was true. We soon learned what the Lord wanted of us in Rhode Island, for at the time we were warned to go there, two of the elders were preaching there, and had we gone, we should have embraced the work at that time.

until , when I heard El- ders Zerah Pulsipher and Elijah Cheeny preach. My brother Azmon and I believed their testimony, enter- tained the Elders, and offered our- selves for baptism the first sermon we heard. We read the Book of Mor- mon, and I received a testimony that it was true. We soon learned what the Lord wanted of us in Rhode Island, for at the time we were warned to go there, two of the Elders were preaching there, and had we gone, we should have em- braced the Work at that time.

the 29th day of , before ^when^ I heard Elder Zerah Pulsiper and Elijah Cheeny preach. My brother Azmon and I believed their testimony, and invited ^entertained^ the Elders home and offered our- selves for baptism the first sermon we heard. We read the book of Mormon and I received a testimony that it was true. I learned that Elders Sam. H. Smith and Orson Hyde were had preached in Rhode island in 1832, which accounted for the reason We soon learned what the Lord wanted of us in Rhode Island, for at the time we were warned of the Lord to go there, two of the Elders of the Latter day Saints were preaching there, and had we gone, we certainly should have embraced the work at that time, but as it was we had to wait for the next call.

Cheeny]] preach, . o , I was baptized by Zerah Pulsipher into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.

N. York, and there remained until the before I heard a gospel sermon by a latter day saint. I then soon learned what the Lord wanted of us in Rhode Island for at the time we were commanded ^warned^ of the Lord to go there, two of the Elders of the Latter day Saints were preaching there & had we gone we certainly should have embraced the work at that time, but as it was we had to wait for the next call On the 29th day of Dec 1833, Elder Zera Pulsipher & Elijah Cheeny called at my house & gave out an appointment for preaching in the school house in that neighborhood that sa[m]e evening I attended as did my brother Azmon Woodruff We both believed, invited the Elders to our home & offered ourselves for baptism the first sermon we heard. We read the Book of Mormon

remained until , when I heard Elders Zerah Pulsipher and Elijah Cheeny preach. My brother Az- mon and I believed their testimony, en- tertained the elders, and offered ourselves for baptism the first sermon we heard. We read the Book of Mormon, and I re- ceived a testimony that it was true. We soon learned what the Lord wanted of us in Rhode Island, for at the time we were warned to go there, two of the elders were preaching there, and had we gone, we should have embraced the work at that time.

On the Elder Zerah Pulsipher & Brother Cheny called at my House & wished to hold a meeting in the neighborhood I and Brother Azmon were absent from Home My Brothers wife informed them that we would light wish to hear them Accordingly they gave out an appointment for preaching in the school house that evening when I arived home my sister in law informed me that there would be a mormon meeting in the school House that evening. I immediately turned out my horses & without waiting to eat my supper started for the school House I prayed all the way in my heart that the Lord would open my understa- nding & give me his spirit and if they were men of God & had the truth I prayed that I might receive it I arived at the school House in this frame of mind without any prejudice in my heart and when I arived the House was crouded full I went alone my Brother Azmon had gone before me I crouded my way through the Assembly and got upon one of the writing desks whare I could see Brother Pulsipher opened the meeting by Prayer He knelt down and asked the Lord in the name of Jesus Christ for what He wanted his manner of praying struck me vary forcibly & I felt the spirit of God bear testimony that He was a servant of God He arose & sung then He preached to the People about one hour & a half & the spirit of God rested upon him He bore a strong testimony of the truth of the gospel which he preached & of the truth of the Book of Mormon which he said was Delivered to Joseph Smith by an Angel out of Heaven. [Joseph Smith-History 1:59] the spirit of the Lord bore a strong testimony to me that what he said was true. I believed it when he closed He was followed by Brother Cheney who bore testimony that what had been said was true Brother Pulsipher then gave liberty to any one in the congregation to make any remarks either for or against what had been said. And almost instantly I found myself upon my feet without any intention upon my part of speaking but when I founed myself upon my feet I felt urged by the spirit to bear testimony to the truth of what I had heard so I exhorted my neighbors & friends to be careful what they done as touching those moen not to oppose them for they were the servants of God & had preached the pure gospel of Jesus Christ unto us this night & I warn you in the name of the Lord not to oppose them but to search the scriptures diligently to see if those things are so. when I closed my Brother Azmon arose & also bore testimony to the truth of the work & he was followed by several others at the close of the meeting I went to the Brethren and asked them to go home with me they did & we had a good deal of conversation with them. I took the Book of Mormon & went to reading it & the spirit of God bore testimony to me that the Book was true I believed it we sat up till a late hour. I felt to open my Eyes to see, my Ears to hear, & my heart to understand, & my Doors to entertain the servants of God.