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Day in the Life

Jun 9, 1836

Journal Entry

June 09, 1836 ~ Thursday

9th Held a meeting at the meetinghouse Elder Patten
Preach at 11 oclock AM & Elder Parrish at 2 PM when
Elder Parrish closed Elder Patten arose bound the
Law & scealed the testimony & Prophesied upon
the heads of some of the ungodly People who were
Present. We then repaired to the water & Elder
Patten Baptized 2. one was Father Henry Thomas
A Revolutionary soldier & served under George
Washington Elder Patten was filled with the Pow
er of God numbers were healed of sickness

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Patten, David Wyman
14 Nov 1799 - 25 Oct 1838
140 mentions
Apostle
Washington, George
22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799
48 mentions
Historical Figure, Eminent Men and Woman
Thomas, Henry, b. 1758
17 Feb 1758 - 6 Jan 1838
13 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Parrish, Warren Farr
10 Jan 1803 - 3 Jan 1877
186 mentions
Apostle

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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal
Smoot and myself in Kentucky. On the we all met at Damon Creek Branch, where Brother Patten baptized two. One was Father Henry Thomas, who had been a revo- lutionary soldier under General Washington, and father of Daniel and Henry Thomas. A warrant was issued, on the oath of a priest, against D. W. Patten, W. Parrish and myself. We were accused in the warrant of the great "crime" of testifying that Christ would come in this generation, and that we promised the Holy Ghost to those whom we baptized. Brothers Patten and
Daybook (31 December 1835 - 3 January 1837)
9 held a meeting at the school house Elder Patten Preached at 11 AM & Elder Parrish at 2 PM when Elder Parrish closed Elder Patten arose bound the Law & scealed the testimony & Prophesied upon the heads of some of the ungodly People who were Present we then repaired to the water & Elder Patten Baptized 2 one was Father Henry Thomas A Revolutionary soldier & served under George Washington (numbers of sick were healed)
Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine
On the we all met at Damon Creek Branch, where Brother Patten baptized two. One was Father Henry Thomas, who had been a revolutionary soldier under General Washington. and father of Daniel and Henry Thomas. A warrant was issued, on the oath of a priest, against D. W. Patten, W. Par- rish and myself. We were accused in the warrant of the great "crime" of testifying that Christ would come in this generation, and that we promised the Holy Ghost to those whom we baptized. Brothers Patten and Parrish were taken

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April 19, 1836
Wilford called to be a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy at age 29.

Jun 9, 1836