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Jul 12, 1837

Journal Entry

July 12, 1837 ~ Wednesday

12th And during the night at 2 oclock AM, Uncle Ozem Woodruff &
his houshold believed the fullness of the everlasting gospel &
I led them fourth at the same hour of the night and baptized
them for the remission of their sins, being three of them, viz
Ozem Woodruff, Hannah Woodruff, & John Woodruff,
their son. Glory to God in the Highest for this blessing the Lord
hath given me the desires of my heart in this think thing which
is in fulfillment of a vision given me in 1818 all is now fulfilled

After Baptizing the before mentioned friends I walked in company
with Elder Hale to Simsbury to visit aunt Cossett's household
they receieved us kindly & believed our teachings. I was truly
glad to behold them face to face & teach them the things of the
kingdom. Spent the night with them distance of the day 10 m

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Cossett, Anna Hart
18 May 1783 - 31 Jan 1846
58 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Hannah Day Hart
20 Mar 1799 - 26 Dec 1887
62 mentions
Family
Woodruff, John
15 Oct 1818 - 17 Sep 1886
25 mentions
Family
Hale, Jonathan Harriman
1 Feb 1800 - 4 Sep 1846
151 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Ozem, b. 1787
3 Nov 1787 - 18 Feb 1871
159 mentions
Family

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Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut

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July 12, 1837 ~ Wednesday 12th And during the night at 2 oclock AM, uncle Ozem Woodruff & his houshold believed the fullness of the everlasting gospel & I led them fourth at the same hour of the night and baptized them for the remission of their sins, being three of them. viz Ozem Woodruff, Hannah Woodruff, & John Woodruff, their son. Glory to God in the Highest for this blessing the Lord hath given me the desires of my heart in this think thing which is in fulfillment of a vision given me in 1818 all is now fulfilled
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

— . — I preached in a school house in West Avon to an attentive congregation; after meet- ing I baptized my uncle, Ozem Woodruff, his wife and son, John, in fulfillment of a dream which I had at ten years of age. I visited most of my relatives in Conn., and preached the gospel to them.

Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

——I preached in a school house in West Avon to an attentive congre- gation; after meeting I baptized my uncle, Ozem Woodruff, his wife and son, John, in fulfilment of a dream which I had at ten years of age. I visited most of my relatives in Conn., and preached the Gospel to them.

Autobiography 1857 Draft 2

I preached in a school house in West Avon to an attentive congregation; after meeting I baptized my Uncle Ozem Woodruff, his wife and son, John, in fulfillment of a dream which I had when I w at 10 years of age. I visited most of my relatives in Conn., and preached the Gospel unto them.

Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

At 2 o'clock on the morning of the uncle Ozem and his family

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

gospel]], he ^they^ then left me. On the I preached in a school house in west Avon to an attentive congregation. After meeting I baptized my Uncle Ozem Woodruff and his wife and his son John, which was in ^a^ fulfillment of ^a^ dream which I had at 10 years of age. I visited most of my relatives in Connecticut

Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 1

the , I baptized my Uncle Ozem Woodruff & his wife Hannah, & his son John and we rejoiced together for this was in fulfillment of a dream I

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Jul 12, 1837