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Dec 3, 1838

Journal Entry

December 03, 1838 ~ Monday

3rd I spent the day taking care of my companion who is still alive these are days of trial but may the Lord
scantify [sanctify] them to my good I pray

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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

found my wife very low. I spent the day in taking care of her, and the following day I returned to Eaton to get some things for her. She seemed to be gradually sink- ing and in the evening her spirit apparently left her body, and she was dead. The sisters gathered around her body, weeping, while I stood looking at her in sorrow. The spirit and power of God began to rest upon me until, for the first time during her sick- ness faith filled my soul, although she lay before me as one dead. I had some oil that was consecrated for my anointing while in Kirtland. I took it and consecrated it again before the Lord for anointing the sick. I then bowed down before the Lord and prayed for the life of my companion, and I anointed her body with the oil in the name of the Lord. I laid my hands upon her, and in the name of Jesus Christ I rebuked the power of death and the destroyer, and commanded the

Daybook (3 October 1838 - 4 March 1839)

3rd I spent the day taking care of Phebe who is still alive these are

Daybook (3 October 1838 - 4 March 1839)

days of trial but may the Lord sanctify them to my good I pray

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

found my wife very low. I spent the day in taking care of her, and the following day I returned to Eaton to get some things for her. She seemed to be gradually sinking, and in the evening the spirit apparently left her body, and she was dead. The sisters gathered around her body, weeping, while I stood looking at her in sorrow. The spirit and power of God began to rest upon me until, for the first time during her sickness, faith filled my soul, although she lay before me as one dead. I had some oil that was consecrated for my anointing while in Kirtland. I took it and consecrated it again before the Lord for anointing the sick. I then bowed down before the Lord and prayed for the life of my companion, and I anointed her body with the oil in the name of the Lord. I laid my hands upon her, and in the name of Jesus Christ I rebuked the power of death and the destroyer, and commanded the same to depart from her and the spirit of life to enter her body. Her spirit returned to her body, and from that hour she was made whole; and we all felt to praise the name of God, and to trust in Him and keep His com- mandments. While this operation was going on with me (as my wife related afterwards) her spirit left her body, and she saw it lying upon the bed, and the sisters weep- ing. She looked at them and at me, and upon her babe, and, while gazing upon this scene, two personages came into the room, carrying a coffin, and told her they had come for her body. One of these messengers told her she might have her choice—she might go to rest in the spirit world, or, on one condition she could have the privilege of returning to her tabernacle and continuing her labors upon the earth. The condition was, if she felt that she could stand by her hus- band, and with him pass through all the cares, trials, tribulations and afflictions of life which he would be called upon to pass through for the gospel's sake unto

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Dec 3, 1838