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Dec 4, 1838

Journal Entry

December 04, 1838 ~ Tuesday

4th Phebe is still vary feeble & low I returned to Eaton to get some necessarys for her I felt the power of
the destroyer resting upon me in the fore part of the day. in the evening Phebe for the first time during her sickness
began to lay hold on faith for her recovery her faith was strong in God we laid hold on faith together repented
of all our sins & confessed them before God & covenanted to keep his commandments I had some oil that
was consecrated for my anointing while in kirtland I again consecrated it befor God for anointing the sick I
bowed myself down before the Lord & prayed with my companion & anointed her [with] oil in the name of the
Lord I laid my hands upon her in the name of JESUS CHRIST and rebuked the fever the destroyier
the deadly malidy that was praying upon hesr soystem & thank God we both obtained a great blessing in
so doing & according to her faith her fever left her & praised be the name of GOD for we will ever keep
his commandments & trust in him Praise the Lord O my soul for all of his wonderful acts

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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
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Daybook (3 October 1838 - 4 March 1839)
4th Phebe is still vary feble & low I returned to Eaton to get some necessaries for her I felt the power of the destroyer resting up[on] me in the fore part of the day In the evening Phebe for the first time during her sickness began to lay hold on faith for her recovery her faith was strong in God we laid hold of faith together repented of all our sins & confessed them before God & covenanted to keep his commandments. I had some oil that was consecrated for my annointing while in Kirtland I again consecrated it before God ^for^ anointing the sick I bowed myself down before the Lord & prayed with my companion & annointed her with oil in the name of the Lord I lade my hands upon her & in the name of Jesus Christ I rebuked the fever the destroyier the deadly maldy that was preying upon her & we both obtained a blessing in so doing & acor- ding to her faith her fever left her & praised be the name of God for we will ever keep his commandments & trust in him Phebe was still weak in body but rested better than she had done prais the Lord O my soul
Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
sold on the for about three thousand dollars Mr Robert A Smith was his administrator There was also in the same paper an account of the horrid butchery of 18 Latter-day Saints in Davis County Missouri by a wicked mob The next day I rode to Terrehaute Indiania through the delightful scenery of that country and drove to what was Ashahel H. Woodruff's book store. Instead of finding him there

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Dec 4, 1838