Autobiographical Notes, circa 1850-1880
London , Sunday G. A. Smith & myself met at
Father Cornors & held three meetings through the day and evening
we red in the Book of Mormon, broke bread to the
Saints. I felt the Spirit of God bare testimony to
me that there would be a great work in London
We retired to rest in good season. I felt well in
my mind and slept untill about 12 oclok at night
I awoke and meditated upon the things of God untill
about 3 oclok in the morning and while forming a determina-
tion to warn the Inhabitants of London, & overcome
the powers of darkness which were besetting us day by
day and trying to overcome us. As I was forming
this determination in my own mind a personage appeared
unto me which I considered was the prince of darkess
darkness or the Devil, he made war with me and attempted
to take my life he laid hold of me like a strong
armed man, I felt like the wait of a heavy man
lying upon my body and he caught me by the throat
with a strong grip and choaked me nearly to death
I struggled with him as one man would struggled
with another I, felt as though this destroyer would overcom
me & that I must die as I saw no way that I could
escape his grasp, at that instant the thought came to me
why do you not pray, & call upon the Lord for help, I then
asked the Lord in the name of Jesus Christ to deliver
me from the power of the Devil & preserve my life
instantly three personages came throught the door dressed
in white with considerable light surrounding them they
came up to the bed side while I was lying in the grasp
of the Enemy & they laid their hands upon my head & in
the twinkling of an eye I was liberated & the spirit of God
vibrated my whole body from the crown of my head to the souls
of my feet and I was instantly covered all over in a high
state of persperation water stood upon ^me^ in drops. As soon
as I could speak I spoke to Brother G. A. Smith &
I found that he had been labering under the same
