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Day in the Life

Dec 5, 1841

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December 05, 1841 ~ Sunday

5^th Sunday I walked with Mrs Woodruff &
Sister Kimball to Br Rushtons & spent a part of
the day with a number of the Pottery Saints, &
In the evening we walked to Br Joseph'^s & spent
several hours at his house, on a visit & had a plesent
^time^ with him & Sister Emma Br Joseph had commenced
this day to proof read the Book of mormon that it
might be sterotype^d he read 60 pages. he rehearsed
over the Missouri transactions spoke of the death of
David W. Patten & the REQEST which he made of him
in his last dying moments JOSPH will grant it if God will

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After retiring to rest at night I was called upon by Brother Meeks to go with him to lay hands upon his wife who was possessed with a devil I went with him to his house & found his wife foaming in great agony I lade hands upon her & rebuked the devil & he came out of her & she soon fell asleep

~ Wilford Woodruff