15 Sunday I attended meeting at the grove
Elders L. Wight & B. Young spoke in the fore
part of the day & I addressed the congrega-
tion in the afternoon the first time I had
spoken to the assembly at large for more
than two years. after meeting I went *2
Sunday True information
has Just reached us that the Noted Governor
Boggs of Missouri who By his orders expeled
ten thousand Latter Day Saints, Has just Been
assassinated in his own house & fallen in
his own Blood three Ball wer short through
his head two through his Brains & one
through his mouth, tongue & throat. Thus this
ungodly wretch has fallen in the midst
of his iniquity & the vengance of God
has overtaken him at last & he has met
his Just deserts though by an unknown hand
this information is proclaimed through
all the papers & By dispatched messengers
& hand Bills through the land Thus Boggs
hath died as a fool dieth & gone to his place
to receive the reward of his works*
I attended meeting at the grove in the
forenoon Elders L Wight & B Young preac-
hed & in the Afternoon I preached it being
the first time I had spoken to the Church
for more than two years. At the close
of the meeting I went to the pool & Baptized
in company with C C Rich about 100 persons
mostly for the dead & was also Baptized
myself for My Great Grandfather
Josiah ^Medad^ woodruff and his wife my Great Grand
Mother
^Azmon says our G Grand Fathers name was Medad^
^*Boggs was shot but did not die but has sinc recove[red]
from his wounds.^
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Vengance is mine I will repay saith The Lord. May 15th 1842 Sunday True information has Just reached us that the Noted Governor Boggs of Missouri who By his orders expeled ten thousand Latter Day Saints,, has just been assassinated in his own house & fallen in his own blood three ball wer short through his head two through his brains & one through his mouth, tongue & throat. Thus this Ungodly wretch has fallen in the midst of his iniquity & the vengance of God has overtaken him at last & he has met his Just deserts though by an unknown hand this information is proclaimed through all the papers & by dispatched messengers & hand bills through the land. Thus Boggs hath died as a fool dieth & gone to his place to receive the reward of his works *
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