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There are certain days of my life which contain events
of marked interest to me And my posterity An account
of which I record in my Journals. these events are in
fulfillment of Ancient or modern prophecy & revelation from God
this day was one of them. When The first
Patraiarch in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints upon my head to give me my He
said I should have my & Houshold standing with me in the
covenant of the Gospel And that I should have power to bring them
into the kingdom. I afterwards visited my Fathers Household preached the
Gospel to them And Baptized My father, , & every
member of His household & several other relatives. Also , who Maiden name was Phebe W. Carter before her
Marriage Also recieved A promise that she should have her
& Household with her in the . Her
was baptized before her death two of her sisters have been baptized
Her brothers are now vary friendly. And this day I walked thro-
ugh the city of ^with^ my wife's Father &which is my Father in
Law Ezra Carter sen & his Grand son we went through
the ship Areatus in which Calvin Foss is going to we visited
the common And many parts of Boston we then returned home
And Had A meeting iat My own Hired house I opened by Br
Addressed the meeting And spoke A few moments
I then Arose And addressed my friends for an hour in great plain
ness And expressed my feelings to them in Great plainness. At the close
of the Meeting I led my father in Law Ezra Carter sen with two others
down into the sea And Baptized them. Mrs Woodruff accompanied her
Father to the water And Back again we both felt to rejoice that the words
of the old Patriarch was fulfilling upon our heads Father Ezra Carter sen
was 76 seventy six years, and 3 three days old this day that I baptized
him. I have now baptized my Father & Father in law
this is a great consolation to my soul. Father Ezra Carter sen was the
son of 84 years old, who was the son of
who was the son of . His Mother Name was the Daughter of . Father Carter has
been vary friendly from the time he first time herd the gospel He
has always entertained all the Saints that called upon him.
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