28th
I have been a marked victem as an attack
for the power of the destroyer from my infancy up to the present
day. I have faced Accident, misfortune, & apparently death so many
times & in so many shapes & forms from my childhood through
life thus far that it has become a proverb with me to say that
there has seemed to be two powers constantly watching me & at work
with me one to kill & the other to save me thus far the power to save me
& preserve my life has prevailed. How long I shall be belessed with this
preserving power & care time must determin. I have never untill now
been called upon to war with poison & mortiforcation in my system
untill now, but I am satisfyed to day that I have this enemy to mee[t]
& that to in its worst form their is but a small chance for a man to
live that is innoculated with poison & mortification by dissecting
the body of either man or beast it is much worse than drinking poi[so]n
or being bit by poisonous serpents for it is in a much more deadly
form. several have died this spring by skining cattle who have died
all should be more cautious than what I have been in this matter
& not run the risk of looseing their lives by trying to save the skins of
Animals who die with disease, the following Account will show
the operation of this disease with me from day to day & how near
I came of loosing my life in fact I was ownly saved through the power
& mercy of God. This morning the affected spot upon my wrist had
grown about the size of a dime had risen above the arm & main flesh
about half an inch & turned black as ink my arm began to swell
& pain me & I felt its workings through my system I called upon
President Young & showed him Arm and asked his advice He
counciled me to go to immediately & clense my stomach & bowels
& poultice my Arm with onions, Earth, or any thing that would
draw it from my system. He also advised me to show it to
Dr Sprague. I did so & he in addition to what President Young
had recommended dug me up soom sum dock Elecompane &
Blazing star roots & advised me to make a tea of it & drink
it also to make a poultice of it & put it on my Arm I went
immediately home & began to put these things into execution
for I saw that I had a strong warfare in order to save my life
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April 28, 1856 ~ Monday 28th [FIGURE] I have been a marked victem as an attack for the power of the destroyer from my infancy up to the present day. I have faced Accident, misfortune, & apparently death so many times & in so many shapes & forms from my childhood through life thus far that it has become a proverb with me to say that there has seemed to be two powers constantly watching me & at work with me one to kill & the other to save me thus far the power to save me & preserve my life has prevailed. How long I shall be blessed with this preserving power & care time must determin.
all should be more cautious than what I have been in this matter & not run the risk of looseing their lives by trying to save the skins of Animals who die with disease, the following Account will show the operation of this disease with me from day to day & how near I came of loosing my life in fact I was ownly saved through the power & mercy of God.
Brother Wilford in the name of Jesus Christ & by virtue of the Holy priesthood I lay my hands upon your head to Bless you And I ask my Father in heaven to stay the deisease which is resting upon you & to cleanse your Blood & to heal you up & I say in the name of Jesus Christ that you shall not die but shall live to finish your work which is appointed you to do upon the Earth, the Adversary has sought many times to destroy your life from the Earth but the Lord has preserved you & will preserve you untill your work is done I feel to say that all is right here I fell to ask the Lord to bless all the means you make use of for your recovery. You shall be healed up from this deisease & live to enjoy the society of your family & your children shall grow up around you & you shall be a blessing to them let your heart be comforted all shall be well with you And I seal these Blessings upon you in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
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