following winter.
I had a great desire to t^pr^each the Gospel, which I did not
reveal to any person ^name to my brethren^, but one Sunday evening I retired into the woods
alone, and called upon the Lord in earnest prayer to open my way
to go and preach the Gospel to the inhabitants of the Earth; the
spirit of the Lord rested upon me and bore witness unto me
that my prayer was heard, and should be answered. I walked
arose from my knees happy, and walked some forty rods through a
thick wood into an open road, as I entered the road, there stood before
^&^ me^t^ , a high priest, with whom I had staid for a number
of months, but had never said any thing to me about preaching or
ordination, but now as I appouched^roached^ him, he said "bro. Wilford the
spirit of the Lord tells me that you should be ordained and
go on a mission." I replied, "I am ready."
At a meeting of the High Council at ,
, Mo. on Nov. 5, I was ordained a priest ^by Elder^ under the hands of
bros. ; and , were ^also^ ordained
Priests at the same time.
Bishop said he would like to have me go into
the Southern States, through , & , &c. ^&^ if I could
find any body who had faith enough to go with me ^to take^ for it would
be a dangerous count^r^y to travel in at present, in consequence of the
Missouri persecution, ^to take him.^ I told him I was as ready to go South as any
where, and asked if I should go through , as it lay direct
on our route, he said ^replied^, it would be at the risk of life, and he
had not got faith enough to undertake it; if I had, I might
try it. I also asked him, if I went through Jackson Co., if I
should start without purse or scrip according to the law of God,
Hee he replied answered, that he had not got faith enough to start
on a mission through Jackson Co., without money, and if I did it
I must do it on my own faith, I felt strenuous to keep the
commandments, so I started without money; I called upon Elder , and asked him if he would not ^to^ accompany me; it met ^he consented,^
his wishes, and Bishop Partridge gave appointed him to go with me
Jan. 13, 1835, I received an honorable discharge from Lyman
following winter.
I had a great desire topreach the Gospel, which I did not
name to my brethren, but one Sunday evening I retired into the woods
alone, and called upon the Lord in earnest prayer to open my way
to go and preach the Gospel to the inhabitants of the Earth; the
spirit of the Lord bore witness
that my prayer was heard, and should be answered. I
arose from my knees happy, and walked some forty rods
,,
& met , a high priest, with whom I had staid for a number
of months,
, as I approached him, he said "bro. Wilford the
spirit of the Lord tells me that you should be ordained and
go on a mission." I replied, "I am ready."
At a meeting of the High Council at ,
, Mo. Nov. 5, I was ordained a priest by Elder
; and , were also ordained
Priests.
Bishop said he would like to have me go into
the Southern States, through , & , & if I could
find any body who had faith enough to go with me for it would
be a dangerous country to travel in, in consequence of the
Missouri persecution, to take him. I told him I was as ready to go South as any
where, and asked if I should go through , as it lay
on our route, he replied, it would be at the risk of life, and he
had not got faith enough to undertake it; if I had, I might
try it. I also asked him, if I went through Jackson Co., if I
should start without purse or scrip according to the law of God,
he answered, that he had not got faith enough to start
on a mission through Jackson Co., without money, and if I did it
I must do it on my own faith, I felt strenuous to keep the
commandments, so I started without money; I called upon Elder , and asked him to accompany me; he consented,
, and Bishop Partridge appointed him to go with me
Jan. 13, 1835, I received an honorable discharge from Lyman