with the intention of breaking up the work upon these islands,
but it did not accomplish it.

11th, I was visited by Elders Townsend and Milton
Holmes, who attended conferences with me upon both islands, and
bore their testimony to the people, but the spirit of opposition
increased to a great height. I was warned by the spirit ^of the Lord^
to leave for a season, and take a western mission; after visiting
the saints from house to house, and praying with, and encour-
aging them, I left on the 28th, and went to the main land
with Elders Townsend & Holmes. Mrs. Woodruff returned to her Fathers;.
We walked to Scarborough;— & I left May 7th, and walked to Brad-
ford where I left Elder Holmes, and proceeded to Boston.

11th, I gave out an appointment to preach at Sister
Vose's room, & I went to Cambridgeport to visit Elder A. P. Rock-
wood who had been imprisoned in jail on pretence of debt,
but in reality out of religious persecution; the jailor locked me
in until 10 p.m.; but while it disappointed a congregation of
people, it gave me a happy visit with Elder Rockwood, conversing
upon the work of God. On my return to Boston the people
were waiting to hear me, I spoke to them a short time.

14th, I left Boston and walked some 30 miles to
Holliston, staid at Deacon Hoveys^aven's^ and preached; I walked to
Providence, R.I., from thence took steamer to New York and
arrived on the 18th, met with and attended meetings with bro.
O. Pratt until the 27th, when I went up the North river to
Newburgh and preached in several towns in New York & New Jersey,
and walked accross the country to Farmington Conn. and arrived
at my fathers house June 11, (1838)

I commenced preaching at my fathers house; July
1st, I baptized six persons in Farmington river, including my Father,
step mother and my ownly sister, Eunice, also cousin Seth Woodruff,
aunt Anna Cossett and Dwight Webster, a Methodist class leader,
who was boarding at my Fathers house.

When the Patriarch Joseph Smith Sen. gave me my
blessing, he said, I should bring my fathers household into

with the intention of breaking up the work upon these islands,

11th, I was visited by Elders Townsend and Milton Holmes, who attended conferences with me upon both islands, and bore their testimony to the people, but the spirit of opposition increased to a great height. I was warned by the spirit of the Lord to leave for a season, and take a western mission; after visiting the saints from house to house, and praying with, and encouraging them, I left on the 28th, and went to the main land with Elders Townsend & Holmes. Mrs. Woodruff returned to her Fathers. We walked to Scarborough; & I left May 7th, and walked to Bradford where I left Elder Holmes, and proceeded to Boston.

11th, I gave out an appointment to preach at Sister Vose's room, & went to Cambridgeport to visit Elder A. P. Rockwood who had been imprisoned in jail on pretence of debt, but in reality out of religious persecution; the jailor locked me in until 10 p.m.; but while it disappointed a congregation of people, it gave me a happy visit with Elder Rockwood, conversing upon the work of God. On my return to Boston the people were waiting to hear me, I spoke to them a short time.

14th, I left Boston and walked some 30 miles to Holliston, staid at Deacon Haven's and preached; I walked to Providence, R.I., from thence took steamer to New York and arrived on the 18th, met and attended meetings with bro. O. Pratt until the 27th, when I went up the North river to Newburgh and preached in several towns in New York & New Jersey, and walked accross the country to Farmington Conn. and arrived at my fathers June 11, (1838)

I commenced preaching at my fathers house; July 1st, I baptized six persons in Farmington river, including my Father, step mother and my only sister, Eunice, also cousin Seth Woodruff, aunt Anna Cossett and Dwight Webster, a Methodist class leader, who was boarding at my Fathers.

When the Patriarch Joseph Smith Sen. gave me my blessing, he said, I should bring my fathers household into