the Bible Book of Mormon & Doctrin & Covents
and laid them on top of each other and took my seat
Mr Newton took up the Books and looked
at them but said Nothing I then asked him
if there were any school houses on the Island he
said there was four school houses I asked him
if they were free to preach in he said yes they were
Numbered from one to four at the time appointed
Mr Douglass & family accompanied us to the
Meeting House where we met a large congregation
none of whom knew who we were or our profession
except Mr Douglass Elder Hale and myself went into
the Stand and I arose amid peculiar feelings and
addressed the congregation for one hour from Gal 1, Ch
8 & 9 verses. This was the first time that I or [any]
Elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
(to my knowledge) had attempted to preach the Gospel
to the inhabitants of any Island of the Sea fulness
of the Gospel, & the Book of Mormon to the inhabitants
of any Island of the Sea I had much liberty in
speaking and informed the people that the Lord had raised
up a prophet and organized his Church as in the days

the Bible Book of Mormon & Doctrin & Covents and laid them on top of each other and took my seat Mr Newton took up the Books and looked at them but said Nothing I then asked him if there were any school houses on the Island he said there was four school houses I asked him if they were free to preach in he said yes they were Numbered from one to four at the time appointed Mr Douglass & family accompanied us to the Meeting House where we met a large congregation none of whom knew who we were or our profession except Mr Douglass Elder Hale and myself went into the Stand and I arose amid peculiar feelings and addressed the congregation for one hour from Gal 1, Ch 8 & 9 verses. This was the first time that I or any Elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (to my knowledge) had attempted to preach the fulness of the Gospel, & the Book of Mormon to the inhabitants of any Island of the Sea I had much liberty in speaking and informed the people that the Lord had raised up a prophet and organized his Church as in the days