there were 32 persons presented for ordination which I
was requested to ordain in company with Elder Wm
Draper we ordained 7 Elders 9 priest, 11 Teachers
& 5 Deacons. We spoke to the people several times during the
conference. At the close of the conference we were called
upon to administer to a woman who was possessed
with the Devil she at times was dumb & greatly
afflicted with the evil spirits that dwelt in her
She believed in Jesus of Nazareth and in us as his
servents, and wished us to administer to her
four of us laid hands upon her head and
commanded the Devil in the Name of Jesus Christ
to come ^depart^ out of her, and it was immediately done
and the woman arose with great joy and gave thanks
and praise unto God for according to her faith she
was made whole from that hour, a child
also that was sick was made whole by the laying on
of hands according to the word of God see Mark 16 ch 17.
we walked 30 miles to visit another Branch of the
Saints at Leeds where we met with John Goodson
& John Snider. We held meetings & bore our testimony the to the people. A Sister Carns presented unto us two
of her children who were sick one a such lay child lay at
the point of death I took it in my arms presented it to
there were 32 persons presented for ordination which I
was requested to ordain in company with Elder Wm
Draper we ordained 7 Elders 9 priest 11 Teachers
& 5 Deacons. We spoke to the people several times during the
conference. At the close of the conference we were called
upon to administer to a woman who was possessed
with the Devil she at times was dumb & greatly
afflicted with the evil spirits that dwelt in her
She believed in Jesus of Nazareth and in us as his
servents, and wished us to administer to her
four of us laid hands upon her head and
commanded the Devil in the Name of Jesus Christ
to depart out of her, and it was immediately done
and the woman arose with great joy and gave thanks
and praise unto God for according to her faith she
was made whole from that hour, a child
also that was sick was made whole by the laying on
of hands according to the word of God see Mark 16 ch 17.
we walked 30 miles to visit another Branch of the
Saints at Leeds where we met with John Goodson
& John Snider. We held meetings & bore our testimony
to the people. A Sister Carns presented unto us two
of her children who were sick one a such lay child lay at
the point of death I took it in my arms presented it to
"Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 1," p. 3, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/4Vo1