A Pleasing Form, a generous gentle heart
A good companion just without art
Just in her dealings, faithful to her friend
Beloved through Life, lamented in the end
At the close of the day I walked 6 miles
to Farmington where my Father Aphek Woodruff
was living, and I had the happy privilege of
on[c]e more meeting with my Father & Step Mother
which I had not seen for some seven years they
received me with great kindness and it was a happy
meeting. After visiting my Father a day or two I
returned to Avon where most of our relatives lived
lived and held meetings with them and on
the , I baptized my Uncle Ozem Woodruff
& his wife Hannah, & his son John and we rejoiced
together for this was in fulfillment of a dream I
had in when I was eleven years of age
We all rejoiced together. On the I had an
apointment to preach at my Uncle Adna Harts
while there I had the happy privilege of meeting
with my wife Phebe W Woodruff who had
had come from Kirtland to meet me & accompany
A Pleasing Form, a generous gentle heart
A good companion just without art
Just in her dealings, faithful to her friend
Beloved through Life, lamented in the end
At the close of the day I walked 6 miles
to Farmington where my Father Aphek Woodruff
was living, and I had the happy privilege of
once more meeting with my Father & Step Mother
which I had not seen for some seven years they
received me with great kindness and it was a happy
meeting. After visiting my Father a day or two I
returned to Avon where most of our relatives
lived and held meetings with them and on
the , I baptized my Uncle Ozem Woodruff
& his wife Hannah, & his son John and we rejoiced
together for this was in fulfillment of a dream I
had in 1818 when I was eleven years of age
We all rejoiced together. On the I had an
apointment to preach at my Uncle Adna Harts
while there I had the happy privilege of meeting
with my wife Phebe W Woodruff who had
had come from Kirtland to meet me & accompany
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