6. I returned in the wherry to Capt Coombs & receieved two letters one from A H Woodruff &
the other from Sarah B Foss. I wrote a letter to Elder A O Smoot. Spent the night at capt Coombs
~ Sunday
7. Sunday I walked to the schoolhouse NO. 3 and Preached to a large congregation. I attended a prayer
meeting at night at Brother Charles Brown, & spent the night with Br Jesse Coombs distance 5 mil[es]
134 Sunday I held a meeting in company with Elder Ball at Br Ames. We had an interesting time in communing
with the Saints. After meeting we walked to Br Stephen Luce from thence to Mr Ephraim Luce we prayed with
his sick child, from thence to Maltire Luce and spent the night 4 miles
~ Monday
15 I walked to Br Stearrett's I wrote a letter {for Brother Malatire Luce} We held a meeting at Br Stearrett's Elder Ball took the
leed of the meeting, and while he was speaking to our edification a canon or swivvle was discharged
near the house on the sea shore and was soon followed by the discharge of small arms he soon closed
6. I returned in the wherry to capt Coombs & receieved two letters one from A H Woodruff &
the other from Sarah B Foss. I wrote a letter to Elder A O Smoot. Spent the night at capt Coombs
~ Sunday
7. Sunday I walked to the schoolhouse No. 3. and Preached to a large congregation. I attended a Prayer
meeting at night at Brother Charles Brown, & spent the night with Br Jesse Coombs distance 5 mil
~ Monday
8. I sent five letters to south Vinalhaven Post Office by Br Jesse Coombs spent the night with Br Burgess 2.
~ Tuesday
9. I walked to Mr John Smith's & spent the night at his house I wrote a letter to Br Justus Ames 2.
~ Wednesday
10. I walked to Mr Joseph Sylvester's & spent the night at his house distance 1 mile
13 I walked to Br Burgess, to Br Brown's to Mr John Smiths from thence to Joseph Sylvesters & crossed
to the North Island to visit the saints & also an Elder of the Church of Latter Day Saints who had come
to labour with me in the ministry by the name of JOSEPH BALL I visited Br Sterrett walked from thence to
Brother J Ames. I there found Elder Ball I had a plesent interview with him. He had Baptized six persons
viz. Malatire LuceRuth Luce, Stephen Luce Esq Nathaniel ThomasSusan Thomas & Nancy Kent I spent the
night at Br Ames distance of the day 12 miles
~ Sunday
14 Sunday I held a meeting in company with Elder Ball at Br Ames. We had an interesting time in communing
with the saints. After meeting we walked to Br Stephen Luce from thence to Mr Ephraim Luce we prayed with
his sick child, from thence to Maltire Luce and spent the night 4 miles
~ Monday
15 I walked to Br Starrett's I wrote a letter {for Brother Malatire Luce} we held a meeting at Br Starrett's Elder Ball took the
leed of the meeting, and while he was speaking to our edification a canon or swivvle was discharged
near the house on the sea shore and was soon followed by the discharge of small arms he soon closed
"Journal (January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1839)," January 3, 1838 - January 15, 1838, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/l87