in the last days & when we were opposed by a mob he would rebuke them in great
plainness we were not injured or molested ownly threatened, the sick were freequently
healed under our administration. On the we were
again joined by Elder Warren Parrish direct from Kirtland Ohio who also
laboured with us. We held a conference on the at Brother Seth Utley ^in Benton County Tennessee^
where there was 7 Branches represented
containing 116 members Abel Wilson & Jesse Turpin were ordained priest
& Albert Petty a teacher. On the I was ordained under
the hands of David W Patten & Warren Parrish, Elder Patten being mouth unto
the office of the High Priesthood & a member of the 2nd Quorum of Seventies
Elder Patten prophesied many blessings upon my head. We continued to
extend our labour upon a circuit of several hundred miles.
Elder A. O. Smoot also laboured constantly with us and Benjamin
L Clapp freequently—we would travel at times two by two then we would
all meet to gether ^to hold conferences &c^ at certain points we laboured dilligently & faithfully
administering in the ordinances of the gospel as we had an opportunity.
Persecution began to rage against us in Benton County Tennessee and
on the a ^states^ warrant was issued against David Patten Warren W
Parrish & Wilford Woodruff sworn out by Mathew Williams at Methodist
priest served by the shiriff Robert C Petty Elders Patten & Parrish
were taken by an armed mob of about 50 under form of law led by
the sheriff a colonel 1st & 2nd Major with other Officers & a
Methodist priest with a gun upon his shoulder, I was in another
county & not taken we were accused of prophesying falsely by
saying that 4 persons who were baptized should received the Holy Ghost
in 24 hours & that Christ would come in this generation. The second
time before this generation passed away. The whole concern was a ^mob^ mock trial
contrary to law, justice judgment, mercy or truth. The particulars of which
were recorded in D. W. Pattens account. On the I preached in the
Court House in Dresden Weebly County Tennessee to a crowded house was
followed by Brother A O Smoot & Benjamin Clapp. On the I
went to a Baptist meeting house on Thompsons Creek to fulfill a previous
appointment when I arrived the house was crowded with people I entered the
pulpit & was asked to speak when the Baptist priest Mr Browning arrived
on horseback at the door directly steped inside the door in great
agitation & told the Deacons to forbid my preaching in the house
& when we were opposed by a mob he would rebuke them in great plainness we were not injured or molested ownly threatened, the sick were freequently healed under our administration. On the we were again joined by Elder Warren Parrish direct from Kirtland who also laboured with us. We held a conference on the
