swimming our horses & several of the company were females & could not consistently
cross the stream he and we undertook to head the stream so that we could cross
sufficient to ford it, but in in the attemp in the midst of the darkness of the night
& the raging of the wind & rain we became lost in the thick woods we had neither fire,
light, or road, but was in the darkness, rain, wind, mud, creeks, & treetops we crossed
the stream near twenty times & setting aside our females & horses we made more the appearance
of fishermen than travelers. I thought of Paul's perils by water but the Lord was
merciful unto us in the midst of our troubles, [Acts 27] for while we were gropeing with in
the darkness like the blind for the wall suffering under the pelt cold ^bursts^ & pelting ^hail^ floods
of wind & rain ^of the storms^ & runing the risk of killing both ourselves & animals by riding off
steep bluffs, a bright light suddenly shone around about us & revealed unto
us our perilous situation as were upon the edge of a deep gulf, the light continued
with us untill we found a house & got put upon ^learned^ the right road then the light
disappeared the darkness returned yet we were enabled to reach the house of Brother
Henry Thomas at 9 oclock in the evening, without any harm having rode 20 miles
being 5 hours in the storm, having forded creeks or [krakes] twenty or more
times but neither male or female murmured but ^and^ felt to thank God for our preservation
often

I received a letter from Oliver Cowdery at the time that Warren
Parrish was called home. Councilling me to During the winter, ^&^ spring, & for part of the ^summer of 1836^
I continued to labour ^mostly alone^ through Kentucky & Tennessee extended my labours opening
new places preaching daily, baptizing, confirming, & organizing new branches
holding conferences &c At a conference held at Brother Clapp on Taropen
Calaway County, Kentucky, ^on the 26 day of Feb 1836^ I ordained A O. Smoot & Benjamin Boydston
Elders & Daniel Thomas & Benjamin Clapp to the office of a priest
Brothers Smoot & Clapp both entered into the labour of the ministry
Elder Smoot freequently accompanied me upon my mission
On the 21^st day of April 1836 Elder David Patten returned to Tennessee
to again join me in my labours he Sister Patten came with him
I met with him on the 21^st day of April 1836 in Henry County Tennessee
Tennessee it was truly a happy meeting. He related to me the blessings
which he had received in Kirtland during ther endowment which was
great & glorious & caused my heart to rejoice We travelled &
laboured together & preached daily, & continued to baptize such as would
receive our testimony persecution began to rage against us in the South Elder
Patten bore a very plain & pointed testimony unto the people of the work of God

swimming our horses & several of the company were females & could not consistently cross the stream we undertook to head the stream sufficient to ford it, but in the attemp in the midst of the darkness of the night & the raging of the wind & rain we became lost in the thick woods we had neither fire, light, or road, but was in the darkness, rain, wind, mud, creeks, & treetops we crossed the stream near twenty times & setting aside our females & horses we made more the appearance of fishermen than travelers. I thought of Paul's perils by water but the Lord was merciful unto us in the midst of our troubles, for while we were gropeing in the darkness like the blind for the wall suffering under the cold bursts of the storms & runing the risk of killing both ourselves & animals by riding off steep bluffs, a bright light suddenly shone around about us & revealed unto us our perilous situation as were upon the edge of a deep gulf, the light continued with us untill we found a house & learned the right road then the light disappeared the darkness returned yet we were enabled to reach the house of Brother Henry Thomas at 9 oclock in the evening, without any harm having rode 20 miles being 5 hours in the storm, having forded creeks or krakes twenty or more times and felt to thank God for our preservation

I received a letter from Oliver Cowdery at the time that Warren Parrish was called home. Councilling me to During the winter, & spring, & 1836 I continued to labour mostly alone through Kentucky & Tennessee extended my labours opening new places preaching daily, baptizing, confirming, & organizing new branches holding conferences &c At a conference held at Brother Clapp on Taropen Calaway County, Kentucky, on the 26 day of Feb 1836 I ordained A O. Smoot & Benjamin Boydston Elders & Daniel Thomas & Benjamin Clapp to the office of a priest Brothers Smoot & Clapp both entered into the labour of the ministry Elder Smoot freequently accompanied me upon my mission Elder David Patten returned to Tennessee to join me in my labours Sister Patten came with him I met with him on the 21st day of April 1836 in Henry County Tennessee it was truly a happy meeting. He related to me the blessings which he had received in Kirtland during ther endowment We travelled & laboured together & preached daily, persecution began to rage against us in the South Elder Patten bore a very plain & pointed testimony unto the people of the work of God