at the same time began to talk about the mormons & told several
lies which I corrected before the people, this still enraged him worse
and I was forbidden to preach in the house I told the people
as I had been invited to preach to them & had come 10 miles
to fulfill the appointment I would like to preach to them, I was willing
to stand on a fence, wood pile, on a cart or anyplace they would
appoint a man rose & said he owned the land in front of the meeting
house I might stand upon that & preach & welcome all the congregation
except the Minister & one Deacon left the house walked across the street
formed seats out of a worm fence & gave good attention while I
preached for an hour & a half upon the first principles of the
Gospel when I closed I gave liberty for anyone to speak that wished
Mr Randolpph Allexander arose & made a few remarks it being the
first time he had a Mormon Elder speak, "He said the people at the present
day made him think of a pen of hogs the keeper would make a trought &
pour into it any thing & they would drink it, hot or cold water, dish water
or anything els, but let a stranger come along & pour over a bucket
of corn on the back side of the pen & the hogs would be frightened & run &
snort all over the pen. He said it was so with the people their priest will
feed the people with ^them on^ any kind of food or doctrine no matter how fals the people
will drink it down but let a stranger come & preach the truth as Mr
gospel of Jesus Christ which will save the people as Mr Woodruff has
done & the people are afraid of him." Mr Allexander invited me home
bought a Book of Mormon of me, & was soon baptized and ^as was^ several
others were soon baptized in that place. July 14 ^th I wrote a letter
to president Oliver Cowdery at Kirtland Ohio & sent him a list of
subscribers for the Messenger & Advocate and gave him an account of
my Mission in the South. 18^th I rode in company with Brother A
O Smoot to a ferry on the Tennessee River their was no ferryman to
cross us over, we were offered the use of the ferry boat, so we let our
own horses unto it & concluded to row ourselves acrosst ^we ferried ourselves^ but not being
much used to the business and loosing one oar in the river having to row
with one broaken oar we landed a great distance below the usual place
of landing with a high circulation of blood & blistered hands but
our horses leaped the bank & we went on our journey to the Sandy
& swam our horses across the streamwent to Mr Thomas Fraziers & spent the
night. July 30^th We rode to Mr David Criders and preached at

at the same time began to talk about the mormons & told several lies which I corrected before the people, this still enraged him worse and I was forbidden to preach in the house I told the people as I had been invited & had come 10 miles to fulfill the appointment I would like to preach, I was willing to stand on a fence, wood pile, on a cart or anyplace they would appoint a man rose & said he owned the land in front of the meeting house I might stand upon that & preach & welcome all the congregation except the Minister & one Deacon left the house walked across the street formed seats out of a worm fence & gave good attention while I preached for an hour & a half upon the first principles of the Gospel when I closed I gave liberty for anyone to speak Mr Randolpph Allexander arose & made a few remarks it being the first time he had a Mormon Elder speak, "He said the people at the present day made him think of a pen of hogs the keeper would make a trough & pour into it any thing & they would drink it, hot or cold water, dish water or anything els, but let a stranger come along & pour over a bucket of corn on the back side of the pen & the hogs would be frightened & run & snort all over the pen. He said it was so with the people their priest will feed them on any kind of doctrine no matter how fals the people will drink it down but let a stranger come & preach the gospel of Jesus Christ which will save the people as Mr Woodruff has done & the people are afraid of him." Mr Allexander invited me home bought a Book of Mormon, & was soon baptized as was several others in that place. July 14 th I wrote a letter Cowdery & sent a list of subscribers for the Messenger & Advocate and gave an account of my Mission in the South. 18th I rode in company with Brother A O Smoot to a ferry on the Tennessee River their was no ferryman we were offered the use of the boat, we ferried ourselves but not being much used to the business and loosing one oar in the river having to row with one broaken oar we landed a great distance below the usual place with a high circulation of blood & blistered hands but our horses leaped the bank & we went on our journey to the Sandy & swam our horseswent to Mr Thomas Fraziers & spent the night. July 30th We rode to Mr David Criders and preached at