disappointed a congregation of people it gave me a happy visit with Elder Rockwood in conversing upon the work of God if we were ^although^ in Jail, it was the first time I had ever
met with him. On my return to Boston the people were still waiting to hear
me speak though at a late hour, I spoke to them a short time. On the I left
Boston and walked some 30 miles to Hollistown to Deacon Havens and preached, I walked to Providence RI, took steamer to New York arived on the Met with Br Orson
Pratt and attended meetings with him ^un^till the . When I went up the North River and preached at ^to^ New Burgh and preached in several towns in New York and New
Jersey and walked around the country to Farmington Connecticut and arived at my Fathers house on the I commenced preaching at my Fathers house to such as would come together to hear.Ond On the I baptized
six persons in Farmington river including my Father, step Mother, and ^my ownly^ sister Unis Eunice, also cousin Seth Woodruffand aunt Anna Cossett, and Dwight Webster
a Methodist class Leader who was boarding at my Fathers house. When Father J
the Patriarch Joseph Smith sen gave me my blessing he said I should bring
my Fathers household into the Kingdom of God, I felt that it had been fulfilled this
day. I confirmed those baptized and organized this small branch of the Church
consisting of 9 members 8 of which were relatives, I ordained Dwight Webster
to the office of a Priest and administered the sacrament unto them. On the after committing myself father Aphek Woodruff and his household into the hands of God I bid them farewell and again ^I^ started for the state of Maine. I walked most of the way to Boston there took steemer for Portland and arived at Father Carters ^In Scarboro^ on the th
On the My wife was delivered of a daughter wh at her Fathers house which
we named Sarah Emma. On I wrote a letter to Thomas B Marsh giving him an account of my labours upon Fox Islands and the Eastern Country On the I left Scarborough and returned to the Islands I preached several times
to large congregations in Thomaston & the methodist meeting house in East Thomaston
and in the Town Hall in Camden before crossing to the Islands where I arived on the
. On the I received a letter from Thomas B Marsh informing me
of my appointment to fill the place in the Quorum of the Twelve of one who had fallen
and I was requested to come to Far West as soon as possible to prepare for a mission
to England in the spring. I immediately visited all the Saints upon both Islands
and earnestly exhorted them to sell their property and prepare themselves to accompany
me to the body of the Church in Missouri. Several immediately sold their property
but many were poor and had not the means to. Brother Nathaniel Thomas said
he would furnish means to help off all the poor saints upon Fox Islands who wished
to go, and for this purposes went with me to the main land ^on the ^ and I assisted him
disappointed a congregation of people it gave me a happy visit with Elder Rockwood
conversing upon the work of God it was the first time I had ever
met with him. On my return to Boston the people were waiting to hear
me I spoke to them a short time. On the I left
Boston and walked some 30 miles to Hollistown to Deacon Havens and preached, I walked to
Providence RI, took steamer to New York arived on the Met with Br Orson
Pratt and attended meetings with him untill the . When I went up the North River
to New Burgh and preached in several towns in New York and New
Jersey and walked around the country to Farmington Connecticut and arived at my
Fathers house on the I commenced preaching at my Fathers house
On the I baptized
six persons in Farmington river including my Father, step Mother, and my ownly sister
Eunice, also cousin Seth Woodruff aunt Anna Cossett, and Dwight Webster
a Methodist class Leader who was boarding at my Fathers house. When
the Patriarch Joseph Smith sen gave me my blessing he said I should bring
my Fathers household into the Kingdom of God, I felt that it had been fulfilled this
day. I confirmed those baptized and organized this small branch of the Church
consisting of 9 members 8 of which were relatives, I ordained Dwight Webster
to the office of a Priest and administered the sacrament unto them. On the
I started for the state of Maine.
arived at Father Carters In Scarboro on the th
On the My wife was delivered of a daughter at her Fathers house which
we named Sarah Emma. I wrote to Thomas B Marsh
an account of my labours upon Fox Islands and the Eastern Country
I left Scarborough and returned to the Islands I preached several times
to large congregations in & the methodist meeting house in East Thomaston
and in the Town Hall in Camden before crossing to the Islands where I arived on the
. On the I received a letter from Thomas B Marsh informing me
of my appointment to fill the place in the Quorum of the Twelve of one who had fallen
and I was requested to come to Far West as soon as possible to prepare for a mission
to England in the spring. I immediately visited all the Saints upon both Islands
and earnestly exhorted them to sell their property and prepare themselves to accompany
me to the body of the Church in Missouri. Several immediately sold
but many were poor to. Brother Nathaniel Thomas said
he would furnish means to help off all the poor saints upon who wished
to go, and for this purposes went with me to the main land on the and I assisted him