5th I rode in company with Father Carter to Saco & spent most of the day with Luther
& Rhoda Scammans they had sold their place
but could not get away on account of a law suit
that Albert Scammans had in order to get his children
which would not be closed untill late in the fall
Rhoda seemed much anxious to go with me & let
Luther come when he settelled his business,
we returned back to father Carters & spent
the night. Elder Toughs from Nauvoo arived
in the evening, & four of us spent the night
together viz S. B. Stodard, M. Holmes, Br Touffs
& myself distance of the day 10 mile
~ Saturday
6th Scarboro, Conference
According to appointment we met in the
Tilton meeting house, at 10 oclok their being
present Elders W. Woodruff S. B. Stodard M. Holmes, Elbridge Tufts & Samuel Parker
Conference opened by Prayer By W. Woodruff
Elders M, Holmes & W, Woodruff occupied the the time in the fore part of the day, and Elders, S. B.
Stodard, & E. Tufts in the afternoon, their was
but few present
I spent the evening with Sister Foss & Elders
Holmes & Parker & the night at father Carters the
News paper stories concerning Nauvoo was pouring
in like a flood, daily, but the {[I] had a gloomy note} saints are in the
hands of God
~ Sunday
7th Sunday I was awoke in the morning with the
loud talk of George Bothby. I spent some of the
morning in conversing and writing at 10 oclok we
assembled in conference, about four hundred people
assembled at an early hour. I addressed them upon
the first principles of the gospel, as soon as I closed Hull Barton got up & spoke. I answered him & was
~ Friday
5th I rode in company with Father Carter to
Saco & spent most of the day with Luther
& Rhoda Scammans they had sold their place
but could not get away on account of a law suit
that Albert Scammans had in order to get his children
which would not be closed untill late in the fall
Rhoda seemed much anxious to go with me & let
Luther come when he settelled his business,
we returned back to father Carters & spent
the night. Elder Toughs from Nauvoo arived
in the evening, & four of us spent the night
together viz S. B. Stodard, M. Holmes, Br Touffs
& myself distance of the day 10 mile
~ Saturday
6th Scarboro, Conference
According to appointment we met in the
Tilton meeting house, at 10 oclok their being
present Elders W. Woodruff S. B. StodardM. Holmes, Elbridge Tufts & Samuel Parker
Conference opened by Prayer By W. Woodruff
Elders M, Holmes & W, Woodruff occupied the
time in the fore part of the day, and Elders, S. B.
Stodard, & E. Tufts in the afternoon, their was
but few present
I spent the evening with Sister Foss & Elders
Holmes & Parker & the night at father Carters the
News paper stories concerning Nauvoo was pouring
in like a flood, daily, but the {I had a gloomy note} saints are in the
hands of God
~ Sunday
7th Sunday I was awoke in the morning with the
loud talk of George Bothby. I spent some of the
morning in conversing and writing at 10 oclok we
assembled in conference, about four hundred people
assembled at an early hour. I addressed them upon
the first principles of the gospel, as soon as I closed
Hull Barton got up & spoke. I answered him & was
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," July 5, 1844 - July 7, 1844, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Okr