30. Spent the day at Mr Criders I {and Brothers Smoot and Clapp went to the woods to pray the
power of God sat on us I was filled with the spirit of prophecy I sealed} up {my brethren
and prophesied on their heads great blessings by the Spirit of God}
~ Friday
July 1st Preached at Mr David Criders & spent the night
with Elder Smoot at a Baptist Pri^e^st's A Mr Bradford a Predestinarian though rather inclining to the faith of
Mr Hunt a fanatic who called himself Moses and [called] BradfordAaron Hunts visitors were speckled birds
it is said
3 Sunday Preached at the Green hill school house in Carroll County Tenn[essee] to a large respectable congregation
on the authenticity of the Book of Mormon Also Prea-
ched at 5 PM at Mr William MClesky the People
were much excitited many were our friends some
Believing & some accused us of being Abolitionest I
red the 7th No of the M & Ad. which put to silence
those falshoods I obtained 2 subscribers for M & Ad. 6 m[iles]
~ Monday
4 Rode to Mr Martin Maxwells Preached at his house
upon the parable of the vineyard spake by the Prophet Zenas [Jacob 5] Spent the night at Maxwell had much conversation
with A company of Atheist esspecially their celebrated
leader Mr Cathy. I retired to bed at 12 oclock & was
attacked with a fever. Pain in the breast & soreness of longues in Carroll County Tenn[essee] distance 3 miles
~ Tuesday
5 Arose in ill health & rode to Mr Gilberts with Br's Smoot
& Clapp from thence to the Baptist meeting house by
Mr Winns in which house we held a meeting. 7 miles
8 Arose in the morning sick with the french Measles But Preached at
Mr Bowers & rode to R Alexanders to an appointment I lay abed
while Elder Smoot Preached then I arose & made some remarks
I spent a vary sick night & in much pain distance of the day 6 miles
30. Spent the day at Mr Criders I {and Brothers Smoot and Clapp went to the woods to pray the power of God stay on us I was filled with the spirit of prophecy I sealed} up {my brethren and prophesied on their heads great blessings by the Spirit of God}
~ Friday
July 1st Preached at Mr David Criders & spent the night
with Elder Smoot at a Baptist Priest's A Mr Bradford a
Predestinarian though rather inclining to the faith of
Mr Hunt a fanatic who called himself Moses and
Bradford Aaron Hunts visitors were speckled birds
it is said
3 Sunday Preached at the Green hill School house in
Carroll County Tenn to a large respectable congregation
on the authenticity of the Book of Mormon Also Prea
ched at 5 PM at Mr William MClesky the People
were much excitited many were our friends some
Believing & some accused us of being Abolitionest I
red the 7th No of the Messenger & Advocate which put to silence
those falshoods I obtained 2 subscribers for M & Ad. 6 miles
~ Monday
4 Rode to Mr Martin Maxwells Preached at his house
upon the parable of the vineyard spake by the Prophet
Zenas Spent the night at Maxwell had much Conversation
with A Company of Atheist esspecially their celebrated
leader Mr Cathy. I retired to bed at 12 oclock & was
attacked with a fever. Pain in the breast & soreness of
longues in Carroll County Tenn distance 3 miles
~ Tuesday
5 Arose in ill health & rode to Mr Gilberts with Br's Smoot
& Clapp from thence to the Baptist meeting house by
Mr Winns in which house we held a meeting. 7 miles
8 Arose in the morning sick with the french Measles But Preached at
Mr Bowers & rode to R Alexanders to an appointment I lay abed
while Elder Smoot Preached then I arose & made some remarks
I spent a vary sick night & in much pain distance of the day 6 mils
"Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)," June 29, 1836 - July 8, 1836, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/5zv
