Thus the Lord has given me the desire of my heart
& Blessed me far beyound my expectations
for I am now privleged of thleaving more
than fifteen hundred Saints in this interes
ting field which I first opened one year
ago the 5th of this present months, all of
which have embraced the work since that
Date many of which the Saints have gatherd to
Zion from that region & the rest are anxious
to go & ownly waiting for a door to be open for
them. I have never seen so many saints
receive the work of God in so short a time &
so many ordained Elders, Priests, &c as on
this occasion, & what adds much joy & conso-
lation to my mind while reflecting upon this
subject is that (with vary few exceptions) the
officers & members universally have maintained
their integrity kept the faith & are faithfully
passing through many trials for Christ sake
After Bidding the Multitude of Saints farewell
I went to Elder Edward Oakey to spend the
night I was accompanied by Elders Richards Kington, & Kay. we had not been in the house but
a short [time] before three of Edward Ockey's Brothers
came into the house for the purpose of contending &
having a contest with me. Because their Brother
& sister had embraced the fulness of the gospel &
was about to gather with the saints of God, to the
land of Zion they manifested much wrath against
me, & after conversing about 3 hours upon various
subjects, During which time they brought railing
accusation against us, & after Br Ockey had
faithfully warned them & born faithful testimony
unto his Brethren of the truth of the work of
God & the fullness of the Gospel, they left the house
& we were once more in peace, & after convers-
ing together untill the third wach of the night
we retired to rest which closed the scenes of
one of the busiest days of my life 2 miles
Thus the Lord has given me the desire of my heart
& Blessed me far beyound my expectations
for I am now privleged ofhaving more
than fifteen hundred Saints in this interes
ting field which I first opened one year
ago the 5th of this present months, all of
which have embraced the work since that
Date many of the Saints have gatherd to
Zion from that region & the rest are anxious
to go & ownly waiting for a door to be open for
them. I have never seen so many saints
receive the work of God in so short a time &
so many ordained Elders, Priests, &c as on
this occasion, & what adds much joy & conso
lation to my mind while reflecting upon this
subject is that (with vary few exceptions) the
Officers & members universally have maintained
their integrity kept the faith & are faithfully
passing through many trials for Christ sake
After Bidding the Multitude of Saints farewell
I went to Elder Edward Ockey to spend the
night. I was accompanied by Elders RichardsKington, & Kay. we had not been in the house but
a short time before three of Edward Ockey's Brothers
came into the house for the purpose of contending &
having a contest with me. Because their Brother
& sister had embraced the fulness of the gospel &
was about to gather with the saints of God, to the
land of Zion they manifested much wrath against
me, & after conversing about 3 hours upon various
subjects, During which time they brought railing
accusation against us, & after Br Ockey had
faithfully warned them & born testimony
unto his Brethren of the truth of the work of
God & the fullness of the Gospel, they left the house
& we were once more in peace, & after conversing together untill the third wach of the night
we retired to rest which closed the scenes
of one of the busiest days of my life 2 miles
"Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)," March 21, 1841, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 14, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/gPG