strange sight & sign & the wonderful condeseentscion of the Lord. It is worthy of remark that this was at a
season of the year when fish of that size is not known upon these shores or coast & they never at any season
of the year are known to come ashore as in this case. Mr Carver had dreams at night to confirm him that these
things was a sign to him. Great & marvelous are the works of the Lord
~ Friday
30 I was still sick in the morning I had Prayers & was much better {after my wifelaid hands on me and asked the Lord to heal me} I walked to
Br Malatire Luce & spent the night I warned Br Luce to prepare himself & family for Zion 3 miles
~ Saturday
31 Walked to Mr Ebenezar W. Carvers found his wife confined to her bed with a fever I Prayed for her & she was
healed. I spent the night at his house distance of the day 3 miles
~ Sunday
April 1. Sunday I preached to a large congregation at Mr Carvers the spirit of God rested upon me & I was strengthend
in body & mind after meeting I baptized Mrs Mary Carver in the same place whare the fish before spoken of
came to Mr Carver. We had an interesting Prayer meeting in the afternoon many were believing the solem-
nities of eternity rested upon the People. I walked to Br Ames & spent the night 3 miles
4 This was an interesting day to my feelings for I have laboured hard for the temporal as well as spiritual salvation
of the Saints upon these Islands I have faithfully exhorted them to sell their property & gather with the Saints
to Zion according to the commandments of God that they may stand in Holy places while judgment works, &
Brother Justus Ames has this day sold his farm & others are striving to follow his example for we see perilous
times have come. I walked to Br Thomas'es with Mrs Woodruff & spent the day & returned at night 2 mi
~ Thursday
5th[FIGURE] The worst difficulties in the saints warfare are perils among & from fals Brethren. I walked to Mr John kents store & Post office & he presented me with a letter containing two sheets from Mr Warren Parrish
at Kirtland Ohio who had been an Elder in the Church of Latter Day Saints & had travled with me in the ministry
many miles, he had now made ship reck of faith was cut of[f] from the Church & he with some others in like circum
stances are now making every exertion against us & the cause, & the letter alluded to was teeming with falshood against Joseph &
the Church. O Warren Parrish how art thou fallen thy former letters will stare thee in the face make thee blush & pierce thy soul. The
letter is believed by our opposers & causes persecution to rage. I had a prayer meeting at Br Ames 4 miles
strange sight & sign & the wonderful condeseenscion of the Lord. It is worthy of remark that this was at a
season of the year when fish of that size is not known upon these shores or coast & they never at any season
of the year are known to come ashore as in this case. Mr Carver had dreams at night to confirm him that these
things was a sign to him. Great & marvelous are the works of the Lord
~ Friday
30 I was still sick in the morning I had Prayers & was much better {after my wife laid hands on me and asked the Lord to heal me} I walked to
Br Malatire Luce & spent the night I warned Br Luce to prepare himself & family for Zion 3 miles
~ Saturday
31 walked to Mr Ebenezar W. Carvers found his wife confined to her bed with a fever I Prayed for her & she was
healed I spent the night at his house distance of the day 3 miles
~ Sunday
April 1. Sunday I preached to a large congregation at Mr Carvers the spirit of God rested upon me & I was strengthend
in body & mind after meeting I baptized Mrs Mary Carver in the same place whare the fish before spoken of
came to Mr Carver. We had an interesting Prayer meeting in the afternoon many were believing the solemnities of eternity rested upon the People. I walked to Br Ames & spent the night 3 miles
4 This was an interesting day to my feelings for I have laboured hard for the temporal as well as spiritual salvation
of the saints upon these Islands I have faithfully exhorted them to sell their property & gather with the Saints
to Zion according to the commandments of God that they may stand in Holy places while judgment works, &
Brother Justus Ames has this day sold his farm & others are striving to follow his example for we see perilous
times have come. I walked to Br Thomas'es with Mrs Woodruff & spent the day & returned at night 2 mi
~ Thursday
5th [FIGURE] The worst difficulties in the saints warfare are perils among & from fals Brethren. I walked to Mr
John Kents store & Post office & he presented me with a letter containing two sheets from Mr Warren Parrish
at Kirtland Ohio who had been an Elder in the church of Latter Day Saints & had travled with me in the ministry
many miles, he had now made ship reck of faith was cut off from the church & he with some others in like circumstances are now making every exertion against us & the cause, & the letter alluded to was teeming with falshood against Joseph &
the church. O Warren Parrish how art thou fallen thy former letters will stare thee in the face make thee blush & pierce thy soul. The
letter is believed by our opposers & causes persecution to rage. I had a prayer meeting at Br Ames 4 miles
"Journal (January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1839)," March 29, 1838 - April 5, 1838, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 30, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/ZWE