Elder Turleys trunk & it ought to be taken
care of for he is cast into prison [FIGURE] what
this Dream means time will soon Determin
their is to be much Baptizing done soon
somewhare. Some of our Brethren will soon
come from the U. S. A. & be divided among the
people, & I shall soon Baptize many & some
noted persons. Distance of the Day 5 miles
~ Friday
27th I walked to the House of Mark Davis
& Baptized two persons one a preacher. I then
walked to Shuknell Hill a vary noted & sightly
place the plains looked Beautiful in the valleys
around it, & notwithstanding it is a country
place yet I could count 21 churches from
the top of the Hill. I preached in the evening
to a large congregation, & although it
was the first time that they had herd the
fullness of the gospel, yet if their had been
water convenient their would have been
20 Baptized, but as it was a great distance
to the water most concluded to omit it
untill another day. some however would
not take no for an answer, & they followed
me untill 2 oclock at night in search of
Elder Turley's trunk & it ought to be taken
care of for he is cast into prison) what
this Dream means time will soon Determin
their is to be much Baptizing done soon
somewhare. some of our Brethren will soon
come from the U.S.A. & be divided among the
people. & I shall soon Baptize many & some
noted persons. Distance of the Day 5 miles
~ Friday
27th I walked to the House of Mark Davis
& Baptized two persons one a preacher. I then
walked to Shuknell Hill a vary noted & sightly
place the plains looked Beautiful in the valleys
around it, & notwithstanding it is a country
place yet I could count 21 churches from
the top of the Hill. I preached in the evening
to a large congregation, & although it
was the first time that they had herd the
fullness of the gospel, yet if their had been
water convenient their would have been
20 Baptized, but as it was a great distance
to the water most concluded to omit it
untill another day, some however would
not take no for an answer, & they followed
me untill 2 oclock at night in search of
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," March 26, 1840 - March 27, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 2, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/M2O