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February 1, 1840 ~ Saturday
Jan 3 Feb 1st I walked to & spent the
Day & to & to spent the night 4 mil
February 2, 1840 ~ Sunday
Feb 2nd Sunday I Preached in was opposed
by a Methodist Priest but he went of[f] confounded
I met with the Saints in & adminis
tered the sacrament unto them & blessed
6 children. I preached in the evening in Hanley
to a large congregation who gave good
attention. the power of God rested upon me
& I bore testimony unto them. the fals spirits
were bound. It was the last meeting we were to
hold in that place. After meeting we baptized one
{Henry [Chelter]} I spent the night at Elder 2 m
February 3, 1840 ~ Monday
3rd I walked to , to , & dined
With Brother , Canning Street 5th door
then walked to near Vauxall & preached
at Brother , & walked back to Hanley
& spent the night with Brother mark
et place. Distance of the day 13 miles
I had a view of Journal, & it was a
singular thing. 2nd dream, wake, rise, dress, work, pray
eat, walk cloudy, rain, wind, dogs, birds, Drayman
Potteries, Ladies, Coat, [Smust] Ducks, pigs, caps
white pantloons, funeral, Ladies carring corps[e]
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"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," February 1, 1840 - February 3, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed August 13, 2022, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/documents/a304ab9d-910a-40ea-a121-858616d49cff/page/96ae0247-4db7-4faf-8846-675673d8f588