9 Aug Wrote a Letter to Br David Crider & rode a hors of
Brother Murphys in company with Elder Smoot to Taropen
Caloway County KY. distance of the day 25 miles
~ Wednesday
10 Rode to Bloody & Rode Wrote a Letter to Br West 20 m[iles]
~ Thursday
11 Rode to John Gainer's whare I had a happy interview
with Elder & sister Patten who had just been driven
from Benton County Tenn by a lawless mob because of
Pure religion Elders Patten & Parrish were both hunted
by the ungodly rabble from place to Place untill Elder
Parish left for Kirtland & Elder Patten came to Mr
Gainers Persecutions rage among the Gentiles. Behold
the signs of the times. Distance of the day 10 miles
~ Friday
12 Rode in company with Elders Patten & Smoot to Baris
from thence to J. M Gilbert Esq. distance 35 miles
Elder Patten informed us that Benton County mob
had formed themselves into an independant company
to beat & kill the Elders of Latter Day Saints if they
came into that county Will not God be avenged
upon such a nation as this O God save thy Saints
while Babylon falls beneath thine ire
14 Sunday Preached at the meeting house Elder Patten
Preached two discourses upon the last dispensation
& gathering from Ephe 1st 10. After Preaching a
contribution was asked for me to assist me in pay-
ing Br West for his Mare which Died in my care
the People gave me $8.56 c[en]ts. We then Rode
to Esq Gilbert's Elder Patten Preached to the people
after which we parted with Elder Patten & rode to R Gilberts & spent the night distance 6 miles
~ Monday
15 Rode {with Elder Smoot} to Mr Summers distance 3 miles
~ Tuesday
1716 Rode to Br MurphysPreached at Goulbys meeting house & Elder Smoot Baptized one Mrs Summers{Distance of the day} 6 miles
~ Wednesday
17 Rode to Br Murphy's 2 miles North of Dresden
Weakly County Tenn[essee] distance of the day 16 miles
10 Rode to Bloody & Wrote a Letter to BrWest 20 miles
~ Thursday
11 Rode to John Gainer's Whare I had a happy interview
with Elder & sister Patten who had just been driven
from Benton County Tenn by a lawlessmob because of
Pure religion Elders Patten & Parrish were both hunted
by the ungodly rabble from place to Place untill Elder
Parish left for Kirtland & Elder Patten came to Mr
Gainers Persecutions rage among the gentiles. Behold
the signs of the times. Distance of the day 10 miles
~ Friday
12 Rode in company with Elders Patten & Smoot to Baris [ Paris ]
from thence to J. M Gilbert Esq. distance 35 miles
Elder Patten informed us that Benton County mob
had formed themselves into an independant company
to beat & Kill the Elders of Latter Day Saints if they
came into that county Will not God be avenged
upon such a nation as this? O. God save thy Saints
while Babylon falls beneath thine ire
~ Saturday
13 Held a meeting at Gouldsbys meeting house Weakly
County Tenne Elder Patten Preached I followed
him rode from meeting to Mr John Greens 6 miles
~ Sunday
14 Sunday Preached at the meeting house Elder Patten
Preached two discourses upon the last dispensation
& gathering from Ephe 1st 10. After Preaching a
contribution was asked for me to assist me in pay
ing Br West for his Mare which Died in my care
the People gave me $8.56 cents. We then Rode
to Esq Gilbert's Elder Patten Preached to the people
after which we parted with Elder Patten & rode to
R Gilberts & spent the night distance 6 miles
"Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)," August 9, 1836 - August 17, 1836, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 24, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/9EZ
