May 1834 It excited the curiosity of people more to see such a company of people traveling through the country in perfect order people came forth out of there houses to behold the scene and thou- sands of questions were asked concer ning our movements. We had seve ral rivers to ferry and when we arived at Salt River we pitched our tents to remain stationary for several days and on the day following our arival at Salt River we were joined by Brother Lyman Wight and the company of Brethren ...

May 1834 Again took up our march towards Zion we continued to travel untill we had arived within a few miles of Liberty Clay County Missouri here we pitched our tents and remained quite a number of days on account of the great excitement which prevailed in consequence of false reports which were abroad in the land respecting us. The ma jority of the people or public opinion were against us and even their were about seventy men mounted on horseback with firearms gathered together for the intention of comeing against our ...

May 1834 Men of other counties called at our camp to enquire into our motives and after a fair investigation of the subject they manifested to us that they were satisfied that we had no evil designs or intentions in our move ments or procedings. We remained in this situation visited daily by both friends and foes untill the High Priests held a council and there was a Revelation given concerning us. By this time the excite ment had in a great measure ceased and the Lord had granted us favour in the eyes of the people. We ...

May 1834 That in consequence of these things there was a scourge awaited the camp And as it was prophesied of so it was fulfilled for soon after we had cam ped by Brother Burjketts we were visited by the destroying angel and 8 or 10 of our brethren were immediately lade helpless beneath the stroke I assisted in taking care of them through the day and the night following, and through the night and in the morning there continued to be new attacks And in the morning

And it was inconvenient for me to stay to take care of him in consequ ence of having a teem [of animals] to see to And by request of Brother Hitchcock Brother Seth Ingols remained to take care of him. I left the camp grou nd and traveled about 7 miles to Brother Lawery's house ^in company with Elder Holmes who spent the summer with me at Elder L Wights^ and remained with him for several days I soon began to hear of ...

July 1st 1834 with him through the season as he had taken a job to make one hundred thousand of brick and to build a dw elling house out of the same for Mr Michael Arthur, which made labour for many of the brethren I commenced labouring at Brother Wight's about the first of July I found many great and glorious privil eges here as it was the place appointed for the meeting of the high council & also the Elders council and courts to tra nsact all their business. This high coun ...

On points of the gospel. And in fine those councils which God hath app ointed in these last days are in the first degree the most instructive and inter esting to the honest enquirer after truth light and intelligence that this generation of the human family hath access to. I continued to labour with a number of my Brethren at Brother Wight's through the summer and fall. We had preaching occasionally through the summer from persons who were appointed by the council to teach. And seperate from those meetings the branch of the Church by ...

November 5th 1834 Brother Lyman Wight called a vote to recommend Brother Stephen Winch ester, Heman T Hide and myself to the high council for ordination it was a full vote and at the next meeting of the high council we were recommended by Lyman Wight, Amasa Lyman Elias Higby, and Zebedee Colton all high priests to the council and there was a vote taken and carried by the high council to ordain us priest's. And Brother

The license which I receieved from the appointment of the council reads thus To whome these presents may concer[n] This certifies that Willford Woodruff has been receieved into this Church of latter day Saints organized on the 6th day of Aprail 1830 and has been ordained a priest according to the rules and regulations of said church and is duly authorized to preach the gospel and act in all the ordinances of the house of the Lord agreeable to the authority of that office. Given by the directions of a council ...

The principal towns andvilages and distance from Richland, N Y. to Kirtland Ohio and to Liberty Clay Co Missouri which road I traveled in 1834 comme nsing the 11th day of Aprail From Richland to Oswego 20 miles [From] Oswego to Rochester 70 [From] Rochester [to] Leroy 25 [From] Leroy [to] Batavia 10 ...

From Belfontain to Urbonna 18 [From] Urbanna [to] Springfield 14 [From] Springfield [to] Dayton 25 [From] Dayton [to] Eaton 25 [From] Eaton [to] Richmond 16 [From] Richmond [to] Centerville 6 [From] Centerville [to] Dublin 12 ...

December 31st 1834 Believeing it to be the duty of the latter day Saints to consecrate and dedicate all their properties with themselves unto God in order to become lawful heirs to the Celestial Kingdom of God. [Doctrine and Covenants 42:30] It was under such a view of the subject that I consecrated before the Bishop of the Church of the latter day Saints in Clay County Dec 31st 1834 the following is a coppy of the consecration Clay ...

The following is an inventory of my property $ c[en]ts One Due Bill payable in one year 20.00 On[e] trunk and its contents principly Books 18.00 Hat Boots and clothing 23.00 One valiece 2.50 One english watch 8.00 One rifle and equpments 9.00 On[e] sword 5.00 One pistol 1.50 ...

Jan 13th 1835 I have now arranged my business and are prepared to go forth into the world to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and on this 13th day of Jan I receieved a recommend which reads as follows. Liberty Clay Co. Ma. January the 13 1835. This certifies that Willford Woodruff has faithfully Discharged evry duty required of him in the Camp of the Saints in Journ[ey]ing from Kirtland to this place has been very faithful in the discharge of his duty since his ...

January 13, 1835 ~ Tuesday Jan 13th 1835 On the 13th of Jan 1835 I left Brother Lyman Wights in company with my Beloved Brother Henry Brown to go forth to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ without purse or scrip to the people in the South. May God grant us wisdom and make us meet for our Masters use and assist us to rightly divide the word of truth and render to evry man their portion of meet in Due season [

Jan. 14th 1835 and thanksgivings to God while at the same time that precious land was polluted by ungodly men. We travled 23 miles to Brother Bensons tarryed with him through the night got 5 signers to a petition to the Governor of Missouri for redress of wrongs done us by the Jackson County mob January 14, 1835 ~ Wednesday 14th Left Brother Bensons travled to Brother Charles McClure being 5 miles got one signer to the ...

January 16, 1835 ~ Friday Jan. 16th 1835 Jan 16th Left Brother Hitchcock and travled 12 miles south of grand river and was kindly receieved by Mr James Porter being 23 miles preached the gospel to him and his January 17, 1835 ~ Saturday 17th Left Mr Porter and travled within twelve miles of Harmony Mishion and was kindly receieved by Mr Walker being 26 miles saw Deer and wolfs visited many January 18, 1835 ...

January 19, 1835 ~ Monday Jan 19th Left Mr Jerew and crossed the Osage River and travled through a long level fertile praire a southeast course we traveled this day 60 long miles it being so dark we could not follow the road and we concluded to camp in the woods for the night as we could hear no sound but the howling of wolfs and as we were about to build a fire we herd the barking of a dog and the tinkling of a bell we went ...

January 22, 1835 ~ Thursday Jan 22 Left Col. Pollans travled across Spring River to Mr Joseph Fishers being 20 miles in Green County January 23, 1835 ~ Friday 23rd Left Mr Fishers and travled to Mr Nathan Turner's in Green Co gave out appointment for preaching on the day following at Mr Turners house January 24, 1835 ~ Saturday 24th preached at Mr. Turners house and travled ...

January 28, 1835 ~ Wednesday Jan 28th Left Esq Vaughn and travled out of the state of Mo into the Arkansas Territory to Mr Andrew Nail was kindly receieved by him this was in Washington Co. at the head of the Illonois River being 24 miles January 29, 1835 ~ Thursday 29th Remained with Nail through the day in consequence of a hard storm January 30, 1835 ~ Friday 30th ...