August 7, 1835 ~ Friday AUG 7th Rode to Mr Fosters Preached at his house receieved 2 sudscribers for the M[essenger] & Ad[vocate]. distance 15 miles August 8, 1835 ~ Saturday 8th Rode to Paris & herd of much excitement fearing an insurrection of the dlacks distance 14 miles August 9, 1835 ~ Sunday 9th Sunday Rode to Col Copeland Preached at the Academy distance 10 miles August 10, 1835 ~ Monday ...

September 1, 1835 ~ Tuesday 1st Sept Rode to Br West's Preached at his house then Rode to Br Pettys distance 8 miles September 2, 1835 ~ Wednesday 2nd Preached at Br Pettys' then Rode to Br ^H^ Williams 4 miles September 3, 1835 ~ Thursday 3rd Rode to BDavid Crenshaw Preached at his house 14 mile September 4, 1835 ~ Friday 4th Rode to Paris distance 14 miles receieved A letter ...

September 24, 1835 ~ Thursday Sept ^24th^ Spent the day in Perusing the Book from Br Cowdery & found it to be A precious treasure A legacy from heaven September 25, 1835 ~ Friday 25th Rode to Lewis Barkers Preached at his house Baptized 1 distance 5 miles 1 subscriber for M & Ad September 26, 1835 ~ Saturday 26 Rode to Br Wests Preached at his house dis[tance] 6 mile September 27, 1835 ~ ...

October 17, 1835 ~ Saturday 17th Oct Preached at Mr Clapps & Baptised 1 one then Rode to Br Loys Preached at his house and returned to Br Clapp's 3 miles October 18, 1835 ~ Sunday 18 On the Lords day Rode to Clarks River 10 mi & Preached in the meeting house had A debate with A Campbellite Priest. Also Preached at night in the same place on the Authenticity of the Book of Mormon to A large ...

October 25, 1835 ~ Sunday Oct 25th Preached at Mr Chumley's on the Lords day October 26, 1835 ~ Monday 26th Rode to Col Copelands 10 miles October 27, 1835 ~ Tuesday 27th Rode to Paris 10 miles held A council & Expeled Mrs Lucy Benton Maled A Letter to Br J Whitmer dated 27th October 28, 1835 ~ Wednesday 28 Rode to Capt Lowerys ...

November 15, 1835 ~ Sunday ^Nov^ 15th Sunday Preached at Br Clapps ^on the Terrapen^ on the attributes of God & Baptized 5 persons then mounted our horses to ride to Clarks River in company with Seth Utley & four other Brethren & two Sisters We rode to the creek but could not cross without swiming our horses as A heavy rain had fallen the night & day before. As night was overtaking us & Also dangerous for females to swim their ...

November 18, 1835 ~ Wednesday ^Nov 18th^ Rode to Br Clapps took the parting hand with Br Utley November 19, 1835 ~ Thursday 19th rode to Mr Greenwood's Preached at his house 3 miles November 20, 1835 ~ Friday 20. Rode to Mr Hendricks distance 10 miles November 21, 1835 ~ Saturday 21st Rode to Br Taylors distance 10 miles November 22, 1835 ~ Sunday 22nd Sunday Preached at Mr

December 18, 1835 ~ Friday Dec ^18^ Preached at Father Greenwoods at night December 19, 1835 ~ Saturday 19th Saturday Rode to Br Clapps ^on Tarapen Creek^ Preached at his house & Baptized 5 persons 4 men, 1 woman one of the men was A Campbellite Priest communed with the Saints had a good time 3 mile December 20, 1835 ~ Sunday 20th Rode on Sunday to Clarks River Preached at Mr Henry ...

On the night of the last day of Dec & of the year of our Lord 1835, I perused my Journals & found it to contain the following account of my travels & procedings in the year of 1835, commencing the 13th of Jan. 1835 making one year 12 days excepted 1st Travled three thousand two hundred & forty eight miles divided in the following manner 3248 miles From 13th of Jan[uary] to the 28 of June travled 1808 miles ...

5th I Procured seventy three signers to the Petition to the Governor of Missouri for redress of wrongs done the Church by the Jackson County mob 10 in Missouri 56 in the Arkansas & 7 in Tenn[essee] while A Priest. 73 {signeders} 6th I Wrote eighteen Letters 8 while A Priest 10 while an ...

The second Book of Willford for 1836 January 1, 1836 ~ Friday 1st Jan. Friday spent the day at Brother Levi Taylors Bloody KY. January 2, 1836 ~ Saturday 2nd Wrote A Letter to Elder W. Parrish containing 200 lines in answer to his Dated Nov 29th 1835 Which I receieved on the 1st of Jan 1836 January 3, 1836 ~ Sunday 3rd Preached on the Lords day at Joseph Chumbleys' returned to Br Taylors ...

January 27, 1836 ~ Wednesday 27 Jan Rode to Stephen Brady's distance 24 miles January 28, 1836 ~ Thursday 28 Preached at Stephen Brady's & rode to J Freemans: 14 m[iles] January 29, 1836 ~ Friday 29 Preached at John Rowlett's & Blessed 3 children in the name of the Lord & rode to Br Taylors 5 miles January 30, 1836 ~ Saturday 30 Rode to Br

February 16, 1836 ~ Tuesday Feb 16 Rode to Br Petty's Preached at his house, 10 miles & Wrote A Letter to John Whitmer & Jared Carter & sent them two subscribers for M & Ad & 8 baptised since Dec 1st 1835 & sent them in the Letter $40 dollars & an account of $5 dollars that I sent in Seth Utley's Letter. $45 dollars the whole $6 dollars was for papers & ...

And it was carried by a clear voice after which Presdt Woodruff Proceded to ordain Abram O Smoot Elder & Benjamin Boydstun Elder & Daniel Thomas & Benjamin Clapp Priest's & James Allen Teacher & Henry Thomas & John Camp Deacons. After Which seven branches of the Church was represented Presdt Woodruff represented, one Branch on Egle Creek Benton, Tenn 15 in good standing one at Chalk Level 21 in good standing ...

February 28, 1836 ~ Sunday Feb 28 Sunday Rode to Father Greenwood's Preached at his house then rode to Br James Allen distance 6 miles Sister Margarett Clapp was instantly healed at the laying on of hands of the Elders February 29, 1836 ~ Monday 29 Rode from Br Allens with Brothers Cathcart, Bo ydstun & Clapp to Mr John Clapp's on the Little Obine ...

March 13, 1836 ~ Sunday 13 March Sunday Preached at Br Taylors communed with the Saints. after meetings visited Sister Chumbley who lay apparently upon a bed of Death but was resigned to the will of God & After bidding her farewell I left in company with Elder Abram O Smoot who has now commenced travling with me to Preach the gospel of the Son of God may the Lord bless us & enable us to do much good rode to Mr John Landers Preached at ...

Soon after the meeting was dis^s^missed Miss Elizabeth Wilson was attacked with violent sickness {Elder Wells and myself assisted her throughout the night} we thought she would soon depart but the Lord was merciful unto her {Elizabeth was a lady possessing a generous heart a refined mind and adroit and expanded} thought {celebrated for her accomplishment and the knowledge and right she possesses and [uses] her} qualifications {to the best advantage} Elizabeth had much influence in the society of her acquaintance esspecially her sect March 29, 1836 ~ Tuesday ...

April 7, 1836 ~ Thursday Aprail 7th Rode to Br Simeon Hendricks & spent the day in teaching them & strivings to reinstate them into their former faith & fellowship which had been shaken by wrong constructions upon the Law of the Church &c by Elder Cathcart these are days of trial Who is weak & I am not weak Who is offended and I burn not [2 Corinthians 11:29] O my God give me wisdom & spirit to feed the flock & proclaim against every ...

it was A happy meeting he had Been with Elder Patten & his wife for several days Br Smoot related the news to me from Br Patten which was glorious in the first degree he gave me an account of the endowment at Kirtland Ohio the heavens was opened unto them Angels & Jesus Christ was seen of them sitting at the right hand of the father he also informed me that Elder W ...