May 3, 1836 ~ Tuesday 3 May Rode to Father Frys {with Elder Patten} distance 10 miles May 4, 1836 ~ Wednesday 4 Preached at Br Frey's at candle light {Elder Patten led the meeting} May 5, 1836 ~ Thursday 5 Spent the day at Br Frey's copying my Journal & studying the HEBREW {with Elder Patten} May 6, 1836 ~ Friday 6 Spent the day studying & ...

May 23, 1836 ~ Monday May 23rd Travled to Br Crawley's from thence to Br Tittles with Elder Boydstun 10 miles May 24, 1836 ~ Tuesday 24 Spent the day visiting the Saints the Cyprus branch of the Church the procedings of the day were as follows Travled to Mr Joseph Ash & found the family shaken in their faith three of which were members of the Church they were shaken by the conduct of Br John ...

May 28, 1836 ~ Saturday May 28 At a conferenc convened at Br Seth Utleys agreeablye to appointment on the 28 day of may 1836 congregation called to order & Elder David W Patten nominated & seconded to officiate as chairman & Elder Warren Parish secretary. Opened by singing & Prayer & Pro ceded to business. The chairman made some prelimin ary remarks touching the object & order of the meeti ng & called upon the official members to inform the conference in what manner they ...

John Jackson was expeled by the conference Sister Jackson & Howard Williams had their names with drawn from the church by their request & the voice of the church Deacon Abel B Wilson & Jesse Turpin was ordained Priest & Albert Petty Teac her under the hand of Elder W Parrish the move was made by the chairman & a unanimous vote given by the church for the above ordinations A vote ...

WO IS ME IF I PREACH NOT THE GOSPEL May 31, 1836 ~ Tuesday Spent this 31st DAY of MAY at Br Fry Eagle Creek and found it to be the most interesting, important & instructive day of my LIFE. For on this Glorious DAY I was ordained unto the High Priesthood and also as one of the second seventy & sealed up unto Eternal LIFE under the hands of my Beloved Brethren, VIZ Eldder's David W Patten & ...

A true copy of a licensce conveyed to me from Kirtland Ohio TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN THIS certifies that Willford Woodruff has been rece ieved into the Church of Latter Day Saints organized on the sixth of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty and has been ordained an elder according to the rules and regulations of said church and is duly autho rized to Preach the gospel agreeably to the authority of that office. From the satisfactionory evidence which we have of his good ...

I also on this 31st Day of May Wrote a Letter to Presi dent O Cowdery Kirtland Ohio containing one subsc criber for M & Ad & $2 dollars for M & Ad this Letter contained the substance of the two Letters I mailed for Kirtland Dated March 12, 1836 which we suppose are lost I sent this Letter & money by the hand of Elder Elias F Wells who was going direct to Kirtland & may God give him a safe return June 1 ...

June 6, 1836 ~ Monday June 6th Elders Patten & Parrish arived at Br Taylors in the morning & I rode in company with them to James Hendricks Elder Parish tarried & Elder Patten rode with me to Br Lanes whare we spent the night {Distance} 20 m June 7, 1836 ~ Tuesday 7th Elder Parrish came to Br Lanes & we all rode to Br Clapps to attend meeting ...

June 16, 1836 ~ Thursday 16 June Rode to Paducah MCcracken Co[unty] KY Preached at night at the court house to an attentive congregation. Spent the night with Priest Isaiah Benton distance 10 m June 17, 1836 ~ Friday 17 Rode to William J Hodges 10 miles June 18, 1836 ~ Saturday 18 Preached at the Public meeting house June 19, 1836 ~ Sunday 19 Sunday Preached at the meeting house Priest Benton spoke

June 29, 1836 ~ Wednesday 29th June Preached at Mr McKinzie's held a dabate with a Baptist Priest after meeting & selling a Book of Mormon to McKinzies we Rode to Mr David Criders Gibson Co Ten 7 m[iles] June 30, 1836 ~ Thursday 30. Spent the day at Mr Criders I {and Brothers Smoot and Clapp went to the woods to pray the power of God sat on us I ...

July 9, 1836 ~ Saturday 9th July Arose refreshed in some degree & rode to Boydsville from thence to Taropen whare I found Br Boydstun with the Church & I Perused the 7th No of the M & Ad {Distance of the day} 25 miles July 10, 1836 ~ Sunday 10 Sunday held a meeting with the Taropen branch & communed with the Saints at Br Clapp's then rode to Br Braidys whare ...

them & myself. The crime alledged [alleged] against us was that we had taught that Christ would come in this generation & that we said some individuals would receieve the Holy Ghost in 24 hours but as I was absent myself I was not taken but Elders Patten & Parrish was taken by an armd company say 50 in number they were bound under $2000.00 dollars bond for their appearence at court Brothers Seth Utley &

July 28, 1836 ~ Thursday 28 July We herd that a mob was intending to come against us on Saturday & Sunday July 29, 1836 ~ Friday 29 Rode to Trenton Gibson Coun[ty] Tenn. & returned. 14 m[iles] July 30, 1836 ~ Saturday 30 Saturday Preached at David Criders on the Book {of} Mormon July 31, 1836 ~ Sunday 31st Sunday Preached at David Criders to a large congre- gation & no mobing manifest but I ...

August 9, 1836 ~ Tuesday 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 August 10, 1836 ~ Wednesday 10 Rode to Bloody & Rode Wrote a Letter to Br West 20 m[iles] August 11, 1836 ~ Thursday 11 Rode to John Gainer's whare I ...

August 18, 1836 ~ Thursday 18 Aug Spent the day at Br Murphys writing August 19, 1836 ~ Friday 19 Left Br Murphys horse with him walked to Mr Alexander's distance of the day 4 miles August 20, 1836 ~ Saturday 20 I sat under the preaching of Elder Patten at Mr Alexanders after meeting Mr Alexander & his wife came forward for Baptism which was administered unto them by Elder Patten after Baptism ...

August 29, 1836 ~ Monday 29 Aug Walked to Br Smiths & was in company with Elders Smoot & Cathcart at night we were unexpectedly called upon to go to Joseph Chumbley to have an interview with Preseident Thomas B Marsh who came in company with councellor Groves by order of the High Council of Zion to visit the Church in the South to loan ^Borrow^ monies to purchase lands in Zion we had a spiritual interview ...

Arose & stated that one by the name of Henry Thomas had been added since the last conference none expeld this branch is strong in faith & grows in grace. Priest Clapp represents the Taropen Branch & stated that one by the name of Lewis Allen had been added since the last conference none expeled this branch growing in grace with their faces set Zion ward— Elder A. O. Smoot represents the Blood River ...

for ministers of the gospel from their quorums to fill the vacances for preaching in this regions of country. Wharefore it was motioned & sceconded & carried that Presidents Marsh & Patten write to the said Presidents for six faithful labourers to be sent from their quorums into this part of the country. And further resolved that whareas Elders Woodruff & others are about to leave this region of country for Kirtland & Zion President Marsh & Patten write also to the Presidency of ...

Further resolved by the conference that the Church Purchase Books to keep a general record of the Church. Also that Brother Johnston F. Lane be chosen & appointed clerk & ordained to the office of an Elder to keep the general Church record of the Tennessee conference accordingly Johnston F Lane was ordained to the office of an Elder Also Benjamin Clapp & Randolph Alexander ware each ordained to the office of an Elder the above were ordai ned under the hands of President

As Elder W. Woodruff is about to leave for Kirtland and has been labouring for the last year & a half with the churches included in the Tennessee confer- ence & stands in need of clothing & money to return to Kirtland President's Patten & Marsh called a contribution of the church & congregation in the time of the aforementioned conference to supply Elder Woodruffs necessities the list of the contr ibution taken down is as follows Brothers Henry Thomas $5.00 five dollars ...