the Saints began to open their mouths & they were filled with language unto edification one a prayer another an exortation some a doctrin & a psalm others ^a^ toungue, some an interpretation Prophecy was also poured out upon us & all things was done decently & in order & the night was spent gloriously by the Saints much of the gifts of the gospel rested upon us. One Brother clothed with the gift of tongues laid his hands upon my head & prophesied great blessing upon me another brother possessing the interpretation ...

April 7, 1837 ~ Friday April 7th [FIGURE] I spent the day in writing my Journal, & when the shades of evening began to appear I repaired to the house of the LORD in company with Elders Milton Holmes, & Joseph B MNobles for the purpose of worshiping God we entered one of the stands within the veils & fell upon our knees & Satan appeared also but not to worship God but to deprive us of the privilege Satan strove against us with great power by tempting ...

April 8, 1837 ~ Saturday April 8th Spent the day in writing my Journal Spent the evening at Elder Milicans in Good company April 9, 1837 ~ Sunday 9th Sunday morning I repaired to the house of the Lord to worship with the Saints Father John Smith opened the meeting by prayer then read the twelvth chapter of the second Book of Nephi & preached from it unto the people. In the latter part of the Day Elder

Joseph uttered the feelings of his soul in pain while viewing the poverty & afflictions of Ephraim or the Saints in Kirtland at least that fals brethren should be whited walls [Acts 23:3] & bring perrils upon the Saints. Joseph is as a father to Ephraim & to all Israel in these last days, he mourns because of unbelief & the negligence manifest with ma- ny who have receieved the gospel in obeying the commands of God he fears lest ^but^ ...

MATRIMONY. WILLFORD WoOODRUFF. Born March 1st 1807 PHEBE W. CARTER. Born March 8th 1807 April 13, 1837 ~ Thursday April 13th 1837. Marriage being an institution of heaven & honourable in all, I accordingly accepted the honour, upon this memorial day, by joining hands with Miss. PHEBE W. CARTER in the bonds of matrimony and took upon ourse- lves the marriage covenant. Elder Johnathan Holmes Also took the same responsibility upon himself at the same time by giving his hand to Miss

The sun in the east arose, to gladden earth & shed oe'r nature his pleaseing beams to wellc- ome the return of delightful spri ng that drearry winter might be forgotten. No day more pleas- ing than April thirteenth 1837 while all nature smiled without friendships purest joys were felt beneath a prophets roof whare the brides and bri- desgroom found a welcome reception. While by law with the nuptial cord their hands were bound their congenial hearts in one, lay cemented bearing the seal of Eternal life. Their friendship formed from principle pure, virtue unsuled, bid ...

April 15, 1837 ~ Saturday WILLFORD WOODRUFFs Patriarchal Blessing Receieved April 15th 1837 At a blessing meeting held at the LORDs house in Kirtland Ohio on the 15th day of April AD. 1837. Joseph Smith Sen the Patriarch of the Church of latter day Saints confered a blessing upon the head of Willford Woodruff son of Aphek Woodruff born in Farmington Hartford County Conn[ecticut] March the 1st 1807 My Beloved Brother I

thee and reveal unto thee thy duty yea and give unto the[e] many instructions. Thou shalt have the spirit of God to instruct thee in thy mission and lead thee into all truth thou shalt be filled with the spirit of God. Thine eyes shall be opened to look within the veil and behold the things of eternity. ^Yea the Lord of glory shall appear unto thee thou shalt put thy hands upon his feet and feel his wounds with thy hands that thou mayest be a special witness of his name^ Thou shalt understand great mysteries in ...

PHEBE W. CARTER's PATRIARCHAL Blessing Receieved 10th NOV. AD 1836 At a blessing meeting held in the Lords house in Kirtland Ohio on the 10th day of NOV AD 1836 Joseph Smith, Sen the Patriarch of the Church of Latter Day Saints confered a blessing upon the head of Phebe W Carter born in Scarborough, Cumberland County, state of Main the 8th of March 1807. Sister in the name of Jesus of

Willford Woodruff & Phebe W. Carter was Joined in Marriage April 13th AD. 1837 rather than complain thou must put thy whole trust in God. ^thou art of the blood of Ephraim^ thou shalt have a celestial crown Thou shalt have a residence in Zion and do a great work, there Thou shalt sew the vail of the Temple and rejoice in the work of thy hands. If thou wilt keep the comm- andmendts thou shalt have all of thy friends they shall be members of the covenant I seal ...

April 20, 1837 ~ Thursday April 20th Spent this day in the house of the Lord in prayer and fasting with the congregation of the Saints. Much of the power, gifts, and graces of the gospel was poured out upon us. speaking and interpeting of tongues was manifest in the congregation one brother sung a lengthy song in tongues & sister Hide interpeted the same it was great & glorious much of it was respecting the fame of Joseph and his magnus works ...

May 14, 1837 ~ Sunday May 14th we wrote two Letters to our friends in the state of Maine May 23, 1837 ~ Tuesday 23rd Spent several of the Last weeks in labour- ing with my hands for Elder Joseph Young. Spent the fore part of this day in attending a Patriarch- al meeting I wrote a Patriarchal Blessing for Brother Henry Harmon May 25, 1837 ~ Thursday ^25th I comenced boarding with Elder Jonathan H. Hale^

May 29, 1837 ~ Monday May 29th I met in the house of the Lord to attend an important conference or meeting of the high councel to attend to some important business of the Church let memory speak upon this subject two {of the presidency} two {of the Twelve and} one {of the Seventy were stood before the council for aggressing} it was considered not {lawful to} try {the president} before the high counceil but before the Bishop the Presidents withdrew the counscil closed without transacting business ...

M. Holmes at 12 oclock we reached Buffaloo at 6 oclock in the morning the 1st day of June the ice was still in lake Erie distance of the day 1824 miles fare to Buffaloo $2.50 cts. June 1, 1837 ~ Thursday JUNE 1st We went aboard the Indiana the U. S. A. line capt foot on the Erie canal, travled as follows from Buffaloo to Black Rock 4 miles Black Rock to

June 5, 1837 ~ Monday June 5th I called in the morning at Brother Azmons & conversed with him & Also Brother Thompson upon temporal as well as spiritual subjects Neither of them manifested amy hardness towards me in the morning but both appeared affected Brother Azmon said he was still seeking for light & truth & should not have left the truth or the Church of latter bay Saints had it not been for his temptations trials &c. But I commended him to God & was under the ...

June 8, 1837 ~ Thursday June 8th we took the steem boat at 8 oclock at Kingstons mills to go up the canal we passed through a swamp of about 12 miles in length which abounded with fir such as muskrat, auter [otter] beaver, &c from Brewers mills we passed through Crambary marsh to Jones's falls where the boat passed through four locks which were built by the British government & supposed to be the most splended works in America they cost four hundred thousand dollars ...

9 Priests, 11 Teachers & 5 Deacons this with some other business composed the business of the day. meeting closed & we retired to our places of abode in peace I accompanied several of my brethren to Elder Stodards whare we spent the night distance of the day 8 miles June 11, 1837 ~ Sunday June 11th I was called upon to address the conference in the forepart of the Day it was with peculiar feelings that I arose to address a large congregation of Saints raised up in another nation under an ...

June 12, 1837 ~ Monday June 12th I took the parting hand with Elders Page & Blakesley & many other Saints & travled in company with 6 other brethren to the branch of Church in leeds distance 30 miles We met together in the evening at Brother Carnes & bore testimony to the work in which we are ingaged Elders John Goodson, H. Hale M Holmes & John Snider followed each other in testimony I then followed ...

twelve in leaveing New York for England on the 20th day of JUNE AD 1837 to carry glad tidings of salvation to the inhabitants of Europe. Heber C Kimble & Orson Hyde were the first appointed to open the kingdom to England they are the two twelve above spoken of and will leave America on the 20th for that purpose accompanied by five other brethren. May the God of Israel be with them & make them an instrument in his hands of rending the ...

June 21, 1837 ~ Wednesday June 21st Rode to Elder G Smith's distance 6 miles June 22, 1837 ~ Thursday 22nd Returned to Brother Benedict from thence to I walked in company with Fracis K Benedict jr to beach hill in Colebrook, Litchfield County Con[necticut] here I had the happy privilege of again embracing my sister Eunice Woodruff face to face we saluted each other with a harty shake of the hand {and a kiss} it ...