wife & children & the Brethren sisters & neighbors in that place & we commenced our Journey for kirtland
Ohio whare all the brethren were to meet who were going to Missouri the time of meeting was the first day
of May so all the Brethren could be together according to the word of the Lord. Many of my Neighbors called
to see me & urged me not to go said that I should get killed I told them I had no fears of being killed and
I was I should go for the Lord had commanded it we called upon the Saints at Lyons & spent the first sabbath
with them. And the next sabbath we spent with the Brethren in Genese co. We also called upon Brother
MCWithy & spent the night with him we also called upon Brother Lewis we found Brother John Murdock there
and also Orson Pratt this was the first time I had seen those brethren we spent the sabbath with them &
heard them both Preach & on monday continued our Journey for Kirtland accompanied by Brothers Pratt
& Murdock. Brother Ingels & myself called upon Brother Strong at Tompson & spent the night with
him. I was much Edifyed with his conversation. He showed a draft of a city which he called
Zion which he held in his possession. We arived in the Town of Kirtland on the night of the 25^th
of April 1834. There for the first time in my life I had an interview with our Beloved Brother
Joseph Smith the Prophet Seer & Revelator whom God has raised up in these last day to esstablish
his Church & kingdom in the Last days & to bring forth Revelation unto the children of man this
was the most important event of my life as far as my feelings were concerned Although my
first introductions to him was of that Nature that might have been calculated to have tried the feelings & faith
of some men whato had formed in there own mind how a Prophet would look & act for when I first saw
him & his Brother Hiram they were shooting at a mark with a brace of Pistols when they stoped shooting
I was introduced to them Brother Joseph shook hands Hartily with me & invited me to go to his house &
make his habitation my home while I stayed in Kirtland I gladly excepted the invitation & went home
in a few moments he brought into the room a wolf skin & said come Brother Woodruff I want you to
help me tan this wolf skin as I want to put it on my seat while I go my Journey to the west so I pulled
off my coat rolled up my sleeves & went at it & soon taned it over a chair post. while employed at
this I smiled at the appearance of my first labour with the prophet but during the evening He was conversing about
the camps going to Zion. He was filled with the spirit of the Lord He smote upon his breast and said I would
to God I could unbosom my feelings in the House of my Friends Among his remarks in the evening He
said dont be discouraged Brethren about our not having means to go to Zion will the Lord will provide
means & He will put it into the Heart of somebody to send me some money. next day he received a Letter
from Sister Vose containing $150. when He opened the Letter & took out the money He exclaimed see here did
I not tell you last evening that the Lord would send me some money to help us on our Journey here it is
I was perfectly satisfyed that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God. I here became acquainted with
Many of the Brethren who were going in the camp of Zion & with the High Priest & Elder & private members of
the Church who were living in Kirtland among whom was the Smith family Cowdry, Rigdon, Brigham Young
& his Fathers Family Orson Hyde Milton Holmes & many others. On the 27 of April being Sunday I attended
meeting and heard many of the Elders preach & testify among whom was Sidney Rigdon, Orson Hyde, ^&^ Orson
Pratt. ^Hyrum Smith Oliver Cowdry & Joseph Smith^ it appeared to me there was more light, knowledge, truth, & good sense made manifest in that meeting
respecting the gospel & kingdom of God than I had ever received from the whole sectarian wourld during ^my^ life
I rejoiced much in being made acquainted with a Prophet of God & the Saints of God I felt that it was
in fulfillment of the promises of God to me in former days it was what my soul had desired for
many years And I had now found the people, Church, & kingdom of God And I was satisfied
And I felt to Praise the name of the Lord with evry feeling of my whole soul

wife & children & the Brethren sisters & neighbors in that place & we commenced our Journey for kirtland Ohio whare all the brethren were to meet who were going to Missouri the time of meeting was the first day of May so all the Brethren could be together according to the word of the Lord. Many of my Neighbors called to see me & urged me not to go said that I should get killed I told them I had no fears of being killed and I was I should go for the Lord had commanded it we called upon the Saints at Lyons & spent the first sabbath with them. And the next sabbath we spent with the Brethren in Genese co. We also called upon Brother MCWithy & spent the night with him we also called upon Brother Lewis we found Brother John Murdock there and also Orson Pratt this was the first time I had seen those brethren we spent the sabbath with them & heard them both Preach & on monday continued our Journey for Kirtland accompanied by Brothers Pratt & Murdock. Brother Ingels & myself called upon Brother Strong at Tompson & spent the night with him. I was much Edifyed with his conversation. He showed a draft of a city which he called Zion which he held in his possession. We arived in the Town of Kirtland on the night of the 25th of April 1834. There for the first time in my life I had an interview with our Beloved Brother Joseph Smith the Prophet Seer & Revelator whom God has raised up in these last day to esstablish his Church & kingdom in the Last days & to bring forth Revelation unto the children of man this was the most important event of my life as far as my feelings were concerned Although my first introductions to him was of that Nature that might have been calculated to have tried the feelings & faith of some men who had formed in there own mind how a Prophet would look & act for when I first saw him & his Brother Hiram they were shooting at a mark with a brace of Pistols when they stoped shooting I was introduced to them Brother Joseph shook hands Hartily with me & invited me to go to his house & make his habitation my home while I stayed in Kirtland I gladly excepted the invitation & went home in a few moments he brought into the room a wolf skin & said come Brother Woodruff I want you to help me tan this wolf skin as I want to put it on my seat while I go my Journey to the west so I pulled off my coat rolled up my sleeves & went at it & soon taned it over a chair post. while employed at this I smiled at the appearance of my first labour with the prophet but during the evening He was conversing about the camps going to Zion. He was filled with the spirit of the Lord He smote upon his breast and said I would to God I could unbosom my feelings in the House of my Friends Among his remarks in the evening He said dont be discouraged Brethren about our not having means to go to Zion will the Lord will provide means & He will put it into the Heart of somebody to send me some money. next day he received a Letter from Sister Vose containing $150. when He opened the Letter & took out the money He exclaimed see here did I not tell you last evening that the Lord would send me some money to help us on our Journey here it is I was perfectly satisfyed that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God. I here became acquainted with Many of the Brethren who were going in the camp of Zion & with the High Priest & Elder & private members of the Church who were living in Kirtland among whom was the Smith family Cowdry, Rigdon, Brigham Young & his Fathers Family Orson Hyde Milton Holmes & many others. On the 27 of April being Sunday I attended meeting and heard many of the Elders preach & testify among whom was Sidney Rigdon, Orson Hyde, & Orson Pratt. Hyrum Smith Oliver Cowdry & Joseph Smith it appeared to me there was more light, knowledge, truth, & good sense made manifest in that meeting respecting the gospel & kingdom of God than I had ever received from the whole sectarian wourld during my life I rejoiced much in being made acquainted with a Prophet of God & the Saints of God I felt that it was in fulfillment of the promises of God to me in former days it was what my soul had desired for many years And I had now found the people, Church, & kingdom of God And I was satisfied And I felt to Praise the name of the Lord with evry feeling of my whole soul