with him but he received us vary coldly & we soon found that he had Apostitized & was
bitter against the Church He found much fault with the Leading men of the Church & said the Book of
Mormon came from the Devil, and he told us the people in the Neighborhood would be opposed to mormonism
I soon began to see that here was the field for my dream to be fulfilled in. I asked Mr Akemans if thare
was not some in that Neighborhood who were in the faith of the gospel he said his son Wright Akeman
professed to be in the faith he lived near by with another of his sons we might see him he directed us
where he lived we went down to see him. We found him a little like a drowning man neither dead or alive
we got him into the woods prayed and talked with him for hours and at last he appeared to have a litterle life
we took up our abode with him for a short time
As it began to be noised abroad that there was two mormon preachers in the place it created quite a stir
up & down Petty John Creek which was thickly settelled for 20 or 30 miles, the people began to cry out
against us & said they ^would^ mob us and ride us upon rails & c Brother Brown was for leaving but I told him
I felt resolved to stay & see my dream out. Soon the people began to be taken sick & die as though the
cholera ^was^ upon every hand we spent the day at Mr Akemans
We Travelled around the Neighborhood some 6 miles Assisted Mr Willis Akeman in some business
There was an Aged man living near by named Johnathan Hubbel He had read the Book of Mormon
and Believed it. He called upon us and invited us to make his house our home while we tarried in
the place we went home with him & spent the night
We spent the day at Mr Hubbels in writing
I wrote a Letter to the Brethren in Zion. we were now hearing of Deaths all most daily around
us. I had been impressed several times to go up & visit Mr Allexander Akeman who had apostitized
& bear my testimony to him of the truth of Mormonism but whenever I did it I met the powers of
darkness and opposition so great that my mouth was closed & I had no freedom of speech and
the last time I visited him the opposition to me was so great that I resolved I would never called
upon him again, unless I was commanded of the Lord to do so. the opposition was increasing around
us yet we had given out some Appointments for preaching
This was an important day to me. In company with Brother Brown I took my ax
and went into the woods to help Brother Hubbel clear some land. we continued choping untill 3 oclock
in the Afternoon, the spirit of the Lord came upon me like a rushing mighty wind & the voice of the spirit
said to me go up again & visit Mr Akeman again bear testimony unto him of the truth of the
Book of Mormon & the work of God. I marvelled at this I told Brother Brown what the spirit
said to me. He said I might go if I wished but He should not. I carried my Ax to the House
& walked up to Mr Akemans about 1 1/2 miles through a plesant grove meditating upon this strange
operation of the spirit onto me & was in a deep gloomy frame of mind and thought as I approached
the House I saw the door open and Mr Akeman walking the floor I felt particularly
impressed to ask if he was well He said he never felt better in health. I told him I had
come to again bear testimony unto him of the truth of the Book of Mormon & the work of God and
the danger of opposing that work. He soon was filled with wrath & indignation and He opp[os]ed
me in the storongest tearms and raged against the leaders of the Church, my mouth was more closed
up than before I felt that the house was filled with devils & awful darkness I felt Horreaibly
with him but he received us vary coldly & we soon found that he had Apostitized & was
bitter against the Church He found much fault with the Leading men of the Church & said the Book of
Mormon came from the Devil, and he told us the people in the Neighborhood would be opposed to mormonism
I soon began to see that here was the field for my dream to be fulfilled in. I asked Mr Akemans if thare
was not some in that Neighborhood who were in the faith of the gospel he said his son Wright Akeman
professed to be in the faith he lived near by with another of his sons we might see him he directed us
where he lived we went down to see him. We found him a little like a drowning man neither dead or alive
we got him into the woods prayed and talked with him for hours and at last he appeared to have a little life
we took up our abode with him for a short time
As it began to be noised abroad that there was two mormon preachers in the place it created quite a stir
up & down Petty John Creek which was thickly settelled for 20 or 30 miles, the people began to cry out
against us & said they would mob us and ride us upon rails & c Brother Brown was for leaving but I told him
I felt resolved to stay & see my dream out. Soon the people began to be taken sick & die as though the
cholera was upon every hand we spent the day at Mr Akemans
We Travelled around the Neighborhood some 6 miles Assisted Mr Willis Akeman in some business
There was an Aged man living near by named Johnathan Hubbel He had read the Book of Mormon
and Believed it. He called upon us and invited us to make his house our home while we tarried in
the place we went home with him & spent the night
We spent the day at Mr Hubbels in writing
I wrote a Letter to the Brethren in Zion. we were now hearing of Deaths all most daily around
us. I had been impressed several times to go up & visit Mr Allexander Akeman who had apostitized
& bear my testimony to him of the truth of Mormonism but whenever I did it I met the powers of
darkness and opposition so great that my mouth was closed & I had no freedom of speech and
the last time I visited him the opposition to me was so great that I resolved I would never call
upon him again, unless I was commanded of the Lord to do so. the opposition was increasing around
us yet we had given out some Appointments for preaching
This was an important day to me. In company with Brother Brown I took my ax
and went into the woods to help Brother Hubbel clear some land. we continued choping untill 3 oclock
in the Afternoon, the spirit of the Lord came upon me like a rushing mighty wind & the voice of the spirit
said to me go up again & visit Mr Akeman again bear testimony unto him of the truth of the
Book of Mormon & the work of God. I marvelled at this I told Brother Brown what the spirit
said to me. He said I might go if I wished but He should not. I carried my Ax to the House
& walked up to Mr Akemans about 1 1/2 miles through a plesant grove meditating upon this strange
operation of the spirit onto me & was in a deep gloomy frame of mind and thought as I approached
the House I saw the door open and Mr Akeman walking the floor I felt particularly
impressed to ask if he was well He said he never felt better in health. I told him I had
come to again bear testimony unto him of the truth of the Book of Mormon & the work of God and
the danger of opposing that work. He soon was filled with wrath & indignation and He opposed
me in the strongest tearms and raged against the leaders of the Church, my mouth was more closed
up than before I felt that the house was filled with devils & awful darkness I felt Horribly
