of our brother Asahel and of home and childhood's days.
Together we visited our parents' dwelling at Sage Mills but
they had gone to Farmington. Stumps and stones and house
and all looked natural. I went into the house but no
parent or brother was there but all was as silent as death
^I dropped a tear^ and Eunice plucked a rose as we left
From thence we went to Jonathan Stillmans
where we took supper after which Eunice and I parted
for the time and in company of brothers Hale and Dexter
Stillman I preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the school
house in the evening and bore testimony unto the truth
of the Book of Mormon.
The next I preached in a Methodist
meeting house and on the following had an interview
with a Methodist priest who said that God had neither
body parts nor passions and that it was rediculous to
worship one who had. I continued preaching &c during
the three succeeding days but nothing occurred that would
be interesting here.
On Indipendence day I rode to Colebrook post office and to visit sister Eunice. At the post
office directed to my father and sister I found two papers
from brother Asahel but no letters. Eunice had joined
a party to sail on the ^Doolittles^ pond. On my return
home I saw them cross the pond in the boat. I raised a
flag in token of friendship and they answered but did not know
me and as they passed my sight behind a grove I bowed
to them in silence and said to myself God save my sister
With brother Hale I took stage to New
Hartford and from thence went to Avon and spent the night at
aunt Helen Wheelers and visited my friends and kinsmen in
the place.
The Place of My Nativity
The was a day of great interest to
me. After visiting Daniel, Luther, and many in Avon I left
Aunt Wheelers and walked with Elder Hale on the canal to
uncle ^Adna^ H^art^s from thence to Woodford Mills built
and formerly owned by my father Aphek Woodruff. Here I was
of our brother Asahel and of home and childhood's days.
Together we visited our parents' dwelling at Sage Mills but
they had gone to Farmington. Stumps and stones and house
and all looked natural. I went into the house but no
parent or brother was there but all was as silent as death
I dropped a tear and Eunice plucked a rose as we left
From thence we went to Jonathan Stillmans
where we took supper after which Eunice and I parted
for the time and in company of brothers Hale and Dexter
Stillman I preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the school
house in the evening and bore testimony unto the truth
of the Book of Mormon.
The next I preached in a Methodist
meeting house and on the following had an interview
with a Methodist priest who said that God had neither
body parts nor passions and that it was rediculous to
worship one who had. I continued preaching &c during
the three succeeding days but nothing occurred that would
be interesting here.
On Indipendence day I rode to
Colebrook post office and to visit sister Eunice. At the post
office directed to my father and sister I found two papers
from brother Asahel but no letters. Eunice had joined
a party to sail on the Doolittles pond. On my return
home I saw them cross the pond in the boat. I raised a
flag in token of friendship and they answered but did not know
me and as they passed my sight behind a grove I bowed
to them in silence and said to myself God save my sister
With brother Hale I took stage to New
Hartford and from thence went to Avon and spent the night at
aunt Helen Wheelers and visited my friends and kinsmen in
the place.
The Place of My Nativity
The was a day of great interest to
me. After visiting Daniel, Luther, and many in Avon I left
Aunt Wheelers and walked with Elder Hale on the canal to
uncle Adna Harts from thence to Woodford Mills built
and formerly owned by my father Aphek Woodruff. Here I was
