healed the day before & we were baptized for the remission of our sins By Brother Zera Pulsipher an Elder in the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints the snow was about 3 feet deep a cold day & the water mixed with snow & Ice
yet I did not feel cold Brother Pulsipher Appointed a meeting at candle light to attend to our confermation
a large assembly came to gether and they brought a good deal of the spirit of opposition with them Brother
Pulsipher spoke upon the principle of Latter Day Saints laying on of hands He then laid hands upon sus & con-
firmed us as members of the Church there was a good Deal of Darkness in the room untill the congregation
dispersed they took away the darkness with them & the Holy Ghost fell upon us & we rejoiced greatly.
Elder Noah Holton had covenanted with the Lord to obey the gospel if his child was Healed
which was the case, but he had not obeyed, & Brother Azmon called upon him this morning & told him in
the name of the Lord that if he did not go forth & obey his covenant with the Lord by being Baptized the Lord
would curse him He recieved the warning & went for the with several others & was Baptized this day
Elder Pulsipher called all together to day who had been baptized under his hands and organized us into
a Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints containing 12 members. He ordained my Brother
Azmon Woodruff & Noah Holton to the office of Elders & myself a Teacher & I felt that I could truly
exclaim with the prophet of God that it was better to be a door keeper in the House of God than to dwell in the tents of
wickedness. [Psalms 84:10] I felt much of the spirit of God resting upon me & bearing testimony to the truth of the Book
of Mormon The license which I received reads as follows
(A Power & Authority given to Wilford Woodruff proving that he is a teacher in the Church of Christ by
the will of God the Father according to his Holy calling & the gift & power of the Holy Ghost agreeable to the
Revelations of Jesus Christ signifying that He has been baptized and received into the Church according to the
Articles & Covenants of the same and ordained under the Hands of Zerah Pulsipher given at Richland
Oswego County N. Y. Jan 2nd 1834 Zerah Pulsipher.) I continued with my Brother in Richland
through the months of , & labouring with the Church we had considerable opposition from the
Priest & people yet inasmuch as we were humble the Lord ever Delivered us. I walked 65 miles in company
with Brother Hoton to attend an evening meeting with Brother Pulsipher & a few other saints at Brother Newcome
House in Fabeus when we arived we held several meetings & spent several Days with them the spirit of the Lord was
with us & we had a good time & were much edefyed and we returned home rejoiceing. We were soon visited by
Elder Harry Brown & Priest James Blakesley who held two meetings with us & we were much interested. we were
not visited any more untill about the at which time Brother Harry Brown returned accompanied
by Elder Parley P. Pratt the first time I had ever seen him. we appointed a meeting for him he met with our
little branch and we had a precious time with him He spoke till near midnight He was upon an important
misshion He in company with Lyman Wight was under a commandment of the Lord to gather together the servants
of the Lord His young men & warriors to go up & redeem Zion it was the will of the Lord that they should gather
to gether 500 men but not to return less than 100. it was the will of the Lord that the young men & middle aged should go
up to Zion all that could be spared I told Brother Parley my circumstances He told me it was duty to try
& prepare myself to go up to the Land of Zion and Accordingly I used every exertion to settle my business
and arange my affairs aso as to go up to Missouri in the spring I went north to Jefferson County with Brother
Pratt & Brown & heard Brother Pratt preach several times which strengthened me much in the gospel of
Christ I returned home in Few days & laboured diligently to settle all my accounts so as to be ready to start
for Kirtland in the spring & on the Brother Harry Brown & Warran Ingles called at my house
to accompany me on my Journey they remained with us untill the following day. Then on the after prepareing my Horses & waggon I took the parting hand with My Brother Azmon & his
healed the day before & we were baptized for the remission of our sins By Brother Zera Pulsipher an Elder in the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints the snow was about 3 feet deep a cold day & the water mixed with snow & Ice
yet I did not feel cold Brother Pulsipher Appointed a meeting at candle light to attend to our confermation
a large assembly came to gether and they brought a good deal of the spirit of opposition with them Brother
Pulsipher spoke upon the principle of Latter Day Saints laying on of hands He then laid hands uponus & confirmed us as members of the Church there was a good Deal of Darkness in the room untill the congregation
dispersed they took away the darkness with them & the Holy Ghost fell upon us & we rejoiced greatly.
Elder Noah Holton had covenanted with the Lord to obey the gospel if his child was Healed
which was the case, but he had not obeyed, & Brother Azmon called upon him this morning & told him in
the name of the Lord that if he did not go forth & obey his covenant with the Lord by being Baptized the Lord
would curse him He recieved the warning & went for the with several others & was Baptized this day
Elder Pulsipher called all together to day who had been baptized under his hands and organized us into
a Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints containing 12 members. He ordained my Brother
Azmon Woodruff & Noah Holton to the office of Elders & myself a Teacher & I felt that I could truly
exclaim with the prophet of God that it was better to be a door keeper in the House of God than to dwell in the tents of
wickedness. I felt much of the spirit of God resting upon me & bearing testimony to the truth of the Book
of Mormon The license which I received reads as follows
(A Power & Authority given to Wilford Woodruff proving that he is a teacher in the Church of Christ by
the will of God the Father according to his Holy calling & the gift & power of the Holy Ghost agreeable to the
Revelations of Jesus Christ signifying that He has been baptized and received into the Church according to the
Articles & Covenants of the same and ordained under the Hands of Zerah Pulsipher given at Richland
Oswego County N. Y. Jan 2nd 1834 Zerah Pulsipher.) I continued with my Brother in Richland
through the months of , & labouring with the Church we had considerable opposition from the
Priest & people yet inasmuch as we were humble the Lord ever Delivered us. I walked 65 miles in company
with Brother Hoton to attend an evening meeting with Brother Pulsipher & a few other saints at Brother Newcome
House in Fabeus when we arived we held several meetings & spent several Days with them the spirit of the Lord was
with us & we had a good time & were much edefyed and we returned home rejoiceing. We were soon visited by
Elder Harry Brown & Priest James Blakesley who held two meetings with us & we were much interested. we were
not visited any more untill about the at which time Brother Harry Brown returned accompanied
by Elder Parley P. Pratt the first time I had ever seen him. we appointed a meeting for him he met with our
little branch and we had a precious time with him He spoke till near midnight He was upon an important
mission He in company with Lyman Wight was under a commandment of the Lord to gather together the servants
of the Lord His young men & warriors to go up & redeem Zion it was the will of the Lord that they should gather
to gether 500 men but not to return less than 100. it was the will of the Lord that the young men & middle aged should go
up to Zion all that could be spared I told Brother Parley my circumstances He told me it was duty to try
& prepare myself to go up to the Land of Zion and Accordingly I used every exertion to settle my business
and arange my affairsso as to go up to Missouri in the spring I went north to Jefferson County with Brother
Pratt & Brown & heard Brother Pratt preach several times which strengthened me much in the gospel of
Christ I returned home in Few days & laboured diligently to settle all my accounts so as to be ready to start
for Kirtland in the spring & on the Brother Harry Brown & Warran Ingles called at my house
to accompany me on my Journey they remained with us untill the following day. Then on the after prepareing my Horses & waggon I took the parting hand with My Brother Azmon & his
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