May 13, 1883

A. O. Smoot told W. Woodruff that He & Alanson
Ripley while surveying out Adam Ondi Ahman about 22 Miles
North of Jackson County Missouri they came acros a stone
wall in the midst of a dens forest & underbrush The wall was
was 30 feet long 3 feet thick, and about 4 feet high above the ground
and laid in mortar or cement, when Joseph Smith the
Prophet visited the place, and Examined the wall. He said it
was the remains of an Altar Built By Father Adam whare he
offered sacrafice after He was driven from the Garden of
Eaden which was located in Jackson County Missouri
The whotle Town which was laid out and named Adam Ondi
Ahman was in the midst of a thick & heavy forest of timber
and the place named after Adams Altar The Prophet Joseph said
it was upon this Altar whare Adam blessed his sons and
Posterity Before his death Let Historians of the Church note this

In the Evening we took cars and returned home 50 Miles

May 14, 1883 ~ Monday

14 I met the Brethren at the Historians Office and
W Woodruff B Young A Carrington & W^m Taylor set apart
11 Missionaries W. Woodruff set apart 3 and ordained 3 Seventies
I spent the day in the office writing

May 15, 1883 ~ Tuesday

15 I wrote 4 letters to Jesse & Bell Moses A F McDonald
L Harris copied in Book & C. P. Bingham

May 16, 1883 ~ Wednesday

16 I received one letter from L Harris I wrote 2 letters
to L Harris & to L W Shirilliff I received one lette[r]
from F. D. Richards

May 17, 1883 ~ Thursday

17 I rode to the farm saw Emma Sarah D & Wilford [visited]
B Youngs farm & J R Winders stock and returned 10 M[iles]
I wrote 2 letters to M F Farnsworth & J D T. McAllister

May 13, 1883 FIGURES A. O. Smoot told W. Woodruff that He & Alanson Ripley while surveying out Adam Ondi Ahman about 22 Miles North of Jackson County Missouri they came acros a stone wall in the midst of a dens forest & underbrush The wall was 30 feet long 3 feet thick, and about 4 feet high above the ground and laid in mortar or cement, when Joseph Smith the Prophet visited the place, and Examined the wall, He said it was the remains of an Altar Built By Father Adam whare he offered sacrafice after He was driven from the Garden of Eden which was located in Jackson County Missouri The whole town which was laid out and named Adam Ondi Ahman was in the midst of a thick & heavy forest of timber and the place named after Adams Altar The Prophet Joseph said it was upon this Altar whare Adam blessed his sons and Posterity Before his death Let Historians of the Church note this

In the Evening we took cars and returned home 50 Miles

May 14, 1883 ~ Monday

14 FIGURES I met the Brethren at the Historians Office and W Woodruff B Young A Carrington & Wm Taylor set apart 11 Missionaries W. Woodruff set apart 3 and ordained 3 seventies I spent the day in the office writing

May 15, 1883 ~ Tuesday

15 [FIGURE] I wrote 4 letters to Jesse & Bell Moses A F McDonald L Harris copied in Book & C. P. Bingham

May 16, 1883 ~ Wednesday

16 FIGURES I received one letter from L Harris I wrote 2 letters to L Harris & to L W Shirilliff I received one letter from F. D. Richards

May 17, 1883 ~ Thursday

17 I rode to the farm saw Emma Sarah D & Wilford visited B Youngs farm & J R Winders stock and returned 10 Miles [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to M F Farnsworth & J D T. McAllister