December 19, 1837 ~ Tuesday Dec 19th I left Mrs Woodruff at Br Ames and walked in company with Valentine Ames to John Kents we then crossed the theroughfare in a wherry to the south Island I then took the parting hand with Br Valentine who returned home while in the name of Eligah's ^God^ I bend my way to search out the Blood of Ephraim on south Island. O my God assist me I pray in this work. I walked to Mr ...

when a man is chastized he gets angry & will not endure it. The reason we do not have the secrets of the Lord revealed unto us is because we do not keep them but reveal them, we do not keep our own secrets but reveal our difficulties to the world even to our enemies then how would we keep the secrets of the Lord Joseph says I can keep a secret till dooms day. He spoke of love what greater love hath any man than that he ...

bread & cheese & a pint of beer we made our a supper & went to bed, & I dreamed of falli ng among thieves & robbers, who tryed to rob us under pretence that we had done sumthing wrong in London some years since I told them we never had been in London untill within a few months that we were Americans & had a family there, & we had come to preach the gospel & we would preach to them if they would open their doors & after ...

December 25, 1844 ~ Wednesday [FIGURE] [25] Christmas day, the first one I ever spent on the Ocean. we had a Preserve Pudding for dinner & sweet short cake. Mrs Woodruff was much Pleased. One sail was in sight we had a light breeze. December 26, 1844 ~ Thursday 26th A Plean Pleasent morning light breeze fair. At 12 oclok we were in Long 15 480 m to Liverpool December 27, 1844 ~ Friday 27th A stormy morning strong south wind ...

December 23, 1843 ~ Saturday [FIGURES] 23rd Saturday I arose in the morning quite unwell. I walked with Mrs Woodruff to President Smiths I met with the quorum through the day Mrs Woodruff & several other sisters were present. Br & sister Morley &c ^O Pratt Sisters Lot Fanny Murry P. W. Woodruff Batsheba W. Smith Sister O. Spencer Sister Phelps ...

December 25, 1854 ~ Monday 25th [FIGURE] Christmas I met with the inhabitants of the 14 ward & deliverd an address to the people & was followed by remarks from Isacc Morley Bishop Hoagen & others meeting continued till 1 oclock when we were dismissed for 2 hours when the people came together again & spent the afternoon & evening in the dance & all seemed to enjoy themselves well. There was a great excitement [FIGURE] through our city during the fore ...

Dec 22nd 1865 Elder Taylor followed & backed up the Testimony of those who had spoke He was followed by Elder Cannon, all the Twelve present spoke & much of the spirit of God rested upon us & we were Blessed & felt it good to be there Elder Taylor Prophesyed that the Twelve should be delivered from the bondage of the poverty under which they had been weltering for years. At the close of the Meeting I went & got ...

Dec 15th 1869 we fed him a tumbler full that satisfied him & he fell asleep & slept for half an hour and After He awoke he vomited up a good deal of flem But finally became distresed again in the lungs & continued sinking through the night December 16, 1869 ~ Thursday 16. The child is dying this morning Delight the Mother of the child is feeling vary bad Emma, Sarah, & myself was with the child ...

Dec 25 1869 come from the presence of God the posterity of Cane are Black Because He commit Murder He killed Abel & God set a Mark upon his posterity But the spirits are pure that Enter their tabernacles & there will be a chance for the redemption of all the children of Adam Expcept the Sons of perdition. [John 17:12] W Woodruff made a speech upon aposticy and the Merchants ...

Dec 16, 1870 I Preached the funeral sermon of Sister Neighber &she was the Mother of 14 children Had 11 living, & 9 at her funeral. I also attended the dedication of the 14 ward Store & Female Relief society Hall. D. H. Wells Made the dedication Prayer Bishop Hoagland addressed the Meeting followed By W. Woodruff G. Q. Cannon J F Smith & D. H. Wells. We took Supper at Sister Horns & I spent the Night at Frank Turnbows ...