June 27, 1844 ~ Thursday 27th I had an interview with Elder B. Young Spent the fore part of the day together He took cars for Salem ^ ^in the evening^ we sat together in the depo while Joseph & Hiram were killed. Brother Young was vary sorrowful & pressed in spirit without knowing the cause^ & I spent the latter part of the day at Elder Ananias McAllisterter 296 Washington st I went to meeting in ...

each other after Prayers. I left the city & went on board of the steemer Com Pribble in company with Elder Milton Holmes an old friend companion & fellow laborer in the gospel. we had not met before for five years, it was quite a treat to enjoy his company one more. We left Boston at 7 oclok P.M. was some sea sick through the night, & arived at Portland at 8 oclock we walked to Scarboro & arived July 3, 1844 ~ Wednesday ...

August 19, 1838 ~ Sunday Aug 19. I once more took the parting hand with the Saints & friend in the Simonton district & started for Scarborough I bid the town of Camden Adieu for the last time. I rode to Warren 8 miles to Walderborough 8. to Nobleborough 8. to Newcastle or Sheepscut 6. to Wiscossett 6 to Bath 10. I crossed Bath ferry & ...

August 28, 1838 ~ Tuesday Aug 28. I spent the day in writing I made a family record for Brother Joseph Fabyan Carter {[illegible] and son} August 29, 1838 ~ Wednesday 29. I wrote an acrostic for Shuah C. Carter. [FIGURES] August 30, 1838 ~ Thursday 30. I rode in company with Mrs Woodruff to Brother Luther Scamman's & spent the night distance 4 miles August 31, 1838 ~ Friday 31st The last day of summer ...

Thus the Lord has given me the desire of my heart & Blessed me far beyound my expectations for I am now privleged of thaving more than fifteen hundred Saints in this interes ting field which I first opened one year ago the 5th of this present months, all of which have embraced the work since that Date many of which the Saints have gatherd to Zion from that region & the rest are anxious to go & ownly waiting for a door to be open for them. I have never ...

& to save the life of Joseph he stoped they then took Joseph into a carrage & started for Missouri they got about 10 miles & they were stoped by the inhab- itants who swore they should nok [not] carry Joseph Smith any further without giving him the chance of law & the writ of Habeas Corpus & they took out a writ against the Sherriff Reynolds & wilson of Carthage &c. & they now wanted to get ...

WO IS ME IF I PREACH NOT THE GOSPEL May 31, 1836 ~ Tuesday Spent this 31st DAY of MAY at Br Fry Eagle Creek and found it to be the most interesting, important & instructive day of my LIFE. For on this Glorious DAY I was ordained unto the High Priesthood and also as one of the second seventy & sealed up unto Eternal LIFE under the hands of my Beloved Brethren VIZ Elders

A true copy of a licensce conveyed to me from Kirtland Ohio TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN THIS certifies that Willford Woodruff has been rece ieved into the church of Latter Day Saints organized on the sixth of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty and has been ordained an elder according to the rules and regulations of said church and is duly autho rized to Preach the gospel agreeably to the authority of that office. From the satisfactory evidence which we ...

September 26, 1838 ~ Wednesday Sept 26th I rode to Elder James Townsend. I procured a two horse waggon of Mr William Harmon {for Sister Sarah Foss} & drew it to sister Sarah Foss's Elder Townsend returned with me distance of the day 20 m September 27, 1838 ~ Thursday 27th It is a dark cold rainy day & gloomy also, & what makes it more so the Camp of the Saints do not get a long from the east yet, & I have ...

face had the appearance of much meekness love & light I said Oh, he said fear not, he came & touch[ed] me with his hand then fear departed from me. I said doth the Lord love me so much, he said it is thy faith in the servents of the God of heaven. Though hast clothed the Naked & fed the hungry & the God of heaven will feed thee forever & forever. & the desire of thy heart shall be granted thee in Gods own time. No weapon shall prosper against thee ...