April 1st 1834 I went with Brother Hatton to meet Brother Pulsipher and several other brethren and sisters at Brother Newcomes house in Fabius we had an interesti ng meeting. the spirit of the Lord was with us we returned home rejoiceing we soon was visited by Brother Harry Brown elder and Brother James Blakesly Priest they held two meetings with us & we were much edefied & they went on there way

THE DESERET NEWS. TRUTH AND LIBERTY. No. 18. FILLMORE CITY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1858. VOL. VIII. [Column 1] HISTORY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. (FROM HIS OWN PEN.) IN tracing the history of my fathers, I find it difficult to obtain a satisfactory account of the Woodruff family for more than three gen- erations. My great grandfather, Josiah Woodruff, lived nearly one hundred years, and possessed an iron constitution and performed a great amount of manual labor nearly up ...

Elder, and a small Branch organized of twelve members, by Elder Pulsi- pher. In February following, in company with Elder Holton, I walked some sixty miles to the town of Fabius, to attend an evening meeting of the Saints in that place, where Elder Pul- sipher was presiding. I saw the book of commandments or revelations given through Joseph Smith, and I believed them with all my heart, and rejoiced therein; and after spending several days, and holding several ...

^Had authority^ to administer in the ordinances of the House of the Lord but believed that it was our privilege through faith, prayer, & fasting to heal the sick, & cast out devils by the laying on of hands which was the case under his administration as numbers could testify. I was living in this state of mind & in this faith & belief looking for the coming forth of the Church of Christ when I heard of what was called Mormonism. In 1832 I was loudly called upon ...

To the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Associations: BELOVED BRETHREN: I have been requested to give a brief outline of my life and association with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In order for me to comply with such a re- quest my communication must of neces- sity be exceedingly brief, to be suit- able for an article in a magazine like the CONTRIBUTOR. I was born March 1st, 1807. My father's name was Aphek Woodruff. My mother's name was Beulah Thompson. She had three sons;

when we met, we both told our impressions, and it caused us to wonder and marvel and wonder, what the Lord wanted of us in Rhode Island; but as we had made preparations to move to the West, we let outward circumstances control us, and Jonah-like, instead of going to Rhode Island, we went to Richland, Oswego Co., New York, and there remained until the 29th day of Dec., ^29,^ 1833, before ^when^ I heard Elder Zerah Pulsiper ...

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 ...