Sept. travling in company with Elder Clapp on foot through a rainy day & wadeing through creeks & swamps Br & Sister Benton accompanied us on horsback but we all arived weary & wet distance {of the day} 25 miles September 10, 1836 ~ Saturday 10 Arose in the morning sumwhat ill in consequence of the hard tower we endured the day previous rode to Elder J. F Lane to attend the counsel of Elders to take into consideration the case of ...

October 6, 1836 ~ Thursday Oct 6th Spent the day at Elder Alexanders 2 miles October 7, 1836 ~ Friday 7th Rode in company with Elder Alexander & Warren Smith & their families to Paris & Perhaps the last time that I shall visit the place From thence to Mr Jonathan Alexanders Preached at his house at candle light distane 30 m[iles] October 8, 1836 ~ Saturday 8th Rode {with Elder Alexander} to Br ...

October 22, 1836 ~ Saturday Oct 22 Preached at Br Beaty & Baptised 1 Mrs Beaty October 23, 1836 ~ Sunday 23rd Sunday Preached at Beatys & Baptised 1 his Daughter Also Ordained Brother James Beaty to the Office of a Priest he had been a Preacher of the Christian order for several years. Communed with the Sains had a spiritual time & it was the last meeting that I held in the South within the limits of the Tennesse ...

April 5, 1835 ~ Sunday Aprail 5th On the Lords day remaned at Br Frey April 6, 1835 ~ Monday 6th preached at the Meeting house on Eagle Creek also in the Evening of the same day April 7, 1835 ~ Tuesday 7th Spent the Day in visiting the Saints at Eagle Creek & travled to Brother Crawley 8 miles April 8, 1835 ~ Wednesday 8th Travled from Brother Crawley to

July 14th Our daughter Sarah Emma in half an hour after she was born performed a journey in the arms of Sister Sarah Foss through the garret, chambers, & lower rooms, & principly through the whole house. Is not this an omen of her being an extensive traveller in her day let time determin. Mrs Woodruff was comfortable through the day more so than could have been expected. Happy is that people whose God is the Lord July 15, 1838 ~ Sunday 15 Sunday ...

June 16, 1836 ~ Thursday June 16 Rode to Paducah Mccracken Co KY Preached at night at the court house to an attentive congregation. Spent the night with Priest Isaiah Benton distance 10 m[iles] June 17, 1836 ~ Friday 17 Rode to William J Hodges 10 miles June 18, 1836 ~ Saturday 18 Preached at the Public meeting house June 19, 1836 ~ Sunday 19 Sunday Preached at the meeting house Priest Benton spoke

August 18, 1836 ~ Thursday Aug 18 Spent the day at Br Murphys Writing August 19, 1836 ~ Friday 19 Left Br Murphys horse with him walked to Mr Alexander's distance of the day 4 miles August 20, 1836 ~ Saturday 20 I sat under the Preaching of Elder Patten at Mr Alexanders after meeting Mr Alexander & his wife came forward for Baptism which was administered unto them by Elder Patten after Baptism ...

Further resolved by the conference that the church Purchase Books to Keep a general record of the church. Also that Brother Johnston F. Lane be chosen & appointed clerk & ordained to the office of an Elder to Keep the general church record of the Tennessee conference accordingly Johnston F Lane was ordained to the Office of an Elder Also Benjamin Clapp & Randolph Alexander ware each ordained to the office of an Elder the above were ordai ned under the hands of President D. W. Patten ...

As Elder W. Woodruff is about to leave for Kirtland and has been labouring for the last year & a half with the churches included in the Tennessee confer ence & stands in need of clothing & money to return to Kirtland Presidents Patten & Marsh called a contribution of the church & congregation in the time of the aforementioned conference to supply Elder Woodruffs necessities the list of the contr ibution taken down is as follows Brothers Henry Thomas $5.00 five dollars Benjamin ...

A true copy of a Bill from President Thomas B Marsh and counsellor Elisha H Groves Receieved Sept 5th AD 1836 of Willford Woodruff fifty Dollars for the purpose of entering land within the state of Missouri Thomas B. Marsh Elisha H Groves September 6, 1836 ~ Tuesday Sept 6th Spent the day at Brother Thomas'es in writing in the evening I rode in company with Elder Benjamin Clapp on the road to Paducah to visit