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  • Page 91

    Part of Leaves From My Journal

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    THE WORD OF THE LORD FULFILLED. traveled forty-eight miles by coach and on foot during the day, but after receiving refreshments we sat down together, and conversed until two o'clock in the morning. Mr. Benbow and his wife rejoiced greatly at the glad tidings which I brought unto them of the fullness of the everlasting gospel, which God had revealed through the mouth of His Prophet, Joseph Smith, in these last days. 1 rejoiced greatly at the news that Mr. Benbow gave me, ...
    Dates:
    March 5, 1840

  • Page 92

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    LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. I spent most of the following day in clearing out a pool of water, and preparing it for baptizing in, as I saw many to be baptized there. I afterwards baptized six hundred in that pool of water. On Sunday, the 8th, I preached at Frome's Hill in the morning, a Standley Hill in the afternoon, and at John Ben- bow's, Hill Farm, in the evening. The parish church that stood in the ...
    Dates:
    March 8, 1840

  • Page 93

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    ARCHBISHOP PETITIONED TO STOP OUR PREACHING. The rector did not know what to make of it, so he sent two clerks of the Church of England as spies, to attend our meet- ing, and find out what we did preach. But they were both pricked in their hearts and received the word of the Lord gladly, and were baptized and confirmed members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The rector became alarmed and did not dare to send any- body else. The ministers and rectors of the ...
    Dates:
    March 21, 1840

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    REFUSED FOOD AND SHELTER. In some instances the Lord preserved us, as it were by miracle, from the mob. We dared not go to houses and get food, so we picked and ate raw corn, and slept on the ground, and did any way we could until we got out of the County. We dared not preach while in that County, and we did but little preaching in the State of Missouri. The first time I attempted to preach was on Sunday, in a tavern, in ...

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    ADVENTURE IN BLOODY RIVER. I told him we did not really consider them essential to salva- tion. He said he did, and therefore should not join our Church. On the 4th of April, 1835, I had the happy privilege of meeting Elder Warren Parrish at the house of Brother Frys. He had been preaching in that part of Tennessee, in company with David W. Patten, and had baptized a number and organ- ized several small branches. Brother Patten had ...
    Dates:
    April 4, 1835 August 15, 1835 October 20, 1835

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    ELDER PATTEN'S SPEECH. brethren were condemned; but were finally released by paying the expense of the mob court. There was one peculiar circumstance connected with this trial by a mob court, which was armed to the teeth. When the trial was through with, the people were not willing to permit more than one to speak. Warren Parish had said but few words, and they were not willing to let David Patten speak. But he, feeling the injustice of the court, and being filled with the power ...

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    LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. I was invited to hold a meeting at a Baptist meeting house on the 27th of June. On my arrival I met a large congrega- tion; but, on commencing meeting, Parson Browning ordered the meeting to be closed. I told the people I had come ten miles to preach the gospel to them, and was willing to stand in a cart, on a pile of wood, on a fence, or any other place they would appoint, to have that privilege. One man said he owned the fence ...
    Dates:
    June 27, 1836 July 18, 1836 July 31, 1836 September 2, 1836

  • Page 12

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    CONTENTS. CHAPTER XXII. Continue my Journey—Leave Elder Taylor in Germantown— Arrival in Cleveland—Take Steamer from There to Buffalo— Delayed by a Storm—Go to Farmington, my Father's Home —Death of my Grandmother—My Uncle Dies—I preach his Funeral Sermon—Arrive in New York—Sail for Liverpool—Encounter Storms and Rough Weather—Arrive in Liver- pool. Page 72. CHAPTER XXIII. Our Visit to Preston—Our First Council in

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    LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. Heman Hyde. We spent the summer together, laboring hard, cutting wheat, quarrying rock, making brick, or anything else we could find to do. In the fall I had a desire to go and preach the gospel. I knew the gospel which the Lord had revealed to Joseph Smith was true, and of such great value that I wanted to tell it to the people who had not heard it. It was so good and plain, it seemed to me I could make the people believe it. ...

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    Part of Letter from Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff, 2 July 1840

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    by brother Hyde - they are much company - for me wish you could see them a while I kiss them every day for their pa. My dear Willford did you know that 11 long months has passed away and you have not said one word about comeing home in your letters - is seames almost an age, do tell me something about it in your next letter - may the will of the Lord be done but I hope that it will be to send you home this fall is not pray the Lord that I ...