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 ...

THE DESERET NEWS. TRUTH AND LIBERTY. No. 19. FILLMORE CITY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1858. VOL VIII. [Column 1] HISTORY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. (FROM HIS OWN PEN.) -[CONTINUED.]- March 2—We cut down a large cotton wood tree, and in two days dug out a canoe four feet wide and twelve long, put on a pair of oars and then rowed down the Arkansas river, 125 miles to Little Rock, begging our food by the way, a meal at ...

THE DESERET NEWS. TRUTH AND LIBERTY. No. 20. FILLMORE CITY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1858. VOL VIII. [Column 1] HISTORY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. (FROM HIS OWN PEN.) -[CONTINUED.]- MAY 31—I left my wife and friends in Kirt- land, and walked to Fairport with bro. Hale; we were joined by Milton Holmes, and took the steamer Sandusky and arrived in Buffalo June 1st, and

9 Priests, 11 Teachers & 5 Deacons this with some other business composed the business of the day. meeting closed & we retired to our places of abode in peace I accompanied several of my brethren to Elder Stodards whare we spent the night distance of the day 8 miles June 11, 1837 ~ Sunday June 11th I was called upon to address the conference in the forepart of the Day it was with peculiar feelings that I arose to address a large congregation of saints raised up in another nation under ...

Elder B. Young arose & said, he wished to make a few general remarks concerning the subject of our faith we hear the Elders represent the feelings of the Brethren concerning the gathering. The spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ is a gathering spirit & the its tendency is to gather the virtuous & good the honest & meek of the earth, & in fine the saints of God. The time has come when the Lord is determin to fullfill his purpose. Had we lived in the ...

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

administering to the sick by the laying on of hands, said it was according to revelation &c, said he was never placed in similar circumstances & never had given the same instruction. He closed his instructions by ex- pressing his satisfaction in improving the opportunity. The spirit of the Lord was pour'd out in a very powerful manner, never to be forgotten by those present on that interesting occasion. [FIGURE] Copied by John P. McEwan Augst 27th 1844 ...

January 8, 1843 ~ Sunday Jan 8 Sunday I spent the time a[t] hom[e]. January 9, 1843 ~ Monday to January 14, 1843 ~ Saturday 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, & 14 was spent in the Office January 15, 1843 ~ Sunday 15 Sunday I spent the time at home January 16, 1843 ~ Monday to January 18, 1843 ~ Wednesday 16, 17, & 18, was spent in the printing office January 17, 1843 ~ Tuesday 17th This was an interesting day a ...

January 11, 1845 ~ Saturday Jan 11th Milton Holmes to W Woodruff Dr to 4 copies of vol 4. Times & Seasons 8/ £1—12s to 100 death of the Prophet 1 1/2 D. 12–6 to 25 fac similee 2 D. 4–2 £2–8–8 Jan 11th Leonard Hardy to W. Woodruff Dr to 4 copies of vol. 4 Times & Seasons 8/ £1—12 to 100 Death of the Prophet 1 1/2 D 12–6 to 25 fac similee 2 D. 4 2 £2–8–8 Jan 11th I ...

January 24, 1844 ~ Wednesday 24th I preached at Haws house in the evening had the spirit of the Lord & an inter esting time January 25, 1844 ~ Thursday 25th [FIGURE] Met with the quorum of the Twelve [FIGURE] at President Youngs house had a good prayer meeting [FIGURE] OH Br Orson Hyde was present had not met with us for sometime Orson Hyde Received his 2d Anointing. January 26, 1844 ~ Friday 26 [FIGURE] ...