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Day in the Life

Dec 31, 1833

Journal Entry

December 31, 1833 ~ Tuesday


continued labouring with us for several
days and on the 31st of Dec I with
my Brother Azmon Woodruff with
two yong females which had been hea
led by the laying on of hands went forw
ard in baptism. the day following there
was several others followed our example
among the rest was Noah Holton
a preacher in the freewill Baptist
church and several of the members
of his church followed him in the ordi

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Woodruff, Azmon, b. 1802
29 Nov 1802 - 14 Jan 1889
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I truly felt that I could exclaim with the servant of God that it was better to be a door keeper in the house of God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness
~ Wilford Woodruff
I truly felt that I could exclaim with the servant of God that it was better to be a door keeper in the house of God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

—I was baptized by Elder Zerah Pulsipher; he confirmed me the same evening.

Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

—I was baptized by Elder Zerah Pulsipher; he confirmed me the same evening.

Autobiography 1897 Deseret Weekly

were baptized on the 31st of Decem- ber, 1833. I went in Zion's camp, in the spring of 1835, to Missouri, to the assistance of our people who had been driven out of Jackson county. Very few of the members of that Camp are living today. That thousand miles' journey with the Prophet Joseph Smith was to me a school of experience that I shall never forget in this world or the world to come. When the Prophet returned to Kirtland with most of his company I remained in Clay county, Missouri,

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

& had a testimony that it was true. And on the I was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints under the hands of ^by^ Elder Zera Pulsipher & confirmed the same evening under his hands

Autobiography 1892 Deseret News Notes

forth & wasere Baptized on the , which will be 59, years ^ago^ the 31^st^ of this month. 1862 ^¶^ I went up in Zion's Camp, in the spring of 1834, to Missouri, to the assistance of our people who had been driven out of Jackson CO^unty^. There are but Very few of the ^members of that^ Camp ^are^ still Living to day. That thousand miles journey with the prophet Joseph Smith, in 1834, gave ^was to^ me a school of Experience that I shall never forget in this world nor the world to come. While the prophet returned to Kirtland with most of his company, I rem^ain^ed in Clay County, Moissouri,

Autobiography 1892 Deseret News Notes

Cheeny]] preach, . o , I was baptized by Zerah Pulsipher into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 1

more & more convinced of the truth of the work. . At 11 oclok A.M. there was quite a congregation of People gathered together at the water and I went forth with My Brother Azmon & the two young women who were

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

—I was baptized by Elder Zerah Pulsipher; he confirmed me the same evening.

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Dec 31, 1833