Daybook (31 December 1835 - 3 January 1837)
Oct 12 Retired in company with Elder A. O. Smoot unto the banks of Bloody River aside from
the abodes of men to spend some time in Prayer & Praise to God & to perform a solemn
duty that is required of all the Elders of Israel whose testimony is rejected by this generation
while they are preaching the gospel of JESUS CHRIST & bearing testimony of his NAME
After we had cleansed our bodies with pure watter & also with Spirits or strong drink this
not by commandment but from choice we then according to commandment clensed our hands & feet
& bore testimony unto God against the Benton County Mob & also aganst Paris & many others
who had rejected our testimony we enjoyed a solemn, spiritual, & interesting season we
retired from the water in the spirit of God & spent the night for the last time at Brother &
Sister Taylors with the Brethren & Sisters. beneath this roof I have spent some of the most
interesting seasons of my life for the last two years. Receieved 4 four subscribers for the
M & Advocate
