except those who have born the Holy priesthood
and been in tribulation for the Gospel sake after
spending the day together with returned to our families at
night. On the day following , we met in conference
in Quincy The prophet Joseph presiding which caused
great joy to all the Saints, much business was done
on the 4, but on Sunday the Joseph Smith addressed
the assembly followed by Sidney Rigdon & the Twelve
Apostles the spirit of the Lord was poured out upon us
and we had a glorious day.
On the following day , I met with the Seventies &
we ordained 60 men into the Quorum of Elders & Seventies
Brother Joseph met with the Twelve, ^Bishops^ and Elders of Bishp ^Bishop^ Partridges Home, and there was a number with
us who was wounded at Hauns Mill among the number
was, Isaac Laney, who was in company with about
Twenty others at the Mill. A large armed Mob ^fell upon^ and
^them^ with rifles and other weapons and shot down 17
of the Brethren & wounded others Brother Laney fled from the
scene but the[y] poured a shower of led after him which
peirced his body through and through, He showed eleven
ball holes in his body, there were 27 in his shirt
7 in his pantaloons, and his coat litteraly cut to
peaces one ball entered one arm pit & came out of the
except those who have born the Holy priesthood
and been in tribulation for the Gospel sake after
spending the day together with returned to our families at
night. On the day following , we met in conference
in Quincy The prophet Joseph presiding which caused
great joy to all the Saints, much business was done
on the 4, but on Sunday the Joseph Smith addressed
the assembly followed by Sidney Rigdon & the Twelve
Apostles the spirit of the Lord was poured out upon us
and we had a glorious day.
On the following day , I met with the Seventies &
we ordained 60 men into the Quorum of Elders & Seventies
Brother Joseph met with the Twelve, Bishops and Elders of
Bishop Partridges Home, and there was a number with
us who was wounded at Hauns Mill among the number
was, Isaac Laney, who was in company with about
Twenty others at the Mill. A large armed Mob fell upon
them with rifles and other weapons and shot down 17
of the Brethren & wounded others Brother Laney fled from the
scene but they poured a shower of led after him which
peirced his body through and through, He showed eleven
ball holes in his body, there were 27 in his shirt
7 in his pantaloons, and his coat litteraly cut to
peaces one ball entered one arm pit & came out of the
"Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 1," p. 26, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 25, 2024, https://www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/q642