closely associated having ^and^ lived in the same house for a number
of months but had never to my recollection said any thing to me
about preaching or ordination. But now as I approached him
he said Brother Wilford the Spirit of the Lord tells me that you
should be ordained & go and preach the gospel ^on a mission^. I said very well
if it is the will of the Lord I am ready.

At a meeting of the High Council at Lyman Wights Clay County Missouri
on the 5^th day of Nov 1834 I was ordained to the office of a priest by the
directions of the High Council under the hands of Brother Simeon Carter
Stephen Winchester & Heman Hyde were ordained priests at the same time.

I called upon Bishop Edward Partridge and asked him what my
mission should be in what part of the country I should go to preach
the gospel. He replyed that I should ^Bishop Partridge said he would^ like to have some of the Brethren ^me^ go into
the Southern States through Arkansas Tennesee Kentucky &c if I could find
any body who had faith enough to go ^with me^ for it would be a hard mission
and a hard ^dangerous^ county to travel in at present in consequence of the Missouri
persecutions. I told him I was as ready to go South as any where else if he
wished it. As Arkansas lay South of Missouri I asked him if I
should go through Jackson County as it lay direct in our path ^route^ he said
it would be at the risk of ones life & I have not got faith enough to
undertake it if you have you can try it, I asked him if I went
through Jackson County if I should start without purse or scrip as in
general terms that seemed ^according^ to be the law ^of God^. He said that he had not got
faith enough to start on a mission through Jackson County without money
and if I dare it I must do it on my own faith. As the commandments
required the Elders to go out without purs or scrip I felt strenous to keep
the commandments so I ^started without money^ resolved that to go without purse or scrip
I wished to have some companion go with my ^up^ on my mission I did
not wish to launch forth into the open world alone. I called upon
Elder Harry Brown (who had accompanied me from Richland New York to Clay Co
Missouri) and asked him if he would not accompany me it met his
wishes and Bishop Partridge gave him his mission with me. And
we immediately ^prepared^ ourselves to start upon our journey And on the 13^th day of Jan
1835 I recieved the following recommend in connexion with my priests license
((Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, Jan 13 1835 This certifies that Wilford Woodruff
has faithfully discharged evry duty required of him in the Camp of the Saints
on the 13 day Jan 1835 I received an honorable discharge from Lyman Wight from
the duties of Zions Camp and

associated and lived in the same house for a number of months but had never said any thing to me about preaching or ordination. But now as I approached him he said Brother Wilford the Spirit of the Lord tells me that you should be ordained & go on a mission. I said I am ready.

At a meeting of the High Council at Lyman Wights Clay County Missouri on the 5th day of Nov 1834 I was ordained a priest under the hands of Brother Simeon Carter Stephen Winchester & Heman Hyde were ordained priests at the same time.

. Bishop Partridge said he would like to have me go into the Southern States through Arkansas Tennesee Kentucky &c if I could find any body who had faith enough to go with me for it would be a dangerous county to travel in at present in consequence of the Missouri persecutions. I told him I was as ready to go South as any where I asked if I should go through Jackson County as it lay direct in our route he said it would be at the risk of life & I have not got faith enough to undertake it if you have you can try it, I asked him if I went through Jackson County if I should start without purse or scrip according be the law of God. He said that he had not got faith enough to start on a mission through Jackson County without money and if I dare it I must do it on my own faith. I felt strenous to keep the commandments so I started without money I called upon Elder Harry Brown ( and asked him if he would not accompany me it met his wishes and Bishop Partridge gave him his mission with me. 1835 on the 13 day Jan 1835 I received an honorable discharge from Lyman Wight from the duties of Zions Camp and