All of the quorum present spoke Elders Young & Kimball gave instruction & we
bore testimony to the truth of the word
~ Sunday
13th In the morning Elder Grant & myself
walked to the Navy Yard & I preached
& was followed by Elder Grant. In the
afternoon we met with the Saints & Elder O Pratt Preached, upon the subject of Zion
from the Psalmes of David, & In the evening
Elders B YoungH C Kimball & myself occupied
the time I addressed the people first & told my
experience & felt much of the Spirit of God in
bearing testimony that Joseph Smith Sen [Jr.] was
a Prophet of God that the Book of Mormon
was true & that the work we was engaged in
was of God I was followed by Elders Kimball
& Young who also bore testimony of the work
of God by the power of God
~ Monday
14th I took the parting hand with the Saints
& in company with Elders O. Pratt & Wm Moore
I took steem Boat & traveld 40 miles to Shoolkill & then walked 6 miles to Mr Mosleys
& Preached toin the meeting house I spoke &
was followed by Elder Pratt it was a rainy
night Distance of the day 46 m
~ Tuesday
15th Rode 18 miles & walked 3 & took supper
with Br [blank] then Rode 6 miles
to Mr Hoofmans whare I spent the night
distance of the day 27 miles
[FIGURE] During this days ride we passed over the
ground of the Brandywine Battle saw
whare the action commenced whare the
All of the quorum present spoke Elders
Young & Kimball gave instruction & we
bore testimony to the truth of the word
~ Sunday
13th In the morning Elder Grant & myself
walked to the Navy Yard & I preached
& was followed by Elder Grant. In the
afternoon we met with the saints & Elder
O Pratt Preached, upon the subject of Zion
from the Psalmes of David, & In the evening
Elders B YoungH C Kimball & myself occupied
the time I addressed the people first & told my
experience & felt much of the Spirit of God in
bearing testimony that Joseph Smith Sen Jr. was
a Prophet of God that the Book of Mormon
was true & that the work we was engaged in
was of God I was followed by Elders Kimball
& Young who also bore testimony of the work
of God by the power of God
~ Monday
14th I took the parting hand with the Saints
& in company with Elders O. Pratt & Wm Moore
I took steem boat & traveld 40 miles to
Shoolkill & then walked 6 miles to Mr Mosleys
& Preached in the meeting house I spoke &
was followed by Elder Pratt it was a rainy
night Distance of the day 46 m
~ Tuesday
15th Rode 18 miles & walked 3 & took supper
with Br [blank] then Rode 6 miles
to Mr Hoofmans whare I spent the night
distance of the day 27 miles
[FIGURE] During this days ride we passed over the
ground of the Brandywine Battle saw
whare the action commenced whare the
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," August 12, 1843 - August 15, 1843, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed October 16, 2024, https://www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/PJ6