{[On] the [illegible] of Sister Martha Barker who desired to return back thinking it after all too great to leave her friends. I immediately set before her the danger of returning to Babylon and encouraged her and she became reconciled and continued her journey.} I rode with them this first days travel as far as the south fork of Mayfield whare we all camped for the night After pitching our tents & taking supper I assembled this small camp of Israel together at Br Albert Pettys tent to ...

(Continued from page 376.) HISTORY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. -[FROM HIS OWN PEN.]- CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. (Written at Great Salt Lake City, Feb. 1858.) On the 5th of October, 1846, while with the camp of Israel building up winter Quarters, on the west side of the Missouri river, (then Indian country) I passed through one of the most painful and serious misfortunes of my life. I took my axe and went two and a half miles on to the bluffs ...

teams, waggons, flocks, & Heards by Hunderds & thousands as it were untill it looked like the movements of A great Nation we travled 10 miles & camped at a point of timber on the edge of an 18 mile prairie & camped Mrs Woodruff was quite unwell through the day but better at night July 1, 1846 ~ Wednesday July 1st After travling A few miles we recieved A visit from Elder P. P. Pratt wh[o] was direct from council Bluffs And Had A message to All ...

July 15, 1846 ~ Wednesday 15th I met in council with the quorum of of the Twelve And Passed the following resolutions. 1st That Elder O Hyde P P Pratt And J Taylor go to England forth with And remove R Hedlock from office And attend to ^all^ Business in England Also T Ward & Call them to America and regulate all business in england July 16, 1846 ~ Thursday ...

August 26, 1846 ~ Wednesday 26th Rode to the Mo River & crossed the ferry two of the Omahas were with us to the cold spring, shot there steel pointed arrows to divert us, we dined at Peter Haws on the way, at the Cold Springs I saw Br E Snow & several families from there we rode to the Camp of Israel on the way we were in sight of the Omahas village or lodges which was quite A pleasant ...

our spirits ought not to stoop to any mean thing & our bodies ought not to bow down to any wrong thing & ought not to be defiled but to be used for noble purposes and as our bodies & spirits are used for good and good purposes they have no time to do evil but ascendency is gained over evil & that spirit that has the power brings forth the fruit of its own work whether it be good or evil. He said while on this Journey many said they would do so & so ...

in the hands of God. He works with the wicked by law and when they trespass upon his rights God is there to maintain them. Many other remarks were made by President Young when meeting was dismissed one hour during the intermission Elders I visited the sick council met in the aftern oon and attended to some business on hand September 28, 1846 ~ Monday 28th I went over the river & took a ramble for house logs & some of the company dug out a canoe. 12

six of the Bishops. There was a council in the evening to transact such business as was necessary October 5, 1846 ~ Monday 5th I prepared myself this morning for a graping expedition I harnessed my horses into my carriage & took into it 5 women to pick grapes & rode to the new ferry crossed from thence went to Council point. shot 3 prai- rie chickens on the way called upon Br J. Alread got some refreshments then drove 3 miles had to cut a road half a ...

December 11, 1846 ~ Friday Dec 101th [FIGURE] EZRA We attended to the burial of our child to day being about 2 days old when it died this is the second son we have buried within a short time Mrs Woodruff is quite unwell. During this day the main body [FIGURE] of the warriors belonging to the Omaha Nation were out on a hunting party and were surr ounded by a party of the Sioux & 60 of the Omahas were Killed which ...

the Twelve, High Council and Bishops meet each week to do business and to carry business teaching & instruct- ions to the Saints in each ward. There is begining to be murmerings through the camp and much wickedness that the Lord is not pleased with the Saints appear at the presant time some as the children of Israel did while in the wilde- rness & the Nephites on this continant at times they would forget their God and turn to wickedness. And while in council this evening the High Council asked President ...