Clay County, Missouri
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Part of Journal (January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1839)
Excerpt:Elder Zerah Pulsipher I was ordained a Teacher under his hands on the 2nd of Jan 1834, in Richland Oswego Co NY. On the 5th of Nov 1834, I was ordained a Priest under the hands of Elder Simeon Carter by the direction of the High Council in Clay County Missouri. On the 28th of June 1835 I was ordained an Elder in the church of Latter Day Saints under the hands of Elder Warren Parrish at ... -
Part of Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)
Excerpt:The license which I receieved from the appointment of the Council reads thus To whome these presents may concer[n] This certifies that Willford Woodruff has been receieved into this Church of latter day Saints organized on the 6th day of Aprail 1830 and has been ordained a priest according to the rules and regulations of said church and is duly authorized to preach the gospel and act in all the ordinances of the house of the Lord agreeable to the authority of that office. Given by the directions of a council ... -
Part of Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)
Excerpt:December 31st 1834 Believeing it to be the duty of the latter day Saints to consecrate and dedicate all their properties with themselves unto God in order to become lawful heirs to the Celestial Kingdom of God. It was under such a view of the subject that I consecrated before the Bishop of the Church of the latter day Saints in Clay County Dec 31st 1834 the Following is a coppy of the Consecration Clay Co Missouri Dec 31st 1834 Be it known that I Willford Woodruff ...Dates:December 31, 1834 -
Part of Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)
Excerpt:August 18, 1836 ~ Thursday Aug 18 Spent the day at Br Murphys Writing August 19, 1836 ~ Friday 19 Left Br Murphys horse with him walked to Mr Alexander's distance of the day 4 miles August 20, 1836 ~ Saturday 20 I sat under the Preaching of Elder Patten at Mr Alexanders after meeting Mr Alexander & his wife came forward for Baptism which was administered unto them by Elder Patten after Baptism ...Dates:August 18, 1836 August 19, 1836 August 20, 1836 August 21, 1836 August 22, 1836 August 23, 1836 August 24, 1836 August 25, 1836 August 26, 1836 August 27, 1836 August 28, 1836 -
Part of Leaves From My Journal
Excerpt:LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. ing day we continued our journey. We pitched our tents at night and had prayers night and morning. The Prophet told us every day what we should do. We were nearly all young men, gathered from all parts of the country, and strangers to each other; but we got acquainted very soon, and had a happy time together. It was a great school for us to be led by a Prophet of God thousand miles, through cities, towns, villages, and through the wilderness. When persons stood by to count ...Dates:June 19, 1834 June 24, 1834 -
Part of Autobiography 1858 Deseret News
Excerpt:THE DESERET NEWS. TRUTH AND LIBERTY. No. 18. FILLMORE CITY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1858. VOL. VIII. [Column 1] HISTORY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. (FROM HIS OWN PEN.) IN tracing the history of my fathers, I find it difficult to obtain a satisfactory account of the Woodruff family for more than three gen- erations. My great grandfather, Josiah Woodruff, lived nearly one hundred years, and possessed an iron constitution and performed a great amount of manual labor nearly up ...Dates:November 11, 1778 July 31, 1792 November 29, 1801 November 29, 1802 December 22, 1804 March 1, 1807 March 1, 1807 June 11, 1808 November 9, 1810 November 29, 1811 March 11, 1814 March 12, 1816 June 1, 1816 June 19, 1818 March 22, 1820 June 19, 1821 November 25, 1827 December 29, 1833 December 31, 1833 January 2, 1834 February 1, 1834 April 11, 1834 April 25, 1834 May 1, 1834 May 7, 1834 November 5, 1834 January 13, 1835 January 18, 1835 January 19, 1835 July 1, 1838 October 18, 1838 August 4, 1841 -
Part of Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)
Excerpt:May 5, 1869 tea first then fry meat then Boil potatoes & at last make Bread there are but vary few good House keepers But when you find one you find a woman that knows what to do. The female Relief Society would take this matter in hand & teach young women the art of House keeping have a place for Evry thing & Evry thing in its place learn the girls to be Book keepers so they can tend the stores & keep accounts. Also let the Sisters get up a cheese Factory & ...Dates:May 6, 1869 May 7, 1869 May 8, 1869 -
Part of Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star
Excerpt:Elder, and a small Branch organized of twelve members, by Elder Pulsi- pher. In February following, in company with Elder Holton, I walked some sixty miles to the town of Fabius, to attend an evening meeting of the Saints in that place, where Elder Pul- sipher was presiding. I saw the book of commandments or revelations given through Joseph Smith, and I believed them with all my heart, and rejoiced therein; and after spending several days, and holding several ...Dates:February 1, 1834 April 11, 1834 April 25, 1834 May 1, 1834 May 7, 1834 November 5, 1834 -
Part of Autobiography 1897 Deseret Weekly
Excerpt:[Deseret Weekly News, March 6, 1897, 366.] THE DESERET WEEKLY. [Column 1] PRESIDENT WOODRUFF'S BIRTHDAY. BIOGRAPHICAL. On Sunday, February 28, 1897, at 2 p. m., and on the following day, Mon- day, March 1, at 10 a.m., were exer- cises in the Tabernacle in honor of the ninetieth anniversary of the birth of Elder Wilford Woodroff, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, and one of the first com- pany of Utah Pioneers that entered the valley of theDates:March 1, 1807 December 30, 1833 December 31, 1833 January 13, 1835 April 26, 1839 December 7, 1844 January 4, 1845 April 7, 1847 July 24, 1847 April 9, 1850 October 14, 1850 August 29, 1877 October 10, 1880 July 25, 1887 April 7, 1889 April 7, 1889 February 28, 1897 March 1, 1897 -
Part of Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)
Excerpt:ready to leave at night it was A Hard days work I settled up all my busines And the boat started at dark And Brothers Leonard Hardy & Russell was left on shore they afterwards came down & the Captain took them on. I went to bed worn down & nearly sick. I bought $40 dollars worth of groceries & provisions one ton flour, one stove, took on bord 11 waggons for I. F. Carter learned that He had arived with the goods & gone to Council Bluffs on ...Dates:May 3, 1850 May 4, 1850 May 5, 1850 May 6, 1850 May 7, 1850 May 8, 1850 May 9, 1850