To whom there presents may come. This untifies that Wilford Woodruff has been recei- ved into this church of latter day saints organized on the 6th day of April 1830, and has been ordained a priest according to the rules and regulations of said church and is a duly author- ised 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 counsel of elders assembled in Clay County Missouri November 5, 1834.

License Clay Co Mo. Nov 5th 1834

others were soon added to our numbers, and on the second of January, 1834, Elder Pulsipher organized a branch of the Church with twelve members, and ordained my brother Azmon and Noah Holten Elders, and myself a Teacher. This was the commencement of my asso- ciation with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From that day I have closely associated with the leaders of the Church in all their history, until the present day. I traveled with Joseph Smith and company known ...

: we had a precious time. He was upon an important mission to gather up a company to go up to redeem Zion. I accompanied brother Pratt to Jefferson Co., ^&^ I told him my circumstances; he said it was my duty to prepare myself to go to Kirtland, and join the camp of Zion. I immediately went to work with all my might and settled my business. ¶ April 11, 1834, I ^with my^ biad^e^ my friends farewell, and took a ...

following winter. I had a great desire to t^pr^each the Gospel, which I did not reveal to any person ^name to my brethren^, but one Sunday evening I retired into the woods alone, and called upon the Lord in earnest prayer to open my way to go and preach the Gospel to the inhabitants of the Earth; the spirit of the Lord rested upon me and bore witness unto me that my prayer was heard, and should be answered. I walked arose from my knees happy, and walked some forty rods

And the Apostls taught. These principles were so finely imprinted in my mind ^that^ I could never join any chor^urch,^ [receive] the churches of to ^that^ day did not Believe in them, untill I heard Zera Pulsipher, a Mermon^ormon^ Elder preach to me & my Brother Azmon ^* and a large congregation of neighbors^ in Richland, Oswego Co., N^ew^ York, ^before^ with a large congregation of Neighbours, at the same time on the 30th day of ...

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

Higgins Nelson San Pete Roll of Zion's Camp 1834. Present in G. S. L. City .r 10 1864. Hitchcock Seth - died in Camp Young Brigham Cap. 10 G. S. L. City Hodges Amos apostate Kimball Heber C. [G. S. L. City] Holbrook Chandler & Wife.