had a great desire to live on the earth until I could see inspired men who could teach me those principles that I read of in the New Testament. I prayed a great deal in my boyhood and my early manhood that I might live on the earth to receive those principles that I there read of in the New Testament. In 1833, for the first time in my life, I saw an Elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That was Zera Pulsipher. He told me ...

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 pair of horses and wagon, and ...

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 through a thick wood into an open ...

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. [Column 1] April 11th, 1834—With my horses and wagon I took Brothers Harry Brown and Warren Ingles and started for Zion. I met with Orson Pratt, John Murdoch and other elders on the way, and ar- rived in Kirtland on the 25th day of April, 1834. The Prophet Joseph invited me to make his house my home; I accepted his offer, and staid with him about one ...

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 Dec. 18303. On ^hearing^ ...

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 ...

the Historian's Office and sat and conversed upon a variety of subjects. The President said that David Patten and T B. Marsh came to Kirtland in the fall of 1837. As soon as they came I got Marsh to go to Joseph but Patten would go to Warren Parrish. He got his mind prejudiced and when he went to see Joseph David insulted Joseph; and Joseph slap^ped^ him in the face and kicked him out of the yard ...

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] ...

19th we passed through Vandalia ^Indiapnapolis^ the People threatened us said we should not pass through their town but we went thr[ou]gh undisturbed the people seemed filled with fear at night we encamped on [illegible] where we lost one horse Wednesday 21 we forded White River. Sunday 25 we arived at the state Line of Illinois. we had no meeting to day but attended to Baking, washing, & preparing to resume our Journey which we did do on Monday 26, and at ...