June 4th we camped upon the bank of the Missippssippi River Here our Enemies strongly threatened that we should not cross into Missouri. The river being nearly one mile & a half wide & we having but one boat it took two days for us to pass over into Missouri. while some were ingaged in ferrying others were ingaged in Hunting fishing &c while Here Sylvestor Smith rebelled against the order of the company & gave vent to his feelings against the Prophet Joseph this was the ...

off from their peeled fingers while they were swaring that they could not go to fight "Joe Smith but what thare must be a Hail storm sent or some other Damned damned thin[g] kicked up to stop them["] and after the mob had had spent that Dreary night in the midst of the pelting storm, all their amunictian wet many of their Horses gone they were willing to return home & as soon as Arangements could be made this forlorn hope took the back tract to Jackson County & other places to Joined the ...

of the Lord that the plague shall be staid from this hour & there shall not be another case of it and the Brethren covenaneted with uplifted to hands to keep the commands of God & to obey the council of the prophet & the plage was stayed from that hour there was not another case of it among the saints. Brother Lyman Wight had taken a Job of work of Col Arthur to make him 100000 Brick & to build him a House. I commenced work for Brother Wight about the first ...

Believing it to be the Duty of the Latter Day Saints to consecrate and Dedicate all there 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 & in obedience to the cammandments of God that I consecrated what I had (though but little) before Bishop Edward Partridge who was the Presiding Bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Clay County Mo. Dec 31 1834 The following is ...

as I did was not to injure you or out of any ill will towards you but I did this act with a settelled belief that it was my duty. And I am more and more convinced that I did my duty in so doing. I acknowledge your question to be vary civil in asking me whiy I "could not stay whare I was and worship God under the true light of the gospel in spirit and in truth and with Liberty." In answering this question I would say that you have the sentiments of my heart when I ...

your possession or within your reach for the day is at hand that will try many souls. As it respects myself I can say the cause I am ingaged in I will never renounce for friend or foe. No by the grace of God Assisting me I am determined that neither the powers of Earth or Hell wicked men or devils shall ever separate me from the New and Everlasting Covenant which God hath made in these last days with his Saints. I to highly prize and value the Blessings embraced ...

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 the office. Given by the direction of a council of Elders assembled in Clay County Missouri Nov 5th 1834 John Whitmer I called upon Bishop Edward Partridge and asked him whare my mission should be in what part of the country I should go to preach the gospel. He replyed that He would like to ...

June 11th 1835 We preached at Brother Jacksons. Elder Parrish Baptized 1 Abert Petty esqr stoped at ^14 m[iles]^ J Lowerys. 12 We rode 13 miles to Brother Lanes in Paris and preached in the court 13 We rode to Col Copeland's 10 miles. 14th Sunday we preached at the Academy. 15 Elder Parrish Baptized 1. Then rode to Brother Taylors 10 miles and spent the night 16 ...

Elders David W. Patten and Warren Parrish had arrived a short time before and had baptized over twenty persons in this region. I was truly rejoiced to meet any of the Saints as I had travelled several hundred miles alone; and I felt it a happy privilege when after walking five miles next day I met Elder Warren Parrish Elder Parrish was travelling and preaching almost daily baptizing such as would receive his testimony. He wished me to join him in his ministerial labors and I did so; and we labored together during a ...

for the last year belonging to brother Samuel West out of her stable to ride to Greenhill School house to attend to an appointment for preaching. I found her very sick and we concluded that she had been poisoned. I rode her to the meeting and preached and thence fohur miles which was the last any person ever rode her. The next day after much suffering she died. I opened her and became convinced that she was poisoned which indeed was also acknowledged by one who knew the fact. Elder Smoot's horse also met ...