April 20, 1837 ~ Thursday April 20th Spent this day in the house of the Lord in prayer and fasting with the congregation of the Saints. Much of the power, gifts, and graces of the gospel was poured out upon us. speaking and interpeting of tongues was manifest in the congregation one brother sung a lengthy song in tongues & sister Hide interpeted the same it was great & glorious much of it was respecting the fame of Joseph and his magnus works ...

January 7, 1837 ~ Saturday Jan 6 [7]. Wrote a Letter to Brother Asahel H Woodruff January 8, 1837 ~ Sunday 8. Sunday went up to the house of the Lord to worship we had an interesting meeting. their was about fifteen hundred people assembled their was two discourses deliver'd from the Aaronic Priesthood one from coun cellor Knight & the other from Priest Willey Priest Willey had much of the spirit of ...

The saints began to open their mouths & they were filled with language unto edification one a prayer another exortation some a doctrin & a psalm others a toungue, some an interpretation Prophecy was also poured out upon us & all things was done decently & in order & the night was spent gloriously by the saints much of the gifts of the gospel rested upon us. One Brother clothed with the gift of tongues laid his hands upon my head & prophesied great blessing upon me another brother possessing the

December 11, 1837 ~ Monday Dec 11th Wrote a Letter to Elder DON C. SMITH & sent him five subscribers for the Journal and $5 dollars for the same for the following Persons. Elisha Grant $1. David Stone $1. Coburn Tyler $1. John Brown $1. Robert Harsen $1. I also gave an account of three ^3^ Baptized making the church 17 in all Since Nov 20th. I Preached at night in the Mansfield district school house ...

Again I testify that the Church of Christ of Later Day Saints is traveling out of the wilderness & is esstablished upon the foundations of the Ancient Apostles & Prophets Christ Jesus the chief corner Stone yea possessing the gifts & graces that Jesus said should follow the believer she has her Prophets, Apostles, Evangelest, Pastors, Teachers Wisdom knowledge, faith healings, Toungues, interpettations, &c yea Joseph Smith Jr is a true Prophet of the most High God & the word of God is ...

REMARKS By Elder WILFORD WOODRUFF Tabernacle, Tuesday Afternoon, April 8, 1862. -[REPORTED BY J. V. LONG.]- This Church of Jesus Christ has had a vast amount of teaching, especially of late. We have had a great deal of good counsel and instruction this conference; the truth has been simplified, doctrine elucidated and made plain to our understandings through the revela- tions of Jesus Christ, and I really feel that we have great cause to rejoice. There is one truth that becomes still more ...

seven months and arived at home on the 14th of July, having filled a most laborious mission traveled 2,650 miles, baptised one hundred persons and brought many others to a kowledge of the truth. Br Elias Higbee accom panied me home from Cincinnati and I baptised him on the 19th of July From the last mention date I shall make a summary account of my travels and business proceedings up to the date of June 6th, 1833. I[n] which time I traveled to

DISCOURSE By Elder WILFORD WOODRUFF, delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Dec. 12th, 1869. REPORTED BY DAVID W. EVANS. The few of us who met here this forenoon had the privilege of listening to a very interesting discourse from Bro. Penrose, on the first principles of the gospel. I say the "few" who were here, for there were few, and there are every Sabbath in the fore part of the day. I think if the Latter-day Saints prized ...

I have had a great desire to visit my parents & the rest of my relatives in the Eastern States & I thought I should have seen ^them^ ere this but there has been more & more resting upon me from the time I first commenced labouring here of the the Church is in its infancy & their has been but vary few labourers in this south country. But we expect several Elders from the East will join us here vary soon which may take some of the burdan or assist in bearing it. I yet expect if I live ...

February 19, 1835 ~ Thursday Feb 19 Left Mr Wit travled 2 mils to Mr Hubbels preached at his house according to appointment got 6 signers to the petition from thence to Mr Benjamin Snellin distance 4 miles February 20, 1835 ~ Friday 20 Left Mr Snellin travled to Brother Wright Akemans Spent the day in labouring with our hands from thence to Mr Hubbel distance 3 miles spent the evening in preaching the ...