one year ago this morning I left Kirtland in company with Elder Hale to go to the Islands of the sea the Lord hath
prospered our way & blessed be his name. Whare will another May day find me O, LORD thou knowest.
After being refreshed by the breeze I drew my pen & wrote these lines & then returned to E. Elstons house
& felt refreshed by our morning's walk. We dined at Mr Elstons & walked to Westtown & appointed a meeting
at candle light it was expected that we should meet with some disturbance from a company of men lead
by two drunken Doctors who were parrading in the street with their drums fifes & other instruments of musick, but they attended the meeting in silence I preached to the people from Jer 31 ch 22 v. Elder Ball followed
me we delt with the people in plainness we spent the night with Mr Walter Clark distance 8 miles
~ Friday
June 1st I preached at the Academy & spent the night with Mr Clark
~ Saturday
2nd Preached at the Academy & spent the night with Mr Clark
~ Sunday
3 Sunday I left numbers in Westtown believing & walked to Mr Benjamin Abers & preached in the
afternoon & spent the night at Mr Abers. Distance 4 miles
~ Monday
4th spent the day at Mr Abers & preached at his house at early candle light the spirit of God rested
upon us & we deliverd unto them our farewell address & last warning
~ Tuesday
5th We left Mr Abers walked to Westtown we had another meeting at the Academy I
preached to them in the spirit of God & warned them to repent & obey the gospel we
returned to Mr Clarks who was the teacher of the Academy & a member of the presbyterian
church he had kindly opened his doors to recieve us & was believing the gospel he made up his
mind after we returned to his house to obey the gospel in company with his wife on the following
day. But O, what power Satan has over the minds of men for during the night Sa[tan] tempted him
& he gave way to the temptation & was ready to say to us in the morning go thy way for this time. 4
~ Wednesday
6th Mr Clark gave up the idea of receieving the gospel; truly the path is to[o] strait for the gentiles
we walked to Mr John Abers & spent the day Sister More was present we preached our farewell
discourse at night in the Academy I closed by relating an anacdote to the people which included
the days from the days from Joseph to the reign of Christ from that time to the end of the world
one year ago this morning I left Kirtland in company with Elder Hale to go to the Islands of the sea the Lord hath
prospered our way & blessed be his name. Whare will another May day find me O, LORD thou knowest.
After being refreshed by the breeze I drew my pen & wrote these lines & then returned to E. Elstons house
& felt refreshed by our morning's walk. We dined at Mr Elstons & walked to Westtown & appointed a meeting
at candle light it was expected that we should meet with some disturbance from a company of men lead
by two drunken doctors who were parrading in the street with their drums fifes & other instruments of
musick, but they attended the meeting in silence I preached to the people from Jer 31 ch 22 v. Elder Ball followed
me we delt with the people in plainness me spent the night with Mr Walter Clark distance 8 miles
~ Friday
June 1st I preached at the Academy & spent the night with Mr Clark
~ Saturday
2nd Preached at the Academy & spent the night with Mr Clark
~ Sunday
3 Sunday I left numbers in westtown believing & walked to Mr Benjamin Abers & Preached in the
afternoon & spent the night at Mr Abers. Distance 4 miles
~ Monday
4th spent the day at Mr Abers & Preached at his house at early candle light the spirit of God rested
upon us & we deliverd unto them our farewell address & last warning
~ Tuesday
5th We left Mr Abers walked to westtown we had another meeting at the Academy I
preached to them in the spirit of God & warned them to repent & obey the gospel We
returned to Mr Clarks who was the teacher of the Academy & a member of the presbyterian
Church he had kindly opened his doors to recieve us & was believing the gospel he made up his
mind after we returned to his house to obey the gospel in company with his wife on the following
day. But O, what power Satan has over the minds of men for during the night Satan tempted him
& he gave way to the temptation & was ready to say to us in the morning go thy way for this time. 4.
~ Wednesday
6th Mr Clark gave up the idea of receieving the gospel; truly the path is too strait for the gentiles
we walked to Mr John Abers & spent the day Sister More was present we preached our farewell
discourse at night in the academy I closed by relating an anacdote to the people which included
the days from the days from Joseph to the reign of Christ from that time to the end of the world
"Journal (January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1839)," May 31, 1838 - June 6, 1838, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 7, 2025, https://arts.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/mEA