May 29, 1840 ~ Friday

29^th We met at the creek & I Baptized 2 & Elder Richards
confirmed them & walked to Shucknell Hill & Preached
after meeting I Baptized 3, one a preacher on the plan
we confirmed them & ordained one Priest Benjamin Williams
making 5 Baptized & confirmed {Distance of the day} 6 miles

May 30, 1840 ~ Saturday

30^th Elder Richards Baptized 2 & I confirmed them
we then walked to Froomes Hill & spent the night at Br
John Benbows & it was a vary interesting night to my
feelings for Just as Elder Richards & myself had reti
red to rest for the night Br John Fidoe came in & broug
ht us [FIGURES] six letter the three directed to myself were
one from Sister Mary Packard at west Bromwich, one
from Elder Milton Holmes Georgetown Massachusetts &
the third was from PHEBE W. WOODRUFF Montrose
Lee County, Ioway, U. S. A. yes glory Hallelujah I have now
got a letter from Phebe. It is the first letter I have receive
from her since I have been in England. her letter contained
much intelligence of Interest. She informed me she was
blessed with the birth of a son, on the morn of the 22 of March 1840
at 6 oclock his Name is WILLFORD WOODRUFF ^Jr
May he be preserved blameless unto the comeing of the Lord
Jesus Christ for which I will ever pray. one letter was
from Elder Brigham Young at Manchester informing us
that the first No of the Millenial Star was out of press
& that the Hymn Book & Book of Mormon would soon be
in tipe. one letter was from Sister Richards, & one
from Elder Whitehead, & their was so much glorious news
in thes letters that it drove sleep from our eyes for the night
& I felt more like going out into the street & shouting glory
Hallelujah than any thing els {Elder Turley is} out {of prison} 10 miles

May 31, 1840 ~ Sunday

31^st Sunday according to appointment we met at Frooms
Hill to attend a camp meeting I preached in the morning
on the authenticity of the Book of Mormon after which
I went to the pool & Baptized 12 which we confirmed
by the waters edge. Elder Richards preached in the
afternoon we then broke bread unto the Saints about 100 then
went to the pool & Elder Cheese baptized 2, which we
confirmed in company with 3 others that had been baptiz
ed before. Total 14 Baptized & 17 confirmed We spent
the night at Br Benbows Two of the above which I baptized
were preachers

May 29, 1840 ~ Friday

29th We met at the Creek & I Baptized 2 & Elder Richards confirmed them & walked to Shucknell Hill & Preached after meeting I Baptized 3. one a preacher on the plan we confirmed them & Ordained one Priest Benjamin Williams making 5 Baptized & Confirmed {Distance of the day} 6 miles

May 30, 1840 ~ Saturday

30th Elder Richards Baptized 2 & I confirmed them we then walked to Froomes Hill & spent the night at Br John Benbows & it was a vary interesting night to my feelings for Just as Elder Richards & myself had reti red to rest for the night Br John Fidoe came in & broug ht us FIGURES six letter the three directed to myself were one from Sister Mary Packard at west Bromwich, one from Elder Milton Holmes Georgetown Massachusetts & the third was from PHEBE W. WOODRUFF Montrose Lee County, Ioway, U.S.A. yes glory Hallelujah I have now got a letter from Phebe. It is the first letter I have receive from her since I have been in England. her letter contained much intelligence of Interest. She informed me she was blessed with the birth of a Son, on the morn of the 22 of March 1840 at 6 oclock his Name is WILLFORD WOODRUFF Jr May he be preserved blameless unto the comeing of the Lord Jesus Christ for which I will ever Pray. one letter was from Elder Brigham Young at Manchester informing us that the first No of the Millenial Star was out of press & that the Hymn Book & Book of Mormon would soon be in tipe. one letter was from Sister Richards. & one from Elder Whitehead. & their was so much glorious news in thes letters that it drove sleep from our eyes for the night & I felt more like going out into the street & shouting glory Hallelujah than any thing els {Elder Turley is} out {of prison} 10 miles

May 31, 1840 ~ Sunday

31st Sunday according to appointment we met at Frooms Hill to attend a camp meeting I preached in the morning on the authenticity of the Book of Mormon after which I went to the pool & Baptized 12 which we confirmed by the waters edge. Elder Richards preached in the afternoon we then broke bread unto the Saints about 100 then went to the pool & Elder Cheese baptized 2, which we confirmed in company with 3 others that had been baptiz ed before. Total 14 Baptized & 17 Confirmed We spent the night at Br Benbows Two of the above which I baptized were preachers