Show his BIS TOIlY OF ai J aj W WIL wll WILFORD I 1 lup LIP FORD 0 R D vvo ITO 0 D RU F F I 1 nom lom i OM liis 1113 d N j s kir march 1 8 1839 t attended a c conference i eferen ce at springfield el illint illinois ois 13 1 I took my family and started for quincy where fa I 1 arrived I 1 an on the mh J I 1 dined 1 with emma smith adjudge at judge ludge Clev elanda adb ads i I 1 then W went ci onto on to the bank of the river near dil quincy cy and saw a great many of tife tier saints oland ind yong lying in th the mud alid abid water in a rain arp storm t without tent or covering which guf suf ufler fier ing ng was caused by the unhallowed persecution of the state oe of missouri the sight filled my eyes with tears while in my y heart was made nade giad glad iad lad at the of the saints in A emi umi pd aoi of their affliction i 1 1 av 17 su sunday n d y I 1 had h ad an interview wit with h prebi president delit deitt and john taylor we held a meeting with the saints 50 and a num cum number b ell eil bf oi lins wins teams W were q ie raised to bri bring bib fig out ou the remainder of the poor from prest youn toun cohn counseled seleA the twelve to locate their families or the time bein being in quincy I 1 returned rochester for f or my Y effects while at springfield I 1 collected 70 for the relief of the saints in quincy which I 1 sent to them I 1 re lamed to quincy on the ath of april where I 1 left my cay family and went to fa far r we west st the twelve and ana attended the conference on the temple tempie e block on the 26 ah where I 1 was or A ae of the twelve twelve apostles on 6 the corner stone e of t the te rucj under gilder the be hands of il the twelve i elder brigham young being elder eider G A smith afa also 0 brda ordained ined at thesa tb e sa merine tn aw ve returned tt rne d to il quincy liiv on the of on the 3rd ard in company with hive five of the twelve 1 vent kent Clev elands and hlad b ad a ap pp with af pf priest I 1 alst joseph smith who llad just 1 escape escaped I 1 jt out pf af th the hands lands of his s persecutors in missouri ri it was the first time I 1 had sten seen him him fori for nofe hofe ibsh two yeara and it was waa a happy meeting baith I 1 ath dj dd the conference and meetings P mith I 1 the salty in cinc annc y antil aritia when I 1 moved idy family to Montro Mont rosei seji ail all aid abd I 1 occupied a room in the barracks barricks with prest rge young and family I 1 spent my my time in iu attending the meetings councils and I 1 wrote in my journal the ibe teach 1 in ings sayings s and prophecies of joseph froin from time totite to time as I 1 had opportunity july y A 22 I 1 was with prest jose joseph ph sin shuh I 1 I 1 th and his council and the T twelve welve i it was a da day y of gods power with the prophet he healed many who were sick nigh unto death among whom were elijah fordham eor For dhain and jpseph joseph B nobles Noble beveri severi ever even the wicked rab rabbi followed to see the sick alck healed As joseph was a about boutto to boss cross the nver river a mandame man cama came to him anda aad and wed asked him hini if I 1 he would go aboud about about aboud three thief miles miler and aitel heal hedl two of his small children I 1 who were twins about three months old oyd and were sick nigh unto death he wis was a man of th the ivo tso world r ld he I 1 had ha n never e ver heard beard a serri bermon sermon lon ion p preached ea chebby by a latter day ay saint joseph said he could not riot go but he would seri beri bend send daman a man after hesitating a md moment x n 1 ile tie turned fumed to me and ana said you gi go with this man and heal his children at the same saale time giving me a red silk handkerchief hand kerch lef and sald said after aften you lay hands handa upon them wipe wi pe their faces facci with W lih it wand and they shall be healed and as long as s you wilf wilt keep that handkerchief it shall shail ever remain as a league between you and me I 1 went and d did d a as 81 I 1 w A as a cop commanded in an d and the children were w ere healed beaw on the I 1 was attacked with chills and fever feier I 1 had a chill every other day and was fery very very sick aug 8 1 I laid my hands upon my wife and children blessed them thim committed them into the th e hands handi of god and started d upon my english mission mis slon sTon leaving t my family lck ick sick and with not nore noro than four days lays provisions br bri ham young rowed me across the afi Ali mississippi ippi i in a boat I 1 was sick and feeble when I 1 landed andea isaid I 1 I 1 aid did down upon the bank of the river on abide aside a bide of sole leather the prophet joseph came along and looked at me and said you are are starting on your jour mission I 1 sald said yes but look like a poor instrument for a miss missionary I 1 look more hit fit tor for a hospital or dissecting room than a mission he replied what do you I 1 say th that adfor for tor go ahead in in the name of the I 1 I 1 lord and you shall be b healed and blessed on your mission I 1 thanked him A brother came cime along with a wagon waz wat on and carried me in e a fe few miles on oh my road I 1 sta started arted without purse or scrip cri crl and passed by parley P prati pratt who was hewing logs for a house be he was ba barefooted e bareheaded bare barf headed without coat or vese veal on I 1 ile he I 1 said 1 I 1 have hive no 66 honey money money but I 1 bave have an an empty purse I 1 will vill give you vou that thata I 1 wenta went a few rods and fou found nd elder H C kimball building bulling a log cabin clabin he said 11 1 I 1 haefne have one dollar I 1 will give yoh you you that to ot dut nut I 1 in jour your purse 3 he blessed me and I 1 went my way accompanied ac by elder john taylor I 1 had chad a shake shaw of the ague every other day dy ani and liy lly lay on the bottem aton of the wagon a 0 a while I 1 traveled I 1 we staid with samuel H and don carlos calios smith at nii Bli macomb comb archeld ard and heli held a anikin meeting a with the saints who contributed contribute d q 0 fo 0 o par our necessities I 1 and george miller gave us a horse horsa father coltrin was going edathe east eds the he took us into his wagon wagon to help up us alo aio along we spent five days in in springfield where herie herle I 1 elder taylor printed fifteen hundred copies of a pamphlet upon the nils Alis missouri j persecution persecution erse cution we ve sold our out horse edlef and left t on the and continued conti nuM our journey jo ur nex ney we wb spent the night of the 24 th idith dr br L of Terre haute baute on on the while traveling traveling elder taylor fell fel 1 to the ground as though hp hv had been knocked down we administered to himi him andl andi he revived on the following I 1 day he fell again again and fainted sevel several ti times ines i it t beem seemed aa s though the khe he 4 es 3 troyer would take his huewe traveled with him four days after aftel he was wab wasta taken keti sick his lck ick ness nesa proved tbt avee we stopped I 1 I 1 IP saith him hin tva twp day s s 4 ata ati iii german ravern tavern ay erqin eroin an G wayne c ounla indiana with a I kind family with nth whom lie he was acquainted father coltrin would stay no jogger I 1 proposed gor for to remain with br taylor bet aa as I 1 was wag sick with fever and ague ail ati and d not riot allelo take talce care of myself br ta y me to continue my journey w with ith fath father er coltrin saying g ios los it ius is e easier easler asler asier I 1 care car of ones one sick man mah ma n than two 11 J I 1 committed him h in iru tbt he hailds and the family promised to do all ali 11 in in their power to to make him ln comfortable bie ble I 1 parted from him with a heavy heart sept 2 1 I conti continued hued iny my journey with facher colann fo to Clevel cleveland tind ohio I 1 there took at steamer r A on the loth 1001 for But buffalo ralo falo had bad a severe bevere gale galea and did not no reach buff buffalo alo aio until the I 1 trivel traveled ed to albany ohi obi on a canal boat had the a aue aue gue dally daily ai I 1 Y wis was very verj sick bd bad no c companion elc except elit sectarian priests who were daily lying about abbout the mormons cormons Mor mons I 1 took stage at albany farmington for connecticut on the night of the an and cirode rode all ali and nd the following day suffered ered dred severely e arely with f fever feyer everad and ague I 1 arrived admy at my fathers housein house in farmington on on the ti quite sick I 1 found my father and family fa frilly well weil oil on the sept 1837 1839 my maternal grandmother no the rAnna anna thompson P died aged 84 1 I was too loo sick bick 0 o at attend attena t n d her fun funeral drai irai it is a singular incident that in my y grandfather lot lo t tho thompson m pis an and anna arthia thompson hib his wife samuel thompson and mercy thompson all of one family died in in their year jear I 1 on the ath Octo october bei Adne adner rhan hant hart t brother brothe 0 to o my stepmother step mother died aged 43 ile he requested me to preach his funeral sermon I 1 had been beon sick at my fathers house with the ague for fir fifteen n dais days attended with a severe bevere cough and tb the e hour appointed for the funeral was the t time m e for my ague yet I 1 attended the funeral and preached an and d I 1 had bad no more ague I 1 for or in many any days I 1 left on the ath and visit visited ed newyork new york long island and new jers jersey ey in very poor health nov I 1 I 1 assisted ssi stad sted elders clark dark wright and hiu Alu iliner to set sail fo for i r england elder john taylor had recovered from his sickness and arrived in new york anthe on the december dec 19 in ra company with elders johl john taylor and theodore turley I 1 wentlen went on board the packet ship oxford and sailed for liverpool where I 1 landed Ja january 11 1840 In n good goad health and spirits when lie ile I 1 aft amy my father he gave me trie some money to assist in paying my m passage also gave me five ave dollars which he requested me to kj kep ep until J arrived in in liverpool saying ta I 1 would there need edit it this I 1 found to be trub true 1 after landing that money was all ail we he I had bad to pay our ex expenses anses to Preg preston tori torl and we had had left we arrived armed in preston on the irth had a hapy interview with br willard richards I 1 I 1 held hid a council and agreed that elder go to liverpool tt turley irley to birmingham and I 1 lo 10 staffordshire potteries jan jin 18 1 I arrived in in Manc manchester hiiter met elder elbert wm win clayton who presided ed over that I 1 branch I 1 I 1 pumbe ring iga members mw J I 1 wab was immediately called upon to visita visit vi sita aita a woman possessed with wa the ibe devil she was raging an ami foaming and had fobe fo be held by f four our men the m more ore w w e re rebuked u ikea the devil the worse she raged we continued to pray and administer until we cast the de devil vii vil out oat she arose and gave tb thanks inks to the lord i I 1 the devil then entered into a ayoung young child cald and decast we cast him out I 1 preached several times and la laid id hands on twenty eln eig eight persons I 1 we went nt to burslem on the thie and met with E elden elder der alfred cordon president of the burslem branch which numbered 66 gol I 1 commenced i preaching in the staffordshire potteries el er turley turl eft for birmingham 0 1 on n the ih gah I 1 remained jn in the potteries some forty forte dayer day a preaching baptizing and confirming con ron firming and blesse bless biess an fn ing children i A As I 1 met ll 11 in afie e evening ening wi with ha a large arg easa assembly m 1 ia hanley II anley he the lord revealed revel led unto me in thatis would be the tho lasame last me that I 1 would hold bold with afi h the tue saints ia in the potteries potterie s for many days old told the t p people eople li fc was vas the last meeting 11 I 1 should hold with them for a season it created much h excite ine lne n t I 1 had appointments out for a week wrev winch I 1 cot got bro dor cordon to bil A belore tolor ja k the t lin 9 1 ariy p er and ard asked him where I 1 should go the spirit sald said go to the south 1 according to the dir dit directions ectro s of f the 9 spirit P irit frit an on the 3rd ard f I 1 went t to 0 att aubire and called upon john bep ben bow abc abt I 1 ifould found a people prepared prepare 4 for the gogoel I 1 preached ached twice athis at bis big h ohse OB baptized six fix 1 in including i john benbow B en bovi and wife if e I 1 here found a society called united un cited brethren B 1 num numbering berik about abbit six hundred members alid and about fifty preach efi eig tho thi kington wall wail was the presiding we elder tho came from all quarters to hear bear me preach Z each and believed my test testimony imoh y and I 1 prea preach preached cb id td and baptized daily the ministers of the ih church of england sent three church cia cin cla ta f see what I 1 was doing and I 1 baptized zea them theli one cons constuble constable tibie tible came to arrest arrie me for preaching ilij and I 1 baptized him in about thirty dais agy I 1 baptized forty eight of whom were preachers of the united brethren including th thir bir sir presiding elder euer thomas kington r 1 I established forty two tio preaching riach irig licensed ac according cording colaw 1 on the gt ath hAril april I 1 had an at haw cross As I 1 was going into the melting inn ing letters wele were put into rn my h handscom hand ands from eldir elair br brigham I 1 i agliam yo young ng and ani others informing me m of a his arrival with five of the tb e twelve and re r questin gme co come to preston aha ahi and d attend a general conference i r ehi efi e A vast vase lis ils assembly had gathered to wat attend my meeting the house yard and street were fer ier crowded a mob had aiso alia gathered I 1 preached preacE id to the people five card cam forward to be baptized the mob the pool armed with stones I 1 the mee meeting ting and went away but the congre dongre congregation i ga and mob remained r 7 on anthe the ground t till midnight and as there was na no prospect of their dispersing and the candidates were anxious t be baptized veat veit I 1 went down ints into the water aid and baptized hiye five in the midst of shower of stones the water was all in a fo foam im fora tora fori rod around me none that I 1 baptized wiro wr hit and I 1 was only obly bit twice 64 once C edn on my hip and once on my lay head the blow 1 on my head raised a large bump which chic h went away while I 1 was cori coti confirming firming subsequently I 1 ba atiz sd many many of themos the mob I 1 I 1 I 1 left next morning for preston and attend attended the conference with the twelve an and i returned to herefordshire Hereford shire accompanied by elder eider fiig ham young on the april and aad wig wis wa sods joined by elder willard richards richardb rich ardi arbi delder deider elder eider young remained tte kte aty seven days preaching baptizing confirming and counseling NL HL bers were added daily to the church h tha bir lif returned tonian toBlan to manchester cheater I 1 spent about shen seven months in liy Gloucester shire and worcestershire W we baptized over eighteen hundred inc including idding all of the united Bi brethren ethren save one we bap bip sized over two hundred preachers of bf v various i a rious in that part of the vineyard A synod of church ministers beca meso alarm ed for their flocks ir in that part of the vine vineyard they petitioned to adopt measure ceasur is to stop our preaching they received 1 for tor is als answer that it if they were as well acquaint with the bible as their hunting grounds and were as much interested in the welfare of the souls of men as the chasing of the stags stage t and foxes they 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