remain and take charge of the Southern churches, and the Lord
would bless me in so doing.

June 28, Warren Parrish ordained me to the office
of an Elder, we baptized some 40 persons while laboring together.

July 23, Elder Parrish returned to Kirtland ^left^. I continued
to traveled alone through the year, and extended my labors both in
Kentucky and Tennessee. I baptized 43 persons during this
season, 31 after bro. Parrish left me.

Nov. 15, while travelling in the night with several
bro. Benj. L. Clapp and others, a tremendous storm of wind
and rain overtook us; we came to a creek which had swollen to
such an extent by the rain that we could not cross without
swimming our horses; and several of the company were faemialies, and
could not consistently cross the stream / we undertook to head the
stream sufficient to ford it, but in the attempt in the midst
of the darkness, and the raging of the wind and rain, we became ^were^
lost in the thick woods,we had neither fire, light nor road, but
were in the dark, mud, ^amidst the^ rain, wind, mud, creeks and ^fallen^ tree tops,
we crossed streams near twenty times, and setting aside our females
and horses we made more the appearance of fishermen than
travellers. I was reminded of Pauls perils by water; but the
Lord was merciful unto us in the midst of our troubles, [Acts 27] for
while we were groping in the dark, running the risk of killing
both ourselves and animals by riding off steep ^precipitous^ bluffs, a bright light
suddenly shone round about us, and revealed unto us our perilous
situation, as we were upon the edge of a deep gulf; the light
continued with us until we found a house and learned the
right road, then the light disappeared, yet ^&^ we were enabled
to reach the house of bro. Henry Thomas at 9 o'clock in the
evening, without all safe, having rode 20 miles, being 5 hours in
the storm, and forded streams twenty or more times, and we felt
to thank the Lord for our preservation.

During the winter and spring, I continued to labor mostly
alone, through Kentucky and Tennessee, and extended my labors
opening new places, preaching daily, baptizing, confirming and organ-

remain and take charge of the Southern churches, and the Lord would bless me in so doing.

June 28, Warren Parrish ordained me an Elder, we baptized some 40 persons while laboring together.

July 23, Elder Parrish left. I traveled alone through the year, and extended my labors both in Kentucky and Tennessee. I baptized 43 persons during this season, 31 after bro. Parrish left.

Nov. 15, while travelling in the night with bro. Benj. L. Clapp and others, a tremendous storm of wind and rain overtook us; we came to a creek which had swollen to such an extent by the rain that we could not cross without swimming our horses; several of the company were females, and / we undertook to head the stream to ford it, but in the attempt in the midst of the darkness, and the raging of the wind and rain, we were lost in the thick woods, , amidst the rain, wind,, creeks and fallen tree tops, we crossed streams near twenty times, . I was reminded of Pauls perils by water; but the Lord was merciful unto us in the midst of our troubles, for while we were groping in the dark, running the risk of killing both ourselves and animals by riding off precipitous bluffs, a bright light suddenly shone round about us, and revealed our perilous situation, as we were upon the edge of a deep gulf; the light continued with us until we found a house and learned the right road, then the light disappeared, & we were enabled to reach the house of bro. Henry Thomas at 9 o'clock , all safe, having rode 20 miles, 5 hours in the storm,, and we felt to thank the Lord for our preservation.

During the winter and spring, I continued to labor mostly alone, through Kentucky and Tennessee, opening new places, preaching daily, baptizing, confirming and organ-