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Collection Name Willard Richards journals and papers, 1821-1854
Collection Description Wilford Woodruff letter to Willard Richards
Collection Number MS 1490
Collection Box Box 3
Collection Folder Folder 16
Collection Page 1-2
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John Benbow
1 Apr 1800 - 12 May 1874
173 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Jennetta Richards Richards
21 Aug 1817 - 9 Jul 1845
Willard Richards
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
541 mentions
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Theodore Turley
10 Apr 1801 - 12 Aug 1871

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s I was getting ready to go the Lord manifested to me it was his will for me to go another way, which was beyond Birmingham or about 40 miles South West of it, & I was obedient to the word of the Lord, & travled 80 miles & stoped at the house of a large farmer by the name of John Benbow it is called the Hill farm as the first time of this letter I arrived at his house on the 6th day of March & preached at his house in the evening & Baptized 6 persons four of which were Methodist preachers. On Sunday the 8th I preached at Benbows & Baptized 7 four of which were Methodist preachrs On the 9th I preached at Sandy Hill & Baptzed 7 two of which were Methodist preachers. On the 10 I preached at John Benbows & Baptzed 12 persons 3 of which were Methodist preachers. I have Been here 5 days preached 6 times & Baptzed 32 persons 13 of which are Methodist preachers. The noise has gone ahead through all this count[ry], & their is to be a Mighty harvest here, the work is but just begun, & I marvel what God is doing here, I have not as yet had a word of opposition for evry priest as yet that has come to me has been molted down & cast his plow as it were at my feet, & reci[ev]ed Baptism at my hands, & in fine they are opening their appointments for me to fill & I never have beheld such a scenery since I have been in the church. I marvel at the work of God here the Lord of Hosts is with me, & I expect the Devil soon there fore pray for me their is to be a great gathering here.
~ Wilford Woodruff