[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 6th Sunday This day was Also devoted to prayer & fasting. The Missouri company that Camped near us started on this morning. I am still troubled with the teeth ake.
The Camp met for A prayer meeting at 8 oclok. The spirit of the Lord was with the people. The Camp Also met for A preaching meeting at 11 oclok. We had A shower of rain & the meeting closed.
Another company of Mo waggons of 20 passed us. It soon cleared off & the camp moved forward 5 miles & camped for the night on Bitter Creek whare the road leaves the Creek for the Hills. We Camped between the two Mo encampments one each side of [us]. 12 waggons in one & 20 in the other And A plenty of grass. 5 m.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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