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first time. When he saw his genial,

= with him for the first time, TIVE dass
after his arrival.
He was haplf1ei in the AIissis
sippi River on End of August, ISL
#; by whom lie did not recoIiect, ant
e confirmed on the river bank by
f Elder Joseph Cole. On April 10th,
: ISL, he was ordained an Elder By
| willard Richards.
Soon after becoming an Elier he
: was called to go on a preaching
mission through the St.tes Of Iii.
, nois, New York and Connecticut,
! aud started accordingly withou.
: purse or scrip. He passed through
( many hardships aud vicissitud.s,
but on the wtroie greatly enjoyed
his laher.. In tee course Of his
: travels he reached Chicago, and
was seized with an ardent desire
to visi; his fathers house, but was
totally without means. He prayed
hari for the Lord TO open w his
way, and started one morning
bright and early TO perform the jour
ney on foot, going around the edge
OF Like Michigan. On the way
he met a gentleman, who
asked him where he was going
On being info Tmec, the stranger re-
marked that il was too long a
journey to SO on foot and invited
him 10 take passage with him,
which he did, going by boat to
Oswego.
Brother Atwood had heard of
come mem 'ers OF the Church being
in the latter town SO be maize iiii-
gent inquiry in the hope OF discover
ing them aud was seat by different
people from one place 10 another,
each time to fad that he had been
Eoaxed. Being directed to q par
ticViar house he called 10 inquire,
and finding nobody at home, and
being tired as well as ravenousiy
hungry he sat down on n hitching
rsii To rest. Presently he saw a
man approaching driving span of
horses. Bother Atwood asked
him IL he was The ran he Was Look
ing for, when he yelled, "No, but
i'm the Devil" Discovering
Elder AtwOod's calling he aoused
anu Threatened him shamefulIy,
entering him 10 get OF the hitching
rail, or he wculd knock him oil, at
the same time shaking his fist at
him. Brother Atwood milily
told him he was und aud
WANTED to rest and would Lot
get eff ill he was ready. Suddenly /
tue mans manner changed 10 Que
Of the sjftest sentleness. he took I
the Elder into the house, enteI-
tanned him Hospitality and procured
the schoolhouse Tor him TO preach in,
large congregation being present,
inciudiug this cratic man. whos.
name was LIE Roy Burt. Before
Bother Atwood left he begged his
pardon scores nf times for his rude
Ness, and fully made amends for his
rough conduct.
During the same mission Elder
Atwood and a missionary companion
applied for entertainment at the
house Of n Baptist preacher, who
was very bitter against the Saints.
he said he would take them in not
ss servants Of the LorI, but as ''vag-
..bonds Of the eirth., They stayed
overnight anu in the morning
Brother Atwood said, as they We're
leaving, "Inasmuch as you nave
entertained US as servants Of the
Lord yyu shall have tine reward ef
a servant of God" The old Baptist
shouted ssvagely that he had enter
tanned them as ''vagsbonds." Then
you shall nave a vaga6ond's reward
r-rlietl Brother Atwood, and dt-
parted.
Brother Atwood arrived at his
fathers house July 18th, 1915, and
loon afterwards went to New York,
where he helri for the first time OF
the martyniom Of the Prophet
Joseph and the Patriarch Hyrum
smith. He continued preaching
until March 18th, 1875, when in re-
Spouse u call upon all Tn, Elders !
in the mission Geld, he returned to
reaching there Ap-il eth.
Three days after his arrival he re-
ceivei his patriarchal blessing u n,ier }
he hands Of Patriarch Father John
and about the same time
was ordained Seventy aud set
apart Z member Of the Tenth
Quorum. :
On the 18th Of April, lsi5, he
working on the Temple. J.
continuing until August 18th, when
he began iaboring on the Nauvoo 4
House, remaining at this occupation q
Iptil. with his felloW-workmpn, c
re was driven Off by the mot. :,
from hariships and exposure he y
Fas laid up with the ague, and was il
cry i'll. But before he had entire a
y regained his strength he went to y y
'ork building wagons to enable the :
ainis to move West as the TsopIe n
iere constantly hsIrassed anu NAL II
,eated by mercIless mobs. re
Having bseu peremptorily Or $.
cred to leave ne aud others crosses. OF
he Mississippi February 6, 1876, al
IN inning in encanpmeut until = !.
'arch LIST, when they stared ar
trough rain, mud and cold CT
Gather, for the Missouri River, W,
iduring untold hardships and dis .
ess. -
In February, lsi7, Brother At tn
Ood responded TO a call II X t. ex
l>gah for Charles e. Rich, this &c
lug the hardest anu most difficult lv
II he had ever undertaken. TIA
Or his return from Pisgah he was tn
pointed one Of the Pioneers TO 20 l hs
-n In. Gr...f AT 49,, ..x,..l.-. -