Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate/Volume 3/Number 2/Letter to Oliver Cowdery from Brigham Young (Sep. 15, 1836)
Kirtland, Sept. 15, 1836.
BROTHER O. COWDERY:
I started from Kirtland on the 17th of May last, in company with brothers Joseph Young and Elijah Reed, and traveled east as far as Whitesborough, Oneida co. N. Y. there I separated from them and traveled into Washington co. N. Y.; there I labored for a short time, and in the edge of Vt. and baptized two. I then left the place and falling in company with brother J. Young we continued our course to the east for the express purpose of visiting our friends, which we had anticipated doing with deep interest. We called in Canaan Conn. where we preached and baptized four: from thence pursued our journey to Providence and Boston where we preached several times; and in the latter place baptized two. I there left bro. J. Y. and went as far as Newry, Oxford co. Me. attended a conference in company with elder Lyman E. Johnson, there we baptized two; the Spirit of the Lord attended our conference; at our public preachings we had large and very attentive congregations. I then returned to Boston, in company with elder Lyman E. Johnson and others who were coming to Kirtland, there I tarried over the Sabbath preached and baptized two more.
Brother J. Y. and I then started for home, via, Providence where we called a conference and ordained brother Bennington to be an elder: we also called in Conn. at Canaan and baptized one: from thence we continued our journey home, and arrived in Kirtland on the evening of the 9th of September, having labored much to spread the everlasting gospel, and baptized thirteen, visited our friends as we anticipated, with whom we conversed freely on the subject of the gospel as brought forth in the last days: many of them seemed to realize the truth of it and none rose in opposition to it.
May the Lord bless those whom we visited, and gather them into the covenant of his grace, and save them through Jesus Christ in his presence. Amen. B. YOUNG.