. The autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt, one of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, embracing his life, ministry and travels, with extracts, in prose and verse, from his miscellaneous writings. movements were by chance; but, for my part, Icould as soon believe that the letters of the alphabetwould be formed by chance, and be placed so as to speUmy name, as to believe that these signs (known only tothe wise) could be formed and shown forth by chance. Kenewed in spirit and filled with joy I now jnirsuedmy way, and arrived at my aunt Van Cotts, not weary,but
. The autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt, one of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, embracing his life, ministry and travels, with extracts, in prose and verse, from his miscellaneous writings. movements were by chance; but, for my part, Icould as soon believe that the letters of the alphabetwould be formed by chance, and be placed so as to speUmy name, as to believe that these signs (known only tothe wise) could be formed and shown forth by chance. Kenewed in spirit and filled with joy I now jnirsuedmy way, and arrived at my aunt Van Cotts, not weary,but refreshed with a long walk, and deep communionwith myself and God. Having lifted a warning voice to multitudes in all thisregion of country, I now took leave, and repaired againto the western part of New York, and to the body ofthe Church. On our arrival, we found that brother Joseph Smith,the translator of the Book of Mormon, had returned fromPennsylvania to his fathers residence in Manchester, nearPalmyra, and here I had the pleasure of seeing himfor the first time. He received me with a hearty welcome, and with thatfrank and kind manner so universal with him in afteryears. On Sunday we held meeting at his house j the two. Born, December 23, FROM L I Y E R P 0 0 T. 7{ O U T E . AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PARLEY P. PRATT. 47 large rooms were filled with attentive listeners, and heinviie<l me to i^reach. I did so, and afterwards listenedwith interest to a discourse from his OAvn mouth, filledwith intelligence and wisdom. We repaired from the meet-ing to the waters edge, and, at his request, I baptizedseveral i^ersons. President Joseph Smith was in person tall and wellbuilt, strong and active j of a light complexion, light hair,blue eyes, very little beard, and of an expression peculiarto himself, on which the eye naturally rested with inter-est, and was never weary of beholding. His countenancewas ever mild, affable, beaming with intelligence and be-nevolence ; mingled wi
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