Fayette, New York:  David Whitmer recently received a letter from Joseph Smith, presently living in Harmony, Pennsylvania.  Mr. Smith is in the process of translating the gold plates and has asked David to come and bring him, his wife Emma, and his assistant Mr. Oliver Cowdery, to Fayette to continue the work because of persecution in Pennsylvania.
     When David  received the letter, it appeared impossible to comply, for it was the planting season.  However, the morning after receiving the letter David took his team to plow the field for planting and discovered that between 5 and 7 acres had been plowed during the night. The plow had been left in the furrow just as though he had done it himself. 
     Later, while harrowing a field he had broadcast with wheat, he found that he was able to accomplish more in a few hours than he could normally accomplish in two days. 
     David's father, Peter Sr., believed that an overruling Providence had been responsible for these marvelous events. He advised David to leave for Pennsylvania immediately after sowing his plaster of Paris. 
     The next morning David went to the field to sow the plaster of Paris. When he reached the home of his sister where a large amount of plaster had been piled, he discovered it gone. 
     He inquired about the missing plaster and was told by his sister that three strangers had appeared on the field the previous day and had scattered the lime with remarkable skill and rapidity. She and her children had watched them in amazement.
     Soon thereafter David left for Harmony.

     In Part III, Parley had said that his mind had been drawn to the things of God and eternity.  Parley says that he continued to "ponder upon these things, and to search the scriptures".  He felt the necessity of baptism and resolve to go before the monthly council of the Baptists and request baptism.  "At length the time arrived, and I was baptized by Mr. Scranton, and duly initiated into the Baptist society; being about eighteen years of age.  I felt some satisfaction in obeying this one ordinance; but still I was aware that all was not right, -- that much was wanting to constitute a Christian or a Church of Christ."
     Harvest time came and they had a fine crop, but there was no demand.  Consequently, they had no means of making the annual payment on the land in Ontario County.  The following spring Mr. Morgan took back the land with all its
improvements. 

(Excerpts from the Auto- biography of Parley P. Pratt)