Comments on: Wilford Woodruff’s First Mission, part 3 (Graphic History)

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:10:02 +0000

Paul, the cartoon version was published serially in the Children's Friend and is not otherwise available, so far as I know. The original text from Leaves from My Journal has been very often reprinted and should be available from places like Amazon.com. There are 18 parts in all. Check your email in a few minutes -- I'll write to you off-blog.

By: Paul Robichaux

Paul Robichaux — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:58:01 +0000

Is this book commercially available anywhere? I’d love to buy a copy for my sons as a Christmas gift.

By: Hunter

Hunter — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:43:51 +0000

As someone who has heard the bone-chilling howls of a wolf pack up in the mountains, let me just say that I am totally impressed with Wilford Woodruff’s bravery. WOW.

And his line about seeing a bear but not being afraid because he was “on the Lord’s business,” only increases my admiration for this dude.

Thanks for this, Ardis.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:12:58 +0000

Good point, Steve — I hadn’t noticed. The cartoonist is really trying to tell a story, isn’t it, rather than just illustrating someone else’s text.

By: Steve G.

Steve G. — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:06:57 +0000

These are fun. Its interesting how the last sentence of the text is reversed in its delivery in the last frame in order to create a better cliffhanger.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:45:55 +0000

Cool. I appreciate knowing what you like, especially in the early part of a new series.

By: ricke

ricke — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:37:32 +0000

I love these, Ardis. Thank you for making them available!

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:38:39 +0000

He, he, he! Leaves from My Journal was published as a slim volume in the “Faith Promoting Stories” series so Wilford Woodruff no doubt chose as many exciting moments as he could find to catch and entertain his readers — and I think the cartoonist finds a way to end every strip with one of this cliffhangers!

By: Researcher

Researcher — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:18:22 +0000

Oh my. These cliffhangers are killing me. I'll have to pull out Leaves from My Journal to see what happens next. (I'm not great at suspense and just read the rest of the chapter. That's classic Wilford Woodruff!)

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:23:41 +0000

Good to hear, Tamary. We’ll have Sunday morning cartoons for a while — after this series, I have one more in the public domain, and I’m looking for others.