Day in the Life

Aug 3, 1836

Journal Entry

August 03, 1836 ~ Wednesday

3 Arose & found my beast still worse Elder Smoot
went to attend a previous appointment for preaching I
tarried to attend to Jude my sick beast but in a few hours
she fell to the Earth & struggled for about an hour
uncommon for Beast & bDied I opened her & became
convinced for myself it was Poison. Thus ended the
life of Jude a beast who had carried me thousands of
miles to Preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. Also hath carried
other Elders many miles on the same errand I am now
left on foot may I be reconciled to all the Providences
of God while I tabernacle in the flesh

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
583 mentions
1835 Southern Convert

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Daybook (31 December 1835 - 3 January 1837)
Aug 3 Arose & found Jude still worse we gave her a dose of week liye Br Smoot Went to attend a Previous appointment for Preaching I starried to attend to Jude my sick beast I led her 1/4 of a milde to Mr Robert Gilbert's who was a horse docter but the mare soon began to fail there was many observations relative to her desease She soon fell & struggled for about an hour in agony uncommon with beast & died I opened her found her body clear of bots but full of froth. Water & decay & no one Present understood her desease thus ended the life of JUDE a beast Who hath carried me thousand's of miles to Preach the gospel of Jesus Christ Also hath carried other Elders many miles on the same errand I am now left on foot may I be reconciled to all the Providences of God returned to Mr Mcleskeys

Aug 3, 1836