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Jul 25, 1839

Journal Entry

July 25, 1839 ~ Thursday

25th [FIGURES] On this day for the first time in my life I have an attack'd of the chills
& fefer [fever] & I find it a distressing dissease a number of the quorum of the Twelve are taken
Ill the enemy is striving to bind us down that we shall not go into the vineyard

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Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

On the , I was attacked with chills and fever. I had a chill every other day and was very sick.

Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

On the , for the first time in my life, I was attacked with chills and fever; and this I had every other day, and, whenever attacked, I was laid prostrate. My wife, Phoebe, was also soon taken down with the chills and fever, as were quite a number of the Twelve. I passed thirteen days in Montrose with my family, after I was taken sick, before I started on my mission.

Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

On the , I was attacked with chills and fever. I had a chill every other day, and was very sick.

Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 1

on a Mission with the chills & fever. On the for the first time in my life I was attacked with the chills & fever this I had every other day which laid me prostrate each day my chill was upon me My wife Phebe was also soon taken down with chills & fever as were quite a Number of the Twelve I spent 13 ^days^ in Montrose with my family after I was taken sick

Autobiography 1857 Draft 2

On the I was attacked with the chills and fever; I had a chill every other day and was very sick.

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

On the , for the first time in my life, I was attacked with chills and fever; and this I had every other day, and, whenever attacked, I was laid pros- trate. My wife, Phoebe, was also soon taken down with the chills and fever, as were quite a number of the Twelve. I passed thirteen days in Montrose with my family, after I was taken sick, before I started on my mission.

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

and the children were healed. On the I was attacked with the chills and fever for the

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Jul 25, 1839