Day in the Life

Aug 7, 1839

Journal Entry

August 07, 1839 ~ Wednesday

7th I spent the day in preparing to leave home to go on my long mission to England. I make
a sacrafice of my all for Christ sake to do his work. It is no small trial of faith to leave
my family & my all & to start on a mission of four thousand miles to preach the gospel
to the nations of the earth & that to without money purs or scrip with the power of desease
resting upon me even a shock of the fever & ague every other day but yet I do this freely
for Christ sake trusting in hism for the recompence of reward May the Lord give me
grace according [to] my day & a safe return to my family which favor I ask in the name of JESUS CHRIST

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England
Fort Des Moines, Montrose, Lee County, Iowa Territory

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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal
The was the last day I spent at home in Mon- trose, and although sick with the chills and fever the most of the day, I made what preparations I could to start on the mor- row on a mission of four thousand miles, to preach the gospel to the nations of the earth, and this, too, without purse or scrip, with disease resting upon me, and a stroke of fever and ague once every two days. Yet I did this freely, for Christ's sake, trusting in Him for the recompense or reward. My prayer was: "May the Lord give me grace according to my day and souls for my hire, and a safe return to my family and friends, which favor I ask in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.”
Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 1
before I started upon my missions. The was the last day I spent at home in Montrose and although sick with the chills & fever most of the day I made what preparations I could to start on my ^the^ mission on the morrow a mission of four thousand miles to preach the Gospel to the Nations of the Earth and that to without money purse or scrip with the power of disease resting upon with a shak[e] of the fever & ague each alternate day but but yet I do this freely for Christ sake trusting in him for the recompense of reward. May the Lord give me grace according to my day and souls for my hire & a safe return to my family & friends while f◊◊ter [ink blot] ask in the name of Jesus Christ Amen
Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine
The was the last day I spent at home in Montrose, and although sick with the chills and fever the most of the day, I made what preparations I could to start on the morrow on a mis- sion of four thousand miles, to preach the gospel to the nations of the earth, and this, too, without purse or scrip, with disease resting upon me, and a stroke of fever and ague once every two days.

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Aug 7, 1839