Oct 45th 1844 [FIGURE] I arose in the morning
Light was the heavens adorning
I spent a plasant hour
Beneath my bower
with my friends I bent my knees in prayer
I pray for peace to abide forever there
After praying for the last time in the circle of my
fathers family I took the Parting hand with Father
& & Uncle , left them in
good health & spirits & again commenced my Journey
I called upon Aunt a few moments
Passed by the mills house & farm the place of
my birth & youth, called upon Aunt
& her family. All appeared glad to see me cousin
informed me that the Address
of , is , St Joseph
Co, Michigan. Sturgess Prairie is near.
I rode on to & stoped at Aunt
she was deranged I upon her and rebuked
the spirit by which she was bound & she imme-
diately seemed to be some better. I took the parting
hand with the whole family & rode to Elder
Little river near 30 miles
I retired to rest and had the following dream.
I thought their was A large building standing in
Joining my house. appeared to be filled
with lumber and many men to work in it I saw
the foundation of it begin to give way I run in to
warn the people to leave it but it fell with a mighty
crash while I was in it I narrowly escaped being
killed, but got out without injury. I then saw my
own dwelling in Nauvoo the foundation
of it to give way. I went into that to warn my
family to leave it but it fell with us in it but I got
out & my with her child in her arms all safe
the interpetation I shall understand before mandy
days
