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Dec 9, 1844

Journal Entry

December 09, 1844 ~ Monday

9th We were nearly all a little sea sick &
lay abed most of the day

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wind changed to the east commenced blowing a gale, it was head wind we were drove under bare poles through the day & evening it made us all dreadful sick, the sea was drea vary rough & piled Up like hills. the gale increased untill about 9 oclock in the evening it appeared as though it must tear the yards from the mast. We kneeled before the Lord & Prayed unitedly that the Lord would cause the gale to scease & the wind to change that we might go forward & not backward & in a little time after the wind instantly sceased & finally changed into the South West which gave us fair wind
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Dec 9, 1844