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Day in the Life

Feb 26, 1846

Journal Entry

February 26, 1846 ~ Thursday

26th We have A South West Gale to day with
rain yet we cannot run out our course when
we shall ever get to New York the Lord knoweth
but it is vary discourageing times to us it is 5
weeks to day since we left the docks at Liverpool
And we do not seem to be making any head way
but beating against constant gales & stormes
My prayer is that the Lord will spedily cut short
our passage by giving us fair wind

A small Brig passed under our bow within a few
rods of us of about 200 tons in the fore part of
the day And another one in the Afternoon we
had A strong gale through the night And a vary
rough time

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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February 7, 1846
On final day of work in temple, 600 received ordinances; total of 5,615 received endowments in Nauvoo.
February 15, 1846
Times and Seasons stops serial publication of the Manuscript History of the Church (history ends with events on August 11, 1834).

Feb 26, 1846