or wearing out faster than at the present time. After being exposed
to the sufferings of a tedious journey of 10 months in tents and waggons
without houses we were now oblige to build a city of log houses
numbering more than one thousand for the purpose of stopping
in for about three months. We also had to go a great distance
for wood and timber and get it out of deep ravines and
hollows which made it very hard to endure. I was
trying to build a log house for myself and one for my father
and this on the first days of my labour after my serious
accident and broken bones.

Death of Sister Benbow

It will be remembered that brother Benbow who was
a respectable farmer was the first fruits of my extraordinary
mission in Herefordshire and one of my chief helpers. Sister
Benbow had also ministered to my wants and the wants of
my brethren the Twelve in a foreign land and had
done much good. Her husband and her had helped
the Saints to gather ahad gathered with them and had shared
our privations and hardships in the wilderness which
were ended to her by death on the 27th of November
She rested from her labours and her works will follow

On the 3rd of December I assisted
Dr Richards to finish his house eight square framed covered
with puncheon upon which we put fifty loads of dirt
I drew the first load and superintended the building
during the day

December the 8th Mrs Woodruff gave
Birth to a Son whom we called Ezra and he
Died two days afterwards
at half past nine oclock in the evening. We buried

or wearing out faster than at the present time. After being exposed to the sufferings of a tedious journey of 10 months in tents and waggons without houses we were now oblige to build a city of log houses numbering more than one thousand for the purpose of stopping in for about three months. We also had to go a great distance for wood and timber and get it out of deep ravines and hollows which made it very hard to endure. I was trying to build a log house for myself and one for my father and this on the first days of my labour after my serious accident and broken bones.

Death of Sister Benbow

It will be remembered that brother Benbow who was a respectable farmer was the first fruits of my extraordinary mission in Herefordshire and one of my chief helpers. Sister Benbow had also ministered to my wants and the wants of my brethren the Twelve in a foreign land and had done much good. Her husband and her had helped the Saints to gatherhad gathered with them and had shared our privations and hardships in the wilderness which were ended to her by death on the 27th of November She rested from her labours and her works will follow

On the 3rd of December I assisted Dr Richards to finish his house eight square framed covered with puncheon upon which we put fifty loads of dirt I drew the first load and superintended the building during the day

December the 8th Mrs Woodruff gave Birth to A Son whom we called Ezra and he

Died two days afterwards at half past nine oclock in the evening. We buried