Chapter 1; My missions to Fox Islands
My Travels through Canada and visit
to my parents in Connecticut while on my journey

Having returned from my Southern Mission in the
fall of 1836, in company with A. O. Smoot
& Jesse Turpit, I spent the winter in of 1835,,
in Kirtland, received my Endowments, and attended the
school taught by profeser Haws who taught Greek
Latten & English Gramer, I confined myself mostly
to Lattin & English Gramer. This Winter & Spring
in some respects was one of the most interesting in
the History of the Church considering the Endowments &
teachings given and the Apostisy which followed
I was Married to Miss Phebe Whittemore Carter
on the 13 Day of April 1837, I received my patri-
archal Blessing under the hands of president Joseph
Smith the patriach on the 15 day of April 1837
I felt impressed ^By the spirit of God^ to take a Mission to Fox
Islands, on the East of Maine a country I knew
nothing about I made my feelings known to
some of the leading Apostles and they advised me
to go, so on the

Chapter 1; My missions to Fox Islands My Travels through Canada and visit to my parents in Connecticut while on my journey

Having returned from my Southern Mission in the fall of 1836, in company with A. O. Smoot & Jesse Turpit, I spent the winter of 1835, in Kirtland, received my Endowments, and attended the school taught by profeser Haws who taught Greek Latten & English Gramer, I confined myself mostly to Lattin & English Gramer. This Winter & Spring in some respects was one of the most interesting in the History of the Church considering the Endowments & teachings given and the Apostisy which followed I was Married to Miss Phebe Whittemore Carter on the 13 Day of April 1837, I received my patriarchal Blessing under the hands of president Joseph Smith the patriach on the 15 day of April 1837 I felt impressed By the spirit of God to take a Mission to Fox Islands, on the East of Maine a country I knew nothing about I made my feelings known to some of the leading Apostles and they advised me to go,