March 26, 1838 ~ Monday

March 26 Walked to Mr John Smith from thence to Br Ames & spent the night I was quite Ill the diestroyer
made a severe attact upon me & I had a sick night distance of the day 3

March 27, 1838 ~ Tuesday

27 I arose quite Ill & spent the day at Br Ames. I walked at night to Mr John Kents & Preached at his house 3

March 28, 1838 ~ Wednesday

28^th I receieved three letters two from our friends in Scarborough & one from Elder
Jonathan H. Hale from Kirtland. Br Hale letter was Dated March 6^th & it was a letter of great interest it contained
an account of the Saints leaveing kirtland for the land of Zion & of the judgments of God that were comeing
upon Kirtland & also upon the whole land he sent me the counsel of the Presidency of our quorum which was to
teach the Saints upon the Islands of the sea to immediately sell their property & prepare themselves to go
to the land of Zion which is a place of safety & deliverance that they may escape the just judgments of God
that are at the doors. I also perused the late papers of the day found that all things indicate that great trouble
is at the doors & that the Lord is nigh at hand, both the signs in heaven & on earth are visible in fulfillment
of the word of God. I walked to Br Ames & spent the night was still quite unwell distance 4 miles

March 29, 1838 ~ Thursday

29 I arose quite weak my Bowel complaint continued spent the day at Br Ames was not able to attend
the meeting spent an ill night. The LORD is manifesting his work in great condeseentsion & mercy to the Blood
of Ephraim & honest in heart upon these Islands of the sea both by dreams & vissions, signs, healings &
wonders. One remarkable circcumstance that happened on this day I will mention as follows Mr
Ebenezar Carver had been earnestly investigating the subject of the gospel as we set it forth & while desireing that
he might know the truth of it he walked to the sea shore desireing that he might have some sign and while the
word of God was for him to meditate upon that there sohould no sign be given but the sign of the Prophet Jonas [Matthew 12:39-40]
on a sudden their was a large fish arose on the water in the sea at a distance from him & suddenly sunk
out of sight he much desired to again see the sight immediately the fish again arose on the top of the water
accompanied with another fish of the same specie & size & one of them swam on a strait line on the top
of the water towards Mr Carver as he stood upon the beach when the fish came as near his feet as the water
would permit him the fish looked at the man with a penetrating eye as though he had a message for him he
then returned to his mate in the ocean & swam out of sight & Mr Carver returned meditating upon this

March 26, 1838 ~ Monday

March 26 Walked to Mr John Smith from thence to Br Ames & spent the night I was quite Ill the destroyer made a severe attact upon me & I had a sick night distance of the day 3

March 27, 1838 ~ Tuesday

27 I arose quite Ill & spent the day at Br Ames I walked at night to Mr John Kents & Preached at his house 3

March 28, 1838 ~ Wednesday

28th FIGURES I receieved three letters two from our friends in Scarborough & one from Elder Jonathan H. Hale from Kirtland Br Hale letter was Dated March 6th & it was a letter of great interest it contained an account of the Saints leaveing kirtland for the land of Zion & of the judgments of God that were comeing upon Kirtland & also upon the whole land he sent me the counsel of the Presidency of our quorum which was to teach the saints upon the Islands of the sea to immediately sell their property & prepare themselves to go to the land of Zion which is a place of safety & deliverance that they may escape the just judgments of God that are at the doors. I also perused the late papers of the day found that all things indicate that great trouble is at the doors & that the Lord is nigh at hand, both the signs in heaven & on earth are visible in fulfillment of the word of God. I walked to Br Ames & spent the night was still quite unwell distance 4 miles

March 29, 1838 ~ Thursday

29 I arose quite weak my Bowel complaint continued spent the day at Br Ames was not able to attend the meeting spent an ill night. The LORD is manifesting his work in great condeseension & mercy to the Blood of Ephraim & honest in heart upon these Islands of the sea both by dreams & vissions, signs, healings & wonders. One remarkable circumstance that happened on this day I will mention as follows Mr Ebenezar Carver had been earnestly investigating the subject of the gospel as we set it forth & while desireing that he might know the truth of it he walked to the sea shore desireing that he might have some sign and while the word of God was for him to meditate upon that there should no sign be given but the sign of the Prophet Jonas on a sudden their was a large fish arose on the water in the sea at a distance from him & suddenly sunk out of sight he much desired to again see the sight immediately the fish again arose on the top of the water accompanied with another fish of the same specie & size & one of them swam on a strait line on the top of the water towards Mr Carver as he stood upon the beach when the fish came as near his feet as the water would permit him the fish looked at the man with a penetrating eye as though he had a message for him he then returned to his mate in the ocean & swam out of sight & Mr Carver returned meditating upon this