~ Saturday
Sept 8th For the first time in my life I obtained the Journal & travels of Lorenzo Dow I spent a
part of the day in reading it I found it to be highly interesting he puts me in mind of the travels of
the Mormons as the gentiles call us It brings fresh to mind many of my own travels & labours in the ministry
It is true that Lorenzo dDow was eccentric in his manners life & procedings but he appears to have as much
light as any in his day & generation & there is no doubt in my mind but that he was persecuted for doing good
~ Sunday
9th Sunday I spent most of the day Iat Sister Sarah Foss I made her a family Record viz of Calvin Foss's
progenitors for five generations past Also Sisters Sarah's progenitors for five generations on father Carters side
she being my Sister in Law. There is great excitement through the country on the subject of the Election the
people are electionereing through the streets notwithstanding it is Sunday. I had an interview with my Bro-
ther in Law Ezra Carter.
Satan is stired up to try to heinder myself and wife from going to Zion
may the Lord rebuke him
I wrote a Letter to Sister Eliza Grant & spent the night at Father Carters
our child has a severe attack of the Hooping cough but the Lord is able to support her on the Journey to Zion I pray
the Lord to spare her life for our sake's if it ifs his will if not to help us to be resigned Isaiah tells us about
going to Zion in the last days and about the prosperity & glorious state thereof and Jer 31 ch 8 sayes they shall be
gathered from the co^a^sts of the earth & with them the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together &
a great company shall return thither I expect in few days to lead a company to Zion in like circumstances may
God bless us all on the way O the ignorance, blindness, & darknes of the gentiles, concerning the fulfillment of the Bible
~ Monday
10 [FIGURES] This is a day of Interest on many accounts. The election for Governor & other state offices
of Maine is to be decided this day
Also the camp of the Saints was to start from the Islands of the sea for
Zion this day however they may be detained from starting a few days in order to add to their numbers. I rode
to the place of election with Ilus & Fabyan Carter my Brothers in law. As I was a legal voter in the state
of Maine I cast in my vote which was the Democratic Republican Ticket viz for Governor JOHN FAIRFIELD
Representative to congress ALBERT SMITH. For Senators NATANIEL S. LITTLEFIELD, CHARLES HOLDEN,
OTIS C. CROSS, & JOHN C. HUMPHREYS. For County Treasurers MARK HARRIS. Regester of Deeds
SAMUEL BAKER. The above vote I cast on this 10th day of Sept 1838 in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine
~ Saturday
Sept 8th For the first time in my life I obtained the Journal & travels of Lorenzo Dow I spent a part of the day in reading it I found it to be highly interesting he puts me in mind of the travels of the Mormons as the gentiles call us It brings fresh to mind many of my own travels & labours in the ministry It is true that Lorenzo Dow was eccentric in his manners life & procedings but he appears to have as much light as any in his day & generation & there is no doubt in my mind but that he was persecuted for doing good
~ Sunday
9th Sunday I spent most of the day at Sister Sarah Foss I made her a family record viz of Calvin Foss's progenitors for five generations past also Sister Sarah's progenitors for five generations on father Carters side she being my Sister in Law. There is great excitement through the Country on the subject of the Election the people are electionereing through the streets notwithstanding it is Sunday. I had an interview with my Brother in Law Ezra Carter.
Satan is stired up to try to hinder myself and wife from going to Zion may the Lord rebuke him [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to sister Eliza Grant & spent the night at Father Carters our child has a severe attack of the Hooping Cough but the Lord is able to support her on the Journey to Zion I pray the Lord to spare her life for our sake's if it is his will if not to help us to be resigned. Isaiah tells us about going to Zion in the last days and about the prosperity & glorious state thereof and Jer 31 ch 8. sayes they shall be gathered from the coasts of the earth & with them the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together & a great company shall return thither. I expect in few days to lead a company to Zion in like circumstances may God bless us all on the way O the ignorance, blindness, & darknes of the gentiles, concerning the fulfillment of the Bible
~ Monday
10 FIGURES This is a day of Interest on many accounts The election for Governor & other state officers of Maine is to be decided this day. Also the Camp of the Saints was to start from the Islands of the Sea for Zion this day however they may be detained from starting a few days in order to add to their numbers. I rode to the place of election with Ilus & Fabyan Carter my Brothers in law. As I was a legal voter in the state of Maine I cast in my vote which was the Democratic Republican Ticket viz for Governor JOHN FAIRFIELD Representative to congress ALBERT SMITH. For senators NATANIEL S. LITTLEFIELD, CHARLES HOLDEN, OTIS C. GROSS. & JOHN C. HUMPHREYS. For County Treasurers MARK HARRIS. Regester of Deeds SAMUEL BAKER. The above vote I cast on this 10th day of Sept 1838 in Scarborough, Cumberland County. Maine
