March 5, 1838 ~ Monday

March 5^th we left Mr Grants & walked from Hampden to Buxport from thence to the Penobscot {road with Timothy} Farnham 25 m[iles]

March 6, 1838 ~ Tuesday

6 walked to Castene & took passage on board the Two friends with Capt Carlton we were becalmed on the way &
Capt Carlton with Brother Townsend & myself entered the small boat in order to row to the shore distance
was 5 miles after rowing about half way the wind arose & the vessel that we had left overtook us and we
again went on board of her & reached Capt Carlton's house at 8 oclock PM & spent the night with him {distance} 35 m

March 7, 1838 ~ Wednesday

7 Preached in the schoolhouse & spent the night with Capt Carlton ^at the Isl of Holt^ 3 miles

March 8, 1838 ~ Thursday

8^th Left the Isle of Hold went on board of the Mail boat Clinton Capt Sawyer at 2 oclock & reached north fox Island
at 4 oclock we then walked to Brother Sterretts from thence to Br M Luce. I here had the glorious privilege
of again meeting with the Saints for prayer & Praise to God my companion with the number after meeting
Mrs Woodruff presented five letters to me. One was from my Parents in farmington Ct one from Brother
Asahel In & two from Elder Milton Holmes in Mass & the last from Elder Robbins from Kirtland these
letters contained much news esspecially the one from Kirtland int informed me that trouble had come upon
them, numbers had been cut off from the Church for transgression their is divisions among the people the
printing office is burned to the ground with all its contents of Books worth about $1500 dollars. Warren Parrish
and others that had been cut off from the Church were Joining with the world to injure the influence of the
Saints Joseph & Sidney had gone to the far west with their family & the faithful are to follow them for kirtland
will be scorged. often have I herd Joseph Prophecy of these things for a year past. O God deliver the honest
in heart & faithful I pray.

I spent the night with Br Luce distance of the day 18 m

March 9, 1838 ~ Friday

9 I spent the day in writing 4 I wrote two letters one to the Bishop & Presidency in Zion & the
the other to Elder M Holmes in Mass we spent the night at father Luce

March 10, 1838 ~ Saturday

10 I wrote two Letters one to Brother Asahel H. Woodruff & the other to sister Sarah B. Foss

March 11, 1838 ~ Sunday

11 Sunday I attended a meeting at Brother Justus Ames and a prayer meeting at night return'd to M. Luce 4 m

March 12, 1838 ~ Monday

12 I Met the church at Father Luce in the evening to lay before them the situation of the Church in
Kirtland we had a good meeting & these things did not move the faith of the Saints they were ready to meet it

March 13, 1838 ~ Tuesday

13 spent the day writing in this Journal & held a meeting at Mr Benj[amin] Stones

March 5, 1838 ~ Monday

March 5th we left Mr Grants & walked from Hampden to Buxport from thence to the Penobscot {road with Timothy} Farnham 25 miles

March 6, 1838 ~ Tuesday

6 walked to Castene & took passage on board the Two friends with Capt Carlton we were becalmed on the way & Capt Carlton with Brother Townsend & myself entered the small boat in order to row to the shore distance was 5 miles after rowing about half way the wind arose, & the vessel that we had left overtook us and we again went on board of her & reached Capt Carlton's house at 8 oclock PM & spent the night with him {distance} 35 m

March 7, 1838 ~ Wednesday

7 Preached in the schoolhouse & spent the night with Capt Carlton at the Isl of Holt 3 miles

March 8, 1838 ~ Thursday

8th Left the Isle of Hold went on board of the Mail boat Clinton Capt Sawyer at 2 oclock & reached north fox Island at 4 oclock we then walked to Brother Sterretts from thence to Br M Luce. I here had the glorious privilege of again meeting with the saints for prayer & Praise to God my companion with the number after meeting Mrs Woodruff presented five letters to me. One was from my Parents in farmington Ct one from Brother Asahel In & two from Elder Milton Holmes in Mass & the last from Elder Robbins from Kirtland these letters contained much news esspecially the one from Kirtland it informed me that trouble had come upon them, numbers had been cut off from the church for transgression their is divisions among the people the printing office is burned to the ground with all its contents of Books worth about $1500 dollars. Warren Parrish and others that had been cut off from the church were Joining with the world to injure the influence of the saints. Joseph & Sidney had gone to the farwest with their family & the faithful are to follow them for Kirtland will be scorged. often have I herd Joseph Prophecy of these things for a year past. O God deliver the honest in heart & faithful I pray. I spent the night with Br Luce distance of the day 18 m

March 9, 1838 ~ Friday

9 I spent the day in writing [FIGURE] I wrote two letters one to the [FIGURE] Bishop & Presidency in Zion & the the other to Elder M Holmes in Mass we spent the night at father Luce

March 10, 1838 ~ Saturday

10 [FIGURE] I wrote two Letters one to Brother Asahel H. Woodruff & the other to sister Sarah B. Foss

March 11, 1838 ~ Sunday

11 Sunday I attended a meeting at Brother Justus Ames and a prayer meeting at night returned to M. Luce 4 m

March 12, 1838 ~ Monday

12 I Met the church at Father Luce in the evening to lay before them the situation of the church in Kirtland we had a good meeting & these things did not move the faith of the saints they were ready to meet it

March 13, 1838 ~ Tuesday

13 Spent the day writing in this Journal & held a meeting at Mr Benjn Stones