April 18, 1839 ~ Thursday

April 18^th 1839. I left Quincy in company with three of the Twelve viz Brigham Young Orson Pratt
& John Taylor also George A Smith & father Cutler for the purpose of visiting far West. We travled to the
ferry oposite of Marion City & crossed the river & spent the night at the bluff distance of the day 24 miles

April 19, 1839 ~ Friday

19 Rode to Clinton & spent the night {distance of the day} 34 mile

April 20, 1839 ~ Saturday

20^th rode 30 miles & camped.

April 21, 1839 ~ Sunday

21^st {[We]} passed through Huntsville crossed a 9 mile prairie the ro[a]ds were full
of the saints that were fleeing from Missouri to Illinois for they were driven from their houses & lands by the
state with Governour Boggs at their head & that to against all law rights & the constitution 630

April 22, 1839 ~ Monday

22 Passed through Kettsville & rode 30 miles & camped.

April 23, 1839 ~ Tuesday

23^rd Rode to a groove 6 east of Tenys groove 58 31 m

April 24, 1839 ~ Wednesday

24^th We spent the day at the groove

April 25, 1839 ~ Thursday

25^th We Rode to far west & spent the night at the house of Br Morris Phelps Br Phelps was still in Prision. 30.

April 26, 1839 ~ Friday

April 26^th 1839. The events of this day are worthy of record for a Revelation of God & commandment
is this day fulfilled & that to under circumstances which to all human appearance could not have been done
The Lord had given a commandment to the Twelve to assemble upon the building spot of the house of the Lord
in far west Caldwell Co Mo on the 26^th day of April & there take the parting hand with the saints to go to
the nations of the earth. (See Aug 10^th 1838) But persecution had arisen to such an highth that about ten
thousand souls of the saints had been driven from the state, & the city far west almost made desolate &
lade waste while at the same time the Presidency Joseph & his council with other Elders were in prision
& they had been under the sentance of death several times because of their religion & they would have been put
to death had not the Lord saved them for their lives were in his hands & notwithstanding the lives of those
men were preserved yet there were about thirty five souls martered & put to death David W. Patten one
of the Twelve Apostles were among the martered. And not ownly so but the Missourians had sworn that
the revelation above alluded to should not be fulfilled. It was in the midst of these imbaressments that
we mooved forward to the building spot of the house of the Lord in the city of far west & held a council &
fulfilled the revelation & commandment & took our leave of the saints & rode 32 miles & camped 32 miles