January 1, 1839 ~ Tuesday

JAN. 1^st 1839. As I am now labouring with my hands for a temporal support for a season I shall not keep
a daily Journal for a short time but merely note such things as I may deem necessary. During the last two days
I have been repairing a grist mill 10

January 20, 1839 ~ Sunday

20^th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Father Carter of Maine. I have spent this month at hard labour I have not as
yet seen any of the brethren from far west to know how they get along

February 3, 1839 ~ Sunday

Feb 3^rd [FIGURE] I wrote two letters one to sister Eunice & the other to Elder A. O. Smoot in far west Mo. I now learn
that persecution still rages in Zion Joseph the Prophet with all the presidency & many of the Elders are in
bonds & imprisionments & counted among transgressers

February 18, 1839 ~ Monday

18^th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Brothers Azmon & Thompson Woodruff I spoke of Asahels death &c

February 22, 1839 ~ Friday

22^nd [FIGURE] I received a letter from Father Carter of Maine Dated Feb 7^th. It has been exceding dry & warm during
this month I have laboured hard for the last few days choping & spliting rails 10

March 1, 1839 ~ Friday

March 1^st This is my birth day I am 32 years of age I spent the day choping & spliting rails with Brother Albert
Smith it is friday

March 4, 1839 ~ Monday

4^th I receieved a letter from [FIGURE] my Mother Dated Feb 8^th 1839

March 7, 1839~ Thursday

7^th I made preperations to attend the conference in Springfield

March 8, 1839 ~ Friday

CONFERENCE

Springfield Ill Friday March 8^th 1839

Minutes of a conference of Elders Priest &c held in Springfield in the brick meeting house occupied by the Campbellites
commencing on the day of the date above. At about 11 oclock the house was called to order by Edwin P. Merriam the
Presiding Elder of the Springfield branch who lead the house to the choice of a moderater. Elder Jonathan Dunham was
chosen to act as moderator & Elder Edwin P Merriam as clerk. Elder Wilford Woodruff opened the conference by prayer
The conference was composed of eight of the quorum of seventies 6 Elders 3 Priests 3 Teachers 1 Deacon & 3 members
The moderator then requested the Brethren present to give in there views their feelings & determinations in
regard to things pertaining to the kingdom of God & if they had any hardness or grievances against any of the