August 4, 1838 ~ Saturday

Aug 4^th I visited the people from house to house & taught in the family circle. I spent the night at Mr Pease. 4.

August 5, 1838 ~ Sunday

5. Sunday I preached two discourses in the town house in Camden to a large congregation but the
people do not realize it to be a day of warning and not of many words this is the last time I shall
lift up my voice unto this people, and when the wars and troubles come upon this eastern country
they will find the servents of God have told them the truth. I spent the night at Mr Simonton's

August 6, 1838 ~ Monday

6 I walked to east Thomaston & preached in the methodist meeting house to a large congregation
of citizens who gave good attention. I spent the night at Joseph Spaldin's. Distance 8 miles

August 7, 1838 ~ Tuesday

7 I left Thomaston wharf on board a sail boat in company with Brother Thomas & Mr Spaldin for
fox Islands. We arived at Brother Sterretts in the afternoon after spending a short time with them
I walked to Brother Ephraim Luce & to Br Stephen Luce & spent the night distance of the day 18 mile
I found Br & Sister Luce strong in the faith. [FIGURE] I received a letter from Elder Thomas B. Marsh
from Zion in answer to the one I wrot to the Bishop & Presidency & Saints in Zion they
are both published in the 3^d No. of the Elders Journal

August 8, 1838 ~ Wednesday

8 I went to John Kents & found a letter for me from A. O. Smoot in Zion [FIGURE] it contained
many interesting items. It gave an account of their procedings on the 4^th of July 1838 the
laying of the corner stone of the house of the Lord in Caldwell County Mo in the presence of
three thousand Saints. I then walked to Brother Justus Ames, & to Brother Maltire Luce {distance} 6 m

August 9, 1838 ~ Thursday

9 I walked to Mr Ebenezer Carvers from thence to Br Ephraim Luce I here met the Saints for a prayer meeting
& to council together Brother Justus Ames soon came in and brought with him the Elders Journal it was
the third No. printed but the first that was published in far west it was Dated July 1838. It contained ma-
ny important Items. It spread before the world all the procedings of the Saints in the west such as the
clensing of the Church, their councils & procedings & the names of those that were cut off from the
church & had made shipwreck of faith &c. Brother Ames presented me also with a letter from Elder
Thomas B. Marsh containing important intelligence to myself as well as others. The letter was dated July 14^th
1838. After meeting I walked to Brother Ames & spent the night {But sleep departed from me as I spent the night in deep meditation.} Distance 5