Baptized abot 40 in the font I assisted
in confirming about 20. It was truly an interesting
day
March 21, 1842 ~ Monday to March 23, 1842 ~ Wednesday
March 21, 22, & 23, I spent in the
March 24, 1842 ~ Thursday
24 I spent the day geting out manure upon my
garden & I laboured so hard it made [me] sick I could
not rest at night & Sister spent the night
with me or evening rather
March 25, 1842 ~ Friday
25
th [FIGURE] met with a sad accident
this day he drank a strong lye by accident
& came near killing him it eat his lungs throat &
mouth vary bad we were fearful he would not
recover if he follows my footsteps he will have
many hard accidents to pass through in life for
I have been vary unfortunet in my childhood &
youth in breaking my bones & run many hair bredth escape
March 26, 1842 ~ Saturday
26 is still vary poorly I spent the day in
the
March 27, 1842 ~ Sunday
27 ^Sunday^ [FIGURE] This was an interesting day. A
large assembly met in the grove near the
Br addressed the assembly & made
many interesting remarks. He was followed by
the Seer who made some edifying remarks
concerning baptism for the dead. He said the Bible
supported the doctrin, "why are ye baptized for
the dead if the dead rise not &c" if their is one word
of the Lord that supports the doctrin it is enough to mak[e]
it a true doctrin. Again if we can baptize a man in
the Name of the Father of the Son & of the Holy Ghost
for the remission of sins it is just as much our privilege
to act as an agent & be baptized for the remission
of sins for & in behalf of our dead kindred who have not
herd the gospel or fulness of it. After meeting
closed the congregation again assembled upon the
bank of the & Joseph the seer went into
