August 16, 1846 ~ Sunday

16^th Sunday I met A large congregation
of Saints And the quorum of the Twelve
at the meeting ground at Cutlers Park in
the morning. O. Pratt deliverd an interesting
discourse in the fore noon upon the celestial
law of God. And the the dealings of the Priesth-
ood with the Church was followed by Father
John Smith And President Young closed the
meeting by Preaching A discourse to the Sisters
which was truly interesting I laid hands upon
A number who were sick

August 17, 1846 ~ Monday

17 It was Announced this morning that Porter
Rockwell had arived in camp And brought
the Mail from Nauvoo I recieved one Paper
showing that the Editor Dr Matlock was dead.
the same Paper informed us that the mob
spirit was still alive in Hancock Co that they
were still mobing, whiping, And killing each other
in that county the Saints were leaving
as fast as possible And the new citizens
had taken the matter in hand And the war
was now between them And the mob. I was
in council with the Twelve & High Council
Porter Rockwell was with us. He was kept in
jail as long as they could & when brought to court
no man appeared against him so He was discharged
& came to the camp. Mrs Woodruff was
quite ill through the night

August 18, 1846 ~ Tuesday

18^th I rode out to find water for the heard of
cattle Mrs Woodruff was quite ill this morning
she walked out for her health. we had a
severe thunder shower we got wet also our
beds

August 16, 1846 ~ Sunday

16th Sunday I met A large congregation of Saints And the quorum of the Twelve at the meeting ground at Cutlers Park in the morning. O. Pratt delivered an interesting discourse in the fore noon upon the celestial law of God. And the dealings of the Priesthood with the church was followed by Father John Smith And President Young closed the meeting by Preaching A discourse to the sisters which was truly interesting. I laid hands upon A number who were sick

August 17, 1846 ~ Monday

17 It was Announced this morning that Porter Rockwell had arived in camp And brought the Mail from Nauvoo I recieved one Paper showing that the Editor Dr Matlock was dead the same Paper informed us that the mob spirit was still alive in Hancock Co that they were still mobing, whiping, And killing each other in that county the Saints were leaving as fast as possible And the new citizens had taken the matter in hand And the war was now between them And the mob. I was in council with the Twelve & High Council Porter Rockwell was with us. He was kept in jail as long as they could & when brought to court no man appeared against him so he was discharged & came to the camp. Mrs Woodruff was quite ill through the night

August 18, 1846 ~ Tuesday

18th I rode out to find water for the heard of cattle Mrs Woodruff was quite ill this morning she walked out for her health. we had a severe thunder shower we got wet also our beds