sat in a chair & leaned upon my breast. He
said he was going to take a mission to India
& pointed out the man to go with him but I
cannot now calk him by name. G. A. Smith
asked liberty of Joseph to become betterr
acquainted with me or to spend more time with
me that we might be prepared to take a mission
together it was granted him. O Prat had his
mission appointed I do not know whare. Lyman
Wight was spoken of do not recollec what was
said we had an interesting time together all
seemed happy to once more see the Prophet

April 24, 1845 ~ Thursday

24^th I spent the day at the office 4 m[iles]

April 25, 1845 ~ Friday

25^th I spent this day at the office 4 m[iles]

April 26, 1845 ~ Saturday

26^th I sent Elder E. F. Sheets A letter
containing the Epitah to be put on Elder
Lorenzo D. Barnes Grave which are as
follows.

In Memory of Lorenzo D.
Barnes who Died in Idle on the 20^th of December 1842
Aged 30 years. He was a Native of the
United States An Elder in the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, A member
of the High Priest ^quorum^, And ^Also^ of Zions Camp in
AD 1834. He is ^And^ the first gospel Messenger
from Nauvoo who has found a grave in
a foreign land.

Sleep on Lorenzo but ere long from this
The conquered tomb shall yield hiser captive pray
Then with thy quorum shalt thou reign in bliss
As King and Priest for an Eternal Day

I rode in the evening in compan with

sat in a chair & leaned upon my breast. He said he was going to take a mission to India & pointed out the man to go with him but I cannot now calk him by name. G. A. Smith asked liberty of Joseph to become betterr acquainted with me or to spend more time with me that we might be prepared to take a mission together it was granted him. O Prat had his mission appointed I do not know whare. Lyman Wight was spoken of do not recollec what was said we had an interesting time together all seemed happy to once more see the Prophet

April 24, 1845 ~ Monday

24th I spent the day at the office 4 m

April 25, 1845 ~ Tuesday

25th I spent this day at the office 4 m

April 26, 1845 ~ Wednesday

26th [FIGURE] I sent Elder E. F. Sheets A letter containing the Epitah to be put on Elder Lorenzo D. Barnes Grave which are as follows. In Memory of Lorenzo D. Barnes who Died on the 20th of December 1842 Aged 30 years. He was a Native of the United States An Elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, A member of the High Priest quorum, And Also of Zions Camp in AD 1834. And the first gospel Messenger from Nauvoo who has found a grave in a foreign land. Sleep on Lorenzo but ere long from this The conquered tomb shall yield her captive pray Then with thy quorum shalt thou reign in bliss As King and Priest for an Eternal Day I rode in the evening in compan with