the marriage carrimony was performed by Frederick G Williams ^Esqr^ and we were
blessed by the Patriarch Joseph Smith sen The Prophet Joseph was expecting to
marry us but his life was sought by a mob and he had to flee from his house
and hide himself us his house was guarded day and night by his brethren
Elder Johnathan Homes was married at the same time to Mariet Carter daughter
of John S Carter On the 15 of April I received my Patriarchel Blessings
under the hands of the Patriarch Joseph Smith sen. My wife ^having^ received her patriarchal
blessings ^from him^ under the hands of the Patriarch Joseph Smith, sen Nov 10 1836.
On the 5^th May while labouring for Joseph Young we were visited with a
sudden storm of wind and rain a vain of it past south of the Temple in the
form of a whirlwind or tornado which destroyed and injured several buildings
it crushed one of Elders Youngs buildings and removed the one we were in ^some 10 feet^ but no
person was injured soon all was calm again. On Sunday May 28 Joseph Smith
addressed the people in the Temple upon the subject of the apostacy in the Church in Kirtland
the spirit of murmuring complaining, and aposticy had increased throughout Kirtland
untill it was almost difficult to tell who was Joseph friends and who were not
this spirit had been incresed in the family circle in secret chambers, and in the streets
untill many ^had apostitized^ were apostitizing not both in high places and through the whol body
of the Church and many were taking strong grounds against Joseph they were
trying to cast him down and destroy his influence. This grieved Joseph to the
heart to have to pass through such perils among fals brethren. But notwithstanding
this thick cloud of darkness which hung over Kirtland Joseph ^He^ remained unmoved
in the cause of God and was determined to magnify his calling and leave the evil
in the hand of God. At this time the number of his friends that occupied high station
in the Church that had faith and moral courage to stand by him shoulder to shoulder
were vary few among the number was Brigham Young who stood by him in evry
trial he was also sustained by Heber C Kimball Sidney Rigdon and a few others
it was in the midst of this scene of things that Joseph entered the stand
congregation and arose in the stand and spoke to the people in the name of the Lord in his
own defence the Lord was with him by his power and spirit to the convincing of the
honest in heart that he would stand while his enemies would fall. Sidney
Rigdon followed him as he did several others and sustained him in his position
Warren Parrish spoke against him in the bitterness of his heart as had some of the
twelve before, but the people could discern the difference of the spirit between Joseph and
his enemies. But Joseph came off triumphant in all of his difficulties and accusations
that came from fals brethren or his persecution from the world

While in the mist of this scene of things in Kirtland I felt impressed to go out upon
a mission the spirit that was upon me lead me to go to Fox Islands called

carrimony was performed by Frederick G Williams Esqr The Prophet Joseph was expecting to marry us but his life was sought by a mob and he had to flee On the 15 of April I received my Patriarchel Blessings under the hands of the Patriarch Joseph Smith sen. My wife having received her patriarchal blessings from him Nov 10 1836. On the 5th May while labouring for Joseph Young we were visited with a sudden storm of wind and rain a vain of it past south of the Temple in the form of a whirlwind or tornado which destroyed and injured several buildings it crushed one of Elders Youngs buildings and removed the one we were in some 10 feet but no person was injured

I felt impressed to go out upon a mission the spirit that was upon me lead me to go to Fox Islands called