I spent the winter of 1841-2 attending meet-
ings, councils and laboring with my hands. I
attended the Nauvoo House provision store
until the 3rd Feb., 1842, when I took charge of
the business department of the printing office.

On the 5th of March, my daughter, Phebe
Amelia, was born.

Sept. 24—The printing office took fire in the
upper story, in the midst of a large amount of
paper, and as with difficulty extinguished.

I remained in Nauvoo, attending council
meetings, and the business of the printing
office, until the 7th July, 1843, when I started
on a mission with Elders Brigham Young and
G. A. Smith, to the Eastern States, to collect
funds for the Temple and Nauvoo House; I
gave bonds in the sum of two tousand dollars
for the faithful return of all monies received.

On my return home in the fall, I purchased
a supply of paper and other materials sufficient
for the printing office for more than a year,
and arrived in Nauvoo on the 4th of Nov.

I spent the winter of 1843-4 in Nauvoo; re-
ceived my endowments with the Twelve, and
remained in the printing office until the 20th
of January, 1844, when I closed the business,
and left it well supplied with materials in the
hands of Elder John Taylor.

I built a two story brick house upon my lot.

In the spring of 1844, I was appointed a mis-
sion to go through the Eastern States with the
quorum of the Twelve; and on the 9th of May,
1844, I took the last parting hand with Presid-
ent Joseph Smith, in his own house, in com-
pany with J. M. Grant. He blessed me and
bid me God speed. I left Nauvoo in company
with Elders G. A. Smith, J. M. Grant and
Ezra Thayer. We traveled through Illinois,
Indiana, and Michigan, and preached and held
conferences.

June 17—I parted with Elder G. A. Smith
in Franklin, Michigan, and went to Boston via
the Lakes and Albany; met with the Twelve
in Boston on the 27th of June. I attended con-
ferences and meetings with the Twelve, and
visited Maine. I was in Portland, ready to
step on board of a steamer for Fox Islands,
when I saw an account of the martyrdom of
Joseph and Hyrum Smith in Carthage Jail: the
Spirit bore record to me it was true. I immediately
returned to Boston, met in council with
the Twelve; returned with them to Nauvoo,
where we arrived on the 6th August. I at-
tended the special conference of the authori-
ties of the Church, when the thousands who
assembled on the occasion voted unanimously
to sustain the quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
as the Presidency and Leaders of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

I have ever been impressed since my first
acquaintance with the Church and Kingdom
of God upon the earth, with the importance of
keeping a journal and record of the dealings of
God with this people, and our official acts in
the ministry, and under this view I have
written sketches of most of the sermons and
teachings which I have heard from the mouth
of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and many of the
teachings of the Twelve Apostles and others;
believing this course to be beneficial, I would
recommend the elders of Israel to do likewise,
that what is recorded on earth may be recorded
in heaven. Doctrine and Covenants 128:8

(To be continued.)