and was followed by Elder Young who addresed
the Elders & called for volunteers when
26 Elders gave their names to go out preaching
we spent the night at Br. Morleys
~ Monday
22nd A vary raining morning in the afternoon
we harnessed & went on to the city plot laid
out for a city Elder Young and myself bough[t]
a lot in the city parted with father Morley
& rode to Br William Drapers & had to take
shelter from a tremendious storm of wind
hail & rain & spent the night
~ Tuesday
23rd We returned to Nauvoo I was glad to
get home 25 m[iles]
3rd. I hung 24 doors primed them & lade
my lower floors
and was followed by Elder Young who addresed
the Elders & called for volunteers when
26 Elders gave their names to go out preaching
we spent the night at Br Morleys
~ Monday
22nd A vary raining morning in the afternoon
we harnessed & went on to the city plot laid
out for a city Elder Young and myself bought
a lot in the city parted with father Morley
& rode to Br William Drapers & had to take
shelter from a tremendious storm of wind
hail & rain & spent the night
~ Tuesday
23rd We returned to Nauvoo I was glad to
get home 25 m
~ Wednesday
24th Spent the day at home to work in my
garden
~ Thursday
25 [FIGURE] met in council with the Twelve &c
~ Friday to ~ Saturday
26, 27, I got lime for plastering my house
~ Sunday
28th Sunday I attended meeting in the evening
with all the quorums of the elders to
prepare for our missions FIGURES
~ Monday to ~ Tuesday
29th & 30, FIGURES I commenced plastering my house
~ Wednesday to ~ Thursday
May 1st & 2nd finished plastering two
rooms
~ Friday
3rd, I hung 4 doors primed them & lade
my lower floors [FIGURE]
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," April 21, 1844 - May 3, 1844, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 26, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/r06