when the meeting was closed, after shaking hand
with many friends, and taking many letters to convey
to England, I returned to my family all our children
were at home. Br & Sister Benbow was present

August 26, 1844 ~ Monday

26^th
I went to the river in company with Mrs Woodruff
to be baptized, for some of our dead friends
I was baptized for five of my friends under
the hands of G. A. Smith, & confirmed under
the hands of Elder Richards. their names were
Cyrus Thompson, Sylva Thompson Hyram Barber
Amna Hart, Electa Woodruff.

Phebe W. Woodruff was baptized for five of
her friends under the hands of W. W. & confirmed
by W. Richards.

Olive Libby, Sarah Pierce, Ezra Carter, Sophia
Carter, Rachael Smith.

W. Woodruff. baptised & confirmed by G. A. S.
on the 26^th of Aug. for—

Asahel Hart, Hart wife of Asahel Hart, Joseph
Hart, Sophrona Hart, Adna Hart, Eunice Hart,
Rob^t Mason, Erastus Hart, Milla Woodruff
Hellan Woodruff, Henry Woodruff, Laura Hoskins
Marietta Hoskins, Wakeman Standley.

August 27, 1844 ~ Tuesday

27^th This was an exceding busy and laborious
day with me. It was the last day that I or my family
shall spend in Nauvoo for many days. I have
left my family and friends almost yearly to go
on missions in the vineyard of the Lord, for the
last ten years of my life, but have never attempted
to take my family with me before for the purpose
of accompaning me on a mission, but as I am now
about to leave my own country to again visit foreign
climes to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ & take
care of the churches which will probably be a

when the meeting was closed, after shaking hand with many friends, and taking many letters to convey to England, I returned to my family all our children were at home. Br & Sister Benbow was present

August 26, 1844 ~ Monday

26th I went to the River in Company with Mrs Woodruff to be baptized, for some of our dead friends I was baptized for five of my friends under the hands of G. A. Smith, & confirmed under the hands of Elder Richards. their names were Cyrus Thompson, Sylva Thompson Hyram Barber Amna Hart. Electa Woodruff.

Phebe W. Woodruff was baptized for five of her friends under the hands of W. W. & confirmed by W. Richards. Olive Libby. Sarah Pierce. Ezra Carter. Sophia Carter. Rachael Smith. W. Woodruff. baptised & confirmed by G.A.S. on the 26th of Aug. for.— — Asahel Hart. wife. of Asahel Hart. Joseph Hart. Sophrona Hart. Adna Hart. Eunice Hart. Robt Mason. Erastus Hart. Milla Woodruff Hellan Woodruff. Henry Woodruff. Laura Hoskins Marietta Hoskins. Wakeman Standley. [FIGURE]

August 27, 1844 ~ Tuesday

27th This was an exeeding busy and laborious day with me. It was the last day that I or my family shall spend in Nauvoo for many days. I have left my family and friends almost yearly to go on missions in the vineyard of the Lord, for the last ten years of my life, but have never attempted to take my family with me before for the purpose of accompaning me on a mission, but as I am now about to leave my own country to again visit foreign climes to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ & take care of the Churches which will probably be a