May 7^th I had an interview with Elder
Whittaker he assisted me to pile some wood
in the suller. It was a hard rainy day
Sister Barbara Neff spent the day with us

May 8, 1844 ~ Wednesday

8^th I spent the day in company with
Mrs Woodruff in the gardieng weeding

May 9, 1844 ~ Thursday

May 9^th 1844 I arose in the morning
and aranged some domestic affairs &
was again under the necessity of parting
with my family for the purpose of spending
another summer on a mission through
the United States to attend the genera[l]
conferences. It has been my lot to travel
in the vineyard evry summer with one
exception for the last ^ten^ years of my live.
I took the parting hand with my family &
left Nauvoo in company with Elders G. A. Smith
J. M. Grant and Ezra Thayer and son. Br Thayer
had a team & offered to accompany us on
our Journey. We rode to La harp, & spent the
night Elder Smith & myself spent the night
with Elder George Collson Br's Thayer and Grant
at Br Shaw. We held a meeting in the
place with the Saints I addressed the
meeting and was followed by Elders
Grant & Smith. distance of the day 25 m[iles]

^ J S H S I this day took the last parting hand & look with the
Prophet and Patriarch at their own dwellings O
O what O what a look Joseph gave me. Ah he knew what I
did not^

May 10, 1844 ~ Friday

10^th We left La harp & travled across the
beautiful prairies to Br Aaron Powers &
spent the night. 1 1/2 miles from Greenfield on
swan creek, thousands of pigeons were on his farm 27 m

May 7th I had an interview with Elder Whittaker he assisted me to pile some wood in the suller. It was a hard rainy day Sister Barbara Neff spent the day with us

May 8, 1844 ~ Wednesday

8th I spent the day in company with Mrs Woodruff in the garden weeding

May 9, 1844 ~ Thursday

May 9th 1844 I arose in the morning and aranged some domestic affairs & was again under the necessity of parting with my family for the purpose of spending another summer on a mission through the United States to attend the genera conferences. It has been my lot to travel in the vineyard evry summer with one exception for the last ten years of my live. I took the parting hand with my family & left Nauvoo in company with Elders G. A. Smith J. M. Grant and Ezra Thayer and son. Br Thayer had a team & offered to accompany us on our Journey. We rode to Laharp & spent the night Elder Smith & myself spent the night with Elder George Colson Br's Thayer and Grant at Br Shaw. We held a meeting in the place with the saints I addressed the meeting and was followed by Elders Grant & Smith, distance of the day 25 m [FIGURE] JS HS I this day took the last Parting hand & look with the Prophet and Patriarch at their own dwellings. O O what a look Joseph gave me. Ah he knew what I did not

May 10, 1844 ~ Friday

10: We left Laharp & travled across the beautiful prairies to Br Aaron Powers & spent the night, 1 1/2 miles from Greenfield on swan creek, thousands of Pigeons were on his farm 27 m