The Saints assembled in the afternoon and
was addressed by Elder H. C. Kimball & followed
by President Young I did not attend myself
and hence did not take notes but they had an
interesting time, they warned the Loyars
Lawyers and Doctors of their iniquity, and Preached
righteousness to the Saints. I spent the afternoon
at home writing. And in the evening in company
with Mrs Woodruff I rode out to Br John Benbow
and spent the night had some trouble getting there
but had a good visit with them we came to
the conclusion to leave our ownly son named
Wilford Owen. with Br and Sister Benbow while
we should take our mission to England.

August 19, 1844 ~ Monday

19^th We took the Parting hand with Br Benbow
and Wilford, and returned home to Nauvoo
Sister Benbow accompanied us. Sister Ells and
Sister Brown was sewing for Mrs Woodruff.
I met in council with the quorum of the
Twelve the[y] conversed some concerning the rout we should
take it was thought to be the healthyest to take
the northern route.

Elder Dunham was appointed to hold a council with
some visiting brethren concerning some temporal
business:

A letter was read directed to Dr Richards and some
dreams rehearsed one of which I told as follows
I met with Br Joseph Smith in the congregation
of the Saints, he had his old Hebrew and Jerman
Bible, and preached to the Saints. Be he seemed to
be two[o] thronged by the people and he rose up lifted
up a curtain and passed into another room where
the people could not distirb him and there he was
going to teach the people

The Saints assembled in the afternoon and was addressed by Elder H. C. Kimball & followed by President Young I did not attend myself and hence did not take notes but they had an interesting time, they warned the Lawyers and Doctors of the iniquity, and Preached righteousness to the Saints. I spent the afternoon at home writing. And in the evening in company with Mrs Woodruff I rode out to Br John Benbow and spent the night had some trouble getting there but had a good visit with them we came to the conclusion to leave our ownly son named Wilford with Br and Sister Benbow while we should take our mission to England.

August 19, 1844 ~ Monday

19th We took the Parting hand with Br Benbow and Wilford, and returned home to Nauvoo Sister Benbow accompanied us. Sister Ells and Sister Brown was sewing for Mrs Woodruff. I met in council with the quorum of the Twelve they conversed some concerning the rout we should take it was thought to be the healthyest to take the northern route.

Elder Dunham was appointed to hold a council with some visiting brethren concerning some temporal business: A letter was read directed to Dr Richards and some dreams rehearsed one of which I told as follows I met with Br Joseph Smith in the congregation of the Saints, he had his old Hebrew and Jerman Bible, and preached to the Saints. Be he seemed to be too thronged by the people and he rose up lifted up a curtain and passed into another room where the people could not distirb him and there he was going to teach the people