March 15, 1843 ~ Wednesday to March 18, 1843 ~ Saturday

15, 16 17, & 18. Spent the time in the printing office
we still have exceding cold weather
the thermometer stands freequently at
zero the river has been frozen over so that
people have continually crossed the river for
more than four months from Nauvoo to Montrose
A circumstanc that never was known befor by
the oldest inhabitants of this region.

March 19, 1843 ~ Sunday

19^th Sunday I spent the day at home writing

March 20, 1843 ~ Monday to March 25, 1843 ~ Saturday

20, 21, 22, 23, 24, & 25. The week was spent
in the printing office the weather has
been uncommonly cold mostly through the
week the thermometer has stood at zero a
number of days the signs in the heavens
are making theire appearance theire has
been singular signs appeared in & about the
sun for sever[al] days this week. O Pratt
has taken a sketch of the same which will
appear in the Time & Seasons their has also
been other signs the light that has been represe
nted as a sword has made its appearance
for several nights past in the same place &
also on the opposite of the horizen has been
seem A black streak about the size of the
light one, while one is as black as darkness
the other has considerable of the appearance
of the blaze of a comet & some have
contended that it was a comet but it
cannot be a comet for it appears about
7 oclock & disappears about 9 oclock rema
ining about two hours thus it appears that
the signs that Joel & Jesus spoke of
are making their appearance

March 15, 1843 ~ Wednesday to March 18, 1843 ~ Saturday

15, 16 17, & 18 Spent the time in the printing office we still have exeeding cold weather the thermometer stands freequently at zero the river has been frozen over so that people have continually crossed the river for more than four months from Nauvoo to Montrose A circumstanc that never was known befor by the oldest inhabitants of this region.

March 19, 1843 ~ Sunday

19th Sunday I spent the day at home writing

March 20, 1843 ~ Monday to March 25, 1843 ~ Saturday

20, 21, 22, 23, 24, & 25 The week was spent in the printing office the weather has been uncommonly cold mostly through the week the thermometer has stood at Zero a number of days the signs in the heavens are making their appearance theire has been singular signs appeared in & above the sun for several days this week. O Pratt has taken a sketch of the same which will appear in the Time & Seasons their has also been other signs the light that has been represe nted as a sword has made its appearance for several nights past in the same place & also on the opposite of the horizen has been seem a black streak about the size of the light one, while one is as black as darkness the other has considerable of the appearance of the blaze of a aomet & some have contended that it was a aomet but it cannot be a comet for it appears about 7 oclock & disappears about 9 oclock rema ining about two hours thus it appears that the signs that Joel & Jesus spoke of are making their appearance