January 1, 1843 ~ Sunday

JAN 1^st 1843

I spent this day by starting at sunrise
in company with Mrs Woodruff & Br
Newbury & two sisters in a two hors
sleigh & crossing the Mississippi River on
the ice & travled 15 miles into Iowa Territory
& Joined Mr Abram Newbury & Miss Eliza
Duty in Matrimony. we then took diner &
returned home making in all 30 miles
while the thermometer stood 10 degrees below zero

January 2, 1843 ~ Monday

2^nd It is an important erea in the history
of the Church about these days. Joseph Smith
the Prophet & Seer of the Church has been
persecuted & driven into the willderness from
his family & Church in Nauvoo in consequen
ce of illegal oaths, affidavits & edicts, from men in
authority govornors &c, But having a new
govornor Joseph Smith came forth & deliverd
himself up to the authorities & demanded a
trial, & it has been granted him within a few
days past before the circuit court of the
United States & has been honorably acquited
according to the law of the Land, & is now
returning to Nauvoo ^to^ have a jubilee. Elder
John Taylor has gone to Springfield with
Joseph & about 20 other Brethren which leaves
the Printing Office in my care which makes
much business for me more than I can con-
veniently attend to.

January 3, 1843 ~ Tuesday to January 8, 1843 ~ Sunday

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 My time was spent in the Printing
Office

January 1, 1843 ~ Sunday

JAN 1st 1843

I spent this day by starting at sunrise in company with Mrs Woodruff & Br Newbury & two sisters in a two hors sleigh & crossing the Mississippi River on the ice & travled 15 miles into Iowa Territory & Joined Mr Abram Newbury & Miss Eliza Duty in Matrimony, we then took diner & returned home making in all 30 miles while the thermometer stood 10 degrees below zero

January 2, 1843 ~ Monday

2nd It is an important erea in the history of the Church about these days, Joseph Smith the Prophet & Seer of the Church has been persecuted & driven into the willderness from his family & Church in Nauvoo in consequen ce of illegal oaths, affidavits & edicts, from men in authority govornors &c, but having a new govornor Joseph Smith came forth & deliverd himself up to the authorities & demanded a trial, & it has been granted him within a few days past before the Circuit Court of the United States & has been honorably acquited according to the law of the Land, & is now returning to Nauvoo to have a jubilee. Elder John Taylor has gone to Springfield with Joseph & about 20 other Brethren which leaves the Printing Office in my care which makes much business for me more than I can conveniently attend to.

January 3, 1843 ~ Tuesday to January 8, 1843 ~ Sunday

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 My time was spent in the Printing Office