October 5, 1844 ~ Saturday

Oct 4 5^th 1844 [FIGURE] I arose in the morning
Light was the heavens adorning
I spent a plasant hour
beneath my fathers bower
with my friends I bent my knees in prayer
I pray for peace to abide forever there
After praying for the last time in the circle of my
fathers family I took the Parting hand with Father
& Mother & Uncle Ozem Woodruff, left them in
good health & spirits & again commenced my Journey
I called upon Aunt Lydia Hart a few moments
Passed by the mills house & farm the place of
my birth & youth. Called upon Aunt Wheelers
& her family. All appeared glad to see me cousin
Luther Wheeler informed me that the Address
of Levi Elsworth Thompson, is Nottaway, St Joseph
Co, Michigan. Sturgess Prairie is near.
I rode on to Simsbury & stoped at Aunt Cossetts
she was deranged I lade hands upon her and rebuked
the spirit by which she was bound & she imme-
diately seemed to be some better. I took the parting
hand with the whole family & rode to Elder
Ashbel Deweys Little river near westfield 30 miles

I retired to rest and had the following dream.
I thought their was A large building standing in
Nauvoo Joining my house. appeared to be filled
with lumber and many men to work in it I saw
the foundation of it begin to give way I run in to
warn the people to leave it but it fell with a mighty
crash while I was in it I narrowly escaped being
killed, but got out without injury. I then saw my
own dwelling brick house in Nauvoo the foundation
of it to give way. I went into that to warn my
family to leave it but it fell with us in it but I got
out & my wife with her child in her arms all safe
the interpetation I shall understand before mandy
days