November 5, 1843 ~ Sunday

Nov 5^th Sunday I went to meeting to the
temple found the walls had been reared
several feet all around during the 4 months
of our adsence Elder S Rigdon Preached
during the day I visited many old acquaint
ances laid hands upon some that were
sick & returned home & spent the night

November 6, 1843 ~ Monday to November 10, 1843 ~ Friday

6, 7, 8, 9 & 10. I spent this week looking
after my affairs I found them in a bad
situation my house that I had commenced
before I left which I expected would hav
been reared with its roof on I found ownly
reared a few feet from the ground on the first
story I spent the week in making preperations
to carry on the work. I have found by
experience that a mans business will not
prosper as well when he is absent as present

7^th I attended a council with the 12 was appointed
a committee with J. Taylor P. P. Pratt & B Young to raise $500 to Buy paper to print the Book of Covenents

November 11, 1843 ~ Saturday

Nov 11^th 1843
[FIGURE] W W P W W

During the evening I walked over to Br
Taylors & spent some time in conversing about
the principle of the celestial world or some
of them Br Hiram Smith was in with us &
presented som ideas of much interest to me
concerning Baptism for the dead, the resurrection
redemption & exhaltation in the New & everlasting
covenant that reacheth into the eternal world
He sealed the marriage covenant between me
& my wife Phebe W. Carter for time & eternity
& gave us the principle of it which was inter
esting to us after spending the evening plesantly
we returned home & spent the night

November 5, 1843 ~ Sunday

Nov 5th Sunday I went to meeting to the temple found the walls had been reared several feet all around during the 4 months of our adsence Elder S Rigdon Preached during the day I visited many old acquaint ances laid hands upon some that were sick & returned home & spent the night

November 6, 1843 ~ Monday to November 10, 1843 ~ Friday

6, 7, 8, 9 & 10. I spent this week looking after my affairs I found them in a bad situation my house that I had commenced before I left which I expected would hav been reared with its roof on I found ownly reared a few feet from the ground on the first story I spent the week in making preperations to carry on the work. I have found by experience that a mans business will not prosper as well when he is absent as present

7th I attended a council with the 12 was appointed a committee with J. Taylor P. P. Pratt & B Young to raise $500 to Buy paper to print the Book of Covenents

November 11, 1843 ~ Saturday

Nov 11th 1843 [FIGURE] WW PWW During the evening I walked over to Br Taylors & spent some time in conversing about the principle of the celestial world or some of them Br Hiram Smith was in with us & presented som ideas of much interest to me concerning Baptism for the dead, the resurrection redemption & exhaltation in the New & everlasting covenant that reacheth into the eternal world He sealed the marriage covenant between me & my wife Phebe W. Carter for time & eternity & gave us the principle of it which was inter esting to us after spending the evening plesantly we returned home & spent the night