August 5, 1844 ~ Monday

Aug 5^th Monday this is the day of election in this
state their will probably be some fighting and perhaps
some blood shed as men are geting wicked and
about ripe for judgment, their was some fighting
in the bar room below last evening but nothing
vary serious. Elder Kimball had a dream last evening
thought he was preaching to a large congregation
said the Prophet Joseph Smith had laid the foundation
for a great work and it was now for us to build
upon it. He thought Br Joseph was present and appeared
natural. We took the steemer St Croix and
left Galena for Nauvoo we had a plesant sail
through the day and evening, though some
unplesant feelings during the evening.

August 6, 1844 ~ Tuesday

6^th We stoped at various places on the
river among others Burlington, after
which we prepared our minds to once
more behold the city of Nauvoo & embrace our
families ^& friends^ we arived in the city of Nauvoo at
8 oclock in the evening at the upper stone house
we were hailed with Joy by all the citizens
we met. I accompanied the quorum of the
Twelve to their families after which I was
conveyed to my own and truly felt to rejoice to once
^more^ embrace my wife and children. I spent the night
at home with my family, thus it is with me. I have
not spent but one summer either at home or with
the Church, for the last 10 years as my lot has been
all the day long in the vineyard, I go and come from
year to year distance from Galenia to Nauvoo 250 m
when we landed in the city there was a deep gloom
seemed to rest over the city of Nauvoo which we never
experienced before

August 5, 1844 ~ Monday

Aug 5th Monday this is the day of election in this state their will probably be some fighting and perhaps some blood shed as men are geting wicked and about ripe for judgement, their was some fighting in the bar room below last evening but nothing vary serious. Elder Kimball had a dream last evening thought he was preaching to a large congregation said the Prophet Joseph Smith had laid the foundation for a great work and it was now for us to build upon it. He thought Br Joseph was present and appeared natural. We took the steemer St Croix and left Galena for Nauvoo we had a plesant sail through the day and evening, though some unplesant feelings during the evening.

August 6, 1844 ~ Tuesday

6th [FIGURE] We stoped at various places on the river among others Burlington, after which we prepared our minds to once more behold the city of Nauvoo & embrace our families & friends we arived in the city of Nauvoo at 8 oclock in the evening at the upper stone house we were hailed with Joy by all the Citizens we met. I accompanied the quorum of the Twelve to their families after which I was conveyed to my own and truly felt to rejoice to once more embrace my wife and children. I spent the night at home with my family, thus it is with me. I have not spent but one summer either at home or with the church, for the last 10 years as my lot has been all the day long in the vineyard. I go and come from year to year distance from Galenia to Nauvoo 250 m when we landed in the city there was a deep gloom seemed to rest over the city of Nauvoo which we never experienced before