May 5, 1839 ~ Sunday

May 5^th Sunday I attended conference we had a vary interesting day Joseph address the congregation &
also Sidney & was followed by the Twelve. At the close of the day a collection was taken up for the poor
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Br Nathaniel Thomas

May 6, 1839 ~ Monday

6^th I met with the quorum of the seventies in the morning & after some council their was about sixty
ordained Elders & members of the seventies. I then met Brother Joseph in company with the Twelve &
Bishops at the house of Bishop Partridge we again had an interesting time with Brother Joseph this was the end of
the conference. Several of the Brethren attended this conference that was wounded by the Missouri mob one of which
I will mention which was Brother ISAAC LEANY who was in company with about twenty others at Hawns mill
in upper Missouri when a large armed mob fell upon them with loaded rifles & other weapons & shot down seventeen
of the saints & murdered them in cool blood. Brother Leany flead from the midst of this seanery & while fleeing
the mob poured forth a shower of balls upon him which pierced his body through & through he showed me
eleven ball holes in his body their was 27 in his shirt, 7 in his pantaloons & his coat literally cut to rags.
one ball entered his body at one armpit & came out at the other another entered the back & came out at
the breast a ball passed through each hip through each leg & each arm all this was while he was running for life
& as strange as it may appear all those wounds with one broken rib did not lessen his speed in the least but he entirely
out run his enemies & saved his life. We can ownly acknowledge it to be by the power & mercy of God
Brother Joseph Young was among the number he also fled & although the balls flew around him like hailstones
yet he was not wounded. How marvelous are the ways of the Lord

May 7, 1839 ~ Tuesday

7^th Spent the day in conversation with the Twelve

May 8, 1839 ~ Wednesday to May 9, 1839 ~ Thursday

8^th Spent the day in writing this Journal & also the 9^th

May 10, 1839 ~ Friday to May 11, 1839 ~ Saturday

10^th & 11^th was spent in writing

May 12, 1839 ~ Sunday

12^th Sunday I met in council with the twelve & the quorum's of the seventies we had an interesting meeting some impor
tant things or business was transacted this day It was voted this day that none of the seventies go out to preach unless
they get a recommend from their presidency & they go out under their direction. also a committy was chosen to see to
the families of the seventies that go out & preach. Also a committy of five was chosen to labour with Elder