upper story the school rooms belfry &c. all indicating great Architecture & wisdom we then
spent some time in visiting the Bank, & Printing office. But wonder on wonder stricks my
sense to look into the casket of the great work of Israels God in these last days as the Prophet
exclaims he does things we looked not for Two & a half years since I left Kirtland with my
Brethren in their poverty to go forth to visit our Brethren in tribulation in Zion then our
brethren in Kirtland were poor dis^s^pised & even looked upon by the pomp of babylon with disdain
& disgrace who stood waiting with e^a^gar eager eyes to behold them sink into forgetfulness But
how chang'd the scene now I behold a cheerfulnes beaming from every countenance that
indicates Prosperity & the noise of the ax & the hammer & the sight of their walls
& dwellings newly erected & their Bank & market & esspecially house of God speak
in language loud as thunder that they will have a city in prosperity in spite of all
the fals Prophets of Baal or even Earth or hell because God is with them & his Temple
stands in honor of his Kingdom while Babylon begins to wonder & will soon perish
we spent the night at Elder Parrish'es distance of the day 9 miles
The money I expended in my travels from Paducah KY to Kirtland Ohio fees aboard
steem boats & stages & board lodgings &c was $16.65 & Also I Paid $5.00 dollars for a
cloak making $21.65 cts in all
~ Saturday
Nov 26 Visited President & Doct Cowdery at the printing office & made a general settle
ment with them for the M[essenger] & Advocate for the subscribers of the South I gave them
9 new subscribers & Paid them $41.50 cts for the Papers receieved counsel from Pres
idents Smits & Rigdon returned to Elder Parrishes house & spent the day in writing
23.75 miles since 31st of May 1836
upper story the school rooms belfry &c all indicating great Architecture & wisdom we then
spent some time in visiting the Bank & Printing office. But wonder on wonder stricks my
sense to look into the casket of the great work of Israels God in these last Days as the Prophet
exclaims he does things we looked not for:Two & a half years since I left Kirtland with my
Brethren in their Poverty to go fourth to visit our Brethren in tribulation in Zion then our
brethren in Kirtland were poor disspised & even looked upon By the pomp of babylon with disdain
& disgrace who stood waiting with eager eyes to behold them sink into forgetfulness But
how chang'd the scene now I behold a cheerfulnes beaming from every countenance that
indicates Prosperity & the noise of the ax & the hammer & the sight of their walls
& dwellings newly erected & their Bank & market & esspecially house of God speak
in language loud as thunder that they will have a city in prosperity in spite of all
the fals Prophets of Baal or even Earth or hell because God is with them & his Temple
stands in honor of his Kingdom while Babylon begins to wonder & will soon perish
We spent the day with Elder Parrish'es distance of the day 9 miles
The money I expended in my travels from Paducah KY to Kirtland Ohio fees aboard
steamboats & stages & board lodgings &c was $16.65 & Also I Paid $5.00 dollars for a
cloak making $21.65 cts in all
~ Saturday
26 Nov Visited President & Doct Cowdery at the Printing office & made a general settle
ment with them for the Messenger & Advocate for the subscribers of the South I gave them
9 new subscribers & Paid them $41.50 cts for the Papers receieved counsel from Pres
idents Smits & Rigdon returned to Elder Parrishes house & spent the day in writing