when it was Motioned by E^r W Woodruff & secd
by Elder Kington that James Hill, James Barns, Charles
Price, & John Parry, be ordained to the office of a
priest, & John Benbow to the office of a Teacher
carried unanimously. Elder Brigham Young & W.
Woodruff then proceded to ordain the above pers
ons to the offices assigned them. Priest Charles
price was then chosen clerk of the Stanly Hill
Branch of the church. Meeting closed by prayer
We walked to Frooms Hill & spent the night 8 m[iles]

April 23, 1840 ~ Thursday

23^rd Elder Young & myself walked to Moorend Cross
& called upon Brother Thomas Jinkins we both had
a bad cold & felt ill. I left Brother Young & I
walked to Collwall on the side of Malvern Hill &
preached. I walked on to the top of the Hill before
meeting & took an interesting survey of the
surrounding country I walked back to Brother
Jinkins & spent the night distance {of the day} 12 mi

April 24, 1840 ~ Friday

24^th I spent the day in writing Elder Young wrote
a letter to his wife & I wrote a few words in
it to Phebe I also wrote a full letter to phebe
& sent it to Commerce Illinois I preached at
Brother Jinkins & spent the night & was quite ill

When it Was Motioned by Er W Woodruff & secd by Elder Kington that James Hill, James Barns, Charles Price, & John Parry, be ordained to the office of a Priest, & John Benbow to the Office of a Teacher Carried unanimously. Elder Brigham Young & W. Woodruff then proceded to ordain the above pers ons to the offices assigned them. Priest Charles Price was then chosen Clerk of the Stanly Hill Branch of the church. Meeting closed by prayer We walked to Frooms Hill & spent the night 8 m

April 23, 1840 ~ Thursday

23rd Elder Young & myself walked to Moorend Cross & called upon Brother Thomas Jinkins we both had a bad cold & felt ill. I left Brother Young & I walked to Colwall on the side of Malvern Hill & preached. I walked on to the top of the Hill before meeting & took an interesting survey of the surrounding country I walked back to Brother Jinkins & spent the night distance {of the day} 12 mi

April 24, 1840 ~ Friday

24th I spent the day in writing Elder Young wrote a letter to his wife & [FIGURE] I wrote a few words in it to Phebe [FIGURE] I also wrote a full letter to phebe & sent it to Commerce Illinois I preached at Brother Jinkins & spent the night & was quite ill