to once more enter this city after being
Absent more than two years when I left their
was not more than a dozen houses in the town
but now their was more than a dozen several
hundred we passed by the temple as we passed
along & had a view of it soon called at the
house of Elder Young & spent the night with
him he was sick. Elder Kimball was with
him & also Elder Richards we lade hands on him
& he soon recoverd I saw many of my old
friends & acquaintance & I was informed that
many of our old acquaintance & friends are
dead & quite a number among the english emigra
nts Elder Kington'^s mother & wife, Elder Glover
& many others. distance of the day 35 m[iles]

October 7, 1841 ~ Thursday

7^th I met with many friends during the day
I also sat in counsel with the Twelve & was
happy to once more meet with the quorum I
moved my things to Elder Kimball house & spent
the night my wife & child was both sick I called
upon Elders Kington & Brewet & Pitt & Stephen
Luce & many others & spent the night at
Elder Kimball'^s I received a letter from J Turpin
I paid $10 to E Robeinson for the times & seasons

October 8, 1841 ~ Friday

8^th I am quite undecided which way to turn
or whare to settle myself the temporal business
of the Church is laid upon the hands of the
Twelve it has been thought best by some to
of our quorum for me to go to Warsaw with
Elder Richard. Sister kimball deliverd to us all the
things which I had sent to Phebe from England
by Elder Turley which were left in her hands
I paid R Cahoon $5 dollars for Dwight Webster
for the house of the Lord

On looking over all my accounts & expenses
from New York to Nauvoo & I found that all
the expenses of my family travelling expenses
&c from the 20^th Aug in New York to the 8^th Oct
in Nauvoo amounted in all to $238.21 cts
I met in conference with the Twelve & among
other business they voted that I should locate
myself in Nauvoo. I looked over my accounts
with Sister Nelson & she is indetted to me $1 dollar

to once more enter this city after being absent more than two years when I left their was not more than a dozen houses in the town but now their was several hundred we passed by the temple as we passed along & had a view of it soon called at the house of Elder Young & spent the night with him he was sick Elder Kimball was with him & also Elder Richards we lade hands on him & he soon recoverd I saw many of my old friends & acquaintance & I was informed that many of our old acquaintance & friends are dead & quite a number among the english emigra nts Elder Kington's mother & wife, Elder Glover & many others, distance of the day 35 m

October 7, 1841 ~ Thursday

7th I met with many friends during the day I also sat in counsel with the Twelve & was happy to once more meet with the quorum I moved my things to Elder Kimball house & spent the night my wife & child was both sick I called upon Elders Kington & Brewet & Pitt & Stephen Luce & many others & spent the night at Elder Kimball's [FIGURE] I received a letter from J Turpin I paid $10 to E Robinson for the times & seasons

October 8, 1841 ~ Friday

8th I am quite undecided which way to turn or whare to settle myself the temporal business of the Church is laid upon the hands of the Twelve it has been thought best by some of our quorum for me to go to warsaw with Elder Richards Sister Kimball deliverd to us all the things which I had sent to Phebe from England by Elder Turley which were left in her hands I Paid R. Cahoon $5 dollars for Dwight Webster for the house of the Lord On looking over all my accounts & expenses from New York to Nauvoo & I found that all the expenses of my family travelling expenses to from the 20th Aug in New York to the 8th Oct in Nauvoo amounted in all to $238.21 cts I met in conference with the Twelve & among other business they voted that I should locate myself in Nauvoo, I looked over my accounts with Sister Nelson & she is indetted to me $1 dollar