January 3, 1842 ~ Monday

Jan 3^rd I spent the day drawing wood for Albert
Smith from the Island across the Missisippi river
on the Ice

January 4, 1842 ~ Tuesday

4^th I drew wood from the Island for myself
one man while crossing the river broke through
the Ice & lost his whole esstablishment under
the Ice ie horses harness & slay

January 5, 1842 ~ Wednesday

5^th I spent the day drawing wood for Br Smith

January 6, 1842 ~ Thursday

6^th I crossed the Miss River in company with
Elders Hyrum Smith, H. C. Kimball, & John Taylor. it
was thawing & much water on the Ice we got our
feet much weet but we went to Zerehemla held
A CONFERENCE, discontinued the stake appo-
inted A presiding Elder over the branch, saluted
no man by the way dind not eat or drink & retur-
ned not by the way we went. walked in all 10 miles

January 7, 1842 ~ Friday

7^th Spent the day about home & at the store house

January 8, 1842 ~ Saturday

8^th I spent the day in the Nauvoo store & at home
I visited Josephs store & found it throng'^d

January 9, 1842 ~ Sunday

9^th Sunday I preached in the forepart of
the day at Br Freemans to a full congregations
& had a good time. I called upon several
friends in the afternoon & spent the evening
at home in writing

January 10, 1842 ~ Monday

10^th I sold Br John Horlick the South
half of Lot No 4 Block 12 in kimball second
addition to Nauvoo for $50 dollars I spent
the evening at Br John Taylors in company with
Elders Young, Kimball, Taylor, Clayton, Fielding
& others with our wives had an interesting time
I Bought two lots of Hyrum Kimblall for
two hundred & fifty dollars I paid him $50
dollars down in cloth & a watch & the other
is in two annual payments they were

January 3, 1842 ~ Monday

Jan 3rd I spent the day drawing wood for Albert Smith from the Island across the Missisippi river on the Ice

January 4, 1842 ~ Tuesday

4th I drew wood from the Island for myself. One man while crossing the river broke through the Ice & lost his whole esstablishment under the Ice ie horses harness & slay

January 5, 1842 ~ Wednesday

5th I spent the day drawing wood for Br Smith

January 6, 1842 ~ Thursday

6th I crossed the Miss River in company with Elders Hyrum Smith, H. C. Kimball, & John Taylor, it was thawing & much water on the Ice we got our feet much wet but we went to Zerehemla held a CONFERENCE, discontinued the stake appointed a presiding Elder over the branch, saluted no man by the way did not eat or drink & returned not by the way we went, walked in all 10 miles

January 7, 1842 ~ Friday

7th Spent the day about home & at the store house

January 8, 1842 ~ Saturday

8th I spent the day in the Nauvoo store & at home I visited Josephs store & found it thronged

January 9, 1842 ~ Sunday

9th Sunday I preached in the forepart of the day at Br Freemans to a full congregations & had a good time. I called upon several friends in the afternoon & spent the evening at home in writing

January 10, 1842 ~ Monday

10th I sold Br John Horlick the South half of Lot No 4 Block 12 in Kimball Second addition to Nauvoo for $50 dollars I spent the evening at Br John Taylors in company with Elders Young, Kimball, Taylor, Clayton, Fielding & others with our wives had an interesting time I Bought two lots of Hyrum Kimball for two hundred & fifty dollars I paid him $50 dollars down in cloth & a watch & the other is in two annual payments they were