April 25, 1834 ~ Friday

To travel towards Kirtland and arived
there at night on the 25^th of Aprail 1834
There for the first time I had a view
of our beloved Brother Joseph Smith
the prophet & Seer which God hath
raised up in these last days through
whom the saints receieve Revelations
from time to time.

^I here first time became acquainted with Elder Milton Holmes who traveld with us in the camp
to Mo.

April 26, 1834 ~ Saturday

Brother Joseph invited
us to take up our abode with him &
accordingly we did and boarded at his
house most of the time for a week here I
became not ownly acquainted with him
and his family but with many of the
brethren both high priests, Elders, and
private members those which were making
it their home at Kirtland and also those
which were gathering for the purpose of going
up to Zion on the 27th of Aprail being
the Lords day I attended meeting and herd
several of the Brethren preach. Brother
Sidney Rigdon, Orson Hide, Orson
Pratt and others spoke ^Joseph Smith closing^ during the meeting
It appeared to me there was more
light mad[e] manifest at that meeting

April 25th 1834

To travel towards Kirtland and arived there at night on the 25th of Aprail 1834 There for the first time I had a view of our beloved Brother Joseph Smith the Prophet & Seer which God hath raised up in these last days through whom the saints receieve Revelations from time to time. Brother Joseph invited

Text printed between lines of cursive text I here for the first time became acquainted with Elder Milton Holmes who traveled with us in the camp to Mo. 26 April I was introduced to Elder Brigham Young Heber C Kimball. Br Young gave me a Butcher knife

us to take up our abode with him & accordingly we did and boarded at his house most of the time for a week here I became not ownly acquainted with him and his family but with many of the brethren both high priests, Elders, and private members those which were making it their home at Kirtland and also those which were gathering for the purpose of going up to Zion. on the 27th of Aprail being the Lords day I attended meeting and herd several of the Brethren preach. Brother Sidney Rigdon. Orson Hide. Orson Pratt and others spoke Joseph Smith Closing during the meeting It appeared to me there was more light made manifest at that meeting