Joseph uttered the feelings of his soul in pain while
viewing the poverty & afflictions of Ephraim or
the Saints in Kirtland at least that fals brethren
should be whited walls [Acts 23:3] & bring perrils upon the
Saints. Joseph is as a father to Ephraim & to all
Israel in these last days, he mourns because
of unbelief & the negligence manifest with ma-
ny who have receieved the gospel in obeying
the commands of God he fears lest ^but^ few
be left to receieve an inheritance. There is
not a greater man than Joseph standing in
this generation. The gentiles look upon him
& he is to them like bed of Gold conceled
from human view: they know not his prin-
ciple, his spirit, his wisdom, virtue, phylanthr-
opy, nor his calling. His mind like Enoch's
swells wide as eternity Nothing short of a
God can comprehend his soul

April 10, 1837 ~ Monday

April 10^th I wrote two letters to the land
of Zion one to Elder A. O. Smoot & the
other to Elder Alexander

A conference of Elders is to be held at
Mane Aug 12^th & 13^th AD 1837 on Saturday & Sunday

Direct a letter to Freeman Nickerson South Dennis Post office
Barnstable County Massachusetts

My first acquaintance with Miss Phebe W. Carter was
on the eve of the 28^th of Jan[uary] 1837 at which time I
was introduc'd to her at Elder Milliken's by the politeness
of Elder M. Holmes after two & half months acquai-
ntance we were joined in Matrimony the account of
which will be found ion the following pages

Joseph uttered the feelings of his soul in pain while viewing the poverty & afflictions of Ephraim or the Saints in Kirtland at least that fals brethren should be whited walls & bring perrils upon the Saints. Joseph is as a father to Ephraim & to all Israel in these last days, he mourns because of unbelief & the negligence manifest with ma ny who have receieved the gospel in obeying the commands of God he fears lest but few be left to receieve an inheritance. There is not a greater man than Joseph standing in this generation. The gentiles look upon him & he is to them like bed of Gold conceled from human view: they know not his prin ciple, his spirit, his wisdom, virtue, phylanthr opy, nor his calling. His mind like Enochs swells wide as eternity Nothing short of a God can comprehend his soul

A conference of Elders to be held at Mane Aug 12th & 13th AD 1837. on Saturday & Sunday

My first acquaintance with Miss Phebe W. Carter was on the eve of the 28th of Jany 1837 at which time I was introduc'd to her at Elder Milliken's by the politeness of Elder M. Holmes after two & half months acquaintance we were joined in Matrimony the account of which will be found on the following pages