June 4, 1844 ~ Tuesday

4^th We Passed through sandstone & Jacksonburgh
a large town; the state prision is there. we spent the
night at Br Noah W. Bartholomew near Jacksonburg
here we found Elder Hiram J. Brown who had been
cut of[f] from the church in Nauvoo by an accusation
presented by Elder Elsworth he was still preaching
we talked with him he said he would harken to
council & do what we told him to, manifested a good
spirit & wished to be restored, said that Elsworth
misrepresented him. We gave him liberty to teach.
We ascertained that Elder Samuel Parker had
done much injury in teaching fals doctrin. 25 m

During this days travel we called upon Br Samuel
Graham he was 87 years of age & was Baptized
by Elder Zebedee Coltrin in the fall of AD 1832
as he was tortering for the grave we lade hands upon
him & ordained him unto the office of an high
Priest. Elder Z Coltrin was spokesman, After which
Elders W. Woodruff & G A. Smith lade hands upon
him & sealed upon him the following blessing

Samuel Graham. In the name of ^the Lord^ Jesus Christ and
by the authority of the Holy Priesthood and the Apostleship
resting upon us we lay our hands upon your head &
seal upon your head ^which is blossoming for the grave^ the blessing of Abram Isaac &
Jacob, for thou art of the Seed of Abraham of
the tribe and linage of Joseph of the blood of Ephraim
thy life hath been preserved on the earth for
a special purpose in the mind of God, which purpose
thou shalt fully understand in the morning of
the first resurrection ^we seal thee up unto eternal life^ for thou shalt come forth in
the morn of the first resurrection & stand in thy lot
in the linage of thy fathers ^with all thy posterity & kindred that shall receive the gospel^ thou canst say like simeon
of old thou hast seen the salvation of God for thou
art made partaker of the blessings of the fulness of the
gospel & the powers of the priesthood, & we seal upon