August 4, 1840 ~ Tuesday

Aug^t 4^th We walked to Frooms Hill found the
Saints in good spirits & health & the work Progress-
ing spent the night at Elder Benbows 8 miles

August 5, 1840 ~ Wednesday

5^th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter for the Mill Star & one
to Young & Richards Elder Smith & myself Preahed
at Frooms hill & confirmed 3. We have had
warm or hot sunshine for several days which is
almost the first weather we have had that
has appeared like summer for we have had a cold
wet season

August 6, 1840 ~ Thursday

6^th [FIGURE] I sealed up a package of 42 letter &
my Journal from Montrose to England
with 1 & 3 No of the Star to send by Elder
Turley to Mrs Woodruff. It contained all of
my corresponding letters since the 8^th of Aug
1839. We spent the day & night at Frooms hill

August 7, 1840 ~ Friday

7^th A pleasant day we spent the day visiting the
Saints we confirmed the Parish Church Clark & his
wife who had been Baptized & Joined the Saints
his name was Robert Hill of Canfroom Parish
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elder Turley 5 miles

August 8, 1840 ~ Saturday

8^th [FIGURE] One year ago this day I left my family in
Montrose to take a mission to England I started with
Elder Tailor & crossed the Missisippi river in a Canoe sick
with the ague & without money But I am now in the
South part of England in Company with Elder
G. A. Smith & enjoying good health & I pray the Lord
to give good health to my wife & children

[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Col Lyman Wight jointly
with Br Smith [FIGURE] I also wrote a letter to Elder
Wm Smith

August 9, 1840 ~ Sunday

^9^th Held Camp Meeting with G A Smith & Turley^

August 10, 1840 ~ Monday

10^th [FIGURE] I wrote 8 Letters 2 to Phebe {sent} 1/2 {soverign}
1 to Epraim Luce, one to Nathaniel Thomas one to
Margarett Smoot all enclosed in a wrapper to phebe
1 to William Benbow one to Brigham Young & one
to Eunice Woodruff. Elders Smith Turley &
myself Preached in the evening at Standly Hill &
had a good time we spent the night at Frooms Hill