January 1, 1849 ~ Monday
JAN 1st 1849 Monday this is the first day of 1849 we have
traversed in our minds and recorded some things
which has transpired during the past year what the present year
will bring to pass time must determin. But I have no boubt [doubt] but the
peresent year will chronicle events of equal importance with the past
As the crices has commenced with the past it will progress with the
future untill all nations will be constrained to acknowledg their is A
God in Heaven whose hand is stretched out to perform A great and
marvellous work in the Earth in the last days
The News this morning is in the Boston Daily times is that the steam[er]
Europa had arived Bringing News that Prince Louis Napoleon was elect[ed]
President of . The Emperor of had Abdicated his
Throne in favor of his young Nephew. Dredful starvation in
Raging of the cholera in and esspecially in the south of
America, it is raging at in such a manner that the inh-
abitants are fleeing out all that can get out. All business is stoping
captains Mates &clerks & Hands Are dying of the steam boats so that
they have to stop running. I shall watch the movements of the
signs of the times & record them daily
[FIGURE] I recieved a letter from Br brought by the Hand
of [who] wished me to visit A sister who was possesed with
an evil spirit so I Accompanied Him to , to see her
I spent the night with them I found her in a low state she was con
troled by An Evil spirit Altogether I Administered to her by the laying
on of hands she was better for a time but she afterwards gave
way to the same spirit Again 40 m
January 2, 1849 ~ Tuesday
2nd I spent the day at Mr . It was A severe winters day
the air was filled with snow
January 3, 1849 ~ Wednesday
3rd It is still vary severe wether A large body of snow on the ground
the air filled with snow Mr carried me in A sleigh 6 m
to Br I covered myself up in a Buffalo And I came
nigh friezeing. Mr Courier froze his face badly I spent the night
with Br Hardy 6m
January 4, 1849 ~ Thursday
34th It is still vary cold I spent the day at And night
at we had A meeting I preached to the people
I had A dream At night was with the Twelve present spoke of me
January 5, 1849 ~ Friday
45th I went to Elder spent the day and night I Blessed
his youngest child it is still vary cold
January 6, 1849 ~ Saturday
6th I went to Mr And spent the day And night
January 7, 1849 ~ Sunday
7th Sunday I met with the saints At Brother And preached
to them Administered unto 2 that were sick. Atte-
nded meeting in the Evening came to see me and
spent several Hours with me he walked to Mr with me
He is quite unhappy at the present time He is now out of the church
and has not taken any active part in the work since his
And was cut off. I spent the night at Mr Burbanks
January 8, 1849 ~ Monday
8th I rode to in a sleigh called upon
took cars rode to And spent the night once more at
home with My family. ^40 m^ I visited widow Hardy. she has 5 sons &
7 Daughter 12 in all, they were All seated in A row in her room All at work
closing shoes they have 4 c[en]ts per pair & close 70 pair daily, the 12 children
were born in 14 years All living