many of the most Noble spirits that ever dwelt in flesh like Jesus and the Apostles have been meekly submitting to the ordimances of the gospel, and like little children have been subject to the Authority of the Holy Priesthood And have made evry sacrafize required and laboured day & night to build up Zion that the honest in Heart & the meek of the Earth may have A place to flee to in order to Escape the just judgment of ^that^ God whose rod is now suspendend in the Heavens and is about to ...

October 19, 1848 ~ Thursday 19th I spent the day at Mr Merrills writing, the storm of last night continued untill to day noon when the sun came out. I had a plesant time last night in a dream with Brs Brigham Young & H. C. Kimball and the Saints in the salt lake valley we expressed our feelings together concerning the signs of the times & the Judgments of God which await this nation. I had a good meet ing with the Saints at Mr ...