September 1, 1840 ~ Tuesday Sept 1.st I walked out in the after noon with Elders Smith & Kimball to visit some of the great works of man, we visited the Thames Tunnel which is considered one of the greatest wonders of the world. We entered the Tunnel on the South Side of the river Thames at Rotherhithe & after going about about 80 feet down into the earth we entered the archway on the left which ...

we traveled 7 miles & stoped for the night September 20, 1844 ~ Friday 20th We passed through the locks slowly. I spent the day in perusing an interesting work entitled "Narrative & recollections of Van Demans Land During a three years captivity of Stephen S Wright together with an account of the battle of Prescot in which he was taken prisioner; his imprisonment in Cannda; Trial, Condemnation and transportation to Australia. His terrible sufferings in the british Penal colony of Van Demands and return ...

been to great expens in fiting out an army of 500,000 men to assist Mehemit Ali & for other purposes. Endeavering at the same time to fort ify Paris by surrounding it with a strong wall, but in the midst of this scenery they have been suffering under one constant torrent of Judgment, the sea has hove itself beyound its bounds the rivers Seine, Saone & Rhone overflowed their banks turned out of therr course & these created a flood unparellelled ...

soon sink they Did so, & I began to revive in the evening & spent a little more comfortable night February 22, 1841 ~ Monday 22 was much better & enabled to sit up, most of the day February 23, 1841 ~ Tuesday 23rd Arose in the morning refreshed by sleep s[t]ill felt weak in body wrot a few lines in my Journal with a feble hand, [FIGURE] Received 2 letters from E. Bromley & a Brother in the Potteries. Elder Snow wrote to Elder ...

& at last cut his own throat after reigning 13 years 7 months & 28 days. Galba next reigned 7 months & lost his head. Otho took his place & was killed in battle. Vespasian was declaired emperor in AD 70 & gave his son Titus command of the army that was to lay siege to Jerrusalem, while John & Simon were at war with each other in the city of Jerrusalem & ...

death & much poison run out of his mouth the interpetation is when we arive at Edinborough I shall be opposed by {the presiding elder} for appointing Br Banks to preside over that branch of the church & confer ence distance of the day 12 March 19, 1845 ~ Wednesday 19th I rode to Glasgow met with Hedlock & Ward we got two New York prophets which brought glorious News of the com- mencement of the fulness ...

Lyman Wight for presenting the subject of politicks through the public press in a manner that was derogatory to the character of the church & closing up what public feeling there was manifest in our favor May 13, 1839 ~ Monday to May 14, 1839 ~ Tuesday 13th & 14th I spent in preparing myself to move to Commerce or Montrose in the Ioway Territory. I [FIGURE] wrote a Letter to Elder Milton Holmes by the direction of the Twelve informing him of his ...

Moved & Carried that Elders Thomas Kington, Alfred Cordon, & Thomas Smith be ordained High Priest And John Albiston, be orda John Blezard, William Berry, John Sanders, John Parkinson, James Worsley, & John Allen be ordained—Elders & Joseph Slinger George Walker John Smith Robert Williams. William Black

gains power & knowledge but when he relaxes for a season he looses much of his power & knowledge. But in all matters temporal or spiritual Preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ or in leading an army to battle victory almost entirely depends upon good order & moderation (in going to battle moove slow dress up into a line & though your enemy rush upon you with fury meet them slow but firmly let not confusion or terror seize your breast but meet them firmly & strike a heavy blow ...

his word & Testimony & finally put him to death on the cross with many who followed him. But this did not hender the fulfillment of the words of Jesus Christ concerning that nation, the words of the Lord had gone out of his mouth & could not return unto him void, the things that belonged to their Peace were hid from their ^eyes^. they were count ed unworthy as a nation. The kingdom was to be rent out of their hands & given to annother, the die was Cast & Judgment ...