May 29, 1837 ~ Monday May 29th I met in the house of the Lord to attend an important conference or meeting of the high councel to attend to some important business of the Church let memory speak upon this subject two {of the presidency} two {of the Twelve and} one {of the seventy were stood before the Council for aggressing} It was considered not {lawful to} try {the president} before the high Councel but before the Bishop the Presidents withdrew the council closed without transacting business ...

March 10, 1842 ~ Thursday March 10th I spent the day at the printing office March 11, 1842 ~ Friday [FIGURE] 11th The Nauvoo Legion met on parrade this day I rode in the Legion in company with the quorum of the Twelve as assistant chaplain. It was the first time I had seen the Legein on parrade & it caused peculiar feelings to rest upon me while gasing [gazing] upon this Legion & contemplate the past present & to come. After ...

The flooring is remarkable, being most artfully inlaid, without nail or peg it contains 2376 Peaces, like the fraiming of a billard table. In this room is a [FIGURES] painting of Bishop Compton under whom this cathedral was built. The next is a vary curious ceome- trical staircase, being the first ever made in England it has ninety steps, all supported by the bottom step. [FIGURES] The great Bell is in a turret above and the weight is 11,474 lbs; the clapper weighs 180 lbs ...

Those last erected are to the memory of Dr. Middleton first protestant Bishop of India, by Lough and Dr. Heber, Bishop of Calcutta, by Chantry. In the crypt of the cathedral are many tombs to the memory of eminent men; among them, Robert Milne, the architect of Black- friars Bridge; John Rennie, the designer and con- tractor of waterloo and Southwark Bridges, Plymo- uth Breakwater, and Sheerness Dock[s]: a plain tomb shows the spot whare Sir Christopher Wren is buried with ownly the name age and date of his death; the - cathedral ...

June 24, 1835 ~ Wednesday June 24th Held a debate with a Lawyier Wm L Sloss then rode to Mr Foster's preached at his house 14 mile June 25, 1835 ~ Thursday 25th Rode to J Jacksons [in] Humphrys Co distance 16 miles June 26, 1835 ~ Friday 26 Brother Parish baptized 1 Br John Jackson then rode to Mr L Barker's. Preached at ...

On the 31 which ^w^as the last day of Dec & of the year 1833 I Joined the Church of Latter Day Saints was Baptized by Elder Zerah Pulsifer on the 31 of Dec 1833 in company with with my Brother Azmon Woodruff we were the two first that was baptized by a latter day saint in Oswego Co NY. I was ordained a Teacher by Elder Pulsifer Jan 2nd 1834 Travled while A Teacher from the 11th of Aprail to 25^th^ of June 1834. — — ...

March 5, 1838 ~ Monday March 5th we left Mr Grants & walked from Hampden to Buxport from thence to the Penobscot {road with Timothy} Farnham 25 m[iles] March 6, 1838 ~ Tuesday 6 walked to Castene & took passage on board the Two friends with Capt Carlton we were becalmed on the way & Capt Carlton with Brother Townsend & myself entered the small boat in order to row to the shore distance was ...

May 5, 1839 ~ Sunday May 5th Sunday I attended conference we had a vary interesting day Joseph address the congregation & also Sidney & was followed by the Twelve. At the close of the day a collection was taken up for the poor [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Br Nathaniel Thomas May 6, 1839 ~ Monday 6th I met with the quorum of the seventies in the morning & after some council their was about sixty ordained Elders & members of the ...

May 21, 1839 ~ Tuesday May 21st I spent this day vary pleasently I rode out on a land excursion in viewing the territory for several miles in the the regions around Montrose our company consisted of seven persons viz the first Presidency Joseph, Sidney, & Hiram three of the Twelve Brigham George & Willford one of the seventy Br Bates Nobles & also Brother Elias Higby making the eight person Brother Nobles ...

May 26, 1839 ~ Sunday May 26 Sunday I crossed the river to Commerce & attended meeting at the house of Brother Joseph's Elder O. Pratt preached & was follwed by Elder John Taylor we returned home & spent the night {distance} 5 mil May 27, 1839 ~ Monday 27th I spent the day in writing May 28, 1839 ~ Tuesday 28 Elder Brigham Young mooved from my room four rods south. The man called ...