Brother Haven followed with interesting remarks in explaining the principles of repentance, by A figure. If A Mother set two little children at work, they should leave it & go to play & dirty their clothes And when the Mother came [she] find they had not done the work but been disobediant but promised forgiveness if they wo[uld] go wash their face change their closes [clothes] & do the work one goes & do as she is required the other follows her Mother & crys all day & pleads with her to forgive her. When ...

April 24, 1849 ~ Tuesday 24th I recieved a Letter from Br Wells of waterville Ct I walked to the foot of Chamber street N.Y. ^to^ took boat it had left so I walked back read the papers, stars &c containing Elder Jones Letter containing an account of his last visit & Conference with the welsh saints it was glorious, I shed tears of Joy over it. A Brother gave me a Calafornia knife blade 15 inches long. At ...

December 4, 1849 ~ Tuesday 4th [FIGURE] I wrote 3 letters One to Mrs Woodruff, one to Col Kane one to Dr J. M. Bernhisel. I took cars rode to Beverly & spent the night with Br Flagg 30 m December 5, 1849 ~ Wednesday 5th [FIGURE] I wrote A letter to J. M. Bernhisel I took cars to Boardentown & stage to New Egypt & spent the night 35 m

Dear Br Woodruffe, Haverstraw Septr 4th 1855 Time passes swiftly away and we have not reached the valley, I have no doubt you have some times wondered where we have got to, I some times am led to ask my self the question. Since you left the States things have changed and still continue to change. I have been foreman of the Engraveing Shop here for some years, but the continual fluctuations in trade have kept us from saveing much money yet we have saved a ...

Utah, and we shall have to be like many more utntill we can do better. I have counted the cost and am willing to make every sacrifice so that I may be counted worthy to receive my Endowment and all things pertaining to my family organisation, that I may also be usefull in building up Zion, and subject myself to the authority of the Church in Utah we are all anxious to make a start Br Shaw and Wife have been here with us ...