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Excerpt:September 22, 1836 ~ Thursday Sept 22 Preached at Mr Frazier at the ford of brush creek got one subscriber for M & Ad. Was some opposed by a Pryspet erian Priest & wrote a letter for sister Bishop September 23, 1836 ~ Friday 23 Rode to Feliciana from thence took the Dresden road & with difficulty crossed the Obine swamp & creek my horse frequently wallowing in the cyprus slues nearly under ...Dates:September 22, 1836 September 23, 1836 September 24, 1836 September 25, 1836 September 26, 1836 September 27, 1836 September 28, 1836 September 29, 1836 September 30, 1836 October 1, 1836 October 2, 1836 October 3, 1836 October 4, 1836 October 5, 1836 -
Excerpt:one year ago this morning I left Kirtland in company with Elder Hale to go to the Islands of the sea the Lord hath prospered our way & blessed be his name. Whare will another May day find me O, LORD thou knowest. After being refreshed by the breeze I drew my pen & wrote these lines & then returned to E. Elstons house & felt refreshed by our morning's walk. We dined at Mr Elstons & walked to Westtown & appointed a meeting ...Dates:June 1, 1838 June 2, 1838 June 3, 1838 June 4, 1838 June 5, 1838 June 6, 1838 -
Excerpt:death he warmly contended for the principles & defended the cause of the Latter Day Saints when it was assailed. Asahel (in one sens of the word) was not himself but another man during the last four months of his life he was abent minded & overwhelmed in deep study & thought for hours together at times he would ride half a day beside Mr Adams & not utter a word, & at other times he would speak to him two or three times before he would notice him or speak to him. he ... -
Excerpt:July 10, 1837 ~ Monday 10th I walked in Company with Elder Hale to Collinsville I had an interview with Samuel Barber Uncle Ozem was assisting in building a stone dam across the river at Collensville. I visited a pine grove that I often retired to in 1830 for prayer & meditation I had many interesting seasons by day & by night while tending a mill for Collins in 1830, in the pine grove above ...Dates:July 10, 1837 July 11, 1837 July 12, 1837 -
Excerpt:October 7, 1837 ~ Saturday Oct 7th Spent the day visiting the Saco branch of church, the night at fathers 23 miles October 8, 1837 ~ Sunday 8 Sunday rode in company with Elder Hale from Scarborough to South Berwick we Preached at candlelight at Mr Moses Coopers. We found sister Sophia ia Cooper strong in the faith of the saints distance 33 miles October 9, 1837 ~ Monday 9 The ...Dates:October 7, 1837 October 8, 1837 October 9, 1837 October 10, 1837 October 11, 1837 October 12, 1837 October 14, 1837 October 15, 1837 October 16, 1837 October 17, 1837 October 18, 1837 October 19, 1837 October 20, 1837 October 21, 1837 October 22, 1837 October 23, 1837 October 24, 1837 October 25, 1837 October 26, 1837 October 27, 1837 October 28, 1837 October 29, 1837 -
Excerpt:took her in tow of the steem boat Portland & towed her into Portland her main mast & for top mast had gone by the board & she was damaged otherwise when they were addressed with (Parley vo franc mon shire.) they could answer (we mon shire) & English to. We arived at Portland at 8 oclock A.M. I took breakfast with my brother in law Ezra Carter & after visiting some of the Book stores & Purchasing an ALBUM for Mrs Woodruff I walked ...Dates:July 7, 1838 July 8, 1838 July 13, 1838 July 13, 1838 July 14, 1838 -
Excerpt:of the kingdom of Jehovah. Let us suppose a case. suppose the great God who dwells in heaven should reveal himself to Father Cutler here by the opening heavens and tell him I offer up a decree that whatsoever you seal on earth with your decree I will seal it in heaven, you have power then, can it be taken of? No. Then what you seal on earth by the keys of Elijah is sealed in heaven & this is the power of Elijah, & this is the difference between the ... -
Excerpt:June 29, 1836 ~ Wednesday June 29th Preached at Mr McKinzie's held a dabate with a Baptist Priest after meeting & selling a Book of Mormon to McKinzies we Rode to Mr David Criders [in] Gibson Co Ten 7 m[iles] June 30, 1836 ~ Thursday 30. Spent the day at Mr Criders I {and Brothers Smoot and Clapp went to the woods to pray the power of God stay on us ...Dates:June 29, 1836 June 30, 1836 July 1, 1836 July 2, 1836 July 3, 1836 July 4, 1836 July 5, 1836 July 6, 1836 July 7, 1836 July 8, 1836 -
Excerpt:REFUSED FOOD AND SHELTER. In some instances the Lord preserved us, as it were by miracle, from the mob. We dared not go to houses and get food, so we picked and ate raw corn, and slept on the ground, and did any way we could until we got out of the County. We dared not preach while in that County, and we did but little preaching in the State of Missouri. The first time I attempted to preach was on Sunday, in a tavern, in ... -
Excerpt:LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. We were soon surrounded by Osage Indians, and kindly received by Mr. Jereu and his wife, who was an Indian. She gave us an excellent supper and a good bed, which we were thankful for after the fatigue of the day. As I laid my head on my pillow I felt to thank God, from the bottom of my heart, for the exchange of the barbarous treatment of a civilized Presbyterian priest, for the humane, kind ...