Sept. travling in company with Elder Clapp on foot through a rainy day & wadeing through creeks & swamps Br & Sister Benton accompanied us on horsback but we all arived weary & wet distance {of the day} 25 miles September 10, 1836 ~ Saturday 10 Arose in the morning sumwhat ill in consequence of the hard tower we endured the day previous rode to Elder J. F Lane to attend the counsel of Elders to take into consideration the case of ...

between & Ledbury with other villages in the wes[t] with a fine beautiful cultivated vale upon evry hand, & while standing upon this eminance & beholding this grand prospect or survey to add to the solemnity of the scenery the thu- nders began to roll & lightnings flash beneath my feet while the rain desended in torrents in the vale beneath while I was in the midst or above the clouds to behold the scene May 10, 1840 ~ Sunday 10th Sunday I met a company at ...

gallant sail about 100 feet from the upper deck which was the top of the rope ladders I could go no higher without climing a single bear rope so I retu- rned to the deck I found it required some presens of mind & caution to go up & down the riging of a ship as she was waving in the air we had a calm night May 11, 1841 ~ Tuesday 11th A strong west head wind but warm we sail 9 not an hour to the North we passed a full ...

A vote was call to know if they ^the Church^ was perfectly satisfyed with Elders Foster's labours & procedings as Presiding Elder in the Church; the vote was Unanimous. Elder Foster resigned his office & Elder ^Geoe L Seach^ was appointed president of the Church in New York by a vot of the same After which several children were blessed & the meeting adjourned untill evening; At which time Elder O. Pratt addressed the people concerning the Book of ...

spoke about the Same length of time the people gave good attention to what we said & seemed to be much interested in what they heard, & we dismissed our meeting in the midst of good feelings. Mr Corner invited us home, soon after we arived at his house Elder Kimball felt impressed to returned Back to the place of preaching, & when he got there he found a large company talking about the things which they had herd, & they wished him to speak to them again & ...

February 20, 1842 ~ Sunday Feb 20 Sunday I spent the day at home reading & writing February 21, 1842 ~ Monday to February 26, 1842 ~ Saturday 21 22 23 24 25 & 26 Was spent in the printing office Nothing remarkable transpired with us during the week excepting we prepared a plate [ink color change] for making a cut at the commencement of the Book of Abraham which is to be published in the 9 No of the 3 vol of the Times & ...

The following is a part of the Doctrinal Catechism of the Church of England 1 who are your lawful spiritual Pastors The Ministers of the Church of England 2. What are they called. Bishops Priests & Deacons 3. Are not disenting teachers Ministers of the gospel No they have never been called after the manner of Aaron 4th But do they not say that God has called them inwardly yes but if he had called them inwardly he would have called them in the order of his word outwardly 5 ...

to light, iniquity must be purged out, then the veil will be rent and the blessings of heaven will flow down they will roll down like the Mississippi River. This Society shall have power to command Queens in their midst, I now deliver it as a prophecy that before ten years shall roll round the Queens of the earth shall come & pay their respects to this Society, they shall come with their millions & shall contribute of their abundance for the relief of the poor ...

upon evry hand the harvest is great & labourers few I spent the night at the full Moon. Distance of the Day 35 March 5, 1841 ~ Friday 5th I arose refreshed by sleep took Breakfast with Mr Maston & walked 10 miles through mud & water in the midst of a driving March rains storm to Sister Mary Morgan at little garway, whare I found a plesent family of the Saints. we were drenched with rain, but we found a good fire ...

April 6, 1838 ~ Friday April 6th This is the day for the annual solemn assembly of the Saints in Zion or her stakes may God bless the Saints in every condition walked to Br Maltire Luce & spent the night 3 miles April 7, 1838 ~ Saturday 7 I walked to Mr Ephraim Luce from thence to Br Stephen Luce & after reading singing & prayer I Baptized two Persons Mr Ephraim Luce & Margarett Crockett I confirmed them by the laying ...