May 9th 1844 I arose in the morning
and aranged some domestic affairs &
was again under the necessity of parting
with my family for the purpose of spending
another summer on a mission through
the United States to attend the genera[l]
conferences. It has been my lot to travel
in the vineyard evry summer with one
exception for the last ^ten^ years of my live.
I took the parting hand with my family &
left Nauvoo in company with Elders G. A. Smith
J. M. Grant and Ezra Thayer and son. Br Thayer
had a team & offered to accompany us on
our Journey. We rode to La harp, & spent the
night Elder Smith & myself spent the night
with Elder George Collson Br's Thayer and Grant
at Br Shaw. We held a meeting in the
place with the Saints I addressed the
meeting and was followed by Elders
Grant & Smith. distance of the day 25 m[iles]
^[FIGURES] J S H S I this day took the last parting hand & look with the
Prophet and Patriarch at their own dwellings O
O what O what a look Joseph gave me. Ah he knew what I
did not^
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