June 29, 1836 ~ Wednesday

June 29^th 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 I was filled with the spirit of prophecy I sealed} up {my brethren and prophesied on their heads great blessings by the Spirit of God}

July 1, 1836 ~ Friday

July 1^st Preached at Mr David Criders & spent the night
with Elder Smoot at a Baptist Pri^e^st's A Mr Bradford a
Predestinarian though rather inclining to the faith of
Mr Hunt a fanatic who called himself Moses and
Bradford Aaron Hunts visitors were speckled birds
it is said

July 2, 1836 ~ Saturday

2 Rode to Mr Randolph Gilbert's [in] Weakly Co. Tenn^e 25 [miles]

July 3, 1836 ~ Sunday

3 Sunday Preached at the Green hill School house in
Carroll County Tenn to a large respectable congregation
on the authenticity of the Book of Mormon Also Prea
ched at 5 PM at Mr William MClesky the People
were much excitited many were our friends some
Believing & some accused us of being Abolitionest I
red the 7^th No of the M[essenger] & Ad[vocate] which put to silence
those falshoods I obtained 2 subscribers for M & Ad. 6 m[iles]

July 4, 1836 ~ Monday

4 Rode to Mr Martin Maxwells Preached at his house
upon the parable of the vineyard spake by the Prophet
Zenas Spent the night at Maxwell had much Conversation
with A Company of Atheist esspecially their celebrated
leader Mr Cathy. I retired to bed at 12 oclock & was
attacked with a fever. Pain in the breast & soreness of
longues in Carroll County Tenn distance 3 miles

July 5, 1836 ~ Tuesday

5 Arose in ill health & rode to Mr Gilberts with Br's Smoot
& Clapp from thence to the Baptist meeting house by
Mr Winns in which house we held a meeting. 7 miles

July 6, 1836 ~ Wednesday

6 My health some improved rode to Jeremiah B Murphys 15 [miles]

July 7, 1836 ~ Thursday

7 Took the Parting hand with Prist Clapp who returned
home Spent the day in writing. Wrote three Letters
one to R M Gilbert one to A McKinzie & one to David Crider
& then rode to Mr John Bowers 2 miles

July 8, 1836 ~ Friday

8 Arose in the morning sick with the french Measles But Preached at
Mr Bowers & rode to R Alexanders to an appointment I lay abed
while Elder Smoot Preached then I arose & made some remarks
I spent a vary sick night & in much pain distance of the day 6 mils