CHAPTER XIV

My journey, and meeting with old friends. One of my
"chapters of accidents". The council at Far West in
fulfilment of Revelation.

The Prophet out of Prison. A General Conference.
A remarkable incident of the Persecution. The first
settling of Commerce, afterwards Nauvoo. Directions by
Joseph how to to detect the Devil.

Our Mission to the Nations. Joseph's charge
to the Twelve. A day of God's power, Joseph heals the
Multitude. We start for Europe. Parley P Pratt's prophecy

As I began the year 1839 by labouring with my hands
for a season to support my family I suspended my Journal
for several months.

I will notice however several items noted at the
time: I wrote to my father-in-law my two brothers sister Eunice
and brother Smoot; and received one ^letter^ from my father-in-law
and one from my step-mother. My birthday I celebrated in
choping and spliting rails. and Finally I attended
Conference in Springfield

This conference of the Church in this district was held
in Springfield in the brick meeting house occupied by the Campbellites
Its commenced on Friday March the 8th. I attended it and
from this date another stage of my history began.

I became strongly impressed by the Spirit about
this time to go to Quincy Adams County Illinois to visit the
body of the Church which had fled to that place to find an
asylum for a season from the perilous persecutions which they
had been receiving from the inhabitants of the State of Missouri
I accordingly set out for Quincy which is one hundred and
twenty miles from Springfiled. I was accompanied by my
wife, child and brother and Sister Stephens. This was March 13th.

The 16th was a most interesting day. Reaching
Mr. Cleaveland's we once more had the happiness of greeting

CHAPTER XIV

My journey, and meeting with old friends. One of my "chapters of accidents". The council at Far West in fulfilment of Revelation.

The Prophet out of Prison. A General Conference. A remarkable incident of the Persecution. The first settling of Commerce, afterwards Nauvoo. Directions by Joseph how to to detect the Devil.

Our Mission to the Nations. Joseph's charge to the Twelve. A day of God's power, Joseph heals the Multitude. We start for Europe. Parley P Pratt's prophecy

As I began the year 1839 by labouring with my hands for a season to support my family I suspended my Journal for several months.

I will notice however several items noted at the time: I wrote to my father-in-law my two brothers sister Eunice and brother Smoot; and received one letter from my father-in-law and one from my step-mother. My birthday I celebrated in choping and spliting rails. and Finally I attended Conference in Springfield

This conference of the Church in this district was held in Springfield in the brick meeting house occupied by the Campbellites It commenced on Friday March the 8th. I attended it and from this date another stage of my history began.

I became strongly impressed by the Spirit about this time to go to Quincy Adams County Illinois to visit the body of the Church which had fled to that place to find an asylum for a season from the perilous persecutions which they had been receiving from the inhabitants of the State of Missouri I accordingly set out for Quincy which is one hundred and twenty miles from Springfiled. I was accompanied by my wife, child and brother and Sister Stephens. This was March 13th.

The 16th was a most interesting day. Reaching Mr. Cleaveland's we once more had the happiness of greeting