September 11, 1836 ~ Sunday Sept. ^11th^ Sunday rode to Br Camps Preached at his house & communed with the Saints Spent the night at Clapps ^4. m[iles]^ September 12, 1836 ~ Monday Walked to Br Lanes & spent the day in writing. 4 September 13, 1836 ~ Tuesday 13 Spent the day at Br Lanes in writing September 14, 1836 ~ Wednesday 14th Spent the day at Br Lanes in writings felt some ...

April 7, 1837 ~ Friday April 7th [FIGURE] I spent the day in writing my Journal. & when the shades of evening began to appear I repaired to the house of the LORD in company with Elders Milton Holmes, & Joseph B Nobles for the purpose of worshiping God we entered one of the stands within the veils & fell upon our knees & satan appeared also but not to worship God but to deprive us of the privilege Satan strove against us with great ...

April 17, 1838 ~ Tuesday April 17th [FIGURES] I walked in company with Mrs Woodruff to the thoroughfare & assisted her in going on board the mail boat bound for Camden that she might there take the steem boat Bangor to Portland she went on board the mailboat at 8 oclock AM. in company with Sisters Whitley & Pease & Brother Ebenezer Ames with some other company I here parted with Phebe & retired from the abodes of men ...

true viz that if we did not build the temple & Nauvoo house it would proove the ruin of the place that if we did not build those buildings we might as well leave the place & that it was as necessary to build one as the other,,, & many other things were said much to the purpose February 22, 1843 ~ Wednesday to February 25, 1843 ~ Saturday 22, 23, 24, & 25 Was spent in the printing office February ...

was deffinately No. if he Died he wished to Die a natural death. if he lived he should live unto the Lord, if he died he should die unto the Lord. He manifested a great desire to lifve if it was the will of God that he might again return to Nauvoo. He was deprived of his reason ^during^ some portion of his sickness his whole conversation at such times was about Nauvoo, how he should get there, & his friends, spoke of his mother ...

first and John Westley then proceded to Baptize A man by the name of Killham the leader of the New Connection of Methodist and next John Madison & then Scott, & John Tongue, the three latter were Methodist Preachers with whom I had formerly been acquainted the next he Baptized was my Grandfather (Edmund Whitehead) & the next was my Uncle (John Whitehead) & the next was my sister (Elizabeth Olland) & next ...

March 24, 1844 ~ Sunday 24th March Sunday I met with the saints at the Temple when I arived President Joseph Smith was speaking the following is the substa- nce of what I herd him say I have been informed by two gentleman that a conspiricy is got up in this place for the purpose of taking the life of President Joseph Smith his family and all the Smith family, the heads of the Church, one of the gentleman will give his name to the public & the other wishes it ...

but says one I believe in one hell & one heaven all are equally miserable or equally happy, but St Paul informs us of three glories & three heavens he knew a man caught up to the third heavens, & Jesus said their were many mansions in my Fathers kingdom. Any man may believe Jesus Christ is good & be happy in it & yet not obey his commands & at last be cut down by his righteous commandmends A man of God should be endowed with all wisdom ...

June 23rd 1870 the Neglect of this has cost this Territy Millions of Dollars & many lives. Can we ask God to defend our families, while we Neglect the council given us. we should keep the word of wisdom & keep our arms & amunition in good order we should set a good Example in Zion & not be seen chewing tobaco & with a pipe in our Mouth or drinking whiskey. Afternoon Prayer By F. D. Richards. W Woodruff ...

January 24, 1867 ~ Thursday Jan 24th 1867 [FIGURE] I met G A Smith & others at the Historians office & W Woodruff Anointed Robert Lang Campbell & 34 wives to there second anointing one was dead. I attended A Party called reunion Missionary Party at the Social Hall we received a letter from [FIGURE] Phebe we danced & heard speeches untill 11 oclok & returned home January 25, 1867 ~ Friday 25 Jan Friday [FIGURES] ...