Leaves from My Journal: Third Book of the Faith-Promoting Series Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-Day Saints — Text and Context

Strictness of the "Blue Laws" of Connecticut--The Old Prophet Mason--His Vision--His Prophecy--Hear the Gospel, and Embrace it--Visit Kirtland, and see Joseph Smith--A Work for the Old Prophet.

Preparing to go up to Zion--First Meeting with President Young-Camp of Zion Starts--Numbers Magnified in the Eyes of Beholders--Remarkable Deliverance-Selfishness, and its Reward.

Advised to Remain in Missouri--A Desire to Preach--Pray to the Lord for a Mission--Prayer Answered--Sent on a Mission to Arkansas--Dangerous Journey through Jackson County--Living on Raw Corn, and Sleeping on the Ground--My First Sermon--Refused Food and Shelter by a Presbyterian Preacher--Wander through Swamps--Entertained by Indians.

A Journey of Sixty Miles without Food--Confronted by a Bear--Pass by Unharmed--Surrounded by Wolves--Lost in Darkness--Reach a Cabin--Its Inmates--No Supper--Sleep on the Floor--The Hardest Day's Work of my Life--Twelve Miles more without Breakfast--Breakfast and Abuse Together.

Our Anxiety to Meet a Saint--Journey to Akeman's--A Dream--Find Mr. Akeman a Rank Apostate--He Raises a Mob--Threatened with Tar, Feathers, etc.--I Warn Mr. Akeman to Repent--He Falls Down Dead at my Feet--I Preach his Funeral Sermon.

Make a Canoe--Voyage down the Arkansas River--Sleep in a Deserted Tavern--One Hundred and Seventy Miles through Swamps--Forty Miles a Day in Mud Knee-deep--A Sudden Lameness--Left alone in an Alligator Swamp--Healed, in Answer to Prayer--Arrival an Memphis--An Odd-looking Preacher--Compelled to Preach--Powerful Aid from the Spirit--Not what the Audience Expected.

Curious Worship--Meet Elder Parrish--Labor Together in Tenessee--Adventure in Bloody River--A Night of Peril--Providential Light--Menaced by a Mob--Good Advice of a Baptist Preacher--Summary of my Labors during the Year.

Studying Grammar--Meet Elder Patten--Glorious News--Labor with A. O. Smoot--Turned out of a Meeting House by a Baptist Preacher--Preach in the Open Air--Good Result--Adventure on the Tennesse River--A Novel Charge to Arrest and Condemn Men upon--Mob Poison Our Horses.

Attending School--Marriage--Impressed to take a Mission to Fox Islands--Advised to go--Journey to Canada--Cases of Healing--Journey to Connecticut--My Birthplace--My Mother's Grave--Baptize some Relatives--Joined by my Wife--Journey on Foot to Maine--Arrival at Fox Island.

Description of Vinal Haven--Population and Pursuit of the People--Great Variety of Fish--The Introduction of the Gospel.

Mr. Newton, the Baptist Preacher, Wrestling with out Testimony--Rejects it, and Begins to Oppose--Sends for a Methodist Minister to Help Him--Mr. Douglass' Speech--Our Great Success on the North Island--Go to the South Island, and baptise Mr. Douglass' Flock--Great Number of Islands--Boiled Clams--Day of Prayer--Codfish Flakes.

Return to Mainland--Parting with Brother Hale--My Second Visit to the Islands--Visit to the Isle of Holt--A Sign Demanded by Mr. Douglass--A Prediction about him--It's Subsequent Fulfillment--Spirit of Opposition--Firing of Cannons and Guns to Disturb my Meeting.

Meeting with James Townsend--Decide to go to Bangor--Long Journey through Deep Snow--Curious Phenomenon--Refused Lodging at Eight Houses--Entertained by Mr. Teppley--Curious Coincidence--Mr Teppley's Despondence--Arrival at Bangor--Return to the Islands--Adventure with the Tide.

Counseled to Gather with the Saints--Remarkable Manifestation--Case of Healing--Efforts of Apostates--Visit from Elders--A Conference--Closing my Labors on the Islands for a Season.

Return to Scarboro--Journey South--Visit to A. P. Rockwood in Prison--Incidents of Prison Life--Journey to Connecticut--Baptize my Father's Household.

Taking Leave of my Old Home--Return to Maine--Birth of my First Child--Appointment to the Apostleship and to a Foreign Mission--Preparations for the Journey to Zion.

Start upon out Journey. A Hazardous Undertaking--Sickness--Severe Weather--My wife and Child Stricken--A Trying Experience--My Wife Continues to Fail--Her Spirit Leaves her Body--Restored by the Power of God--Her Spirit's Experience while Separated from the Body--Death of my Brother--Arrival at Rochester--Removal to Quincy.

A Peculiar Revelation--Determination of Enemies to Prevent its Fulfillment--Start to Far West to Fulfill Revelation--Our Arrival There--Hold a Council--Fulfill the Revelation--Corner Stone of the Temple Laid--Ordained to the Apostleship--Leave Far West--Meet the Prophet Joseph--Conference Held--Settle Our Families in Nauvoo.

A Day of God's Power with the Prophet Joseph Smith--A Great Number of Sick Persons Healed--The Mob becomes Alarmed--They try to Interfere with the Healing of the Sick--The Mob Sent Out of the House--Twin Children Healed.

Preparing for our Journey and Mission--The Blessing of the Prophet Joseph upon our Heads, and his Promises unto us--The Power of the Devil manifested to Hinder us in the Performance of our Journey.

Leaving my Family--Start Upon my Mission--Our Condition--Elder Taylor the only One not Sick--Reproof from the Prophet--Incidents upon the Journey--Elder Taylor Stricken--I Leave him Sick.

Continue my Journey--Leave Elder Taylor in Germantown--Arrival in Cleveland--Take Steamer from There to Buffalo--Delayed by a Storm--Go to Farmington, my Father's Home--Death of my Grandmother--My Uncle Dies--I Preach his Funeral Sermon--Arrive in New York--Sail for Liverpool--Encounter Storms and Rough Weather--Arrive in Liverpool.

Our visit to Preston--Our First Council in England, in 1840--We Take Different Fields of Labor--A Women Possessed of the Devil--Attempt to Cast it Out and Fail--Turn Out the Unbelievers, and then Succeed--The Evil Spirit Enters her Child--Commence Baptizing--The Lord Makes Known His Will to me.