<​July 12​> I recd the <​following​> revelation in the presence of <​my brother​> &

(Copy) (<​&​> leave 10 lines blank for heading) <​& a few lines afterwards, (read to Pres. )​>

<​ took the revelation & read it to ​>

I directed to make out deeds of certain lots of land to & the children

I extract th from the Neighbor, “Joseph Smith is at (copy page 43) no assistance.”

Elders , , & arrived in Louisville, & visited Mr. Porter the Kentucky Giant <​Baby,​> 7 feet 7 inches high & weighing 250 lbs.

having published a garbled statement <​of my arrest​> in “the Old School Democrat” is replied to by in the same paper.

<​13​> I was in conversation with most of the day; & approved of the revised laws of the , <​containing <​70 sections​>​>

<​The Legion authorized the issuing of Legion scrip to the amount of 500—$. <​70 sections​>​>

returned from , & reported that the was gone to , & he therefore left the Affidavits in the care of — (having started with an old decrepid animal & rode him all the way <​there​> & back again)——

he also reported that Gen of had started from the In <​from ​> for .

, Q. S. Sparkes, & preached at Cabbotville Mass., while was preaching, some person threw a stone<​s​> <​through the windows​> & <​one​> hit on the thigh & <​the mob​> threw stones thru the windows <​at them when they left the room, which flew like hail, but did not injure the brethren—​>

<​14​> <​Spent the day at home,​> I was visited this day by a No. of Gentn & Ladies, who arrived from on a Steam Boat, they manifested good <​kind​> feelings

started on a Mission to the Pottawatomies.

<​15​> <​Spent the day at home— Weather very hot—​>

Deeded my half share in the Steam Boat Maid of Iowa, and also over sixty City lots to —

<​— A shower this <​this​> morning wet the ground one inch—​>

at 6 p m went with my family & about 100 others took <​on​> a pleasure excursion on the Maid of Iowa from the , to the North part of the , & back returned at dusk—

A Theatrical performance in the evening by Mr. Chapman—

<​Sunday 16​> Preached in morning & evening at the in the , near & west of the , concerning a man’s foes being they of his own household <​the same Spirit that crucified Jesus, is in the breast of some who profess to be Saints, in —​> such as having secret enemies in the, intermingling with the Saints &c

<​said I would not prophesy any more​> and proposed as <​to hold the office​> of Prophet <​to the , as it was his birthright, & I am going to have a reformation, & the Saints must regard for he has the authority—​> that he <​I​> might be a Priest of the Most High King God— & slightly touched upon the subject of the , shewing that a man & his wife must enter into that Covenant in this world, & or he will have no claim on her in the next world; but on account of the unbelief of the people, I can not reveal the fulness of these things at present.

Dft History from June 1 <​till​> July <​16th.​> 1843 [p. 56]