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.