<​21​> Satudy 21. At home except going out in the with to look at some lots.

<​22​> Sunday 22. I preached within at the on the Setting up of the Kingdom of God in the Last days The Subject (s Journal P. 48. &) <​&c.​> X <​X No generation was ever saved or destroyed upon dead testimony neither can be, but by living testimony are the are they judged.​>

<​23​> Monday 23. Was at home. except visitting & wrote the Editor of the “Wasp” as follows ‘Dear Sir <​(Wasp 155.) Smith​>

In the evening rode with to see who was sick at s the old Post office building. up the . returnd from his Mission to .

<​24​> Sunday 24th, was at home till PM, when I rode out with at eve attended the .

<​25​> Wednesday 25. Was about home.

<​26​> Thu[rs]day 26. In the P. M rode to the , and afterward to s

<​27​> Friday 27 Rode on the Prairie, with . Dined at Bro s.

<​28​> Saturday 28. Played ball with the brethren a short time, Rode round the with Mr Taylor, a Land Agent from . Some snow fell, the ice began to give way in the river & a steamer that had wintered at went over the rapids to Rapids to .

<​29​> Sunday 29[th] I preached on attended meeting at the . After realling [reading] the parable of the “Prodigal Son,” & making some preliminary remarks, I stated that there were two items <​questions​> which had been asked me concerning the last my subject [illegible] the last sabbath which I had promised to answer in public and [illegible] impro◊◊ that opportunity. The questions arose from the saying of Jesus “[3 words illegible] are born of women the[r]e hath not risn a grater <​prophet​> [4 words illegible] [ne]vertheles he that is least in the kingdom of heaven [4 words illegible] “How was <​is it​> <​that​> John <​was considered one of the​> the greatest of prophets?" ever[2 words illegible] a woman?” [2 words illegible] miracles could not have constituted his greatness for John did no mi◊◊◊les. Three things constitute his greatness. First. He was [illegible] with a diven [divine] mission of prepari[n]g [p. 11]