Heritage Gateways

Eliza Roxcy Snow Journals

June 18, 1847

Location: Fremont, Nebraska - Location: 41:26:00N 96:29:52W Elevation: 1195 feet

Summary: Friday.

Journal entry: Had a treat of the spirit in the wagon sis. Moore & sis. Sess. prt. In the aft. attended meeting at sis Beeches--most of br. Prat fam. prt.--had a refreshing time.

Sis. Sess. & I went to br. Hunter's; found sis. H. out of health--I told them I had long desir'd to bless sis. H.--went into the wagon & spoke to br. H. in the gift of tongues, sis. S. interpreted, after which br. H. sis. S. & I laid hands on sis. H's head & rebuk'd her illness & bless'd her I then sung a song to them & sis. S. sung the interpretation; Susannah present & arose & bless'd sis. H.

This day br. [Daniel] Spencer's hundred leave & move forward

Source: Eliza Roxcy Snow: Personal Writings © edited by Maureen Ursenbach Beecher 1995. All rights reserved. Rights were granted by Ms. Beecher (editor), the University of Utah Press (publisher), and Huntington Library in Pasadena, California (owners of the original diary) to publish the transcribed contents of Eliza R. Snow's diaries for educational use.
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