the Lord for the many blessings wherewith he had blessed
me and also for the many blessings he had bestowed upon
my dear Companion, and all our friends, and implored his
future care and protection, for our Safety & wellfare,
told him my desire to do good, to walk uprightly, to live
long upon the Earth, and be usefull in my day and jenera-
tion. I prayed for strength and patience to endure to the end..."

     Appleton Milo Harmon, who shared in the invention of
a roadmeter, by which the Saints were able to measure
every quarter of a mile traveled in their wagons, summar-
ized in his journal, saying: "The past winter (1846-47)
in fact the past 12 months, has been a trying seeve for
 the Saints as they had ever had to pass through. Sickness,
death, loss of cattle teams. Poverty in almost every
 shape. Exiles in a Christian land. Heavy draft for men