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vorable account of the spiritual life of the family; he
said the young people generally, both male & female,
seemed to be under the operation of the power of God as
they went about the house, shops & dooryards."
11 May ^arah Bennett & Tabitha Shepely taken to ML for a while
for their health. AT CF evening meeting, Nancy White,
Sarah Simon, Sophronia Smith, Ruth Green & others
"Turned, shook or were some way moved by supernatural
power but no message was brought."
12 May (Sun) Afternoon meeting, the NF took their seats about 15
minutes before meeting time and "they looked so beau-
tiful that we went down and sat with them."
16 May Governor Seward visited today. He is 38 yrs. Today.
17 May Ex=Gov. Marcy and some of his family & friends visited.

BOOK TWO (Begins with May 19)
22 May Evening singing meeting. DABuckingham, Benjamin Train,
Sylvester Prentiss, Nancy White, Mary Mully, Sophronia
Smith & Sarah Ogden "& others were operated upon."
23 May At evening meeting, FSWicker and Nehemiah White "had a
beautiful gift of shaking."
26 May (Sun) "In the public meeting (in the afternoon) , there
were many spectators. Some of the sisters attracted
their attention by the gifts of turning, particularly
Clarissa Shufelt who turned very swiftly for a long
time."
29 May Richard McNemar came from Ohio. He "does not pretend
to have denied the faith, but has lost his union to his
visible lead; of course he is like a wandering star."
30 May "Elder Ebenezer and I spent most of the forenoon in
conversation with Poor Richard McNemar who seems to
feel very much tribulation and seems to weep conside-
rable. He is very feeble and looks almost like a
Corpse. I should think he was bordering on insanity."
3 June Dorothy Kibbee died. "Had been unable to walk without
crutches" for about 8 years.
5 June (NL) This afternoon Samantha Fairbanks sat down "to
Smoke her pipe" and .was prevented by Father David Dar-
row who informed her that he had come from Ohio with
Richard McNemar for a protection and that he now
wished to speak to him." Received spirit messages from
David Darrow & Mother Lucy that "he was one of the
first who received & obeyed the gospel in the western
country and that he was one of its most able defenders.
...It all seemed to soothe & gather his feelings.
Richard seemed to received the whole with great reve-
rence and thankfulness and was much affectded, even to