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Didn’t You Get Discouraged Sometimes?

Tuesday, November 15, 1859.—We rose early and took our breakfast. Had a season of prayer and then started on our weary journey. About noon tarried to rest the horses. Then took a little luncheon, and in one hour were on our way again to Monterey [Michigan]. The plank road is very rough, but for ten miles the road is very bad. Logways, mudholes, and yet on we go, singing, “The road may be rough, but it cannot be long,” et cetera. As we came up to Brother G. Lay’s he stopped us and urged us to go in. We tarried with him overnight. 12 LASW 118.2

Friday, April 24, 1868.—We prepared to commence our journey. It is a cold, raw day; looks like rain. We got along very well until we took a wrong road. Went five miles out of the way over a very bad road. We found a convenient spot, stopped our team and prepared to take our dinner. While James was unharnessing the team I was building a fire. Had a large, roaring fire in a short time. We enjoyed our dinner. It commenced to rain before we had again started on our journey, yet we got along very well. A few minutes after the sun had set we were too weary to sit in our chairs, and hastened to bed. LASW 118.3

Thursday, April 30, 1868.—Arose at four o’clock, and prepared for our journey to Monterey [Michigan]. We took our dinner in the carriage. The roads were rough, the day was raw and cold. Our wagon broke going over the rough logways. I did not speak as carefully and as cheerfully as I ought. Confessed this before leaving the carriage. 13 LASW 119.1