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Missionary Journal of Elder Forrest Whitham Memmott July 1906

July 1, 1906 – It is the first day of July & fast Sunday we fasted all day spent most of the day resting and walking  I walked down to the ice plant with Bro Payne after supper we had ice cream  Elder Bishop took a stroll to East Radford  we went and laid down on some grass next to the RR tract and talked about our past life.

July 2, 1906 – It is a beautiful morning  I have been down to the Store to get me a pair of shoes  I had to go to the East end to get them.  I got me a good pair 3.50  After dinner we went canvassing in the West end  I sold a book of moron  we had a good time we went to the post some letters after supper  When we came back we found Pres Broadbent and too other Elders  we was glad to see them Elder Bishop & another Elder went over to Sister Waddell.

July 3, 1906 – It looks very much like storm Pres Broadbent Whitney & I done some writing before breakfast Elders Bishop & Bours came over from sister Wadell we all talked & went down to see them off it started to raining it rained very hard  We went to Bro Furrows & ate our dinner about 4 oclock  I went and got the paper & some tracts.  We canvass a little while give away 20 tracts spent night sister Payne

July 4, 1906 – Ha Ha Ha – All Happy Dead broke  To day is the fourth of July it is a very nice day. We had to go to the train to meet Pres Broadbent  he did not come.  We went up to Bro Furrows and got our dinner than took a walk out to the fair grounds there was very large crowd of people there.  There were some horse races & pacing races  We left there about 4 oclock to go to East R.  we got our mail.  I was glad to here form home.  There was a negro show and a few fites on hand.  We was bot broke so we did not spend much we had a good time any way seeing the sites  There was a good many hundred people out.

July 5, 1906 – It is the day after the fourth & a lovely day  we are feeling fine after the big time we had.  Pres Broadbent came about 11 oclock we met him with his grip.  He bid us good-bye for he was going to Ohio to labor on the 20^th.  Elder Bishop got his money from the office.  We went out in the after noon & canvass a few houses stopped with Bro. Furrows.

July 6, 1906 – It is very cloudy this morning looks very much like storm.  We went down to the West and end to see a lady about some money for a book & she was not at home  we came back & stopped a little while with sister J. Payne. & paid her for our Board it cost us 1.00 a piece for a week.  We came back to Bro Furrows & after dinner we went out to canvass a little while we gave 59 tracts away.  In the evening we went to a Sanktafied meeting  They prayed about a dozen times We got back about 9:30.

July 7, 1906 – It looks very much like storm this morning  I walked down to the RR yard where Bro Furrows boys working.  Came back Elder Bishop had gone to the Christianburg to see if could canvass it. I gave out 24 tracts & had some good talks on religion  Elder bishop & I met at Bro Furrows.  He got the privilege to canvass Christianburg.

July 8, 1906 – Today is Sunday it is a very nice day we held a meeting about 10:30 in the morning & had a very good time Bro & Sister Furrows was the audience.  We had the Sacrament passed around.  Elder Bishop & I spoke a short time each.  Had some good talks on religion explaining the principles of the gospel  Attended a Sanklified meeting.

July 9, 1906 – The nights are a little cold we have about got Radford canvass.  We took a bath in the morning.  In the afternoon we went & canvassed a little while give away 42 tracts I met up with two who was very predicust [prejudice] I had some good talks on religion

July 10, 1906 – We are very near through with Radford we spent the A.M. in reading I P.M. we went 7 finished canvass  We will leave for Christiansburg tomorrow I went out to one of our friends to see her about a Book of Mormon her husband did not want her to keep it but she said she wanted it.  I left it with her she said she would send the money.  I came back to Bro Furrow and spent the last night for a while.

July 11, 1906 – We was intending to go to Christainburg our mail did not get in we was compelled to stay we spent the night with Sister Payne reading and studying most of the day.

July 12, 1906 – We bid out saints & friend good-by at Sister Payne & went down to the P.O. I got 3 letters and they were the welcomest letters I ever got in my life.  I read & it said I had got a little baby sister  & folks was doing fine I was the happiest boy in Va.  After dinner we left Bro. Furrow for Christianburg stopped to the Hotel.

July 13, 1906 – We started on Christianburg this morning worked hard all day & had good success had many good talks on religion give away 117 tracts I give 56 and at night I was very tired at night my hip was very tired.

July 14, 1906 – We finished Christianburg this morning & Cambria  We decided to go & see Bro Meacham we road in the train to Shawsville & walked the rest of the way we came to a small river and took a bath then laid down on the grass & took a small nap.  We got to Bro Meacham about 4:30 in the afternoon.  I went up to the orchard & ate a lot of peaches We stayed up talking on religion until 11 oclock.

July 15, 1906 – Today is Sunday  we are having a long talk on religion  Bro Meacham is very interested in the Elders & our doctrine  it rained most all day in the afternoon Bro Meacham & I went up to the orchard & got a bucket of peaches.  We held a meeting in the evening  & had a very enjoyable time.

July 16, 1906 – We left Bro. Meacham for Blacksburg we came to one of the Elders friends and ate dinner with them then we started on our way we walked a little while and laid down to rest while we was there 6 freights came by it was a site to see one right behind another We tried to stop but we was not successful we went to bed with Uncle Sam under a large apple tree.

July 17, 1906 – We got up feeling a little tough but we was happy we got to refresh before we got breakfast our bed was little hard I the shade of the old apple tree we did not feel very good all day  we got to Blacksburg in the afternoon & stopped to the Hotel:  we were so sleepy we could hardly hold our eyes open went to bed about half past seven.

July 18, 1906 – We canvass Blacksburg 7 started for Radford.  We walked about 8 miles and stopped with a nice old gentleman he treated us fine.  The Blackberry are getting ripe. & I have a feast every day At night we ate some apples & talked on religion some.

July 19, 1906 – We started for East Radford & got their about noon Bro. Furrow was sleep after dinner we went down to the P.O. to get our mail I did not get a letter from home only one from James he was well I wondered what was the matter at home they had forgotten their boy awful quick.  But I thought they must be all right are I would of head from them I am enjoying my labors fine only I cant walk very well stopped with Bro Furrow

THREE MONTHS

July 20, 1906 – We got up just as Bro Furrow came in from work about ten oclock we went up to Sister Payne.  We wrote a few letters I went to post them & brought me two pair of socks.  Elder Bishop & I had a long talk on religion.  It rained very hard in the first part of the night.  We stopped with Sister Payne.

July 21, 1906 – We left Sister Payne & went out to Sister Frost  we ate dinner & talk on religion Sister Frost said she was firm & would never change we bid them good by & went over to Sister Waddell & spent the night.  we sang some songs & enjoyed our selves very well.  It rained very hard during the day.

July 22, 1906 – today is very nice.  We got up feeling fine & enjoyed a good nights rest spent the morning & took dinner with Sister Waddell  bid her good-by & went out to Sister Payne.  After supper we talked some on religion  I went to bed & left them talking Elder Bishop was very sick most all night & did not rest very much.

July 23, 1906 – We got up this morning & every thing looked very nice. Elder Bishop was not very well.  We bid all the folks good by in Radford and started on our way for Lee Co.  We did not stop for dinner got to Bro Duncan about five oclock.  He had a meeting appointed for us we had a very good time Bro. Duncan treated us fine had a very good time.

July 24, 1906 – We came to little river and pulled off our shoes & stockings & wadded across  We walked until one oclock and got a can of oyster & some crackers  we walked until it started to rain very hard  it was only about 2 miles to Bro Ayers we had a good nights sleep and enjoyed our selves fine.

July 25, 1906 – We are going to Bro Ayers today it is not far we got there about 10 oclock. They were all glad to see us.  I had my old complaint & was a little lame.  Bro Ayers was all well.  We had many good talk on religion

July 26, 1906 – We bid Bro Ayers folks all good by & left for Bro Marshell Elder Bishop got him a pair of shoes at their store we got to Bro J. H. Marshall’s in the afternoon & he was over to the store came back about 8 oclock he was glad to see us it rained most of the night.

July 27, 1906 – We went down to another Bro Marshall’s & spent the day & night we did not get our mail.  We had many good talks on religion in the evening we held a meeting and had a very good meeting it rained most of the nights.

3 MONTHS SINCE I LEFT HOME

July 28, 1906 – We went to Uncle A.S. March 7 held a meeting & had a very good time we spent the night there it rained some we got up feeling very good it was a little foggy  We had several gospel talks we got our mail  & we was to stay here and canvass this county.

July 29, 1906 – Today is Sunday  we are going to hold meeting the School house we went down to Hesicah & he went with us.  We had a very good meeting.  A large crowd was there & paid good attention in the evening we held another meeting. 

July 30, 1906 – We was going to leave for Grayson Co to see some of our saints but we did not here from Elder Stone to know how much of the Co was to be canvass.  We wrote some letters on a typewriter & some songs.  We had some talks on religion.

July 31, 1906 – We left Bro Marshall to go to Frico for our mail we could not get any dinner so we got a can of Tomatoes.  We walked about 12 miles * stopped with a hard shell Baptist.  Elder Bishop & him had some pretty bad agreement.  It started to rain in the evening and rained very hard.