Missionary Journal of John Griffin

Oct 4 Did 3 hours of tracting. Saw about the hall again. It is pretty hard going. Am awful tired. Cowles is not well.

Oct 5 Didn't do much today. Cowles is sick. Stayed home and wrote letters. Got our advertising bills, my pictures.

Oct 6 Worked hard today. Did 6 hours tracting. I am just dead tired. Tried it alone today for the first time. Sure hard.

Oct 7 Spent another big day tracting; got in 5 hours. It sure is hard going. Newspaper turned us down for an ad.

Oct 8 Today is Saturday. Do not feel very well. Put in 32 hours of tracting. Saw a show tonight. Sat up till 2 writing Dot a letter.

Oct 9 Felt the rods all day today. Didn't do much. Made one short visit. Feeling quite homesick today.

Oct 10 Didn't feel well today either. Went out tracting but had to come home. However, I got in 3 hours this afternoon.

Oct 11 Went to Nimes for a missionary conference. Saw old Nimes. Was very interesting. Also had a very good missionary meeting.

Oct 12 Today I suppose will be one of the greatest days of my life. Two sisters were baptised. Held conference tonight. Was broken up by a red.

Oct 13 Didn't do much today except lay around and rest up after the conference. Registered with the police today.

Oct 14 Went tracting this morning with frere Nelson. I sure hate it. Gave out a few tracts myself. Rained all afternoon.

Oct 15 Didn't do anything this morning except lay around. It rained all day. Nelson came back from Nimes and we went to see a show.

Oct 16 Didn't do much today too. Visited some friends today. Held church with the sisters tonight.

Oct 17 Went tracting alond for the first time. Had an awful hard struggle. However got in four hours. It is sure hard work.

Oct 18 Went tracting again with Nelson this morning. I don't like his guts. Had a bad morning. Went alone in the afternoon - better.

Oct 19 Went tracting again this morning with Nelson. Not so bad this morning. Went alone this afternoon. Nelson left tonight.

Oct 20 Went tracting with Cowles today. Didn't mind it so bad. Visited with the Saints tonight. They treat us great.

Oct 21 Only got in 3 hours tracting today. Went with Cowles again. Met a very interesting young man. Visited the Saints again tonight.

Oct 22 Had quite a day. Studied this morning. Made fudge - was good. The sisters got quite a kick out of it. Saw "Faust" tonight.

Oct 23 Didn't do much today but sit around. Had a meeting tonight with the sisters. A visit after. Going to get dinner Nov. 11.

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