I dared not accompany my husband across the plains; for constant care and anxiety, and inability to sleep, had brought upon me heart difficulties which were alarming. We felt keenly as the hour of separation drew on. We knew not that we should meet again in this world. My husband was returning to Michigan, and we had decided that it was advisable for me to visit Oregon, and bear my testimony there to those who had never heard me. {LS 229.2}

Jeg turde ikke ledsage min mand over sletterne; fordi jeg hele tiden var bekymret og ikke kunne sove, men hade pådraget mig så store vanskeligheder som var foruroligende. Vi mærkede meget hvordan adskillelsens time drog nær. Vi vidste ikke om vi skulle mødes igen i denne verden. Min mand tog tilbage til Michigan, og vi havde besluttet at det var tilrådeligt for mig at besøge Oregon, og frembar mit vidnesbyrd til dem som aldrig havde hørt mig.