[Joseph Smith Diary] ... Before the Conference closed the Steamer Amarenth appeared in sight of the Temple coming up the River and about noon landed her passengers at the wharf opposite the old Post office building. About 240 of the Saints from England in charge of Elder Lorenzo Snow who has been preaching in England 2 or 3 years. Joseph and Emma were present and a large company of the brethren and sister[s] ready to greet their friends on their arrival..... This is the first boat up this season. Bro[ther] Snow and Co[mpany] left Liverpool in January.
About 5 P.M. The Steamer "Maid of Iowa" hauled up at the Nauvoo House Landing and discharged about 200 Saints In charge of Elders P[arley] P. Pratt and Levi Richards. ... Joseph was present at the landing and the first to board the steamer and appeared Melted in tenderness when he met Sister Pratt (who had been to England with Parley) and her little daughter only 3 or 4 days old. ...
Joseph was very busy the P.M. and coming among the brethren shaking hands and conversing freely till about 9 o'clock and rejoiced to meet so many of the Saints and in such good health and fine spirits equal to any that had ever come in Nauvoo.
[Source: Faulring, Scott (ed.), An American Prophet's Record: The Diaries and Journals of Joseph Smith: Joseph Smith Diary, 1843, http://amzn.to/jsdiaries]
Faulring, p.360. Wednesday.
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