Emma's first child Hyrum Smith Woodruff dies at age 13 months.
23rd Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Elder O. Pratt
Preached upon the Kingdom of God to be set up in the Last days as
spoken off by Daniel He spoke in the power of God much to the
edifycation of the people. I met with my Quorum in the prayers
circle John T Caine Prayed & David O. Calder was mouth
in the circle. I spent the Afternoon in the Presidents office
looking over the papers as the Eastern Mail came in last
night there was not much news in the papers there was a Bill
in Congress to grant each Territory the right to electe theire
own officers including the Govornor, Judges, Marshall, & all other
officers & they must bear their own expenses & not the General
Government. I asked President Young If Robert Scholes &
Susan C. Woodruff my second daughter might be married
He had no objections to it {He asked me about Phebe. I told him all about her. He
released her and set her free. He did not wish to take any more [wives]. He said we should [well] be pressed for an off[er].}
I met with the Quorum of the Twelve for Prayer C. C. Rich
Prayed F. D. Richards was mouth. we conversed till 9 oclok
upon the subject of the Education of the people in this Territory
& the furnishing of the people with Books they estimated that it
would cost about one million of Dollars to furnish Books &
stationary to educate what people there was now in the Territory
in speaking of the Deserett Alphabet they thought we would have
to continue the English Books as well as the Deserett Alphabet as
we could not print but few Books in the Deseret Alphabet
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