Day in the Life
Journal Entry
31. President B. Young G. Q. Cannon B Young Jr & F D Richards
& myself left Salt Lake City to visit Ogden we drove to
the mouth of Webber then down the riveer to John W Young
Encampment we crossed the river & dined we then drove to
Ogden & the company stoped with Brother Wests & Farr
Brother Richards & myself stoped with Brother Farr also
Joseph F Smith who came down the webber & met us at ogden 40 miles
This closes up the last day of 1868.
I looked over my Journals & have recorded A synopsis of
my labors on a following Page
This closes the year 1868. The Past Year like many others
has been a vary important one the great National
Rail Road From the Atlantic to the Pacific Rail Road
has been a great Undertaking and opened a Highway
for the ransome of the Lord to Pass over. Zion has also
flourished during the Past Year The Foundation has
been laid to Esstablished A Cooperative Society of
Mercantile Business and A union of all temporal
Business President Young and the leading men of
Israel are gaining great influence in the world & the
Men of the world are coming to visit Zion, to Behold
the wisdom thereof. The Lord is breaking evry weapon
formed against Zion the Devises of our Enemies are brought
to Naught
A Synopsis of my labors in 1868
| I travelled | 1304 | Miles |
| I Attended | 176 | Meetings |
| I Preached 79 Discourses | 79 | Discourses |
| I Attended 32 Prayer Meetings With the Presidency and Twelve | 32 | Prayer ^M[eetings]^ |
| I Attended 26 Prayer Meetings with W. Woodruff Prayer Circle | 26 | Prayer ^M[eetings]^ |
| I Attended two General Conferences | 2 | Confer[ences] |
| I Spent 27 days in the Endowment House | 27 | Endow[men]t |
| We gave Endowments to 2025 Persons | 2025 | Persons |
| President B Young sealed 12 couple | ||
| G. A. Smith sealed 43, D H Wells 615 couple | ||
| Heber C. Kimball sealed 40 couple | ||
| G. Q Cannon sealed 54 couple | ||
| W. Woodruff sealed 404 couple | 404 | couple |
| I Gave 18 Persons their seconed Anointing | 18 | Anointing |
| I met with the School of the Prophets | 47 | Times |
| I Baptized 1 confirmed 1 & Blessed 1 child | ||
| I met with the Council of Fifty | 3 | times |
| I met with the Irrigation Company | 2 | times |
| I was Elected A City Councillor of Provo Met | 4 | times |
| I wrote 60 Letters | 60 | Letters |
| I Received 35 Letters | 35 | Letters |
| I Attended the Legislative Council | 40 | Days |
| I Paid $152.04 Tithing Due W W $52.02 |
I Spent the rest of my time in laboring
upon my farm for the support of My Family
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