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 River 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
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