5 Monday I spent the day in the Endowment House we
gave 38 Endowments & sealed 97 couple Joseph F Smith
sealed 48 couple & W. Woodruff 49 couple Sister
Josephene Ursenbak had been baptized for European
Ladies, & Princes, &c & she officiated to day with Joseph F
Smith, & I sealed 9 to the Prophet Joseph Smith, 54 to the
Patriarch Joseph Smith, 5 to the Patriarch JHiram Smith
3 to Samuel Harrison Smith, 3 to Don Carlos Smith
3 to Joseph F Smith, & 3 to Samuel H. B. Smith He offici-
ated for His Father & Don Carloss Smith. Total 30 sealed
to the Smith Family. TheFrench & Prussia war which
has been raging now for a month are sheding as it were rivers
of Blood some half a Million of Men have been slain
since the war commenced & Finally a French Army has surrendered
of some 120000 men to the King of Prussia including the Emperor
Napoleon whether the war will scease or whether the
Prussians will besiege Paris time will determin.
I wrote a letter to Azmon Woodruff
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Then Martin Harris arose & bore testimony to the truth of the Book of Mormon He is 88 years old & has finally come up to Zion to lay his Body down with the Saints He has been from the Church 33 years in a state of Apostacy & he is far behind the times yet He bears a strong testimony to the truth of the Book of Mormon.
