6 Sept 1879 [Drove] 7 Miles to Snow Flake & stopd with Jesse N. Smith & spent the day. On my arival [FIGURES] I received 32 Letters from E Snow 1 J Jaques 3, John Oakly 1, Henry Woodruff 2, Azmon Woodruff 4, Lot Smith 1, John W Young 2 James G Bleak 6, L. B. Y 2, Suse Young 2 Zina Williams 2, J. D. T. McAllister 2, Phebe 1, Bulah W. 2, Edwd Stephenson 1, M F Farnsworth 1, And He sayes in his Letter that the following is the work in the Temple from 9 Jan 1877 to 27 June 1879 is as follows 70,352 Baptisms, 34903 Endowments, 13159 ordinations, 11888 sealings children sealed to parents 2072, Adoptions 393, 2nd Anointings 875. The Labor for June 1879 Baptisms 3915 Endowments 1315, ordinations 444, sealings 651, sealing children to parents 138, Adoption 78, second Anointings 21. I had conversation with Brother Smith Hunt & Tenney about Br Hatch I received a great Deal of News in my Letters The Devil is terribly stired up aga[ins]t the Church at the present time Blam ^Evarat^ the secret[ar]y of state is trying to stop the Emigration By calling on other Nations for Help and the courts ^are impuning the^ Apostles 7 M[iles]