March 16, 1847 ~ Tuesday

16^th Tuesday I spent the day at home preparing to start
on my Journey

March 17, 1847 ~ Wednesday

17^th I spent the day putting on my carriage top

March 18, 1847 ~ Thursday

18^th I was quite unwell I spent the day at home but went
to the Council House in the evening to a musical consort
but was so unwell I had to return home & go to bed

March 19, 1847 ~ Friday

19^th I spent the day choreing in the evening I Attended a
council of the Twelve & High council Br Brigham reproved & rebuked in the power of God

March 20, 1847 ~ Saturday

20^th I am some better to day are still preparing to go
on the Pioneer Journey. I attended the funeral of
Sister Phebe Traine who died yesterday there is now
much sickness & death in the camp

March 21, 1847 ~ Sunday

201 Sunday the camp of Israel met in A general meeting on the public
square President Young addressed the meeting & spoke upon a variety of
subjects. He said while speaking upon the spirits that we should prepare
our hearts to recieve the spirit of the Lord & we ought to recieve
any spirit that comes to us into our hearts enough to prove whether it
be good or bad then we should recieve the good & refuse the evil. He
reproved the people sharply for their stealing & other wickedness
for complaining & many things of interest was spoken unto us. I
met in council with the Twelve at 4 oclok & spent a little
season in speaking upon the celestial law of the kingdom of God &
our souls were made glad & we rejoiced before the Lord. we also
called into Br Bensons & spent a social hour, we then met with
the High council But not much business was done. we had a
severe snow storm during the night

March 22, 1847 ~ Monday

22nd It was cold this morning there was A meeting of the
Presidency & captains of companys & resolved to stockade the
city of winter quarters & for the Twelve to go foreward to pick
out a resting place for the Saints. In the evening I attended a
council of the Bishops & Twelve remarks were made upon a
variety of subjects Brother B. Young spoke upon the subject
of Patriarchal Blessings & the Blessing of children said that any
father who held the Priesthood was A Patriarch to his own family
& when He blessed his children it was a patriarchal Blessing
If a man wrote the Blessing of his children & could get the
Historian to write it it was well enough but the Historian
could not write all the children Blessings in the Church

March 23, 1847 ~ Tuesday

^ ^ 23rd The Presidency & Bishops met to decide whare the lines
of the city should be I spent the day at work & writing
I recieved a letter from Br Ilus Carter

March 24, 1847 ~ Wednesday

24^th I spent the day at home

March 25, 1847 ~ Thursday

25 I spent the day at work

March 26, 1847 ~ Friday

26^th The camp of Israel Held A public meeting to day & I
attended with the quorum of the Twelve much instruction
[page covered] teaching was given. In the evening I met with my company
[page covered] expressed my feelings to them concerning labouring together
[page covered] [f]or the season in raising grain & taking care of the families of
those who went in the pioner compny the spirit of union
prevailed among them. Atter this I met with the quorum of the
Twelve and W^m McCary the coolord man met with them
showed his dody [body] to the company to see if he dhad not a rib gone &c

March 16, 1847 ~ Tuesday

16th Tuesday I spent the day at home preparing to start on my Journey

March 17, 1847 ~ Wednesday

17th I spent the day putting on my carriage top

March 18, 1847 ~ Thursday

18th I was quite unwell I spent the day at home but went to the Council House in the evening to a musical consort but was so unwell I had to return home & go to bed

March 19, 1847 ~ Friday

19th I spent the day choreing in the evening I attended a council of the Twelve & High Council Br Brigham reproved & rebuked in the power of God

March 20, 1847 ~ Saturday

20th I am some better to day are still preparing to go on the Pioneer Journey. I attended the funeral of Sister Phebe Traine who died yesterday there is now much sickness & death in the camp

March 21, 1847 ~ Sunday

21 Sunday the Camp of Israel met in a general meeting on the public square President Young addressed the meeting & spoke upon a variety of subjects. He said while speaking upon the spirits that we should prepare our hearts to recieve the spirit of the Lord & we ought to recieve any spirit that comes to us into our hearts enough to prove whether it be good or bad then we should recieve the good & refuse the evil. He reproved the people sharply for their stealing & other wickedness for complaining & many things of interest was spoken unto us. I met in Council with the Twelve at 4 oclok & spent a little season in speaking upon the celestial law of the Kingdom of God & our souls were made glad & we rejoiced before the Lord. we also called into Br Bensons & spent a social hour, we then met with the High Council but not much business was done. we had a severe snow storm during the night

March 22, 1847 ~ Monday

22nd It was cold this morning there was a meeting of the Presidency & Captains of companys & resolved to stockade the city of winter quarters & for the Twelve to go foreward to pick out a resting place for the Saints. In the evening I attended a Council of the Bishops & Twelve remarks were made upon a variety of subjects Brother B. Young spoke upon the subject of Patriarchal blessings & the blessing of children said that any father who held the Priesthood was a Patriarch to his own family & when he blessed his children it was a patriarchal blessing If a man wrote the blessing of his children & could get the Historian to write it it was well enough but the Historian could not write all the children blessings in the Church

March 23, 1847 ~ Tuesday

[FIGURE] 23rd The Presidency & Bishops met to decide whare the lines of the City should be I spent the day at work & writing I recieved a letter from Br Ilus Carter

March 24, 1847 ~ Wednesday

24th I spent the day at home

March 25, 1847 ~ Thursday

25 I spent the day at work

March 26, 1847 ~ Friday

26th The Camp of Israel held a public meeting to day & I attended with the quorum of the Twelve much instruction page covered & teaching was given. In the evening I met with my company page covered & expressed my feelings to them concerning labouring together page covered for the season in raising grain & taking care of the families of those who went in the Pioner company the spirit of union prevailed among them. After this I met with the quorum of the Twelve and Wm McCary the coolurd man met with them showed his body to the company to see if hehad not a rib gone &c