January 18, 1848 ~ Tuesday

18^th The fore part of this day was Also spent in teaching
& giving council, the Twelve occupied most of the time
Two petitions were presented to the meetings for signitures
one for A county in the Potawattame tract of land in Iowa
And the other for A Post Office And the People were signing
them daily Br Henry Miller and others were appointed to go to
the Legislature of the State of Iowa to petition for the county &
$30 were raised by the people ^to^ bear their expenses many interesting
speaches were made by the people

The afternoon & evening of this day was Also spent in singing
music & danceing, And at the close of the evening this
congregation were dismissed & other branches of the Church
were to take it tomorrow as all could not get into the House
at the same time

January 19, 1848 ~ Wednesday

19^th We had A new & full congregation to day, the fore
part of the day was taken up as usual with teaching, instruction
& council & the spirit of the Lord was with us. the After noon
& evening was as usual spent in singing, music, & dancing, square
Merit, the Soux Indian agent, A Major, capt, & Lieut. from Fort Carney
were present And seemed to be pleased with the Appearance of
things

January 20, 1848 ~ Thursday

20^th This is the last day of our meeting with the Saints
at the Log tabernacle, the congregation was addressed at some
length by Br G A. Smith upon A variety of subjects, giving advise
to the saints not to locate on the river bottom but go to the bluffs
& north whare there is a plenty of timber & open farms whare
there is plenty of room Also advised them to pay their tithing
& not admit of making use of Ardent spirits, & spoke upon
other subjects & was followed by W. Woodruff who backed up
the testimony of Br Smith after which several business matters
were taken up.

The Afternoon & evening as usual was spent in singing, music,
& dancing at the close, President Young addressed the meeting
in an interesting manner, And said He wished the Saints to
get so quick in their understandings that when they herd his
tex that they might know his whole sermon without his preaching
it or stoping to explain evry item. And his text was now let
the Saints stop dancing for if you get up parties all over the
country here and go to danceing sin and iniquity will grow out
of it but all has been right here thus far I have watched you
& all has been in quiete & peaceable & good order & the spirit of the
Lord has been here And the President dissmissed the people
pronounceing the Blessings of God upon the people. I with several
other of the brethren spent my time with Br Richards who
was vary kind in entertaining the Saints

January 21, 1848 ~ Friday

21^st We all returned home to our dwellings in winter Quarters
it had been exceding warm & plesant during our whole visit
at the Log tabernacle meeting & we found all well on our return
home. Br's Babitt, H. Kimball & Snider arived from Nauvoo
& returned to Winter Quarters with us & brought some papers
giving an account of the wars & distress of nations with famine
Pestilence & Judgment

January 18, 1848 ~ Tuesday

18th The fore part of this day was also spent in teaching & giving council, the Twelve occupied most of the time Two petitions were presented to the meetings for signitures one for a county in the Potawattame tract of land in Iowa and the other for a Post Office and the People were signing them daily Br Henry Miller and others were appointed to go to the Legislature of the State of Iowa to petition for the county & $30 were raised by the people to bear their expenses many interesting speaches were made by the people

The afternoon & evening of this day was also spent in singing music & danceing, and at the close of the evening this congregation were dismissed & other branches of the church were to take it tomorrow as all could not get into the House at the same time

January 19, 1848 ~ Wednesday

19th We had a new & full congregation to day, the fore part of the day was taken up as usual with teaching, instruction & council & the spirit of the Lord was with us. the after noon & evening was as usual spent in singing, music, & dancing, square Merit, the Soux Indian agent, A Major, capt & Lieut. from Fort Carney were present and seemed to be pleased with the appearance of things

January 20, 1848 ~ Thursday

20th This is the last day of our meeting with the Saints at the Log tabernacle, the congregation was addressed at some length by Br G A. Smith upon a variety of subjects giving advise to the saints not to locate on the river bottom but go to the bluffs & north whare there is a plenty of timber & open farms whare there is plenty of room also advised them to pay their tithing & not admit of making use of ardent spirits, & spoke upon other subjects & was followed by W. Woodruff who backed up the testimony of Br Smith after which several business matters were taken up.

The afternoon & evening as usual was spent in singing, music, & dancing at the close, President Young addressed the meeting in an interesting manner, and said he wished the Saints to get so quick in their understandings that when they herd his tex that they might know his whole sermon without his preaching it or stoping to explain evry item. And his text was now let the Saints stop dancing for if you get up parties all over the country here and go to danceing sin and iniquity will grow out of it but all has been right here thus far I have watched you & all has been in quiete & peacable & good order & the spirit of the Lord has been here. And the President dissmissed the people pronounceing the blessings of God upon the people. I with several other of the brethren spent my time with Br Richards who was vary kind in entertaining the Saints

January 21, 1848 ~ Friday

21st We all returned home to our dwellings in Winter Quarters it had been exeeding warm & plesant during our whole visit at the Log tabernacle meeting & we found all well on our return home. Br's Babitt, H. Kimball & Snider arived from Nauvoo & returned to Winter Quarters with us & brought some papers giving an account of the wars & distress of nations with famine Pestilence & Judgment