when 104 came forward were taken into the state house & ordain-
ed under the Hands of the presidency of the Seventies they then
returned to the congregation the assembly was Addressed through
the day & evening by many persons the spirit of God rested
upon the congregation & we had a good meeting much instruct-
ion was given

January 19, 1851 ~ Sunday

19^th Sunday The people Assembled in a vast Body the presidency
Twelve & Seventies were in their place. The meeting was opened
as usual by singing & Prayer was Addressed by Joseph Young
Lorenzo Young George Grant was followed By president
Young who informed the Saints the time had now come
to begin to prepare to build A temple & the people must pay
their tithing & He requested the presidents of evry Quorum
to take the names of evry member of their Quorum &
they should sign a paper & covenant to pay their tithing &
they who would not do it should be cut off from the
Church. The ground wants to be laid off for a Temple
& garden & materials prepared this season A font wants
to be built & the Endowments commence As soon as possible
those who went through the Temple at Nauvoo know but
vary little about the endowments their was no time to learn
them & what little they did learn they have most of them
forgotton it many other interesting remarks were made
by the president And He called upon the congregation to raise
their right hand towards Heaven as A token & covenant
that they would help him build a Temple And it was one
unanimous vote. President Kimball next spoke & backed
up the testimony of president Young & spoke much to our
Edifycation He was followed by Elder P. P. Pratt who
spoke lengthy & to edifycation. After An intermission of one hour
the meeting was Addressed By E T. Benson A Lyman & W. Woodruff
& the spirit of God rested upon us through the day And A referm
ation Appeared to present itself among all the saints At the close
of the meeting the Presidency & Twelve met in concil & herd all
the ordinances redad over that had been passed during the present
Legislature during the day Truman Angel presented A draft
or plan of the Seventies Hall about to be built in the city of
the Great Salt Lake before the congregation if it is built
according to the plan it will be an ornament to the city
there was also about 30 others ordained to the seventies
today this two days meeting has been of much interest
to the saints in this place

January 20, 1851 ~ Monday

20^th Monday President Young with several of the Twelve
& others started on a mission to Brownsville this morning
I commenced laying my suller wall to day

January 21, 1851 ~ Tuesday

21 I spent the day laying wall

January 22, 1851 ~ Wednesday

22 I spent this day laying my sullar wall & Hewing post

January 23, 1851 ~ Thursday to January 24, 1851 ~ Friday

23 & 24^th spent the time at home labouring

January 25, 1851 ~ Saturday

25^th I rode with my family to the Big cottonwood & spent
the night with Brother Kington 10 [miles]

January 26, 1851 ~ Sunday

26^th Sunday I preached in the morning to Brother Kingtons
And Blessed 6 children in the evening [I spoke] to a large congregation in
the school House

when 104 came forward and were taken into the state house & ordained under the hands of the presidency of the seventies they then returned to the congregation the assembly was addressed through the day & evening by many persons the spirit of God rested upon the congregation & we had a good meeting much instruction was given

January 19, 1851 ~ Sunday

19th Sunday The people assembled in a vast body the presidency Twelve & seventies were in their place. The meeting was opened as usual by singing & Prayer was addressed by Joseph Young Lorenzo Young George Grant was followed by president Young who informed the Saints the time had now come to begin to prepare to build a temple & the people must pay their tithing & he requested the presidents of evry Quorum to take the names of evry member of their Quorum & they should sign a paper & covenant to pay their tithing & they who would not do it should be cut off from the Church. The ground wants to be laid off for a Temple & garden & materials prepared this season A font wants to be built & the Endowments commence as soon as possible those who went through the Temple at Nauvoo know but vary little about the Endowments their was no time to learn them & what little they did learn they have most of them forgotton it many other interesting remarks were made by the president and he called upon the congregation to raise their right hand towards Heaven as a token & covenant that they would help him build a Temple and it was one unanimous vote. President Kimball next spoke & backed up the testimony of president Young & spoke much to our Edifycation He was followed by Elder P. P. Pratt who spoke lengthy & to Edifycation After an intermission of one hour the meeting was addressed By E T. Benson A Lyman & W. Woodruff & the spirit of God rested upon us through the day and a referm ation appeared to present itself among all the saints At the close of the meeting the Presidency & Twelve met in concil & herd all the ordinances read over that had been passed during the present Legislature during the day Truman Angel presented a draft or plan of the Seventies Hall about to be built in the city of the Great Salt Lake before the congregation if it is built according to the plan it will be an ornament to the city there was also about 30 others ordained to the seventies to day this two days meeting has been of much interest to the saints in this place

January 20, 1851 ~ Monday

20th Monday President Young with several of the Twelve & others started on a mission to Brownsville this morning I commenced laying my suller wall to day

January 21, 1851 ~ Tuesday

21 I spent the day laying wall

January 22, 1851 ~ Wednesday

22 I spent this day laying my sullar wall & hewing post

January 23, 1851 ~ Thursday to January 24, 1851 ~ Friday

23 & 24th spent the time at home labouring

January 25, 1851 ~ Saturday

25th I rode with my family to the Big cotton wood & spent the night with Brother Kington 10

January 26, 1851 ~ Sunday

26th Sunday I preached in the morning to Brother Kingtons and blessed 6 children in the evening I spoke to a large congregation in the school house