He gave some interesting teaching concerning the rights
of men & the dealings of men with there wives and
children, the raising of posterity, purity, Holiness &c
that if A wise and proper course was taken in the
begeting and raising of children that they would
soon become pure & Holy And be administered
to by Angels &c And many other things did
the Apostle teach

January 17, 1847 ~ Sunday

17^th Sunday A cold day I preached to A congregation in
Bishops Everetts ward I Attended council in the
Evening with the Twelve, High council & Bishops And
Had an interesting time two peaces was read from
Col Cane published in the Pennsylvania Papers, concerning
His stay among us

January 18, 1847 ~ Monday

178^th [FIGURE] Monday The Thermometer stood this day
16 1/2 degrees below 0 zero I think as cold weath[er]
As I ever experienced But As cold weather As it was
In company with several others I dug earth out of
the bank And coverd the roof of my house up
This was An important day in the History of this Churc[h]
in one respect President Brigham Young met with
his company or family organisation or those who
had been adopeted unto him or were to be, & organized
then into A company out of which may grow a people
that may yet be called the tribe of Brigham. His
teaching to his company was much unto edifycation
I cannot now write but few of the words which He spake
He said no man should come into his company to work
iniquity they should break of from all there sins And
they did enter into a covenant with uplifted Hands to
Heaven with President Young And each other to walk
in all the ordinances & commandments of the Lord
our God. President Young said that He new that any
man who would put his money to usury in the cause
of God would recieve an hundred fold And many things
of Interest was spoken President Young company numb[ered]
about 300 men

January 19, 1847 ~ Tuesday

189^th [FIGURE] {The tribe of Wilford Woodruff was organized this day}

President Heber C Kimball organized
His family company this night At the
Council House consisting of about 200 persons
I, Wilford Woodruff organized my family company
this night At my own House consisting of 40 Men mostly
Head men of families. Those that Joined me entered into
a covenant with uplifted Hands to Heaven to keep all the
commandments & statutes of the Lord our God And
to sustain me in my office the following are the nam[es]
of those who were present with me in this organization
Wilford Woodruff, Aphek Woodruff, John Fowler,
Abraham O Smoot, William C. A. Smoot, John Grierson,
Chancy W. Porter, John Benbow, Simeon Blanchard,
Jacob Burnham, Little John Utley Samuel Turnbow
Eligah F. Sheets, Jacob F Secrist, Benjamin Abers,

He gave some interesting teaching concerning the rights of men & the dealings of men with there wives and children, the raising of posterity, purity, holiness &c that if a wise and proper course was taken in the begeting and raising of children that they would soon become pure & holy and be administered to by Angels &c and many other things did the Apostle teach

January 17, 1847 ~ Sunday

17th Sunday A cold day I preached to a congregation in Bishops Everetts ward I attended council in the Evening with the Twelve, High Council & Bishops and had an interesting time two peaces was read from Col Cane published in the Pennsylvania Papers, concerning his stay among us

January 18, 1847 ~ Monday

18th [FIGURE] Monday The Thermometer stood this day 16 1/2 degrees below 0 zero I think as cold weather as I ever experienced but as cold weather as it was In company with several others I dug earth out of the bank and coverd the roof of my house up This was an important day in the history of this church in one respect President Brigham Young met with his company or family organisation or those who had been adopted unto him or were to be, & organized than into a company out of which may grow a people that may yet be called the tribe of Brigham. His teaching to his company was much unto edifycation I cannot now write but few of the words which he spake He said no man should come into his company to work iniquity they should break of from all there sins and they did enter into a covenant with uplifted hands to Heaven with President Young and each other to walk in all the ordinances & commandments of the Lord our God. President Young said that he new that any man who would put his money to usury in the cause of God would recieve an hundred fold and many things of Interest was spoken President Young company numbered about 300 men

January 19, 1847 ~ Tuesday

19th [FIGURE] {The company of Wilford Woodruff was organized this day.}

President Heber C Kimball organized his family company this night at the Council House consisting of about 200 persons I Wilford Woodruff organized my family company this night at my own house consisting of 40 men mostly head men of families. Those that joined me entered into a covenant with uplifted hands to Heaven to keep all the commandments & statutes of the Lord our God and to sustain me in my office the following are the names of those who were present with me in this organization Wilford Woodruff, Aphek Woodruff, John Fowler, Abraham O Smoot, William C. A. Smoot, John Grierson, Chancy W. Porter, John Benbow, Simeon Blanchard, Jacob Burnham, Little John Utley Samuel Turnbow Eligah F. Sheets, Jacob F Secrist, Benjamin Abers,