January 12, 1848 ~ Wednesday

12^th I took my family out to a ride in the carriage I rode through
through the great corn field 2 1/2 miles through it saw large flocks
of prairie chickens I shot one and brought it home 10 m[iles]

January 13, 1848 ~ Thursday

13^th Luther Scammans Address is Lamoille, Baurau ^Bureau^ Co Ill
He is situated 14 miles from Peru the termination of the canal
100 from Chicago 150 from Nauvoo.

I wrote him A letter to day informing him that
we should probably visit him in the spring on our
way east. I also wrote A letter to Br Apbleby

January 14, 1848 ~ Friday to January 15, 1848 ~ Saturday

14^th & 15^th I spent the time at home choreing

January 16, 1848 ~ Sunday

16^th Sunday I took my wife & children into my carriage
& crossed the river on the ice And rode to the Log tabernacle
to Attend the meeting, which opened at 11 oclock there being present
B. Young G. A. Smith & W Woodruff of the Twelve. G A Smith
opened the meeting by prayer And W Woodruff addressed
the assembly upon the subject of their being one in all things
& the gathering of Israel, Building up of Zion, &c. And was
followed by President Young who made many good rema
rks He said the Lord would give his spirit to teach and instruct
from the private member to the President of the Church, but
he will never give any man or woman his spirit to dictate
& direct his file leader, He related an anacdote of A female
runing A race upon a great wager lost it by stoping on the way
to pick up A Jewel.

He said truly that if we were not one we
were not the Lords.

In speaking of the duties of the Priesthood
He said if this people holding the Priesthood should settle down
& go to cultivating the earth & entirely neglect the preaching
of the gospel the earth would open & swallow them up &
Hide them from his sight.

The whole day & evening
was taken up in teaching & council

January 17, 1848 ~ Monday

17^th The fore part of the day was taken up in business & teach
ing & council the spirit of the Lord was with the people
Among other subjects President Young s[p]oke upon the subject
of danceing & said that danceing was not an ordinance of the
gospel or of the House of the Lord. But the organization of man
is such that it requires A variety, singing stimulates the whole
system & the mental mind to such a degree that they want to
dance, this is well enough in its place, every thing that is calcula
ted to fill the soul with Joy is ordained of God & is prpoper for
the Saints if they acknowledge God in all things & do not sin
But dont mingle with the wicked world & sin but serve the
Lord with it. And the ownly lawful place to dance is in a tem-
ple or a place of endowment, you will never see any music
or danceing in Hell neither Joy or gladness will be there but
these things will be in Heaven many other interesting rema-
rks were made.

The afternoon & evening was spent in music and danceing
the old grey headed man, with the young man, maiden and
children went forth in the dance together & praised the Lord
in the dance and all was pieace and Harmony

January 12, 1848 ~ Wednesday

12th I took my family out to a ride in the carriage I rode through the great corn field 2 1/2 miles through it saw large flocks of prairie chickens I shot one and brought it home 10 th

January 13, 1848 ~ Thursday

13th Luther Scammans address is Lamoille, Bureau Co Ill He is situated 14 miles from Peru the termination of the canal 100 from Chicago 150 from Nauvoo, [FIGURE] I wrote him a letter to day informing him that we should probably visit him in the spring on our way east. I also wrote a letter to Br Apbleby

January 14, 1848 ~ Friday to January 15, 1848 ~ Saturday

14th & 15 th I spent the time at home choreing

January 16, 1848 ~ Sunday

16th Sunday I took my wife & children into my carriage & crossed the river on the ice and rode to the Log tabernacle to attend the meeting, which opened at 11 oclock there being present B. Young G. A. Smith & W Woodruff of the Twelve. G A Smith opened the meeting by prayer and W Woodruff addressed the assembly upon the subject of their being one in all things & the gathering of Israel, building up of Zion, &c. And was followed by President Young who made many good rema rks [FIGURE] He said the Lord would give his spirit to teach and instruct from the private member to the President of the church, but he will never give any man or woman his spirit to dictate & direct his file leader, he related an anacdote of a female runing a race upon a great wager lost it by stoping on the way to pick up a Jewel.

He said truly that if we were not one we were not the Lords.

In speaking of the duties of the Priesthood he said if this people holding the Priesthood should settle down & go to cultivating the earth & entirely neglect the preaching of the gospel the earth would open & swallow them up & hide them from his sight.

The whole day & evening was taken up in teaching & council

January 17, 1848 ~ Monday

17th The fore part of the day was taken up in business & teach ing & council the spirit of the Lord was with the people Among other subjects President Young spoke upon the subject of danceing & said that danceing was not an ordinance of the gospel or of the House of the Lord. But the organization of man is such that it requires a variety, singing stimulates the whole system & the mental mind to such a degree that they want to dance, this is well enough in its place, every thing that is calcula ted to fill the soul with Joy is ordained of God & is proper for the Saints if they acknowledge God in all things & do not sin but dont mingle with the wicked world & sin but serve the Lord with it. And the ownly lawful place to dance is in a temple or a place of endowments, you will never see any music or danceing in Hell neither Joy or gladness will be there but these things will be in Heaven many other interesting remarks were made.

The afternoon & evening was spent in music and danceing the old grey headed man, with the young man, maiden and children went forth in the dance together & praised the Lord in the dance and all was peace and harmony