February 14, 1848 ~ Monday

14^th I spent the day at home

February 15, 1848 ~ Tuesday

15^th I spent the day at home But had a good meeting at night

February 16, 1848 ~ Wednesday

16^th I spent this day at home reading

February 17, 1848 ~ Thursday

17^th I carried 9 bushels of wheat & 5 of Buckwheat to the
water mill I spent the day untill 12 oclok at night with
Br Davis grinding in the mill Mrs Woodruff spent the
time with Sister Davis & we went home in the night

February 18, 1848 ~ Friday

18^th The soldiers have a meeting to day at the Log tabe-
rnacle Br Young, Kimball, & O. Pratt was expected to be
there, O Pratt was there but the others were at Br
Hydes As He had Just returned from the east.
we also recieved A large mail to day from various parts
of the earth several stars from Liverpool showing the
rapid progress ot our cause through England Scotland and
Wales And of the hard warfare of our worthy friend
Capt Dan Jones it seems as though nearly all Wales
was against him yet he is baptizing daily as he is travl-
ing through the nation we also got news of the Mexican
War, American Congress, the loss of life on the lakes &
rivers &c

February 19, 1848 ~ Saturday

19^th I Administered to Br Willard Richards early in the
morning who has been sick near two months I spent most
of the day in reading Br Johnathan containing the life
of Gen Z Taylor History of the Mexican War And plates of
the several Battles in Mexico &c

February 20, 1848 ~ Sunday

20^th Sunday I preached to the saints in our ward. In the evening
I went with Mrs Woodruff to Br P. Richards & herd two letters
read from his sons in England which were interesting, we then
called upon Willard Richards who was sick soon President Young
came in sat A few moments And I went home with him &
spent an hour or two And read some late papers

February 21, 1848 ~ Monday

21^st I spent the day at home

February 22, 1848 ~ Tuesday

22^nd Br John Grierson came to the city to day the first time He has
been here for one year & a half I look him up & brought him home
with me He attended meeting with me in the evening and
spent the night with me He took his cloths which Br Smoot left
with us for him

February 23, 1848 ~ Wednesday

23^rd I called upon Br Richards in the morning soon Pres-
ident Young came in we went into the office & attended
to some Business. Br Brown came in & requested one of us
to go & preach the funeral sermon of his daughter who was
dead. Presidents Brigham & Joseph Young & myself went
to his house, we found not ownly his daughter dead
but a number sick in the House. The meeting opened by
singing & prayer By Joseph Young, After which President
B. Young Arose Addressed the meeting & said that he had A few rem-
arks to make & desired that he might have the Holy spirit while He
spoke. Said it was better to go [to] the House of mourning than to the House
of feasting for that was the end of the living & would force
upon our minds the truth of the desolution which we must all pass through

February 14, 1848 ~ Monday

14th I spent the day at home

February 15, 1848 ~ Tuesday

15th I spent the day at home but had a good meeting at night

February 16, 1848 ~ Wednesday

16th I spent this day at home reading

February 17, 1848 ~ Thursday

17th I carried 9 bushels of wheat & 5 of buckwheat to the water mill I spent the day untill 12 oclok at night with Br Davis grinding in the mill Mrs Woodruff spent the time with Sister Davis & we went home in the night

February 18, 1848 ~ Friday

18th The soldiers have a meeting to day at the Log tabernacle Br Young, Kimball, & O. Pratt was expected to be there, O Pratt was there but the others were at Br Hydes as he had just returned from the east. we also recieved a large mail to day from various parts of the earth several stars from Liverpool showing the rapid progress ot our cause through England Scotland and Wales and of the hard warfare of our worthy friend Capt Dan Jones it seems as though nearly all Wales was against him yet he is baptizing daily as he is travling through the nation we also got news of the Mexican War, American Congress, the loss of life on the lakes & rivers &c

February 19, 1848 ~ Saturday

19th I administered to Br Willard Richards early in the morning who has been sick near two months I spent most of the day in reading Br Johnathan containing the life of Gen Z Taylor History of the Mexican War and plates of the several Battles in Mexico &c

February 20, 1848 ~ Sunday

20th Sunday I preached to the saints in our ward. In the evening I went with Mrs Woodruff to Br P. Richards & herd two letters read from his Sons in England which were interesting, we then called upon Willard Richards who was sick soon President Young came in sat a few moments and I went home with him & spent an hour or two and read some late papers

February 21, 1848 ~ Monday

21st I spent the day at home

February 22, 1848 ~ Tuesday

22nd Br John Grierson came to the city to day the first time he has been here for one year & a half I look him up & brought him home with me he attended meeting with me in the evening and spent the night with me. He took his cloths which Br Smoot left with us for him

February 23, 1848 ~ Wednesday

23rd [FIGURE] I called upon Br Richards in the morning soon President Young came in we went into the office & attended to some Business. Br Brown came in & requested one of us to go & preach the funeral sermon of his daughter who was dead. Presidents Brigham & Joseph Young & myself went to his house, we found not ownly his daughter dead but a number sick in the house. The meeting opened by singing & prayer by Joseph Young, after which President B. Young arose addressed the meeting & said that he had a few remarks to make & desired that he might have the Holy spirit while he spoke. Said it was better to go to the House of mourning than to the House of feasting for that was the end of the living & would force upon our minds the truth of the desolution which we must all pass through