and then let your Neighbors woods poolls fence & evry thing He
has got alone & let all of mine alone & I will yours And in
this way you will restore confidence dont trespass upon
any body but do right & the blessings of God will attend you
Brother Richards said owe no man any thing I owe gratitude
to God & to all mankigd in a measure but in a measure
or anoth[er] sens owe no man any thing But do right in all
things & you will have all the Heaven & Zion that you can
enjoy in this world

February 21, 1853 ~ Monday

221st I spent this day in company with President Young
And had a vary plesant agreeable day with him I dined
with him in company with E. T. Benson President Young gave
me a mission to go onto the Temple Block & take charge of
the tithing hands I agreed to do so

February 22, 1853 ~ Tuesday

22nd I spent a part of the day in company with Brother
Wells & Brother Angel in learning what was required of me in
taking charge of the tithing hands Brother Angel showed me the
Temple plot or ground plan which he had drawn I assisted Brother
Coray in taking the names of the Temple Ha[n]ds at night.

February 23, 1853 ~ Wednesday

^[FIGURE]^ Wednesday 23rd I commenced my labour this morning on
the Temple ground in diging out the earth for the foundation
I found it a busy place

February 24, 1853 ~ Thursday to February 26, 1853 ~ Saturday

24, 25, 26 I spent the time on the Temple block

February 27, 1853 ~ Sunday

27^th Sunday I attended meeting President Brigham Yg
preached & he presented some of the most interesting &
deepest principles ever presented to man on the earth
I had not paper & did not write them the following are
some of the items given in speaking of the privileges of this peop[le]
He said the people should first perform evry known duty
& not neglect them to enjoy any pleasure in speaking of
danceing he said when the saints were taken up with the
spirit of the fiddle & dancing & had not the spirit of God
they were wrong & in the wrong road a man should
never go to a dan[c]e to the neglect of other Duties neith
should he unless he could have the spirit of God as well
as in a prayer meeting. He said some Elders would
threaten to curse their wives if they did not obey him
because he had the priesthood He said the curses of such men
wer of no force & the women need have no fears of it
He said again some men had a desire to stick to the
work because it made them kings & priest so they could
sway a great septer & rule with a rod of Iron & damn men
here & curse them there &sc and had not in view the
principles of Justice Jud[g]ment mercy truth &c but they cou[l]d
not arise upon such principle even God himself should
He act upon this principle He would scease to be God for
the principls that sustain him & his Throne would
forsake him & he would scease to be God for light &
truth & evry other good principle cleaves unto itself

and then let your Neighbors woods polls fence & evry thing he has got alone & let all of mine alone & I will yours And in this way you will restore confidence dont trespass upon any body but do right & the blessings of God will attend you Brother Richards said owe no man any thing I owe gratitude to God & to all mankigd in a measure but in a measure or another sens owe no man any thing but do right in all things & you will have all the Heaven & Zion that you can enjoy in this world

February 21, 1853 ~ Monday

21st [FIGURE] I spent this day in Company with President Young and had a vary plesant agreeable day with him I dined with him in company with E. T. Benson President Young gave me a mission to go onto the Temple Block & take Charge of the tithing hands I agreed to do so

February 22, 1853 ~ Tuesday

22nd [FIGURE] I spent a part of the day in company with Brother Wells & Brother Angel in learning what was required of me in taking charge of the tithing hands Brother Angel showed me the Temple plot or ground plan which he had drawn I assisted Brother Coray in taking the names of the Temple Hands at night.

February 23, 1853 ~ Wednesday

[FIGURE] Wednesday 23rd I commenced my labour this morning on the Temple ground in diging out the earth for the foundation I found it a busy place

February 24, 1853 ~ Thursday to February 26, 1853 ~ Saturday

24, 25, 26 I spent the time on the Temple block

February 27, 1853 ~ Sunday

[FIGURE] 27th Sunday I attended meeting President Brigham Yg preached & he presented some of the most interesting & deepest principles ever presented to man on the earth I had not paper & did not write them the following are some of the items given in speaking of the privileges of this people He said the people should first perform evry known duty & not neglect them to enjoy any pleasure in speaking of danceing he said when the saints were taken up with the spirit of the fiddle & dancing & had not the spirit of God they were wrong & in the wrong road a man should never go to a dance to the neglect of other Duties neith should he unless he could have the spirit of God as well as in a prayer meeting. He said some Elders would threaten to curse their wives if they did not obey him because he had the priesthood He said the curses of such men wer of no force & the women need have no fears of it He said again some men had a desire to stick to the work because it made them kings & priest so they could sway a great septer & rule with a rod of Iron & damn men here & curse them there &c and had not in view the principles of Justice Judgment mercy truth &c but they could not arise upon such principle even God himself should He act upon this principle He would scease to be God for the principls that sustain him & his Throne would forsake him & he would scease to be God for light & truth & evry other good principle cleaves unto itself