December 5, 1850 ~ Thursday

5^th Dec [FIGURE]
Senate of Deseret
I met to day with the Legislature of the state of
Deseret the House of Representatives & senate sat in
Joint session as there was two vacancies in the
Senate by death viz Bishop Newel K Whitney & Cornelius P Lott
the Govornor appointed Wilford Woodruff & Charles C Rich
to fill their places in the Senate. Several were appointed places
in the House I was also appointed by the Lieut Gov as chairman
of the committee on counties in the place of G. A. Smith, who
deliverd his farewell address to the senate & had taken his depar[ture]
as chief Justice of Iron County, many bills came up to day &
passed the Legislature adjourned untill the 1^st Monday in Dec

December 6, 1850 ~ Friday to December 7, 1850 ~ Saturday

6^th I spent the day carting hay also the 7^th making fence
around the hay & yard

December 8, 1850 ~ Sunday

8^th Sunday I attended meeting & was called upon to
preached to the people I addressed them in a brief manner

December 9, 1850 ~ Monday to December 14, 1850 ~ Saturday

9^th 10^th 11^th 12^th 13 & 14^th I was quite out of health this week
I bruised my hand took cold got inflamation in it & it
confined me to the house most of the week

December 15, 1850 ~ Sunday

15^th Sunday I spent the day at home

December 16, 1850 ~ Monday

16 I spent the day at home

December 17, 1850 ~ Tuesday

17^th I butchard one ox weighed 720 lbs made some posts for
fence

December 18, 1850 ~ Wednesday

18^th A snow storm I spent most of the day writing

December 19, 1850 ~ Thursday

19 I spent the day making fence

December 20, 1850 ~ Friday

Patriarchal Blessings

On this 20^th Day of Dec 1850 Father John Smith the
Patriarch over the whole Church appointed to bless the people
met at my house and gave unto my Father Aphek Woodruf
his Patriarchal Blessing also Sister Sarah B. Foss and her
family received their blessings at the same time. Phebe W.
Woodruff & myself had both of us received our patriarchal
blessings from under the hands of Father Joseph Smith
the first Patriarch to the church in his day which were
recorded in the Church Records Father John Smith however
blessed Mrs Woodruff with the rest to day Before commencing
to bless Father Smith made sum remarks upon the subject
said he considerd the mark spoken of by Ezekiel set in the
forehead of the righteous by the one having the writers inkhorn by his
side [Ezekiel 9:2] was the patriarchal blessings & seal in the last days and the
Revelator St John had the same thing in view when he spoke
of the one hundred & forty four thousand sealed out of the Twelve
tribes of Israel [Revelation 7:4]. Also spoke of the blessings of Abram Isaac and
Jacob to their children the Patriarchs and many other Edifying
remarks were made. The following are our Patriarchal Blessings
as sealed by the Patriarchs upon our heads

December 5, 1850 ~ Thursday

5th Dec [FIGURE] Senate of Deseret I met to day with the Legislature of the state of Deseret the House of Representatives & senate sat in Joint session as there was two vacancies in the Senate by death viz Bishop Newel K Whitney & Cornelius P Lott the Govornor appointed Wilford Woodruff & Charles C Rich to fill their places in the Senate. Several were appointed places in the House I was also appointed by the Lieut Gov as chairman of the committee on counties in the place of G. A. Smith, who deliverd his farewell address to the senate & had taken his departure as chief Justice of Iron County, many bills came up to day & passed the Legislature adjourned untill the 1st Monday in Dec

December 6, 1850 ~ Friday to December 7, 1850 ~ Saturday

6th I spent the day carting hay also the 7th making fence around the hay & yard

December 8, 1850 ~ Sunday

8th Sunday I attended meeting & was called upon to preached to the people I addressed them in a brief manner

December 9, 1850 ~ Monday to December 14, 1850 ~ Saturday

9th 10th 11th 12th 13 & 14th I was quite out of health this week I bruised my hand took cold got inflamation in it & it confined me to the house most of the week

December 15, 1850 ~ Sunday

15th Sunday I spent the day at home

December 16, 1850 ~ Monday

16 I spent the day at home

December 17, 1850 ~ Tuesday

17th I butchard one ox weighed 720 lbs made some posts for fence

December 18, 1850 ~ Wednesday

18th A snow storm I spent most of the day writing

December 19, 1850 ~ Thursday

19 I spent the day making fence

December 20, 1850 ~ Friday

Patriarchal Blessings

On this 20th Day of Dec 1850 Father John Smith the Patriarch over the whole Church appointed to bless the people met at my house and gave unto my Father Aphek Woodruf his Patriarchal Blessing also Sister Sarah B. Foss and her family received their blessings at the same time. Phebe W. Woodruff & myself had both of us received our patriarchal blessings from under the hands of Father Joseph Smith the first Patriarch to the church in his day which were recorded in the Church Records Father John Smith however blessed Mrs Woodruff with the rest to day Before commencing to bless Father Smith made sum remarks upon the subject said he considerd the mark spoken of by Ezekiel set in the forehead of the righteous by the one having the writers inkhorn by his side was the patriarchal blessings & seal in the last days and the Revelator St John had the same thing in view when he spoke of the one hundred & forty four thousand sealed out of the Twelve tribes of Israel. Also spoke of the blessings of Abram Isaac and Jacob to their children the Patriarchs and many other Edifying remarks were made. The following are our Patriarchal Blessings as sealed by the Patriarchs upon our heads