April 10, 1871

3 Missionaries & ordained 2 seventies. At the close I gave
council to the Elders to keep a Journal of their official Acts
& the Dealings of God with them B Pettit & Wilford grafted in the garding

April 11, 1871 ~ Tuesday

^11 I grafted fruit in my garding^

April 12, 1871 ~ Wednesday

112. I went to the field & set out about 75 fruit trees

April 13, 1871 ~ Thursday

123 I went over Jordon & Burned over my 12 Acre lot of Bull
Rushes & flags

April 14, 1871 ~ Friday

14. I got Horses shod & collected $108 on Note the Boys
[FIGURE] cleaned out the cottage. I went to the farm and spent
the night I wrote to ^2 Letters^ Azmon By Brother Hulse & to Battle Creek

April 15, 1871 ~ Saturday

15 I Blessed Rosana Woodruff to day And Attended the
school of the Prophets. The subject of thea general Drive of stok
was Brought up discussed & finally rejected.

April 16, 1871 ~ Sunday

16. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended
Meeting in the Tabernacle all W Woodruff spoke in the Morning
One hour & 12 Minutes John W Young spoke 3 Minutes. Afternoon
John Taylor spoke one hour & 22 Minutes several of us laid
hands upon G. A. Smith who was sick. I spent the Evening
[FIGURE] at home & wrote a letter Col Saxie

April 17, 1871 ~ Monday

17. I spent the day loading my waggons for a Journey to
Bear River valley I spent the night at the farm

April 18, 1871 ~ Tuesday

18 I left this morning in a snow storm with 3 teams dined
at Brother Hardies station & traveled over the summit in a
hard snow storm & going down we got into the Mud &
snow & mired down with one team finally got out & drove
to Hards, & stoped for the night distance 28 Miles

April 19, 1871 ~ Wednesday

19 A vary cold morning we drove through the park to
wonship & spent the night with Russ R. Rogers & held
a Meeting. I spoke to the people about one hour 20 M[inutes]

April 20, 1871 ~ Thursday

20. we drove to Coalville to Echo & to Brother Roswell
Stephens & spent the night 26 Miles

April 21, 1871 ~ Friday

201 Brother Stephen related to me the History of his deliverance
from the Camanche Indians & getting 5 Mules By a dream
his whole Account of his travels in the Battalion was interesting
we travelled to wanship & camped on the south side of the
divide to Woodruff 25 M[iles]

April 22, 1871 ~ Saturday

22nd We drove to Woodruff & dined with Bishop Lee.