spent the day we were quite chilled when we arived here
I spent the day & night at Daniel Thomases He killed a
fat pig for our dinner we had a [FIGURE] meeting at 4 oclock
W Woodruff preached was followed by H C Kimball T
Bullock & W Woodruff reported. the people had a dance
in the evening I did not attend 9 mils

May 30, 1854 ~ Tuesday

Tuesday May 30 we left Lehi & drove to Unionvill & made
a short halt Bishop Richards had got a good dinner for us
the company did not wish to stop so near home so president
Young told him to eat what they wanted & give the rest to the
poor we rode on to Salt Lake City I spent the night with
my family having travled in 26 days 594 miles
being 287 miles to Harmony & the same back again

May 31, 1854 ~ Wednesday

Wednesday 31^st I received 4 letters from Ilus, Thompson
[FIGURES] & Ozem Woodruff I wrote 2 letters to Ilus & Bernhisel

June 1, 1854 ~ Thursday

June 1^st I rode with my wife & children into the big field
to see my grain I cut some grass

June 2, 1854 ~ Friday to June 3, 1854 ~ Saturday

2 & 3 I spent the time plouging & Hoeing my corn I was
quite unwell

June 4, 1854 ~ Sunday

4^th Sunday J Taylor preached in the forenoon & H C Kimbal
in the Afternoon was followed by President Young D Watt rep[or]ted
I attended the prayer meeting

June 5, 1854 ~ Monday to June 6, 1854 ~ Tuesday

5 & 6 I spent my time Hoeing corn I was quite unwell

June 7, 1854 ~ Wednesday

7^th I rode to John Benbows with Mrs Woodruff Father two
children & Switzer 10 miles

June 8, 1854 ~ Thursday

8^th In company with Father Woodruff I went to fishing. We
caught about 40 some would weigh about 2 lb. I rode
home in the evening to Salt Lake City 10 mils

June 9, 1854 ~ Friday

9^th I spent the day hoeing & ploughing my garden

June 10, 1854 ~ Saturday

10^th I rode to Fort Herriman with Mrs Woodruff
Emma & Bulah & soon after I arived G. A. Smith & E. T. Benson
came we none of us had ever visited the place before
I thought this the best location in this Territory for a Herd
Ground. G. A. Smith & E. T. Benson preached in the evening
distance of the day 25 miles 25 mils
I took out a mare & colt & a calf & left with W^m Smoot

June 11, 1854 ~ Sunday

June 11 I preached in the forenoon on Sunday upon the
same subject that G. A. Smith & E T Benson did ie the
walling in of their city & schooling their children both
of which was vary necessary. At the close of the meeting I
returned to the salt lake city & spent the night at home 25 m

June 12, 1854 ~ Monday

12^th [FIGURE] I attended a vary interesting party got up by the
president at the social Hall for his company that went south