January 1, 1868 ~ Wednesday

Jan 1^st 1868

It is a cloudy Morning & looks like a storm our valley is
bare we have had no snow or winter of any account up
to this time but warm weather & a great deal of rain I
spent the day mostly Journalizing it rained hard in the After noon

January 2, 1868 ~ Thursday

2 Thursday Fast day I sent my provisions to the poor & Fasted & attended
the 14 ward wmeeting. we had a full house & the time was occupied in bearing
testimony we had a good meeting

January 3, 1868 ~ Friday

3rd I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 23 persons H. C. Kimball sealed 1 couple & W Woodruff 6.
I Attended the school of the prophets in the Afternoon & we had some
Excellent teaching from President Young upon the principle of union of
our being one & building up the kingdom of God

January 4, 1868 ~ Saturday

4. I spent the day in the Endowments House we gave Endowments to 39
H. C. Kimball sealed 5 couple W. Woodruff ^10.^

I attended the CTheater in in the Evening Took Phebe, Sarah, & Bulah

January 5, 1868 ~ Sunday

5^th Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended
the Meeting in the Tabernacle A P Rockwood Prayed Phineas Young
spoke 30 Minutes & Brigham Young ^jr^ 15 M[inutes]. Afternoon Prayer By
A. M. Musser. O. Pratt Spoke one hour & 20 Minutes on the gather[ing]
of the Jews. I met with Presidency & Twelve for Prayers
President Young spoke in the 14 ward in the Evening I preached to
the 165 ward followed By T. B. H. Stenhouse

January 6, 1868 ~ Monday

6. A cold day G. A. Smith returned from Provo I Attended the
school of the Prophets. The following Persons spoke Presidents Young & Wells
also O. Pratt G. A. Smith, Elias Smith, W^m S Godby, & President Daniel
Spencer we had a good time I wrote a Letter to F D Richards

January 7, 1868 ~ Tuesday

7. I spent the day in the Historians office I wrote a long letter
to Azmon Woodruff & spoke plainly of the Latter Day
work & of the seventh Day Sabbath, & spoke of the organization of the
Church & kingdom of God & bore my testimony of the work

January 8, 1868 ~ Wednesday to January 9, 1868 ~ Thursday

8 & 9. I spent the day drawing Manure

January 10, 1868 ~ Friday

10. I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 49 persons H. C. K. sealed 1, W. W. sealed 26 couple

January 11, 1868 ~ Saturday

11^th I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowment
to 39. H. C. Kimball sealed 1, W. Woodruff 14. I went to the Theater in the Ev[en]ing

January 12, 1868 ~ Sunday

12 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended Meeting in the Tabernacle

January 1, 1868 ~ Wednesday

Jan 1st 1868

It is a cloudy Morning & looks like a storm our valley is bare we have had no snow or winter of any account up to this time but warm weather & a great deal of rain I spent the day mostly Journalizing it rained hard in the After noon

January 2, 1868 ~ Thursday

2 Thursday Fast day I sent my provisions to the poor & Fasted & attended the 14 ward meeting, we had a full house & the time was occupied in bearing testimony we had a good meeting

January 3, 1868 ~ Friday

3rd I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 23 persons H. C. Kimball sealed 1 couple & W Woodruff 6. I Attended the school of the Prophets in the Afternoon & we had some Excellent teaching from President Young upon the principle of union of our being one & building up the kingdom of God

January 4, 1868 ~ Saturday

4. I spent the day in the Endowments House we gave Endowments to 39 H. C. Kimball sealed 5 couple W. Woodruff 10.

I attended the Theater in in the Evening, took Phebe, Sarah, & Bulah

January 5, 1868 ~ Sunday

5th Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended the Meeting in the Tabernacle A P Rockwood Prayed Phineas Young spoke 30 Minutes & Brigham Young jr 15 Minutes. Afternoon Prayer By A. M. Musser. O. Pratt spoke one hour & 20 Minutes on the gathering of the Jews. I met with Presidency & Twelve for Prayer President Young spoke in the 14 ward in the Evening I Preached to the 15 ward followed By T. B. H. Stenhouse

January 6, 1868 ~ Monday

6. A cold day G. A. Smith returned from Provo I Attended the school of the Prophets. The following Persons spoke Presidents Young & Wells also O. Pratt G. A. Smith, Elias Smith, Wm S Godby, & President Daniel Spencer we had a good time I wrote a Letter to F D Richards

January 7, 1868 ~ Tuesday

[FIGURE] 7. I spent the day in the Historians office I wrote a long letter to FIGURES Azmon Woodruff & spoke plainly of the Latter Day work & of the seventh Day Sabbath, & spoke of the organization of the church & kingdom of God & bore my testimony of the work

January 8, 1868 ~ Wednesday to January 9, 1868 ~ Thursday

8 & 9. I spent the day drawing Manure

January 10, 1868 ~ Friday

10. I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 49 persons H. C. K. sealed 1, W. W. sealed 26 couple

January 11, 1868 ~ Saturday

11th I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowment to 39. H. C. Kimball sealed 1 W. Woodruff 14. I went to the Theater in the Evening

January 12, 1868 ~ Sunday

12 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended Meeting in the Tabernacle