Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)
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~ Tuesday
Dec 24, 1867
The Earth is soaked this morning with water. I went this morning
to the Endowment House ^H O office^ & Anointed Thomas Boam & wife
& spent the day at home
~ Wednesday
25 Christmas I spent the day mostly at home
~ Thursday
26.
A rainy day I spent the day mostly at home wrote to I F Carter
~ Friday
27. I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 30. H. C. Kimball sealed 4 couple W. Woodruff 5
I attended the School of the Prophets in the Afternoon we
had speeches from President Young & the Bishops upon trading
with our Enemies
~ Saturday
28. I went to the Endowments House we gave Endow[men]ts to 7, &
& H. C. Kimball sealed 7 couple
~ Sunday
29. A vary cold day Sunday I rode with G. Q. Cannon & R. L.
Campbell to Mill Creek ward Meeting House we Met at 11 oclk
it was the first Meeting held G. Q. Cannon Prayed & dedicated
the House as far as it was finished W. Woodruff spoke one hour
& G. Q. Cannon one hour & R L Campbell 10 Minutes at
the close of the Meeting we took dinner with one of the Brethren
& then returned home the road was vary rough & we broak
one of the Iron Braces holding the Tongue to the carriage
~ Monday
30. Monday I went to the Endowment House & assisted D. H. Wells in
Anointing Silas Richards & wife when we come to the Altar his
seconed wife refused to be sealed to him. In the Afternoon
I Attended the School of the Propetshets The subject treated upon
was trading with our Enemies President Yo[u]ng spoke & several
of the Bishops George Godard J Taylor C C Rich & H C Kimball
~ Tuesday
31. I went to the Historians office & I Anointed
Wm Reading & wife & James Hunting & wife In the after[noon]
I laboured in my Garden & spent the Evening at home reading
Thus Ends the year 1867 O how time flies and how rapidly
imporrtant Events are crowding upon Each other The signs of
the seconed coming of the son of man are manifest upon the
Earth & in the Heavens. Zion is growing & rizing & Great Babylon
is fast ripening in iniquity & preparing for her final down
Fall. I looked over my Journal & recorded on the following
page A synopsis of My labors in 1867
~ Tuesday
Dec 24, 1867
The Earth is soaked this morning with water. I went this morning to the HO office & Anointed Thomas Boam & wife & spent the day at home
~ Wednesday
25 Christmas I spent the day mostly at home
~ Thursday
26. [FIGURE] A rainy day I spent the day mostly at home wrote to I F Carter
~ Friday
27. I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 30. H. C. Kimball sealed 4 couple W. Woodruff 5 I attended the School of the Prophets in the Afternoon we had speeches from President Young & the Bishops upon trading with our Enemies
~ Saturday
28. I went to the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 7, & & H. C. Kimball sealed 7 couple
~ Sunday
29. A vary cold day Sunday I rode with G. Q. Cannon & R. L. Campbell to Mill Creek ward Meeting House we Met at 11 oclk it was the first Meeting held G. Q. Cannon Prayed & dedicated the House as far as it was finished W Woodruff spoke one hour & G. Q. Cannon one hour & R. L. Campbell 10 Minutes at the close of the Meeting we took dinner with one of the Brethren & then returned home the road was vary rough & we broak one of the Iron Braces holding the Tongue to the carriage
~ Monday
30. Monday I went to the Endowment House & assisted D. H. Wells in Anointing Silas Richards & wife when we come to the Altar his seconed wife refused to be sealed to him. In the Afternoon I Attended the School of the Prophets. The subject treated upon was trading with our Enemies President Young spoke & several of the Bishops George Godard J Taylor C C Rich & H C Kimball
~ Tuesday
31. I went to the Historians office & I Anointed Wm Reading & wife & James Hunting & wife In the afternoon I laboured in my garden & spent the Evening at home reading Thus Ends the year 1867 O how time flies and how rapidly important Events are crowding upon Each other The signs of the seconed coming of the son of man are manifest upon the Earth & in the Heavens. Zion is growing & rizing & Great Babylon is fast ripening in iniquity & preparing for her final down Fall. I looked over my Journal & recorded on the following page A synopsis of My labors in 1867