January 1, 1870 ~ Saturday

Jan 1, 1870

This is New Years day I attended the school of the Prophets
Joseph F Smith Prayed B Young jr spoke 28 Minutes G Q Cannon
21 M[inutes], D. H. Wells 28 & three other Brethren spoke 2 or 3 M[inutes]

January 2, 1870 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended
Meeting at the Tabernacle H W Nesbit spoke 61 Minutes
Afternoon H. S. Eldridge Prayed B. Young Jr spoke 45 Minutes
B Young jr spoke 50 Minutes Mrs Yelverton of English Notiriety
was present also A Herrald Reporter who reported the sermon
I met with the Presidency & Twelve for Prayer & preached in the
Evening in the 15 ward followed By Bishop Hunter & G Godard

January 3, 1870 ~ Monday

3 I wrote a letter to Wilford & mailed one to Phebe Susan &
Wilford & went to the farm & Back

January 4, 1870 ~ Tuesday

3.4 I went to my Farm & Back

January 5, 1870 ~ Wednesday

5. I killed 3 Hogs to day at my farm & returned to the city

January 6, 1870 ~ Thursday

6 Thursday is our Fast day I attended Meeting in the 14 ward & listened
to the Testimony of Many of the Brethren & Sisters & I spoke myself.
I dined with Bishop Hoagland at Job Smiths we laid hands upon a
child & Blessed it. I wrote a letter to I. F. Carter & advised him
not to come out here on account of Business matters untill
there was a change in Business for all Branches was dull. I attended
the Theater last Evening and Herd the celebrated Mrs Yelverton
give her Readings. There is a great Exhertion Now making By
the wicked & Esspecially By the Congress of the United States
to get up a crusade or war against the Saints under pr[◊◊◊]
of Polygamy. A Bill is Before Congress to deprive the Latter
Day Saints, of keeping the commandments of God the Lord
has revealed the Law on the Patriarchal order of Marriage &
the Lord says we shall be damned if we do not obey it &
Congress says we shall be damned if we do so it its the Lord
& Congress for it I would rather obey the Lord than Congress

January 7, 1870 ~ Friday

7. I went to my farm & spent

January 8, 1870 ~ Saturday

8. [FIGURES] I returned to the City & took my family in a carriage &
drove to the Depo & saw the men lay the rails on the Utah Central Rail Road
into the Block Entering the square containing the Depo this is the first Rail
Road Ever Built By the Latter Day Saints Except some 400 miles which
they built for the union & Central pacific Rail Road Company

January 1, 1870 ~ Saturday

Jan 1, 1870

This is New Years day I attended the school of the Prophets Joseph F Smith Prayed B Young jr spoke 28 Minutes G Q Cannon 21 Minutes, D. H. Wells 28 & three other Brethren spoke 2 or 3 Minutes

January 2, 1870 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended Meeting at the Tabernacle H W Nesbit spoke 61 Minutes Afternoon H. S. Eldridge Prayed B. Young Jr spoke 45 Minutes B Young jr spoke 50 Minutes Mrs Yelverton of English Notiriety was present also A Herrald Reporter who reported the sermon I met with the Presidency & Twelve for Prayer & preached in the Evening in the 15 ward followed By Bishop Hunter & G Godard

January 3, 1870 ~ Monday

[FIGURE] 3 I wrote a letter to Wilford & mailed one to Phebe Susan & Wilford & went to the farm & Back

January 4, 1870 ~ Tuesday

4 I went to my Farm & Back

January 5, 1870 ~ Wednesday

5. I killed 3 Hogs to day at my farm & returned to the city

January 6, 1870 ~ Thursday

6 Thursday is our Fast day I attended Meeting in the 14 ward & listened to the Testimony of Many of the Brethren & Sisters & I spoke myself. I dined with Bishop Hoagland at Job Smiths we laid hands upon a child & Blessed it. I wrote a letter to I. F. Carter & advised him [FIGURE] not to come out here on account of Business matters untill there was a change in Business for all Branches was dull. I attended the Theater last Evening and Herd the celebrated Mrs Yelverton give her Readings. There is a great Exhertion Now making By [FIGURE] the wicked & Esspecially By the Congress of the United States to get up a crusade or war against the Saints under pr◊◊◊ of Polygamy. A Bill is Before Congress to deprive the Latter Day Saints, of keeping the commandments of God the Lord has revealed the Law on the Patriarchal order of Marriage & the Lord says we shall be damned if we do not obey it & Congress says we shall be damned if we do so it is the Lord & Congress for it I would rather obey the Lord than Congress

January 7, 1870 ~ Friday

7. I went to my farm & spent

January 8, 1870 ~ Saturday

8. FIGURES I returned to the City & took my family in a carriage & drove to the Depo & saw the men lay the rails on the Utah Central Rail Road into the Block Entering the square containing the Depo this is the first Rail Road Ever Built By the Latter Day Saints Except some 400 miles which they built for the union & Central pacific Rail Road Company