Jan 31, 1868

Nominated Abram O. Smoot to go to Provo as President
Yayor [Mayor] & Bishop of that place & John Taylor as Judge and
a Number of others as city councillors

February 1, 1868 ~ Saturday

Feb. 1^st 1868 I met many of the Brethren at President Yo[u]ngs office
to make arangements about going to Provo I spent most of the
day in the Endowments House we gave endowments to 52.
H. C. Kimball sealed 3 couple W Woodruff 17, & D H Wells 15 couple
the council met in the afternoon

February 2, 1868 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting
in the Tabernacle W. Woodruff spoke in the Forenoon 45 Minutes
& John Taylor 75 Minutes in the afternoon & G Q Cannon 30 minutes
I Attended mthe Prayer circle with the Presidency & Twelve I pre[a]ched
in the Evening in Bishop Hardys ward He went home with me.

February 3, 1868 ~ Monday

3rd The sun shone yesterday so according to the old dutch
rule we shall have 6 weeks Hard winter I received a pamphlet
from Capt Hooper I wrote a letter to Mrs Woodruff & sent her
spectacles I spent the forenoon in council I wrote to Franklin
Richards in England. I Attended the School of the Prophets and
herd many interesting mremarks made upon the subjects of
Asstrology and it was decided that Asstrology was in
oposition to the work of ofGod Hence Saints should not be
ingaged in it. I went down to the field & spent the night

February 4, 1868 ~ Tuesday

4. I returned to the city & attended a Meeting of the Jordon
Irrigation Company. I met in the council in the aftern[oon]
I wrote a letter to Capt Hooper.

February 5, 1868 ~ Wednesday

5. I received a letter from Mrs Woodruff I spent
the afternoon in the council, & attended a lecture of Mr Barker
introducing a New Theory of Asstronomy He does away with
the Law of Gravatation & attraction

February 6, 1868 ~ Thursday

6 I wrote to Mrs Woodruff & sent her Box to her
By Mail. I spent the Afternoon in the council. I sent a
Telegraph paper to W Woodruff Jr.

February 7, 1868 ~ Friday

7^th In company with A. O. Smoot & E. F. Sheets Also
Presidents Young & Kimball we left Salt Lake City at 8 oclk
& drove to the American Fork & took dinner then rod[e] to
Provo & I spent the night with Brother McDonald 50 M[iles]

Jan 31, 1868 ~ Friday

Nominated Abram O. Smoot to go to Provo as President Mayor & Bishop of that Place & John Taylor as Judge and a Number of others as City Councillors

February 1, 1868 ~ Saturday

Feb. 1st 1868 I met many of the Brethren at President Youngs office to make arangements about going to Provo I spent most of the day in the Endowments House we gave Endowments to 52. H. C. Kimball sealed 3 couple W Woodruff 17, & D H Wells 15 couples the council met in the afternoon

February 2, 1868 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting in the Tabernacle W. Woodruff spoke in the Forenoon 45 Minutes & John Taylor 75 Minutes in the afternoon & G Q Cannon 30 minutes I Attended the Prayer Circle with the Presidency & Twelve I preached in the Evening in Bishop Hardys ward He went home with me.

February 3, 1868 ~ Monday

3rd FIGURES The sun shone yesterday so according to the old dutch rule we shall have 6 weeks Hard winter. I received a pamphlet from Capt Hooper I wrote a letter to Mrs Woodruff & sent her spectacles I spent the forenoon in council I wrote to Franklin Richards in England. I Attended the School of the Prophets and herd many interesting remarks made upon the subjects of Asstrology and it was decided that Asstrology was in oposition to the work of God Hence saints should not be ingaged in it. I went down to the field & spent the night

February 4, 1868 ~ Tuesday

4. I returned to the City & attended a Meeting of the Jordon Irrigation Company. I met in the Council in the afternoon [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Capt Hooper.

February 5, 1868 ~ Wednesday

5. [FIGURE] I received a letter from Mrs Woodruff I spent the afternoon in the council, & attended a lecture of Mr Barker introducing a New Theory of Asstronomy He does away with the Law of Gravatation & attraction

February 6, 1868 ~ Thursday

6 [FIGURE] I wrote to Mrs Woodruff & sent her Box to her By Mail. I spent the Afternoon in the council. I sent a Telegraph paper to W Woodruff Jr

February 7, 1868 ~ Friday

7th In company with A. O. Smoot & E. F. Sheets Also Presidents Young & Kimball we left Salt Lake City at 8 oclk & drove to the American Fork & took dinner then rode to Provo & I spent the night with Brother McDonald 50 Miles