Nov 14, 1869
Sunday Afternoon Joseph Young spoke 50 M[inutes] & President
B Young 35 I met with the presidency & Twelve for prayer
& in the Evening I spoke at the 14 ward followed By G. Q.
Cannon I read a portion of the Revelation on Celestial
Marriage & had a good time
~ Monday
15 I went to the farm several rain & Hail storms during
the day D H Wells gave Endowments to 53 & sealed 54 couple
~ Tuesday
Nov 16. I attended at the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 45 W Woodruff sealed 30 couple D H Wells 13
~ Wednesday to ~ Thursday
17 & 18 A Hard rain for 2 days & nights I spent most
of the time the farm
~ Friday
19. I spent the day at home choring & mending up waggons
dubletrees &c. Jeremiah &Stockings & Brigham got home
this Evening Having been gone 31 days
~ Saturday
20. I attended the school of the prophets D H Wells spoke
20 Minutes. Brother Player a few moments J Taylor 38
W Woodruff 18 Minutes Joseph Young 16 G A Smith 18.
I wrote 2 letters to Wm L Shepherd & A. O. Smith
~ Sunday
21. I attended meeting in the Tabernacle Brother Nesling prayed
Warren Dusenbury spoke 12 M[inutes] G A Smith spoke one hour & 36 M[inutes]
Afternoon O Pratt spoke one Hour & 18 minutes
~ Monday
22nd In company with Brower Pettet & Merkley I drove my team
to Lehi then to the shore of Utah Lake 35 Miles we then took a sailing
Boat to go to the South End of the Lake But the wind died away &
we rowed till midnight & landed made up a fire cooked supper
took our sails made a tent & went to Bed 30 miles By water 35 Land 65
~ Tuesday
23. We got our Breakfast & I shot 3 Geese on the wing & Brother
Pettit shot some duck we move our camp 5 miles south Brother
Pettit shot abot 20 duks
~ Wednesday
24. A Hard snow storm Brother Pettit shot some 30 ducks I shot
But 2. as I went to pick up one & leaning over the Boat I droped
my watch out of my Pocket in 3 feet of water & one of mud I
striped naked & got into the water to my arm pits But it Chilled
me so bad I could not get my watch. Brother Brower Pettit
striped & went in & got it up with his toes But He was so
chil[le]d we had to help him in the Boat
Nov 14, 1869
Sunday Afternoon Joseph Young spoke 50 Minutes & President B Young 35 I met with the presidency & Twelve for prayer & in the Evening I spoke at the 14 ward followed By G. Q. Cannon I read a portion of the Revelation on Celestial Marriage & had a good time
~ Monday
15 I went to the farm several rain & Hail storms during the day D H Wells gave Endowments to 53 & sealed 54 couple
~ Tuesday
Nov 16. I attended at the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 45 W Woodruff sealed 30 couple D H Wells 13
~ Wednesday to ~ Thursday
17 & 18 A Hard rain for 2 days & nights I spent most of the time the farm
~ Friday
19. I spent the day at home choring & mending up waggons dubletrees &c. JeremiahStockings & Brigham got home this Evening Having been gone 31 days
~ Saturday
20. I attended the school of the prophets D H Wells spoke 20 Minutes. Brother Player a few moments J Taylor 38 W Woodruff 18 Minutes Joseph Young 16 G A Smith 18. [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Wm L Shepherd & A. O. Smith
~ Sunday
21. I attended meeting in the Tabernacle Brother Nesling prayed Warren Dusenbury spoke 12 Minutes G A Smith spoke one hour & 36 Minutes Afternoon O Pratt spoke one Hour & 18 minutes
~ Monday
22nd In company with Brower Pettet & Merkley I drove my team to Lehi then to the shore of Utah Lake 35 Miles we then took a sailing Boat to go to the South End of the Lake But the wind died away & we rowed till midnight & landed made up a fire cooked supper took our sails made a tent & went to Bed 30 miles By water 35 Land 65
~ Tuesday
23. We got our Breakfast & I shot 3 Geese on the wing & Brother Pettit shot some duck we move our camp 5 miles south Brother Pettit shot abot 20 duks
~ Wednesday
24. A Hard snow storm Brother Pettit shot some 30 ducks I shot But 2. as I went to pick up one & leaning over the Boat I droped my watch out of my Pocket in 3 feet of water & one of mud I striped naked & got into the water to my arm pits But it Chilled me so bad I could not get my watch. Brother Brower Pettit striped & went in & got it up with his toes But He was so chilled we had to help him in the Boat
