~ Thursday
April 19, 1866.
I went to the Mouth of Coones Canyon & got a load of
sheep & returned home 26 [miles]
~ Friday
20 I spent the day in my Garden
~ Saturday
21 I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 61. W. Woodruff sealed 29 couple
I met at the Historians Office the missionaries at 4 oclk
we blessed 7 missionaries D. H. Wells, J. Taylor W Woodruff
F. D. Richards & G. Q. Cannon officiated President Young came
in & spent a short time
~ Sunday
22. Sunday I spent the fore part of the day in the
Endowment House we gave Endowments to ^40^ Men
& not a woman in the House. I laid hands upon
Enoch B. Tripp & Brother Hunt. I Attended meeting
in the Tabernacle in the afternoon John Taylor spoke
to the people At the close of the meeting, President Young
& Wells & John Taylor W. Woodruff F. D. Richards
& G. Q. Cannon met at the Historians office for
prayer The subject of the History of Joseph the Prophet
as Published by Mother Smith was taken up &
President Young said Brother Woodruff as soon as G A
Smith comes home I want yoty to get Elias Smith
& set down & correct the Errors in the History of Joseph
Smith as published by Mother Smith & then let it be
published to the world. He asked if we destroyed valuable
Historical papers by carriying them to the Back house as Dr
Richards did I answered we did not destroy any papers
in that or any other way President Young spoke his
feelings in a vary plain pointed way to Franklin D Richards
concerning his publishing & presidency in Englangd & in the
conducting of the Emigration & of all who had presided in
England since the days of Hedlock. Before we went into
the Historians Office, we laid hands upon Br Finley Free
who was at the points of death After attending to prayers
we were informed that he was dead.
~ Monday
23. Brother Free was buried to day President Young preached
his Funeral Sermon. I went to Coones Canyon to shear my
I met with presidency & 12 & Blessed 7 missionaries
~ Thursday
April 19, 1866
I went to the Mouth of Coones Canyon & got a load of sheep & returned home 26 miles
~ Friday
20 I spent the day in my garden
~ Saturday
21 I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 61. W. Woodruff sealed 29 couple I met at the Historians Office the missionaries at 4 oclk we blessed 7 missionaries D. H. Wells, J. Taylor W Woodruff F. D. Richards & G. Q. Cannon officiated President Young came in & spent a short time
~ Sunday
22. Sunday I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 40 Men & not a woman in the House. I laid hands upon Enoch B. Tripp & Brother Hunt. I attended meeting in the Tabernacle in the afternoon John Taylor spoke to the people. At the close of the meeting, President Young & Wells & John Taylor W. Woodruff F. D. Richards & G. Q. Cannon met at the Historians office for Prayer. The subject of the History of Joseph the Prophet [FIGURE] as Published by Mother Smith was taken up & President Young said Brother Woodruff as soon as G A Smith comes home I want yoy to get Elias Smith & set down & correct the Errors in the History of Joseph Smith as published by Mother Smith & then let it be published to the world. He asked if we destroyed valuable Historical papers by carrying them to the Back house as Dr Richards did I answered we did not destroy any papers in that or any other way. President Young spoke his feelings in a vary plain pointed way to Franklin D Richards concerning his publishing & presidency in England & in the conducting of the Emigration & of all who had presided in England since the days of Hedlock. Before we went into the Historians Office, we laid hands upon Br Finley Free who was at the points of death. After attending to prayers we were informed that he was dead.
~ Monday
23. I met with presidency & 12 & Blessed 7 missionaries
