Jan 20, 1872

the wheel cha ropes into & nearly all the passenger either burned
to death or drowned many in this Church have experienced these
things, & in all the travels & Emigrations of the Saints for the last
40 years the preserving care of our Hevenly Father has been over
us & we as a people have been preserved while the wicked have
been destroyed upon evry hand, the destruction of the saluda
is the ownly case whare the Saints have met with disaster in their
Emigration, and if Eli B. Kelsey who was the leader of the company
had had the spirit of God & his office upon him he never would
have gone on board of that Boat or taken the Saints on board of it
I would Exhort all the Saints to get the spirit of God & keep
it & live under its influence, & then they are always safe. And
"this is the condemnation of the world that light has come
into the world & men love darkness rather than light because their
deeds are evil [John 3:19]

Elder G. Q. Cannon followed in some remarks the spirit of God
rested upon us & we had a good meeting

January 21, 1872 ~ Sunday

21. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended
Meeting in the Tabernacle all day. Joseph W. Young spoke in
the Morning one Hour & O. Pratt in the Afternoon one Hour
& 20 Minutes. I met with the Presidency & 12 for Prayer & attended a
lecture in the Tabernacle in the Evening

January 22, 1872 ~ Monday

22 Bulah child Preston was taken vary sick I adm[inistere]d
to it. The council met at 10 oclok I had a severe head ake yet
I attended sister Eliza Snows surprise party at the 14 ward it
was a grand affair, it was a party got up in honor of her birth
day & she had no knowledge of it whatever until she was taken
in a carriage & set down at the 14 ward assembly room whare
were assembled 100 Ladies from some 20 wards & the Presidency
& Twelve with a rich table spread the whole length of the Hall. the
Feast opened by prayer thare was singing & speeches & finally
a large Piramid kake presented to Eliza R. Snow which she
received & made a speech the Table was then filled with
the rich products of the Earth of which the company partook
Sister Snow cut up her cake which was distributed to the
company present she found deposited in a Box under the cake

Jan 20, 1872

the wheel ropes into & nearly all the passenger Either burned to death or drowned many in this Church have Experienced these things, & in all the travels & Emigrations of the saints for the last 40 years the preserving care of our Hevenly Father has been over us & we as a people have been preserved while the wicked have been destroyed upon Evry hand, the destruction of the saluda is the ownly case whare the saints have met with disaster in their Emigration, and if Eli B. Kelsey who was the leader of the company had had the spirit of God & his office upon him he never would have gone on board of that Boat or taken the saints on board of it I would Exhort all the Saints to get the spirit of God & keep it & live under its influence, & then they are always safe. And "this is the condemnation of the world that light has come into the world & men love darkness rather than light because their deeds are Evil

Elder G. Q. Cannon followed in some remarks the spirit of God rested upon us & we had a good meeting

January 21, 1872 ~ Sunday

21. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended Meeting in the Tabernacle all day. Joseph W. Young spoke in the Morning one Hour & O. Pratt in the Afternoon one Hour & 20 Minutes I met with the Presidency & 12 for Prayer & attended a lecture in the Tabernacle in the Evening

January 22, 1872 ~ Monday

22 FIGURES Bulah child Preston was taken vary sick I administered to it. The Council met at 10 oclok I had a severe head ake yet I attended sister Eliza Snows surprise party at the 14 ward it was a grand affair, it was a party got up in honor of her birthday & she had no knowledge of it whatever until she was taken in a carriage & set down at the 14 ward assembly room whare were assembled 100 Ladies from some 20 wards & the Presidency & Twelve with a rich table spread the whole length of the Hall. the Feast opened by Prayer there was singing & speeches & finally a large Piramid kake presented to Eliza R. Snow which she received & made a speech the Table was then filled with the rich products of the Earth of which the company partook Sister Snow cut up her cake which was distributed to the company preset she found deposited in a Box under the cake