May 23, 1870 ~ Monday

May 23rd 1870

A Plesant Morning After a hard rain I mailed a letter to
H A King 240 Broadway N Y containing $1 for the
Bee Journal & spoke of the $5 I sent Before

May 24, 1870 ~ Tuesday

24 I went to the farm & spent the day fighting grasshoppers & choreing

May 25, 1870 ~ Wednesday

25. I came to the City & spent the day in the Endowment House
we Baptized for the dead 489 Joseph F Smith & Samuel
Smith done the Baptizing D. H. Wells W. Woodruff Joseph F. Smith
& Samuel Smith Done the confirming I laid on hands in the
confermation of Nearly the whole. D H Wells also sealed 33 couple
& W Woodruff sealed 26 couple

May 26, 1870 ~ Thursday

26. I went to the farm & dug ditches all day to try to head the
grass hoppers I was vary weary at night

May 27, 1870 ~ Friday

27. I spent most of the day drawing a waggon sheat through my
grain to katch grass hoppers we caught many bushels but still
the Earth was nearly covered it seems a vary hard method
to save any grain this season on my farm they have Eat
my wheat Barley oats & corn & it looks as though we not
raise any thing. But I would rather have a grass hopper war than
a gentile war I went home in the Evening

May 28, 1870 ~ Saturday

28 I attended the school of the prophet untill 3 oclok
I then attended the funeral of Father James Taylor Aged 87
years. He is the father of the Apostle John Taylor President
Young & G. A. Smith with J Taylor W Woodruff F D Richards
G Q Cannon & J F Smith of the Twelve attended G. A. Smith
Preached an interesting Practical discourse

May 29, 1870 ~ Sunday

Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning &
attended Meeting all day in the Tabernacle. A large Number of
strangers were present. The Boston Board of Trade arived on
saturday Night in Eleven of the Pullman Palace cars which
[cost] $220000 dollars $20000 each. The company consisted of 120
persons of the rich Merchants & Nabobs of the City of Boston
they Attended Meetings both forenoon & Afternoon I spoke
to them one hour in the foorenoon & preached in great plainess
the gospel of Christ was followed By G. A. Smith 19 Minutes
Afternoon President Young spoke 45 Minutes to some 300
strangers & a large congregation of saints all gave Good

May 23, 1870 ~ Monday

May 23rd 1870

A Plesant Morning After a hard rain I mailed a letter to [FIGURE] H A King 240 Broadway N Y containing $1 for the Bee Journal & spoke of the $5 I sent Before

May 24, 1870 ~ Tuesday

24 I went to the farm & spent the day fighting grasshoppers & choreing

May 25, 1870 ~ Wednesday

25. I came to the City & spent the day in the Endowment House [FIGURE] we Baptized for the dead 489 Joseph F Smith & Samuel Smith done the Baptizing D. H. Wells W. Woodruff Joseph F. Smith & Samuel Smith Done the confirming I laid on hands in the confermation of Nearly the whole. D H Wells also sealed 33 couple & W Woodruff sealed 26 couple

May 26, 1870 ~ Thursday

26. I went to the farm & dug ditches all day to try to head the grass hoppers I was vary weary at night

May 27, 1870 ~ Friday

27. I spent most of the day drawing a waggon sheat through my grain to katch grass hoppers we caught many bushels but still the Earth was nearly covered it seems a vary hard method to save any grain this season on my farm they have Eat my wheat Barley oats & corn & it looks as though we not raise any thing. But I would rather have a grass hopper war than a gentile war I went home in the Evening

May 28, 1870 ~ Saturday

28 [FIGURE] I attended the school of the prophet untill 3 oclok I then attended the funeral of Father James Taylor Aged 87 years. He is the father of the Apostle John Taylor President Young & G. A. Smith with J Taylor W Woodruff F D Richards G Q Cannon & J F Smith of the Twelve attended G. A. Smith Preached an interesting Practical discourse

May 29, 1870 ~ Sunday

FIGURES Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended Meeting all day in the Tabernacle. A large Number of strangers were present. The Boston Board of Trade arived on saturday Night in Eleven of the Pullman Palace cars which cost $220000 dollars $20000 each. The company consisted of 120 persons of the rich Merchants & Nabobs of the City of Boston they Attended Meetings both forenoon & Afternoon I spoke to them one hour in the foorenoon & preached in great plainess the gospel of Christ was followed By G. A. Smith 19 Minutes Afternoon President Young spoke 45 Minutes to some 300 strangers & a large congregation of saints all gave Good