February 29, 1868 ~ Saturday

Feb 29, 1868

I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave Endo[wmen]ts
to 35. H C. Kimball sealed 6 couple & D. H. Wells 18 coupl

March 1, 1868 ~ Sunday

March 1, 1868 This is my Birth Day I am 61 years
old this day. I spent the forenoon in the 14 ward Sunday
School though I still suffer severly with a cold
there was about 250 children present they gave us
quite an Exhibition of their studies in answering questions
speaking peaces & singing songs The teachers are learning
the scholars the birth & life of Christ the History of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints & many
interesting things I did not attend meeting at the Tabernl
Joseph W Young & Erastus Snow spoke in the Afternoon
I met with President D H Wells & several of the Twelve for Prayer
President Young was in Provo with A. O. Smoot & E F Sheets

March 2, 1868 ~ Monday to March 4, 1868 ~ Wednesday

2nd 3 & 4. I spent the time in laboring on my farm & garden on
the 4, I sowed 3 Acres of wheat & draged it in

March 5, 1868 ~ Thursday

5. Jeremiah Stockings put his Horses on the lead of my Mules
& I took Delight & her children & furniture & started for
Provo it was a cold Morning it soon began to snow & we
had it in our faces all day we arived at Lehi at 8 oclok
& spent the night at Bishop Evans we were cold & chilley

March 6, 1868 ~ Friday

6. we travelled in the mud & cold to Provo I rented Brother
Twede's House & took up my abode in it distance 50 Miles

March 7, 1868 ~ Saturday

7. I spent the forenoon in visiting the People of Provo In
the Afternoon The city council of Provo met at 1 oclok
& we Attended to all the business which come before us and
in the Evening I attended a Bishops Meeting Many subj[ec]ts
were discused among the rest we all disapproved of Employing
a Gentile school teacher, to teach the children of the Saints in
the base ment of the Meeting House advised that He be dismised
when his quarter was out

March 8, 1868 ~ Sunday

8. Sunday I attended Meeting in the Meeting House Barnard
Snow Preached in the Morning followed By John Taylor. in the
Afternoon Joseph F Smith preached followed By W. Woodruff
& A. O. Smoot we had a good Meeting. After Meeting I
called into President Yo[u]ngs House He had a Telegraph in

February 29, 1868 ~ Saturday

Feb 29, 1868

I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 35. H C Kimball sealed 6 couple & D. H. Wells 18 couple

March 1, 1868 ~ Sunday

March 1, 1868 This is my Birth Day I am 61 years old this day. I spent the forenoon in the 14 ward sunday [FIGURE] school though I still suffer severely with a cold there was about 250 children present they gave us quite an Exhibition of their studies in answering questions speaking peaces & singing songs. The teachers are learning the scholars the birth & life of Christ the History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints & many interesting things. I did not attend meeting at the Tabernacle Joseph W Young & Erastus Snow spoke in the Afternoon I met with President D H Wells & several of the Twelve for Prayer President Young was in Provo with A. O. Smoot & E F Sheets

March 2, 1868 ~ Monday to March 4, 1868 ~ Wednesday

2nd 3 & 4. I spent the time in laboring on my farm & garden on the 4. I sowed 3 Acres of wheat & draged it in

March 5, 1868 ~ Thursday

5. Jeremiah Stockings put his Horses on the lead of my Mules & I took Delight & her children & furniture & started for Provo it was a cold Morning it soon began to Snow & we had it in our faces all day we arived at Lehi at 8 oclok & spent the night at Bishop Evans we were cold & chilley

March 6, 1868 ~ Friday

6. we travelled in the mud & cold to Provo I rented Brother Twede's House & took up my abode in it distance 50 Miles

March 7, 1868 ~ Saturday

7. I spent the forenoon in visiting the People of Provo In the Afternoon The city council of Provo met at 1 oclok & we Attended to all the business which come before us and in the Evening I attended a Bishops Meeting. Many subjects were discused among the rest we all disapproved of Employing a Gentile school teachers, to teach the children of the Saints in the base ment of the Meeting House advised that He be dismissed when his quarter was out

March 8, 1868 ~ Sunday

8. Sunday I attended Meeting in the Meeting House. Barnard Snow Preached in the Morning followed By John Taylor, in the Afternoon Joseph F Smith preached followed By W. Woodruff & A. O. Smoot we had a good Meeting. After Meeting I called into President Youngs House He had a Telegraph in