June 16, 1868 ~ Tuesday

June 16 1868

I let Bishop Hoagland have 1000lbs of flour on the Emigration & got
Ezra Foss to go After Keets I wrote 2 letters to Wilford & Delight.
I spent the day at home

June 17, 1868 ~ Wednesday to June 19, 1868 ~ Friday

17 18 & 19. I spent the time diging ditches watering wheat
& hoeing corn

June 20, 1868 ~ Saturday

20. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments
to 31. D. H. Wells sealed 22 couple & W. Woodruff 7. I attended
the school of the Prophets [FIGURE] O. Pratt made remarks upon the
New Translation followed By President Young who bore testim[on]y
in strong terms that Joseph did not finish the New Translation
of the old & New Testament which young Joseph Smith had
lately published

June 21, 1868 ~ Sunday

21. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning
& attended meeting in the Tabernacle all day Alma L Smith
who had Just returned from the Islands spoke one hour & 25 m[inutes]
He gave a history of the Mission on the Islands of the memory
of his Father & Brother at Hawns Mill & of his being shot himself
at the same time. In the Afternoon while G A Smith
was giving a History of the Roman & Protestant relig[io]n
He spoke 50 Munits [minutes] during the Time President Young came
in From visiting Brother Kimball He said he was Just
alive & that was all at the close of the Meeting we went to the
Prayer circle after which G A Smith G Q. Cannon J F.
Smith & W Woodruff of the 12 visited Brother Kimball
& found him suffering as it were in the agonies of Death
we laid hands upon him & rebuked his suffering & he was
Eizer I went home took supper & visited Brother Kimball
again he appeared as though Death was upon him

June 22, 1868 ~ Monday

22. Monday President Heber C Kimball was
struck with Death at 1 oclok this Morning I visited him
Early in the Morning and stayed untill about 9 oclock I was
under the necssity then of leaving President Young several
of the Twelve & Many Friends were present & remained with
him untill he died which was 20 minutes to 11 oclok when
he went to sleep like an infant & breathed out his last breath
He was Born June 14, 1801, which made him 67 years & 8 days old

June 23, 1868 ~ Tuesday

23rd I spent this day in the field

June 16, 1868 ~ Tuesday

June 16, 1868

I let Bishop Hoagland have 100lbs of flour on the Emigration & get Ezra Foss to go After Keets I wrote 2 letters to Wilford & Delight [FIGURE] I spent the day at home

June 17, 1868 ~ Wednesday to June 19, 1868 ~ Friday

17 18 & 19. I spent the time diging ditches watering wheat & hoeing Corn

June 20, 1868 ~ Saturday

20. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 31. D. H. Wells sealed 22 couple & W. Woodruff 7. I attended the school of the Prophets [FIGURE] O. Pratt made remarks upon the New Translation followed By President Young who bore testimony in strong terms that Joseph did not finish the New Translation of the old & New Testament which young Joseph Smith had lately published

June 21, 1868 ~ Sunday

21. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended meeting in the Tabernacle all day Alma L Smith who had just returned from the Islands spoke one hour & 25 minutes He gave a history of the Mission on the Islands of the memary of his Father & Brother at Hawns Mill & of his being shot himself at the same time. In the Afternoon while G A Smith was giving a History of the Roman & Protestant religion He spoke 50 Munits minutes during the Time Presidet Young came in From visiting Brother Kimball He said he was Just alive & that was all at the Close of the Meeting we went to the Prayer Circle after which G A Smith G Q. Cannon J. F. Smith & W Woodruff of the 12 visited Brother Kimball & found him suffering as it were in the agonies of Death we laid hands upon him & rebuked his suffering & he was Eizer I went home took supper & visited Brother Kimball again he appeared as though Death was upon him

June 22, 1868 ~ Monday

[FIGURE] 22. Monday President Heber C Kimball was struck with Death at 1 oclok this Morning I visited him Early in the Morning and stayed untill about 9 oclock I was under the necessity then of leaving President Young several of the Twelve & Many Friends were present & remained with him untill he died which was 20 minutes to 11 oclok when he went to sleep like an infant & breathed out his last breath he was Born June 14, 1801, which made him 67 years & 8 days old

June 23, 1868 ~ Tuesday

23rd I spent this day in the field