Sunday 5 Aug 1866
I met with my Quorum in the morning & Attended
meeting at the Bowery in the Afternoon I did not go in
the morning Joseph Young & G Q Cannon spok in the
forenoon & President B Young in the Afternoon untill
he was stoped By a Heavy thunder shower
~ Monday to ~ Friday
6, 7, 8, 9, ^&^ 10 I spent the week drawing Hay putting up wheat &
picking fruit
~ Saturday
11. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endo-
wments to 27. I sealed 11 couple & H C K 11 couple
~ Sunday
12. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning
& Attended meeting in the BoweryF. D. Richards spoke
25 Minutes D H Wells 43 Minutes, & H C Kimball 25 M[inutes]
Afternoon G. A. Smith spoke on the History of the Church
from Josephs death for one hour & 20 minutes President Young followed & spok 33 minutes in a plain manner
at the close of the Meeting we met at the Historians office
& set apart F. D. Richards Oscar Young & Brothr Goosebeck for a mission to England they start at 4 oclk
tomorrow morning by stage we had prayers I read 2 letters forom Azmon Wooduff & R Schols
~ Monday to ~ Friday
13 to 17. I spent this week in Hoeing & stacking my wheat
~ Saturday
18. I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House we
gave Endowments to 18. H C K. sealed 5 persons & W W 3 couple
I learned to day that Andrew Jackson Stewart killed his Nephew
on Tuesday stabed him to the heart with a knife on a conten-
tion of who was the owner of a grind stone
~ Sunday
19. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended
meeting in the BoweryJoseph F Smith spoke one hour & 3 Minutes
Afternoon Capt Hooper spoke 30 minutes. T. B. H. Stenhouse
32 minutes & President Young spoke 44 minutes. I met with
the Presidency & Twelve for prayer in the Evening
~ Monday to ~ Friday
20 to 24. I spent the time stacking wheat
~ Saturday
25 I spent a part of the day in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to ^29^ persons. H. C. K. sealed 15 couple & W W 2 couple
~ Sunday
26. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended
meeting in the Bowery Brother Nesbet spoke one hour Benjamin Stringham
~ Sunday
Sunday 5 Aug 1866
I met with my Quorum in the morning & Attended
meeting at the Bowery in the Afternoon I did not go in
the morning Joseph Young & G Q Cannon spok in the
forenoon & President B Young in the Afternoon untill
he was stoped By a Heavy thunder shower
~ Monday to ~ Friday
6, 7, 8, 9, & 10 I spent the week drawing Hay putting up wheat &
picking fruit
~ Saturday
11. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 27 I sealed 11 couple & H C K 11 couple
~ Sunday
12. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning
& Attended meeting in the BoweryF. D. Richards spoke
25 Minutes D H Wells 43 Minutes, & H C Kimball 25 Minutes
Afternoon G. A. Smith spoke on the History of the Church
from Josephs death for One hour & 20 minutes President
Young followed & spok 33 minutes in a plain manner
at the close of the Meeting we met at the Historians office
& set apart F. D. Richards Oscar Young & Brother
Goosebeck for a mission to England they start at 4 oclk
to morrow morning by stage we had prayers I read
[FIGURE] 2 letters from Azmon Woodruff & R Schols
~ Monday to ~ Friday
13 to 17. I spent this week in Hoeing & stacking my wheat
~ Saturday
18. I spent the fore part of the day in the Endowment House We
gave Endowments to 18. H C K sealed 5 persons & W W 3 couple
I learned to day that Andrew Jackson Stewart killed his Nephew
on Tuesday stabed him to the heart with a knife on a contention of who was the owner of a grind stone
~ Sunday
19. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended
meeting in the BoweryJoseph F Smith spoke one hour & 3 Minutes
Afternoon Capt Hooper spoke 30 minutes. T. B. H. Stenhouse
32 minutes & President Young spoke 44 minutes. I met with
the Presidency & Twelve for prayer in the Evening
~ Monday to ~ Friday
20 to 24. I spent the time stacking wheat
~ Saturday
25 I spent a part of the day in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 29 persons. H. C. K. sealed 15 couple & W W 2 couple
~ Sunday
26. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended
meeting in the Bowery Brother Nesbet spoke one hour Benjamin Stringham
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