December 27, 1868 ~ Sunday

Dec 27 1868

Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended
Meeting in the Tabernacle A. O. Smoot Prayed G A Smith spok
one hour & 15 minutes in treating upon the reasons why we should
be admitted into the Union as a State Government. In the
Afternoon O Pratt spoke 50 Minutes I met with the Presidency
& 12 for Prayer in the Evening.

December 28, 1868 ~ Monday

28. I spent af part of the day in the Endowm[en]t House we
gave Endowments to 48. D. H. Wells sealed 10 couple G A S. 9
& W Woodruff 17.

December 29, 1868 ~ Tuesday to December 30, 1868 ~ Wednesday

29, & 30 I spent the time labouring with my hands

December 31, 1868 ~ Thursday

31. President B. Young G. Q. Cannon B Young Jr & F D Richards
& myself left Salt Lake City to visit Ogden we drove to
the mouth of Webber then down the riveer to John W Young
Encampment we crossed the river & dined we then drove to
Ogden & the company stoped with Brother Wests & Farr
Brother Richards & myself stoped with Brother Farr also
Joseph F Smith who came down the webber & met us at ogden 40 miles
This closes up the last day of 1868.

I looked over my Journals & have recorded A synopsis of
my labors on a following Page

This closes the year 1868. The Past Year like many others
has been a vary important one the great National
Rail Road From the Atlantic to the Pacific Rail Road
has been a great Undertaking and opened a Highway
for the ransome of the Lord to Pass over. Zion has also
flourished during the Past Year The Foundation has
been laid to Esstablished A Cooperative Society of
Mercantile Business and A union of all temporal
Business President Young and the leading men of
Israel are gaining great influence in the world & the
Men of the world are coming to visit Zion, to Behold
the wisdom thereof. The Lord is breaking evry weapon
formed against Zion the Devises of our Enemies are brought
to Naught

December 27, 1868 ~ Sunday

Dec 27 1868

Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended Meeting in the Tabernacle A. O. Smoot Prayed G A Smith spok one hour & 15 minutes in treating upon the reasons why we should be admitted into the Union as a State Government. In the Afternoon O Pratt spoke 50 Minutes I met with the Presidency & 12 for Prayer in the Evening.

December 28, 1868 ~ Monday

28. I spent af Part of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 48. D. H. Wells sealed 10 couple G. A S. 9 & W Woodruff 17.

December 29, 1868 ~ Tuesday to December 30, 1868 ~ Wednesday

29, & 30 I spent the time labouring with my hands

December 31, 1868 ~ Thursday

31. President B. Young G. Q. Cannon & F D Richards & myself left Salt Lake City to visit Ogden we drove to the mouth of Webber then down the River to John W Young Encampment we crossed the river & dined we then drove to Ogden & the company stoped with Brother Wests & Farr Brother Richards & myself stoped with Brother Farr also Joseph F Smith who came down the webber & met us at ogden 40 miles This closes up the last day of 1868.

I looked over my Journals & have recorded A synopsis of my labors on a following Page

This closes the year 1868. The Past Year like many others has been a vary important one the great National Rail Road From the Atlantic to the Pacific Rail Road has been a great Undertaking and opened a Highway for the ransome of the Lord to Pass over. Zion has also flourished during the Past Year The Foundation has been laid to Esstablish A Cooperative Society of Mercantile Business and A union of all temporal Business President Young and the leading men of Israel are gaining great influence in the world & the Men of the world are coming to visit Zion, to Behold the wisdom thereof. The Lord is breaking Evry weapon formed against Zion the Devises of our Enemies are brought to Naught