June 7, 1868 ~ Sunday

June 7, 1868

Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended Meeting in
the Tabernacle A M Musser Prayed H. C. Kimball spoke 38 Minutes
O Pratt 40 Minutes Afternoon J. F. Smith G. A. Smith spoke one hour
& 25 Minutes I met with the Presidency & 12 for prayer

June 8, 1868 ~ Monday to June 9, 1868 ~ Tuesday

8 & 9. I spent the time diging a ditch in the field I was in mud
& water nearly knee deep

June 10, 1868 ~ Wednesday

10. I dug ditched till noon then walked to the city & attended a
Mass Meeting of Saints & Gentils conc[ern]ing the rail Road Speeches were
made By B Young J Taylor G. A. Smith G Q Cannon Mr Head & Mr Marshall
Resolutions were passed to the Effect that the Rail Road
should go throwgh Salt Lake City

June 11, 1868 ~ Thursday to June 12, 1868 ~ Friday

11 I ^& 12^ spent the days watering my Garden 12 President Heber C Kimball
12 had a paraletic stroke to day so that his left side was usless
was nearly deprived of speech.

June 13, 1868 ~ Saturday

123. I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments
to 58 persons D H Wells sealed 17, W Woodruff 11. The school of
the Prophets met in the Tabernacle at 1 oclok I did not attend but
few moments In company with Brothe J. D. T. McAllister I visited
President H. C. Kimball he was wors to day was intirely speachless
to look at him Naturly it seemed as though he would not live
long we laid hands upon him, & he revived some. it seemed
strange to me to look at Brother Kimball & see that he could not
speak to me when I had never seen him before for 35 years
either sick or well but what he could talk He knew me & was
sensible but could not speak. Soon President Young &Wells & Carrington
came in & we all laid hands upon him again & Blessed him & He
smiled but could not speak

June 14, 1868 ~ Sunday

14 Sunday In company with Brother Arnold Raleigh & Groo I rode to
Gardners ward to hold a meeting. the Meeting House was full A
H Raleigh spoke 45 Minutes W Woodruff 30. in the Afternoon
Isaac Groo spoke 405 Minutes & W Woodruff 35 & Brother Arnold 10.
we then returned to Salt Lake City distance 25 m[iles]

June 15, 1868 ~ Monday

15 I spent the morning choreing attended at the Endowment House
we gave Endowments to 26. D H Wiells sealed 3 couple My Indian
Boy Keets has been gone 4 days to Bingham Canyon for a load
of wood & I have heard Nothing from him

June 7, 1868 ~ Sunday

June 7, 1868

Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended Meeting in the Tabernacle A M Musser Prayed H. C. Kimball spoke 38 Minutes O Pratt 40 Minutes Afternoon J. F. Smith G. A. Smith spoke one hour & 25 Minutes I met with the Presidency & 12 for prayer

June 8, 1868 ~ Monday to June 9, 1868 ~ Tuesday

8 & 9. I spent the time diging a ditch in the field I was in mud & water nearly knee deep

June 10, 1868 ~ Wednesday

10. I [FIGURE] dug ditched till noon then walked to the City & attended a Mass Meeting of Saints & Gentils concerning the rail Road speeches were made By B Young J Taylor G. A. Smith G Q Cannon Mr Head & Mr Marshall Resolutions were passed to the effect that the Rail Road should go throwgh Salt Lake City

June 11, 1868 ~ Thursday to June 12, 1868 ~ Friday

11 & 12 spent the days watering my Garden 12 President Heber C Kimball 12 [FIGURE] had a paraletic Stroke to day so that his left side was useless was nearly deprived of speech.

June 13, 1868 ~ Saturday

13 I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 58 persons D H Wells sealed 17, W Woodruff 11, The school of the Prophets met in the Tabernacle at 1 oclok I did not attend but few moments In company with Brothe J. D. T. McAllister I visited [FIGURE] President H. C. Kimball he was wors to day was intirely speechless to look at him Naturly it seemed as though he would not live long we laid hands upon him, & he revived some. it seemed strange to me to look at Brother Kimball & see that he could not speak to me when I had never seen him before for 35 years either sick or well but what he could talk He knew me & was sensible but could not speak. Soon President Young Wells & Carrington came in & we all laid hands upon him again & Blessed him & He smiled but could not speak

June 14, 1868 ~ Sunday

14 Sunday In company with Brother Arnold Raleigh & Groo I rode to Gardners ward to hold a meeting, the Meeting House was full A H Raleigh spoke 45 Minutes W Woodruff 30, in the Afternoon Isaac Groo spoke 45 Minutes & W Woodruff 35 & Brother Arnold 10. we then returned to Salt Lake City distance 25 miles

June 15, 1868 ~ Monday

15 I spent the morning choreing attended at the Endowment Home we gave Endowments to 26. D H Wells sealed 3 couple My Indian Boy Keets has been gone 4 days to Bingham Canyon for a load of wood & I have heard Nothing from him