Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)
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down with his Boat while going down he shot 3 geese we rowed
our Boats in to the rushes whare we could hide ourselves & as the ducks
would fly over or among us we would shot them on the wing we
staid till dark then rowed Back to our waggon drew our
Boats up on to dry land made up a fire cooked a duck pot
pie eat our supper made our Beds in the Boat & slept all night
the wind Blew vary hard we got up Before day light on the
12, & took our Boats & went Back to our shooting place on the
way down a flock of Geese came over us I shot into the
flock & hit them but the shot was to fine to kill them the
wind Blew vary hard most of the forenoon we shot till
the middle of the Afternoon then we went up to our waggon
loaded our Boats in to the waggon & returned home while
at the Hot spring lake Ezra Pettit took one Boat across to
Ethan Pettets & I carried the other to Ezra Pettets House
we counted our game & found we had 40 ducks & 3 geese
~ Friday
13. I went to Historians office & Anointed Jefferson Hunt
& spent the remainder of the day at home ^I met with the school of the Prophets in the Evening^
~ Saturday
14. I spent the Most of the day in the Historian of Endo[wmen]t
House we gave Endowments to 29 persons. H C Kimball sealed
5 couple & W Woodruff 21.
~ Sunday
165. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning &
attended Meeting at the Tabernacle I administered to John
16Taylor with D. H. Wells & G Q Cannon he was vary Dangerously
sick with the congestion of the Bowels this is the 3rd Attack
he has had this season. I preached in the 13 ward in the Evening
~ Monday
16. I spent the day at home But I met with the school of the Prophets
in the Evening at the City Hall. This school was organized on
the 9, Dec 1867 in the City Hall President Brigham Young was
appointed President Heber C. Kimball & Daniel H Wells vice Presidents
E. L. Sloan was appointed secretary & Paul A. Shotler Treasuryer
President Young spoke of the first organization of this scholol By
Joseph Smith the Prophet. The word of wisdom was given in this
school President Young said Adam was Michael the Ark angel &
he was the Father of Jesus Christ, & was our gGod & that Joseph
taught taught this Principle President Yo[u]ng D. H. Wells & G. A. Smith
Dec 11, 1867
down with his Boat while going down he shot 3 geese we rowed our Boats in to the rushes whare we could hide ourselves & as the ducks would fly over or among us we would shot them on the wing we staid till dark then rowed Back to our waggon drew our Boats up on to dry land made up a fire cooked a duck pot pie eat our supper made our Beds in the Boat & slept all night the wind Blew vary hard we got up Before day light on the 12, & took our Boats & went Back to our shooting place on the way down a flock of geese came over us I shot into the flock & hit them but the shot was to fine to kill them the wind Blew vary hard most of the forenoon we shot till the middle of the Afternoon then we went up to our waggon loaded our Boats in to the waggon & returned home while at the Hot sprig lake Ezra Pettit took one Boat across to Ethan Pettets & I carried the other to Ezra Pettets House we counted our game & found we had 40 ducks & 3 geese
~ Friday
13. I went to Historians office & Anointed Jefferson Hunt & spent the remainder of the day at home I met with the school of the Prophets in the Evening
~ Saturday
14. I spent the Most of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 29 persons. H C Kimball sealed 5 couple & W Woodruff 21.
~ Sunday
15. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended Meeting at the Tabernacle I administered to John Taylor with D. H. Wells & G Q Cannon he was vary Dangerously sick with the congestion of the Bowels this is the 3rd Attack he has had this season. I preached in the 13 ward in the Evening
~ Monday
16. I spent the day at home But I met with the school of the Prophets [FIGURE] in the Evening at the City Hall. This school was organized on the 9, Dec 1867 in the City Hall President Brigham Young was appointed President Heber C. Kimball & Daniel H Wells vice Presidents E. L. Sloan was appointed secretary & Paul A. Shotler Treasurer President Young spoke of the first organization of this school By Joseph Smith the Prophet. The word of wisdom was given in this school President Young said Adam was Michael the Ark angel & he was the Father of Jesus Christ & was our God & that Joseph taught taught this Principle President Young D. H. Wells & G. A. Smith