Dec 2nd 1867

to take charge of a class to study Book keeping
& commercial Business George Taylor to take charge
of Geography & Grammar classes Many Excellent rem[ar]ks
were made By President Young & others I had 3 Hogs Butch[er]ed
at the field it was a rainy day. I went down to the field
in the Evening & cut up 2 Hogs, & spent the night

December 3, 1867 ~ Tuesday

3rd I returned home to the city & spent the day choreing

December 4, 1867 ~ Wednesday

4. I ground up some Apples & made some 50 gallons of cider

December 5, 1867 ~ Thursday

5. [FIGURE] 100 I gave to Thomas Ellebeke A $100 dollar Bill
of U S currency as a Donation to Emigrate the poor from
England I spent the day choreing

December 6, 1867 ~ Friday

6. My Boys drew gravel to fill up the west side of My House

December 7, 1867 ~ Saturday

7. I spent Most of the day in the Endowment House we
gave Endowments to 30 persons H C Kimball sealed 11 couple
W Woodruff 18 couple I went to the Historian office
& I Anointed James Washington Loveless & 3 wives to their
seconed anointing.

December 8, 1867 ~ Sunday

8. Sunday I Attended meeting at the Tabernacle through
the day H. S. Eldridge J. C. Little spoke 16 minutes G Q Cannon 15.
at noon I visited the Tabernacle with President Young & others
Afternoon President Young spoke 53 Minutes I met with the
Presidency & Twelve for Prayer ^(The school of the Prophets Met at 6 oclock I Met with them)^

December 9, 1867 ~ Monday

9. I spent the day choring

December 10, 1867 ~ Tuesday

10. I spent the forenoon in the Historian office. G A Smith
Anointed Brother Joseph Harker & wife & Lorenzo Johnson
& 4 wives to their seconed Anointings & W Woodruff Anointed
John Benyon & 3 wives. I attended the funeral of George
Washington Mousley of the 16 ward I spoke tat the funeral & was
followed by Bishop Kesler

December 11, 1867 ~ Wednesday to December 12, 1867 ~ Thursday

11^th [FIGURE] I went down the Jordon with Ezra & Brower Pettet to
shoot some ducks Brother Ezra Pettet sen took two Boats
crossed the Hot spring lake & Brower went with me in the
waggon & met him there. we shot 6 ducks then drove
down the Jordon with the team some 5 Miles further I then
left my team with my Indian Boy Sarroquetts & we went
down 3 Miles near the Mouth of Jordon Ezra Pettet rowed

Dec 2nd 1867

to take charge of a class to study Book keeping & commercial Business George Taylor to take charge of Geography & Grammar classes Many Excellent remarks were made By President Young & others. I had 3 Hogs Butchered at the field it was a rainy day. I went down to the field in the Evening & cut up 2 Hogs, & spent the night

December 3, 1867 ~ Tuesday

3rd I returned home to the city & spent the day choreing

December 4, 1867 ~ Wednesday

4. I ground up some Apples & made some 50 gallons of cider

December 5, 1867 ~ Thursday

5. [FIGURE] 100 I gave to Thomas Ellebake A $100 dollar Bill of US currency as a Donation to Emigrate the poor from England I spent the day choreing

December 6, 1867 ~ Friday

6. My Boys drew gravel to fill up the west side of My House

December 7, 1867 ~ Saturday

7. I spent Most of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 30 persons. H C Kimball sealed 11 couple W Woodruff 18 couple I went to the Historians office & I Anointed James Washington Loveless & 3 wives to their seconed anointing.

December 8, 1867 ~ Sunday

8. Sunday I Attended meeting at the Tabernacle through the day H. S. Eldridge J. C. Little spoke 16 minutes G Q Cannon 15, at noon I visited the Tabernacle with President Young & others Afternoon President Young spoke 53 Minutes I met with the Presidency & Twelve for Prayer. (The school of the Prophets Met at 6 oclock I Met with them)

December 9, 1867 ~ Monday

9. I spent the day choreing

December 10, 1867 ~ Tuesday

10. I spent the forenoon in the Historian office. G A Smith Anointed Brother Joseph Harker & wife & Lorenzo Johnson & 4 wives to their seconed Anointings & W Woodruff Anointed John Benyon & 3 wives. I attended the funeral of George Washington Mousley of the 16 ward I spoke at the funeral & was followed by Bishop Kesler

December 11, 1867 ~ Wednesday to December 12, 1867 ~ Thursday

11th [FIGURE] I went down the Jordon with Ezra & Brower Pettet to shoot some ducks Brother Ezra Pettet sen took two Boats crossed the Hot Spring lake & Brower went with me in the waggon & met him there. we shot 6 ducks then drove down the Jordon with the team some 5 Miles further I then left my team with my Indian Boy Sarroquetts & we went down 3 Miles near the Mouth of Jordon Ezra Pettet rowed