September 21, 1869 ~ Tuesday

Sept 21, 1869

^ ^ We met in the New Meeting House for the purpose of
Dedicating it D. H. Wells offered the Dedication Prayer
G A Smith spoke 50 Minutes Presid[en]t Y[ou]ng spoke 55 Minutes
we then dined & drove over the Mountains to L Hardies
& took supper & waited for the Moom to rise then drove
to Salt Lake City I stoped at the farm distance 45 Miles

September 22, 1869 ~ Wednesday

22nd I went to the city 3 M[iles]

September 23, 1869 ~ Thursday

23rd I Entered as a Homestead 160 Acres of Land at
the west Mountain

September 24, 1869 ~ Friday

24. I went to the Farm & spent the night Asahel was
Bloated in a severe manner & did not get him releived
untill Morning

September 25, 1869 ~ Saturday

25. Asahel was better this Morning He was dressed &
went out doors & a cow kicked him in the stomach & nearly
knocked the breath out of him it seems as though the devil
was trying to kill him. I went to the city & attended the
school of the Prophets many speeches were made upon
cooperation & other things

September 26, 1869 ~ Sunday

26 Sunday I met with my prayer Circle in the Morning
& Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle Marias Ensign spoke
12 Minutes Silas Hoyt spoke 5 Minutes Frank Farnsworth spok
Erastus Egan spoke G A Smith spok 34 Minutes
And President Y[ou]ng spoke 61 minutes and it was one of the most
interesting instructive & useful sermons I ever herd
in my life. One remark he made which was painful to
his Friends conveying an Idea that He did not know but
his work was about closed with us here in the flesh, that
He might be called away He had never in public spoken in this
way before His sermon was reported & will probably be published
Afternoon John Hardy spoke 16 minutes, Brother Lucely
spoke 24 Minutes John Taylor 60 minutes. IAt the close of the
Meeting many strangers Gentlemen & Ladies visiters among the
number several Members of Congress came foreward & was introduced
to the Presidency & Twelve. We met in the prayer circle the Presidency
& 12. I visited Brother Ezra Pettet in the Evening was taken sick of
the stomach & vomited

September 21, 1869 ~ Tuesday

[FIGURE] Sept 21, 1869

We met in the New Meeting House for the purpose of Dedicating it D. H. Wells offered the Dedication Prayer G A Smith spoke 50 Minutes Presidt Young spoke 55 Minutes we then dined & drove over the Mountains to L Hardies & took supper & waited for the Moom to rise then drove to Salt Lake City I stoped at the farm distance 45 Miles

September 22, 1869 ~ Tuesday

22nd I went to the City 3 Miles

September 23, 1869 ~ Wednesday

23rd I Entered as a Homestead 160 Acres of Land at the west Mountain

September 24, 1869 ~ Thursday

24. [FIGURE] I went to the Farm & spent the night Asahel was Bloated in a severe manner & did not get him releived untill Morning

September 25, 1869 ~ Friday

25. [FIGURE] Asahel was better this Morning He was dressed & went out doors & a cow kicked him in the stomach & nearly knocked the breath out of him it seems as though the devil was trying to kill him. I went to the City & attended the school of the Prophets many speeches were made upon cooperation & other things

September 26, 1869 ~ Sunday

26 Sunday I met with my prayer Circle in the Morning & Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle Marias Ensign spoke 12 Minutes Silas Hoyt spoke 5 Minutes Frank Farnsworth spok Erastus Egan spoke G A Smith spok 34 Minutes And President Youg spoke 61 minutes and it was one of the most FIGURES interesting instructive & useful sermons I ever herd in my life. One remark he made which was painful to his Friends conveying an Idea that He did not know but his work was about closed with us here in the flesh, that He might be called away He had never in public spoken in this way before His sermon was reported & will probably be published Afternoon John Hardy spoke 16 minutes, Brother Lucely spoke 24 Minutes John Taylor 60 minutes.At the close of the Meeting many strangers Gentlemen & Ladies visiters among the number several Members of Congress came foreward & was introduced to the Presidency & Twelve. We met in the prayer circle the Presidency & 12 I visited Brother Ezra Pettet in the Evening was taken sick of the stomach & vomited