May 5, 1872 ~ Sunday

May 5, 18702

Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended Meeting
in the Tabernacle J F Smith spoke in the Morning one hour & W. Woodruff
in the Afternoon 55 Minutes. At the close of the Meeting I took cars
& rode to Cotton wood station then walked 1 1/2 Miles to John Benbows
found him sick then visited Isabel Benbow was quite sick & her
child 3 weeks old. Mrs Woodruff was there waiting upon her
I spent a few minutes with them then took cars & returned home 25 Miles

May 6, 1872 ~ Monday to May 9, 1872 ~ Thursday

6 to 9. I spent the week on the farm it rained almost
Evry day we are having more rain this spring than usual

May 10, 1872 ~ Friday

10. I spent the day Hoeing in my gardin

May 11, 1872 ~ Saturday

11. I attended the school of the prophets several of the Brethren spoke
Presidents Young & G. A. Smith are in Provo attending a 2 days Meeting

May 12, 1872 ~ Sunday

12. Sunday I attended Meeting in the Tabernacle. TJ. T. D Mcallister
spoke in the fore noon one hour & 15 Minutes Afternoon O Pratt
spoke 67 Minutes I Attended the Prayer Circle & Preached in the 13 ward
in the Evening I received 2 letters & wrote one to Wilford

May 13, 1872 ~ Monday

[FIGURES] 13. [FIGURE] Near 3000 children were taken on the cars to the sandy
for an Excursion But they had a hard rain & hail storm I went to
the field & spent the day & returned at night & we had the Hardest rain
night I Ever saw in Utah the whole land was afloat sister Jane Richards
spent the night with us Delights child was sick & I administered to it

May 14, 1872 ~ Tuesday

14. The whole Earth is wet this Morning I spent the day in the orchard &
Making Picket fence

May 15, 1872 ~ Wednesday

15 I spent the day Making fence

May 16, 1872 ~ Thursday

16. I went to the farm & Wilford & David arived from Randolph
in the forenoon I finished Marking out my corn ground at noon
& Planted corn in the afternoon

May 17, 1872 ~ Friday

17 We planted corn to day & I spent the night at the farm

May 18, 1872 ~ Saturday

18. We finished planting corn at noon & went to the City I did
not get up in time to attend the school

May 19, 1872 ~ Sunday

19. Sunday I met with my Circle in the Morning & attended Meeting
in the Tabernacle Elder George Teasdale spoke 68 Minutes G. B Wallace
23 M[inutes]. Afternoon D Candlin spoke 23 [George Albert Smith|G. A. Smith]] spoke 43, I met
with the Presidency & Twelve for Prayer

May 20, 1872 ~ Monday

240 [FIGURES] I spent a part of the day at the Endowment HouseDavid &
Brigham both got their Endowments today were ordained Elders