August 10, 1868 ~ Monday

Aug 10^th 1868

I took my son Brigham with me & drove my team
to Battle Creek & spent the night with Brother Neff. 40 M[iles]

August 11, 1868 ~ Tuesday

11 I drove to Provo & attended the School of the Prophets
A Johnson W. Woodruff A. O. Smoot & others spoke
at the close of the Meeting I drove to Brother Matson
at the Mouth of provo & spent the night distance 16.

August 12, 1868 ~ Wednesday

12. [FIGURE] Brother Matson & family were fishermen
& Prepared for fishing to day It rained all night &
some this morning they took there net & I my fish
pooll to go a fishing we had 4 Boats I took one &
the men with the net took two boats, I stoped & fished
a few moments with a hook caught 4 trout had no
more bait & went out to see them make a hall they
were some two hours drawing & took up their net
in 4 feet of water had some 300 lb of trout & was
about to draw again when I requested Brother
Matson to go up & draw whare I was fishing & he
concluded to do so, & went & drew his net & caught
some 2000 bb. [lbs] of fine trout quite a Number weighed
from 9 5 to 9 1/2 lbs we went ashore & he gave me
10 of the largest to me & wished me to give Brother
Brigham Young 4 of them he also gave me 100 lbs of
salted trout & I Bought 150 lb More of him & drove Back
to the city & partly loaded my wagon & spent the night
at Brother Smoots 8 m[iles]

August 13, 1868 ~ Thursday

13. I took Breakfast at Broth Smoots & with ab[ou]t one
ton & drove home to my farm 46 [miles].

August 14, 1868 ~ Friday

14. I sp[en]t most of the day stacking oats & Barley
drove to the city at night 4 M[iles]

August 15, 1868 ~ Saturday

15 I spent most of the day in the Endowments House we gave
Endowments to 27. D H. Wells sealed 8 couple & W Woodruff
9 couple I attended the School of the prophets G A Smith
spoke 22 M[inutes]. Capt Hooper spoke 60 minutes G Q. Cannon
15 Minutes Presid[en]t Young spoke 25 Minutes

August 16, 1868 ~ Sunday

16 Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle
Jesse N Smith spoke 14 Minutes A Carrington 33

August 10, 1868 ~ Monday

Aug 10, 1868

I took my son Brigham with me & drove my waggon to Battle Creek & spent the night with Brother Neff. 40 Miles

August 11, 1868 ~ Tuesday

11 I drove to Provo & attended the school of the Prophets A Johnson W. Woodruff A. O. Smoot & others spoke at the close of the Meeting. I drove to Brother Matson at the Mouth of provo & spent the night distance 16.

August 12, 1868 ~ Wednesday

12. [FIGURE] Brother Matson & family were fishermen & Prepared for fishing to day It rained all night & some this morning they took there net & I my fish poll to go a fishing we had 4 Boats I took one & the men with the net took two boats, I stoped & fished a few moments with a hook caught 4 trout had no more bait & went out to see them make a hall they were some two hours drawing & took up their net in 4 feet of water had some 300 lb of trout & was about to draw again when I requested Brother Matson to go up & draw whare I was fishing & he concluded to do so, & went & drew his net & caught some 2000 bbslbs of fine trout quite a Number weighed from 5 to 9 1/2 lbs we went ashore & he gave me 10 of the largest to me & wished me to give Brother Brigham Young 4 of them he also gave me 100 lbs of salted trout I Bought 150 lb More of him & went Back to the city & partly loaded my wagon & spent the night at Brother Smoots 8 miles

August 13, 1868 ~ Thursday

13. I took Breakfast at Broth Smoots & with about one ton & drove home to my farm 46.

August 14, 1868 ~ Friday

14. I spent most of the day stacking oats & Barley drove to the City at night 4 Miles

August 15, 1868 ~ Saturday

15 spent most of the day in the Endowments House we gave Endowments to 27. D H Wells sealed 8 couple & W Woodruff 9 couple I attended the School of the prophets G A Smith spoke 22 Minutes. Capt Hooper spoke 60 minutes G Q. Cannon 15 Minutes President Young spoke 25 Minutes

August 16, 1868 ~ Sunday

16 Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Jesse N Smith spoke 14 Minutes A Carrington 33