January 2, 1871 ~ Monday

Jan 2nd 1871

I went to the farm & sawed & splip up pin timber to make posts

January 3, 1871 ~ Tuesday

3. I spent the day making posts. I went to the City at night 6 m[iles]

January 4, 1871 ~ Wednesday

4. My Horse was taken vary sick with the Fearey Pitt doctored him

January 5, 1871 ~ Thursday

5 I spent most of the day in Making a shed for waggons & Horses

January 6, 1871 ~ Friday

6. [FIGURE] I received 3 letters from Wilford, Susan, ^&^ Eugena. I spent the day upon my sheds 6 M[iles]

January 7, 1871 ~ Saturday

7. I returned from my farm & attended the school of the prophets several
of us spoke. Brother Gardner confessed concerning the disorder in a party
at his ward on Christmass Eve. I went to the Theater in the Evening.

January 8, 1871 ~ Sunday

8. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning & attended Meeting in
the Tabernacle some 50 strangers present O Pratt spoke in the Morning
one hour upon the sayings of Paul that Angels were Ministering spirits
to them who should be heirs of salvation, in the Afternoon G. Q. Cannon
spoke 64 Minutes both had the power of God upon them. I Attended
the prayer circle of the Twelve in the Evening, & a Meeting in the 13 ward
Brother Nezbut spoke one hour I followed him 30 Minutes on my return
[FIGURE] home I wrote a letter to my Daughter Phebe

January 9, 1871 ~ Monday

9. I went to the farm Keets & Brower Pettit went to Utah Lake with my team
I went home & Attended an Evening Meeting at the City Hall on the stock
society. we had a report on Horses & quite a Number of speeches Made 6 M[iles]

January 10, 1871 ~ Tuesday

10 I had a vary sick Horse with the Fierey. I had to raise $162 to pay
Brother Rydolch for a Rone Durham Bull which He brought from Canida
He was 4 years old & weighed 2200 lbs. I was to raise the Means out of the
D A & M Society funds to loan to the stock society

January 11, 1871 ~ Wednesday

11. I spent the day at home choreing

January 12, 1871 ~ Thursday

12 I went to the field & spent the day & returned at Night & attended a party. 6 m[iles]

January 13, 1871 ~ Friday

13. I went to the farm & spent the night

January 14, 1871 ~ Saturday

14. [FIGURE] I came to the City Attended the School of the Prophets O Pratt W. Woodruff
& several others spoke. I received a letter from A. M. Musser 6 m[iles]

January 15, 1871 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday I Attended the Funeral of Brother MusserBlazzard in the 14 ward
I spoke to the people, Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle in the Afternoon
Elder Thomas Taylor spoke in the Morning. W Woodruff spoke in the
afternoon. Attended the Prayer Circle at the close of the meeting & attended
Meeting in the 17 ward, & herd Wm Clayton speake upon the subject
of Poligamy followed By W Woodruff

January 16, 1871 ~ Monday to January 20, 1871 ~ Friday

16 to 20. I spent the week drawing Manure

January 21, 1871 ~ Saturday

21 I Attended the school of the prophets but was afflicted with a severe cold