running horses & the officers had the cost to pay

March 23, 1855 ~ Friday

23rd I spent the day ploughing & attended Grammar school in the evening

March 24, 1855 ~ Saturday

24^th I sowed 2 Acres of Oats to day & attended the Universal scientific
society in the evening we had a full house & an interesting address
from David Cantling upon the history of the Russians the Russian
war & its results upon the war upon the world

March 25, 1855 ~ Sunday

25 Sunday I spent the fore part of the day at home reading &
writing I attended Prayer meeting in the evening

March 26, 1855 ~ Monday to March 30, 1855 ~ Friday

26 to 30 I spent the time ploughing & sowing oats & other labour

March 31, 1855 ~ Saturday

31 I rode through Lorenzo Youngs herd of cattle Hunting for
some of my own but did not find them I then rode to the
City of E. T. in Toille valley & spent the night with Brother
Maughn ^I attended a conference of Elders in the evening^ Distance of the day 40 mils

April 1, 1855 ~ Sunday

April 2nd1st Sunday E T Benson & myself met with the Elders & Saints who had
assembled from the different settlements in the valley for
a general meeting I preached to them in the forenoon. we
had a great shower of rain in the afternoon & during the night
yet Brother Benson preached to them in the after noon we
had a good meeting I spent the night with Brother Cory

April 2, 1855 ~ Monday

2nd I left Toilly valley & hunted cattle all day on my
return home & spent the night at home 40 mils

April 3, 1855 ~ Wednesday to April 5, 1855 ~ Thursday

3, 4, & 5 I spent the time gardning & makeing Fence

April 6, 1855 ~ Friday

April 6^th 1855 General Conference met in the Tabernacle
at 10 oclock. President Brigham Young Presiding H. C.
Kimball, & J. M. Grant in the stand. Of the Twelve Apostles
O Hyde O Pratt W. Woodruff G A Smith E T Benson C C.
Rich & L Snow. the whole procedings are published in
the 5^th No vol 5^th of the Deserett News so it will be unne-
cessary for me to record it in this Journal this day was spent
in addresses from the presidency & presenting the Authorities of
the Church

April 7, 1855 ~ Saturday

7^th The Tabernacle could not hold the people so they met out
in a Bowery there were supposed to be 12000 people present
this day was spent in hearing the financial affairs
of the Church presented which was vary satisfactory to the people
Also in organizeing the Deserett Theological Institute
& some Addressed

April 8, 1855 ~ Sunday

8^th Sunday this day was mostly spent in hearing the testimony
of the Twelve Apostles & the Presidency much of the spirit of
of God rested upon the people & we never had a Better conference
about 160 men were appointed missions mostly to the Lamanites
the conference Adjourned till the 6^th Oct next. I herd an important
addresse from B Young to the Bishops reported By Dr vale

April 9, 1855 ~ Monday to April 13, 1855 ~ Friday

9^th to 13 I spent this week mostly in tearing down & re[arra]nging
stables