I met in council with the Twelve on
the eve of the 22nd. Among other things
President Young spoke upon some
Principles one was concerning love beteen
man and wife Male and female as it
would be in the morning of the resur-
rection that in this life much called
love was more the effect of passion
than principle but in the resurrection
the love to the man would be according
to his exhaltation and glory

December 24, 1846 ~ Thursday

24^th I was quite unwell this day I
spent the day at home choreing
choping wooden

December 25, 1846 ~ Friday

25^th Christmas The dawn of Day was saluted
in the Camp of Israel by the report
of cannon from the hills by the artilery
I met in council with the Twelve [FIGURE] and
others and spent the day in a profitable
manner also the evening

December 26, 1846 ~ Saturday

26 [FIGURE] Spent this day in council also

December 27, 1846 ~ Sunday

27^th Sunday I met in council at
[FIGURE] 10 oclok & spent the forenoon met with
the saints at the stand at 1 oclok O pratt
E. T. Benson and W. Woodruff Preached
to the People and at 3 oclok again met
in council and sat untill dark with the
Twelve the High Council and Bishops
then came in and sat untill 10 oclok

December 28, 1846 ~ Monday

28^th I spent the day at work on the
Council House. we were visited from a
man from Hancock County his stay was short