November 25, 1869 ~ Thursday

Nov 25 1869

Brother Petted killed 40 ducks to day I killed several

November 26, 1869 ~ Friday

26. We started to go to the North End of the Lake we had a hard
wind from the North which made the lake vary rough we
Beat against the wind till in the night it was vary cold we then
rowed to Pelican Point & camped for the night distance 25 m[iles]

November 27, 1869 ~ Saturday

27. we went to Camp Hitched up our Horses & drove to S. L. City
we had 100 ducks 6 geese & 5 Rabbits distance of the day 45.

November 28, 1869 ~ Sunday

Nov 28 Sunday I met at the Tabernacle Br Mcallister prayed
& David Candlind spoke 44 Minutes. Afternoon James Needham
spoke 20 Minutes John Taylor spoke one hour & 20 Minutes

November 29, 1869 ~ Monday to November 30, 1869 ~ Tuesday

29 & 30. I spent the time Husking Corn.

December 1, 1869 ~ Wednesday to December 3, 1869 ~ Friday

Dec 1, 2 & 3. I spent the time Husking Corn.

December 4, 1869 ~ Saturday

4. I met with the school of the Prophets

December 5, 1869 ~ Sunday

5 sunday I met with my Quorum & attended Meeting in the Tabernacle
W^m King spoke 15 Minutes Henry H Cluff spoke 15 M[inutes]
Joseph F Smith spoke 45 Minutes G Q Cannon 80 M[inutes] ^in the Evening^ W W in the 13 ward

December 6, 1869 ~ Monday

6 I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to
53 persons J F Smith sealed 18 couple W W 15 D H Wells 22

December 7, 1869 ~ Tuesday to December 8, 1869 ~ Wednesday

7 & 8. I spent the time cleaning up my stock yard at the farm

December 9, 1869 ~ Thursday

9 I took my Boys in a waggon & drove to the point of the mountain
to look up my stock I stoped with Porter family 14 M[iles]

December 10, 1869 ~ Friday

10. Keets rode among the Herds to look up our stock I returned home
with David & Brigham 14 M[iles]

December 11, 1869 ~ Saturday

11 A snow storm I attended the school of the Prophets
I received A Letter from Azmon Woodruff it was published
in the News. I wrote 23 letters to Owen Smith to Brother
Fuller & Willford & sent Wilford $5 in money
W Woodruff opened the school By Prayer Questions were asked
By seven of the school President Young spoke 30 Minutes the
[FIGURE] following is a synopsis of President Youngs remarks He said
A Bill of Divorce that is given to many is no Better than
a peace of Blank paper A woman who is sealed to a good
man who bears the Priesthood if that man honors that Priesthood
if that woman leaves him of her own accord & she is sealed
to a dozen other men the first man will hold her in the
resurrection if he wants her unless she should be sealed to a