December 2, 1836 ~ Friday

Dec 2^nd I Wrote a Letter to Br Azmon Woodruff it
being the first communication between us for
two years I also wrote a Letter to Col Joseph
Rowlett at Owiengton Owen County KY.

December 3, 1836 ~ Saturday

3^rd Traded with Brother Bump in Goods $12.89

December 4, 1836 ~ Sunday

4^th Sunday I went up to the house of the Lord
to worship. Elder Parish Preached in the forepart
of the day several spoke in the Latter part of the
day President RIGDON called a vote of the
Church to discountenance the use intirely of
all liquors from the Church in sickness & in
health except wine at the sacraments & for
external washing the vote was carried eunanimously
I spent the night with Elder Parrish

December 5, 1836 ~ Monday

5^th This monday morning in company with Elder
Smoot I entered the School & commenced studying
the Latten Grammer under the instruction of
Professor Haws I commenced boarding also
this morning with Brother Bond at $2 dollars
per week I Paid him $10 dollars in advance

December 6, 1836 ~ Tuesday to December 10, 1836 ~ Saturday

6, 7, 8, 9, 10 I spent in school in the evening of the
10 I wrote two Letters one to Elder Alexander
& the other to Sister M Atkinson both in Tenn

December 11, 1836 ~ Sunday

11^th Sunday morning after an interview with Priest
Turpin I went up to the house of God to worship &
O what a meeting. May it be printed upon my heart
as a memorial forever. For on this day the God of
Israel sharply reproved this stake of Zion (Kirtland)
through the Prophets & Apostles for all our sins
& backslidings & also a timely warning that we may
escape the Judgments of God that otherwise will fall
upon us even the case of the travels of the Camp
of the Saints from Kirtland to Zion in 1834

December 2, 1836 ~ Friday

Dec 2nd I Wrote a Letter to Br Azmon Woodruff it being the first communication between us for two years I also Wrote a Letter to col Joseph Rowlett at Owengton Owen County KY.

December 3, 1836 ~ Saturday

3rd Traded with Brother Bump in goods $12.89

December 4, 1836 ~ Sunday

4th Sunday I went up to the house of the Lord to worship Elder Parish Preached in the forepart of the day Several spoke in the Latter Part of the day President RIGDON called a vote of the church to discountenance the use intirely of all liquors from the church in sickness & in health except wine at the sacraments & for external Washing the vote was carried eunanimously I spent the night with Elder Parrish

December 5, 1836 ~ Monday

5th This monday morning in company with Elder Smoot I entered the school & commenced studying the Latten Grammer under the instruction of Professor Haws I commenced boarding also this morning with Brother Bond at $2 dollars per week I Paid him $10 dollars in advance

December 6, 1836 ~ Tuesday to December 10, 1836 ~ Saturday

6. 7. 8. 9. 10 I spent in school in the evening of the 10 I wrote two Letters one to Elder Alexander & the other to Sister M Atkinson both in Tenn

December 11, 1836 ~ Sunday

11th Sunday morning after an interview with Priest Turpin I went up to the house of God to worship & O what a meeting. May it be printed upon my heart as a memorial forever For on this day the God of Israel sharply reproved this stake of Zion (Kirtland) through the Prophets & apostles for all our sins & backslidings & also a timely warning that we may escape the Judgments of God that otherwise will fall upon us even the case of the travels of the Camp of the Saints from Kirtland to zion in 1834