May 27

I met with the President & Twel[v]e for Prayer

May 28, 1866 ~ Monday to May 31, 1866 ~ Thursday

28 to 31. I spent the time in my Garden

June 1, 1866 ~ Friday

June 1. I spent the day diging in my Garden

June 2, 1866 ~ Saturday

2nd. I spent the day in the Endowment house. We gave Endowments
to 20 persons. W. Woodruff sealed 9 couple. I spent the Afternoon
in the office I signed with Parley Pratt for the History of
the Rebelion in two volumes for the H. O. for $5.

June 3, 1866 ~ Sunday

3rd Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning I wrote a
[FIGURE] letter to Azmon Woodruff G. Q. Cannon spoke in the foren-
oon followed by John Parry in the afternoon D H Wells
spoke followed By President Young I considered it the
[FIGURE] greatest sermon I ever herd preached in some respects in
this dispensation. He took for his text the words of Jesus
"if I am lifted up I will draw all men unto me." He preached
a universal salvation for all Except the sons of perdition
G D Watt reported. I met with the Twelve & Presidents
Young & Kimball Wells for prayer

June 4, 1866 ~ Monday

4. I spent the day diging in my Garden

June 5, 1866 ~ Tuesday

5. I went to my farm & commenced Hoeing my corn

June 6, 1866 ~ Wednesday

6 [FIGURE] we had a tremendious rain & hail storm today
it destroyed many of the crops of the Earth snow fell 3 or
4 feet in the canyons it rained all the Afternoon & night

June 7, 1866 ~ Thursday

57 it has rained most of the day & night it is it is raining
more this season than any season since we have been in this valley

June 8, 1866 ~ Friday

68^th I performed one of the worst days work of my life
to day. I cleaned out a Privey vault 10 feet long 6 feet wid
& 8 feet deep & with an Indian Boy dug another vault of
the same size 10 rods from the privey & carried all the contents
of the Privey in Buckets by hand & Emptied into the new vault

June 9, 1866 ~ Saturday

9 I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House & we gave
Endowments to 15 persons W. Woodruff sealed 6 persons

June 10, 1866 ~ Sunday

10. Sunday I met at the Tabernacle a small congregation
it was a rainy morning. G. A. Smith rehearsed the History
of the Church up to the time of the trial of Joseph Smith
before Judge Pope in Springfield. Brother Bywater spoke
in the Afternoon followed by G Q Cannon I met with the Presidency & 12 for prayer