January 14, 1844 ~ Sunday

Jan 14^th Sunday I preached in the morning at Br
Haws in the evening I met withe the quorum of
the Twelve conversed upon a variety of subjects
building the Temple, the endowment &c some
good ideas advanced

January 15, 1844 ~ Monday

15^th [FIGURE] The citizens of Nauvoo made a bee for
choping wood for President Joseph
Smith on his land north of the city I
went up with them & found about two hundred
axman on the ground & from thirty to forty tearms [teams],
about 100 loads of wood was drawn to the house
of the Presidents & as many more left on the
ground to be drawn another day. I swung an
ax during the day & was lame during the day night

January 16, 1844 ~ Tuesday

16^th I had a pig in the sullar & I believe
the devil got into ^him^ he leaped out of the pen
destroyed one Jar of Butter one Jar of lard
scattered ashes all over the sullar & kapered
about over the corn I gave him a dismissal
from the sullar and never saw him afterwards

January 16, 1844 ~ Tuesday to January 19, 1844 ~ Friday

16 17 18 & 19^th I spent the time about home
settleing my accounts &c I ascertained during
this time that Elder John Taylor bought the
Printing office of President Smith & wished
to come in & take possession of it so I must
now settle all my accounts & return
back to my own habitation

January 20, 1844 ~ Saturday

20 Spent the day settelling accounts
in the evening I met with the quorum in
the evening & had an interesting time
H. C. K V. K Received their second Anointing &c.

January 14, 1844 ~ Sunday

Jan 14th Sunday I preached in the morning at Br Haws [FIGURE] in the evening I met with the quorum of the Twelve Conversed upon a variety of subjects building the Temple, the endowment &c. some good ideas advanced

January 15, 1844 ~ Monday

15th [FIGURE] The citizens of Nauvoo made a bee for choping wood for President Joseph Smith on his land north of the city I went up with them & found about two hundred axman on the ground & from thirty to forty teams, about 100 loads of wood was drawn to the house of the Presidents & as many more left on the ground to be drawn another day. I swung an ax during the day & was lame during the night

January 16, 1844 ~ Tuesday

16th I had a pig in the sullar & I believe the devil got into him he leaped out of the pen destroyed one jar of Butter one Jar of lard scattered ashes all over the sullar & kapered about over the corn I gave him a dismissal from the sullar and never saw him afterwards

January 16, 1844 ~ Tuesday to January 19, 1844 ~ Friday

16 17 18 & 19th I spent the time about home settleing my accounts &c I ascertained during this time that Elder John Taylor bought the Printing office of President Smith & wished to come in & take possession of it so I must now settle all my accounts & return back to my own habitation

January 20, 1844 ~ Saturday

20 Spent the day settelling accounts [FIGURE] in the evening I met with the quorum in the evening & had an interesting time H. C. K V. K Received their second Anointing &c.