February 12, 1877 ~ Monday

Feb 12, 1877
I spent the day writing on the ceremonies & we spent the Evening
with President Young reading the ceremony we received a Telegram
^[FIGURES]^ [from] washington saying the Electorial Committy at washington had
broaken up All the dimocratts had resigned The Clerk of the House
had ordered the commission to stop counting the votes and disorg-
anize Great Excitement Exhist in washington

February 13, 1877 ~ Tuesday

13 I spent the day in the Temple we baptized 299 for the dead A
P. Winsor Baptized A H Raleigh confirmed 172 D. H. Cannon 127
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to G. Q Cannon J D T Mcallister & J L Nuttal recorder
I spent the Evening with President Young

February 14, 1877 ~ Wednesday

14. I spent the day in the Temple we Baptized for the dead 792
[FIGURES] W Woodruff gave Seconed Anointing to 28 persons
10 for the dead & 18 for the living (David H Cannon 1, John
Pimm 46, Anson P Winser 23 Willard G McMullin 3,
Thomas Alman 1, Daniel Duncan McArthur 6, Marius
Ensign 3, James Bird 2 John Pulsipher 3, his Mother
& Father Zera Pulsipher dead and himself)

February 15, 1877 ~ Thursday

15. I presided at the Temple we gave 136 Endowments W. Woodruff
ordained 33 Elders & David H Cannon ordained 13 Elders
John M Mody ordained 3310 Elders W Woodruff sealed at the
Altar 25 couple & E Snow 17 couple [FIGURES] we used two
^[FIGURES]^ veils to day the first time in this Generation I received
[FIGURE] 1 Letter from Bulah I wrote 1 letter to Phebe

February 16, 1877 ~ Friday

[FIGURE] 16. I presided at the Temple we gave Endowments to 135
63 Elders ordained W Woodruff 1, W Woodruff sealed
24 mostly for the dead E Snow 20. President Young was with
us and felt well I attended Meeting in the Evening at the St George
House