Aug 30 1887 I spent the day with Brother Cannon I received
4 Letters & signed 15 Recommends we rode to the office in
the city whare we spent the night 3 Miles
~ Wednesday
31. Received 10 Letters wrote 1 Letter to Sarah signed 20 Rec
we spent the day in council & Met with H S Eldridge in
the Evening upon Z.C.M.I. Decided to Appoint the same
office[rs] Except Wilford Woodruff was to be presidt
~ Thursday
Sept 1. Receivd 14 Letters wrote 6 Letters signed 25 Rec
I spent the day in council and at Night rode to Cannonville
& spent the Night I had an interview with Asahel & paid
Him $150 towards building his house 3 Miles
~ Friday
2 I receivd 5 Letters & wrote 27 Letters & wrote
5 Private & 22 Publickc wrote to Emma, Susan & Phebe ClaraOvanda & Blanch & Jaques sent $20 to Susan
& Phebe Scholes. we had a report yesterday from F M Lyman of the Manti Temple of the Expens up to
sept 1, 1887 Church had Paid $429,902.82
The Stakes had paid up to date $460,760.13
Total up to date $890,6862.975
Almost one half of this Expens was in Moving a
Mountain to get a place to build a Temple on
~ Saturday
3 I receivd 6 Letters 3 from Sarah, Roskelley, & Atkin
& 3 Public Letters I wrote 5 family Letters to Sarah, Bell
Roskelley Atkin & his daughter Nellie & 10 public Letters we administered to Sister Davey who was quite sick
~ Sunday
4 Sunday I recd 10 Letters I attended a Meeting with
Brother Cannon & famil we partook of the Sacrament I spoke
to cthe congregation of 25 followed By Brother Cannon & Nuttall
~ Tuesday
Aug 30 1887
[FIGURE] I spent the day with Brother Cannon I received
4 Letters & signed 15 Recommends we rode to the office in
the city whare we spent the night 3 Miles
~ Wednesday
31. FIGURES Received 10 Letters wrote 1 Letter to Sarah signed 20 Rec
we spent the day in council & Met with H S Eldridge in
the Evening upon Z.C.M.I. Decided to Appoint the same
officers Except Wilford Woodruff was to be presidt
~ Thursday
Sept 1. FIGURES Receivd 14 Letters wrote 6 Letters signed 25 Rec
I spent the day in council and at Night rode to Cannonville
& spent the Night I had an interview with Asahel & paid
Him $150 towards building his house 3 Miles
~ Friday
2 FIGURES I receivd 5 Letters & wrote 27 Letters & wrote
5 Private & 22 Public wrote to Emma, Susan & PhebeClaraOvanda & Blanch & Jaques sent $20 to Susan
& Phebe Scholes. we had a report yesterday from
F M Lyman of the Manti Temple of the Expens up to
sept 1, 1887 Church had Paid $429,902.82
The Stakes had paid up to date $460,760.13
Total up to date $890,662.95
Almost one half of this Expens was in Moving a
Mountain to get a place to build a Temple on
~ Saturday
3 FIGURES I receivd 6 Letters 3 from Sarah, Roskelley, & Atkin
& 3 Public Letters I wrote 5 family Letters to Sarah, Bell
Roskelley Atkin & his daughter Nellie & 10 public Letters
[FIGURE] we administered to Sister Davey who was quite sick
~ Sunday
4 [FIGURE] Sunday I recd 10 Letters I attended a Meeting with
Brother Cannon & famil we partook of the Sacrament I spoke
tothe congregation of 25 followed By Brother Cannon & Nuttall
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