January 1, 1887 ~ Saturday

Jan 1, 1887
we have commenced another important year in the History of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This New Years Day
finds scores of the Leading Men of the Church in prision and the
Presidency & Twelve & many others in Exile for obeying the Law
of God. The saints have been mobed, & persecuted by towns counties
& States and the general Government has united together to Mob
the saints under the form of Law and they are depriving the
Latter day Saints of all Civil Religious & political rights
which the Constitution guarantees unto us and to for our
religion Earth & Hell with the priests & people of this Nation
are uniting together to try to destroy the Church of Christ
& the Zion & Kingdom of God from off the Earth. But
the God of Israel still reigns and He will protect the
Righteous and Defend his kingdom and fulfill his promises
whare the End of this year will find the presidency & 12 Apostles
of the Church & myself in particular time will determine

Jan 1^st 1887 In company Bwith Brother Thompson Emma & Alice
I went 8 miles to W^m Atkins & spent the day I walked considerable
& was quite weary at night I received a letter from Phebe ^S^ 16 Miles

January 2, 1887 ~ Sunday

2 I spent the day reading

January 3, 1887 ~ Monday

^3^ we received 6 Letters from
3 ^ wrote to Jaques^ Jaques, Clara, Owen, Blanch Gibbs & John P. Sorrenson
He wrote a vary strange Letter. Sister Catherine
Cottam Romney with her 6 children started this
Morning for Salt Lake & Mexico to Meet her husband

January 4, 1887 ~ Tuesday

4 I spent the day in looking over my Accounts & on
my Journal. Mary Alice Woodruff was Baptized
yesterday in the font in the Temple wiBy W^m H Thompson confirmed
By J. D. T. MCAllister this on the 3 day of Jan 1887

January 1, 1887 ~ Saturday

Jan 1, 1887 we have commenced another important year in the History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This New Years Day finds scores of the Leading Men of the Church in prision and the Presidency & Twelve & many others in Exile for obeying the Law of God. The saints have been mobed, & persecuted by towns counties & States and the general Government has united together to Mob the saints under the form of Law and they are depriving the Latter day Saints of all Civil Religious & political rights which the Constitution guarantees unto us and to for our religion Earth & Hell with the priests & people of this Nation are uniting together to try to destroy the Church of Christ & the Zion & Kingdom of God from off the Earth. But the God of Israel still reigns and He will protect the Righteous and Defend his kingdom and fulfill his promises whare the End of this year will find the presidency & 12 Apostles of the Church & myself in particular time will determine

Jan 1st 1887 In companywith Brother Thompson Emma & Alice I went 8 miles to Wm Atkins & spent the day I walked considerable & was quite weary at night I received a letter from Phebe S 16 Miles

January 2, 1887 ~ Sunday

2 [FIGURE] I spent the day reading

January 3, 1887 ~ Monday

3 we received 6 Letters from 3 [FIGURE] wrote to Jaques Jaques, Clara, Owen, Blanch Gibbs & John P. Sorrenson He wrote a vary strange Letter. Sister Catherine [FIGURE] Cottam Romney with her 6 children started this Morning for Salt Lake & Mexico to Meet her husband

January 4, 1887 ~ Tuesday

4 I spent the day in looking over my Accounts & on my Journal. [FIGURE] Mary Alice Woodruff was Baptized yesterday in the font in the TempleBy Wm H Thompson confirmed By J. D. T. MCAllister this on the 3 day of Jan 1887