August 23, 1888 ~ Thursday

Aug 23
I signed 32 ^58^ recommends I received 245 ^45^ Letter
I wrote 8 pub[lic] Letters & 1 to Mrs Young I had an
interview with W^m Budge upon Bear Lake Affairs

August 24, 1888 ~ Friday

24 I signed ^43^ Recommends, I received 45 Letters
I wrote ^8^ Letters pub[lic]. I went to the farm & spent the night

August 25, 1888 ~ Saturday

25 I spent the day at the farm Making cider & choring
I was quite weary at night

August 26, 1888 ~ Sunday

26. Sunday I spent the day in the House reading
{I dictated [dedicated] the handkerchief for a sister sent to me for sickness the first in life}

August 27, 1888 ~ Monday

27. I signed 3447 recommends I received 34 Letters
I wrote 1 Letter to Sarah. I was in council all day
with the Twelve John W Young was with us I spent the
night at the Gordo

August 28, 1888 ~ Tuesday

28 I signed 30 Recommends. ^I received^ 23 Letters. I
wrote 15 Public Letters & signed 36 drafts I spent
Most of the day in council with 9 of the Twelve and
Done a great Deal of Business I also had interviews
with Phebe Snow, Bulah & James J. we Left at
10 o'clok & went to John McDonalds & spent the night
Among other Business of the day we voted to Liberate
J. D. T. McAllister from the presidency of St Georg stake
and confine his labors to The Temple work we also
voted to Donate $50,000 of Church funds for Educational
Purposes I Appointed a committee of F D Richards
M Thatcher & John R Winder to take into consideration
some of our political Affairs

August 29, 1888 ~ Wednesday

29. I signed 64 recommends. I received 33 Letters I wrote
Letters to Milton Snow Sarah Newton & Mary sent her $10

August 23, 1888 ~ Thursday

Aug 23 I signed 58 Recommends I received45 45 Letter [FIGURE] I wrote 8 Pub Letters & 1 to Mrs Young I had an interview with Wm Budge upon Bear Lake Affairs

August 24, 1888 ~ Friday

24 [FIGURE] I signed 43 Recommends I received 45 Letters I wrote 8 Letters Pub. I went to the farm & spent the night

August 25, 1888 ~ Saturday

25 I spent the day at the farm Making cider & choring I was quite weary at night

August 26, 1888 ~ Sunday

26. Sunday I spent the day in the House reading {I dedicated the handkerchief for a sister sent to me for sickness the first in life.}

August 27, 1888 ~ Monday

27. [FIGURE] I signed47 recommends I received 34 Letters I wrote 1 Letter to Sarah I was in council all day with the Twelve John W Young was with us I spent the night at the Gordo

August 28, 1888 ~ Tuesday

28 [FIGURE] I signed 30 Recommends I received 23 Letters. I wrote 15 Public Letters & signed 36 drafts I spent Most of the day in council with 9 of the Twelve and Done a great Deal of Business I also had interviews with Phebe Snow, Bulah & James J. we Left at 10 o'clok & went to John McDonalds & spent the night Among other Business of the day we voted to Liberate J. D. T. McAllister from the presidency of St Georg Stake and confine his labors to The Temple work we also voted to Donate $50,000 of church funds for Educational Purposes I Appointed a committee of F D Richards M Thatcher & John R Winder to take into consideration some of our Political Affairs

August 29, 1888 ~ Wednesday

29. [FIGURE] I signed 64 Recommends. I received 33 Letters I wrote Letters to Milton Snow Sarah Newton & Mary sent her $10