March 21, 1888 ~ Wednesday

March 21^st 1888
I signed 20 Recommends I received 18 Letters &
wrote 5 Letters ^ ^ this whole day also was spent by the
Brethren of the Twelve in bringing Accusation against
George Q Cannon I called upon the Quorum to bring to light
all the Accusations they had against Brother Cannon
As the younger Brethren including Erastus Snow
was filled with Jealousey against him And He
proved Evry accusation against him to be fals He
was Accused of using Church Money to for his
sons John Q for Embezeling Church Money He proved this
to be fals then of paying large sums of Church Money
in the Iron Mine that He proved to be fals Also in
dealing with the Beck Mine that was proved fals and
Evry other Accusation was proved fals it was another
painful day

March 22, 1888 ~ Thursday

22 I signed 12 Recommends I recived 10 Letters &
wrote 6 Letters we spent this whole day in council
the same as the other 2 days hearing Accusations against
G Q Cannon. The same Accusation over & over again
I told the Twelve to bring out Everything they could
off[er] against him and they continued to do it but
it was all fals I could not sleep at night

March 23, 1888 ~ Friday

23 I signed 15 Recommends I receivd 12 Letters & wrote
2 Letters ^ ^ we spent this whole day also in bringing
forth Accusations & trying to settle up our difficulties but
it was also A painful day I think the most so of any
one the more we tryed to get to gether the wider apart
we were Erastus Snow Accusations were bitter & fals

March 21, 1888 ~ Wednesday

March 21st 1888 I signed 20 Recommends I received 18 Letters & wrote 5 Letters [FIGURE] this whole day also was spent by the Brethren of the Twelve in bringing Accusation against George Q Cannon I called upon the Quorum to bring to light all the Accusations they had against Brother Cannon As the younger Brethren including Erastus Snow was filled with Jealousey against him And He proved Evry accusation against him to be fals He was Accused of using Church Money to for his son John Q for Embezeling Church Money He proved this to be fals then of paying large sums of Church Money in the Iron Mine that He proved to be fals Also in dealing with the Beck Mine that was proved fals and Evry other Accusation was proved fals it was another painful day

March 22, 1888 ~ Thursday

22 I signed 12 Recommends I recived 10 Letters & [FIGURE] wrote 6 Letters we spent this whole day in council the same as the other 2 days hearing Accusations against G Q Cannon. The same Accusation over & over again I told the Twelve to bring out Everything they could offer against him and they continued to do it but it was all fals I could not sleep at night

March 23, 1888 ~ Friday

23 I signed 15 Recommends I receivd 12 Letters & wrote [FIGURE] 2 Letters [FIGURE] we spent this whole day also in bringing forth Accusations & trying to settle up our difficulties but it was also A painful day I think the most so of any one the more we tryed to get to gether the wider apart we were Erastus Snow Accusations were bitter & fals