January 26, 1868 ~ Sunday

Jan 26, 1868

Sunday In company with A. O. Smoot Mrs Smoot & Mrs Woodruff
I rode to sugar House ward & Preached to the people followed By A O Smoot
we dined at Wm. Smoots who was on a Mission in the southern country
we then returned to the city I laid hands upon 2 of Wm Smoots children
with A. O. Smoot & Blessed them I also administered to one sick child
I attended Meeting at the 14 ward Lorenzo Snow Preached followed
by W. Woodruff &, H. C Kimball I received 2 letters one from James
[FIGURE] Brown & one from Illinois to Brigham Young.

January 27, 1868 ~ Monday

27. I spent the forenoon in the Legislative Council I wrote a
[FIGURE] letter to Brother Taylor & Mother Taylor of Illinois the Mother
of A. O. Smoot and gave an account of Brother Smoots Life &
Business &c. I attended the school of the Prophets many remarks were
made upon the order of the Priesthood [FIGURE] President Young a man
being ordained to the High Priesthood does not deprive him of any
office which he held before. I have a right to officiate as a priest
teacher or Deacon. Presidents of the seventies might act as Bishop
councellors to the or act as High councillor without Being ordained
a High Priest. I sent Wilford 2 papers

January 28, 1868 ~ Tuesday

28. I spent the time in the Legislator I wrote 2 letters to wm C.
[FIGURE] A Smoot & Jacob Brown Also a letter to Capt Luther
[FIGURE] Scammans & sent in it 4 Photographs Aphek Woodruff
Wilford Woodruff Phebe W. Woodruff & Bulah Woodruff
Bulah also wrote a letter in the same Envelope.

January 29, 1868 ~ Wednesday

29. [FIGURE] I called upon President Young & Presented to him Judge
Zera Snows claim for services as Deputy Attorney
General. He gave council upon the subject I wrote to
Mrs Shuah C. Moulton. Bulah also wrote a sheet to her I
sent her the Photographs of Aphek Woodruff & Bulah Woodruff

January 30, 1868 ~ Thursday

30 [FIGURE] I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave
Endowments to 19. H. C. Kimball sealed 4 couple & W. Woodruff 5.
I spent the Afternoon in the Council I wrote a letter to Uncle
Ozem Woodruff & sent him 2 Photographs one of Aphek
Woodruff & one of Bulah Woodruff

January 31, 1868 ~ Friday

31. [FIGURE] I wrote a letter [to] Ilus F Carter & sent him 2 Photographs
Aphek Woodruff & Bulah Woodruff I spent the Forenoon in the
Legislature & Afternoon in the school of the Prophets. President Young

January 26, 1868 ~ Sunday

Jan 26, 1868

Sunday In company with A. O. Smoot Mrs Smoot & Mrs Woodruff I rode to sugar House ward & Preached to the people followed By A O Smoot we dined at Wm. Smoots who was on a Mission in the southern country we then returned to the city I laid hands upon 2 of Wm Smoots children with A. O. Smoot & Blessed them I also administered to one sick child I attended Meeting at the 14 ward Lorenzo Snow Preached followed by W. Woodruff &, H. C Kimball I received 2 letters one from James [FIGURE] Brown & one from Illinois to Brigham Young.

January 27, 1868 ~ Monday

27. I spent the forenoon in the Legislative Council I wrote a [FIGURE] letter to Brother Taylor & Mother Taylor of Illinois the Mother of A. O. Smoot and gave an account of Brother Smoots Life & Business &c. I attended the school of the Prophets many remarks were made upon the order of the Priesthood [FIGURE] President Young a man being ordained to the High Priesthood does not deprive him of any office which he held before. I have a right to officiate as a priest teacher or Deacon. Presidents of the seventies might act as Bishop councellors or act as High councillor without Being ordained a High Priest. I sent Wilford 2 papers

January 28, 1868 ~ Tuesday

28. I spent the time in the Legislator I wrote 2 letters to wm C. [FIGURE] A Smoot & Jacob Brown Also a letter to Capt Luther [FIGURE] Scammans & sent in it 4 Photographs Aphek Woodruff Wilford Woodruff Phebe W. Woodruff & Bulah Woodruff Bulah also wrote a letter in the same Envelope.

January 29, 1868 ~ Wednesday

29. [FIGURE] I called upon President Young & Presented to him Judge Zera Snows claim for services as Deputy Attorney General. He gave council upon the subject I wrote to Mrs Shuah C. Moulton. Bulah also wrote a sheet to her I sent her the Photographs of Aphek Woodruff & Bulah Woodruff

January 30, 1868 ~ Thursday

30 [FIGURE] I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 19. H. C. Kimball sealed 4 couple & W. Woodruff 5. I spent the Afternoon in the Council I wrote a letter to Uncle Ozem Woodruff & sent him 2 Photographs one of Aphek Woodruff & one of Bulah Woodruff

January 31, 1868 ~ Friday

31. [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Ilus F Carter & sent him 2 Photographs Aphek Woodruff & Bulah Woodruff I spent the Forenoon in the Legislature & Afternoon in the school of the Prophets. President Young