December 12, 1872 ~ Thursday
Dec 12, 1872
President started to this morning I went
over with & we shot
3 rabits & one of them after shooting him & arrying him in
the waggon 2 Hours he came to Jumped out of the waggon &
ran away 10 M
December 13, 1872 ~ Friday
13 [FIGURE] I received 3 letters from , &
I went to the a short time & to the Historians office
& spent most of the time in getting ready for a Journey north
[FIGURE] I Baptized this Morning & confirmed
him in the Evening at my house
December 14, 1872 ~ Saturday
Dec 14 I took cars at 10 oclok with went to
stoped with attended Meeting in the
Prayer By . The various Branches of this
stake of Zion were represented at this conference, this stake was
composed of 17 Branches 15 of which were represented The
Sabbath Schools were represented F. D. Richards closed the
services of the day by representeding the whole staked of Zion At the
close of the day I visited the Court House, City Hall, school House
&c The improvements are a credit to F. D. Richards & the City auth-
orities
December 15, 1872 ~ Sunday
15 Sunday Met at 10 oclok prayed. The Authorities
of the stake were represented & received spoke
followed by . Afternoon Pprayer By
spoke then F. D. Richards, W. Woodruff then spoke
one hour & the Meeting was Dismissed By W Woodruff Blessing
the people I spent the night with F. D. Richards 40 M.
December 16, 1872 ~ Monday
16. I took cars & rode in company with & family
to & found My son in waiting for me with
a team we loaded up took Br Blight & family & rode to
& stoped for the night with Br 12200 M.
December 17, 1872 ~ Tuesday
17. We rode to & found My family as well as
usual Except was not well 12 M
December 18, 1872 ~ Wednesday
18. [FIGURE] I wrote a letter this morning to & one
at to & sent him $7.50 for papers
Started for this Morning to get a load of
freight for Brother
