Dec 5th This Monday morning in company with Elder Smoot I entered the School & commenced
Studying the Lattin grammar under the instruction of Professer Haws I commenced
boarding also this morning with Brother Bond at $2.00 per week I paid him $10.00
dollars in advance
~ Tuesday to December 10, 1836 ~ Saturday
6, , , , 10th was spent in School in the evening of the 10th I wrote two Letters
one to Elder Alexander & the other to Sister M. Atkinson both in Tennessee
~ Sunday
11 Sunday morning after an interview with Priest Turpin I went up to the house
of God to worship & O what a meeting may it be printed upon my heart as
a memorial forever FOR on this day the God of Israel sharply reprooved this
stake of Zion (Kirtland) through the Prophets & Apostles for all our sins &
backslidings & Also a timely warning that we may escape the Judgments of
God that otherwise will fall upon us. Even the case of the travels of the Camp of
the Saints from ZionKirtland to Zion in 1834 was presented to us for an example
{O God stay thy hand and judgment on Kirtland O Wilford
remember this warning escape judgment lest thou fall O God save me for Christ's sake|shorthand}
19, 20 Was spent in School I commenced Studying the GREEK GRAMMER on Monda[y] the 19th Dec 1836
20 At candlelight I repaired to the house of the Lord for a meeting with the quorum of
the Seventies The third Seventy had been chosen & the business of this meeting was to
organize them & ordain them, but as they were not all Present they ware not organized
~ Monday
5th Dec This Monday morning in company with Elder Smoot I entered the school & commenced
studying the Latin grammer under the instruction of Professor Haws I commenced
boarding also this morning with Brother Bond at $2.00 per week I Paid him $10.00
dollars in advance
~ Tuesday to ~ Saturday
6. 7. 8. 9. 10th was spent in school in the evening of the 10th I wrote two Letters
one to Elder Alexander & the other to Sister M. Atkinson both in Tennessee
~ Sunday
11 Sunday morning after an interview with Priest Turpin I went up to the house
of God to worship & O what a meeting may it be printed upon my heart as
a memorial forever FOR on this day the God of Israel sharply reprooved this
stake of Zion (Kirtland) through the Prophets & Apostles for all our Sins &
backslidings & Also a timely warning that we may escape the Judgments of
God that otherwise will fall upon us Even the case of the travels of the Camp of
the Saints from Kirtland to Zion in 1834 was presented to us for an example
{O God stay thy hand and judgment on Kirtland O Wilford
remember this warning escape judgment lest thou fall O God save me for Christ's sake}
12. 13. 14. 15. 16 17 Spent the past week in school in the Lords house
19, 20 was spent in school I commenced Studying the GREEK GRAMMER on Monda the 19th Dec 1836
~ Tuesday
20 At Candlelight I repaired to the house of the Lord for a meeting With the quorum of
the Seventies The third Seventy had been chosen & the business of this meeting was to
organize them & ordain them. but as they were not all Present they ware not organized
