Nov 19 1877
22 feet thick over the powder when it Exploded it
raised the pile of Rocks & Earth about 12 feet high
then it fell broaken in Fragments Estimated at
3000 yards which was Ready to be shoveled into
waggons and Removed After Holding a council and
deciding to build the Temple of Rock and paint it
instead of Plastering and taking dinner we
Returned to Moronit distance of the day 248 Miles
2I 0Received and sent 2 telegrams we held a Meeting at Moroni
in the Evening Lorenzo Snow spoke one hour & W Woodruff
30 Minuts spent the night at Brother Irons

November 20, 1877 ~ Tuesday

20 We left Moroni 9.30 & rode through the canyon to
Nephi a vary cold wind struct us in the face and we
were all vary Much chilled we held a Meeting with
the female Relief Society in the Evening W Woodruff spoke
one hour followed By L Snow 30 Miles

November 21, 1877 ~ Wednesday

21 we took coach rode 15 Miles to York there met
O pratt & wife Miss Mary E Cook & L W Hardy I got
them passage to Nephi. I took the cars & returned to
Salt Lake City and spent the night at home 95 M[iles]

November 22, 1877 ~ Thursday

22 [FIGURES] I went to the Office and Received 9 Letters
35 to 38, from various persons I wrote 4 Letters to Rand,
Roskelly, Hatch, & Hunter 44. I spent a part of the day with
Taylor & Nuttall and the Evening with Elias Smith

November 23, 1877 ~ Friday

223. [FIGURES] I Received 39, & wrote 45 I spent most of the day in
the Historians office I also wrote 46.

November 24, 1877 ~ Saturday

24. [FIGURES] I received 1 letter No 40 wrote 1 Letter No 47. I had
a plesant interview with G Q Cannon on Church business

Nov 19 1877 22 feet thick over the powder when it Exploded it raised the pile of Rocks & Earth about 12 feet high then it fell broaken in Fragments Estimated at 3000 yards which was Ready to be shoveled into waggons and Removed After Holding a council and deciding to build the Temple of Rock and paint it instead of Plastering and taking dinner we Returned to Moronit distance of the day 28 Miles IReceived and sent 2 telegrams we held a Meeting at Moroni in the Evening Lorenzo Snow spoke one hour & W Woodruff 30 Minuts spent the night at Brother Irons

November 20, 1877 ~ Tuesday

20 We left Moroni 9.30 & rode through the canyon to Nephi a vary cold wind struct us in the face and we were all vary Much chilled we held a Meeting with the female Relief Society in the Evening W Woodruff spoke one hour followed By L Snow 30 Miles

November 21, 1877 ~ Wednesday

21 we took coach rode 15 Miles to York there met O pratt & wife Miss Mary E Cook & L W Hardy I got them passage to Nephi. I took the cars & returned to Salt Lake City and spent the night at home 95 Miles

November 22, 1877 ~ Thursday

22 FIGURES I went to the Office and Received 9 Letters 35 to 38, from various persons I wrote 4 Letters to Rand, Roskelly, Hatch, & Hunter 44. I spent a part of the day with Taylor & Nuttall and the Evening with Elias Smith

November 23, 1877 ~ Friday

23. FIGURES I Received 39, & wrote 45 I spent most of the day in the Historians office I also wrote 46.

November 24, 1877 ~ Saturday

24. FIGURES I received 1 letter No 40 wrote 1 Letter No 47. I had a plesant interview with G Q Cannon on Church business