I can say in my heart that I have not done any
thing against Ephraim Marks that I am sorry for
& I would ask any of his companions if they
have done any thing against him that they are
sorry for or that they would not like to meet at
the bar of God if so let it prove as a warning to
all men to deal justly before God & with all men
then we shall be clear in the day of judgment
When we loose a near & dear friend upon whom
we have set our hearts we can never feel the same
afterwards knowing that if we set our hearts upon
others they may in like manner be taken from us
President Smith made many other interesting
remarks & left it for President Rigdon to close

President Rigdon arose & also said many interes-
ting [things] & among other said that when we see a princi-
ple that makes us the most Happy if we will cultivate
that principle & practice it ourselves it will render usothers
Happy for that course of conduct that pleases you will
please others. I would say to the morners that
death has made his heaviest stroke at you for should
he take either of the parents away from the rest
of the family it would set them down in the king-
dom of God with their son Ephraim. the speaker
remarked that the death of this young man had made
a vacancy in his heart that nothing could fill untill
it was filled by restoring the society of the same
person in eternity which is the case in loosing any
friend All the remarks were vary appropriate that were
made on the occasion. The Body was then conveyd
to the grave in solemn silence & each as they pass-
ed by droped in a branch of evergreen into the grave
the Body was then coverd with earth which closed
the scenery.

The City Council met at 2 o-clock I stayed a litt
le season & came home with a hard headacke but
notwithstanding this illness I set out a bed of english
strawburies & 150 stocks of english red raspberrys in
my garden which closed the business of the {day}
{We set} (3) {ponies loose}

I can say in my heart that I have not done any thing against Ephraim Marks that I am sorry for & I would ask any of his companions if they have done any thing against him that they are sorry for or that they would not like to meet at the bar of God if so let it prove as a warning to all men to deal justly before God & with all men then we shall be clear in the day of judgment When we loose a near & dear friend upon whom we have set our hearts we can never feel the same afterwards knowing that if we set our hearts upon others they may in like manner be taken from us President Smith made many other interesting remarks & left it for President Rigdon to close

President Rigdon arose & also said many interesthings & among other said that when we see a principle that makes us the most Happy if we will cultivate that principle & practice it ourselves it will render others Happy for that course of conduct that pleases you will please others. I would say to the mourners that death has made his heaviest stroke at you for should he take either of the parents away from the rest of the family it would set them down in the kingdom of God with their son Ephraim, the speaker remarked that the death of this young man had made a vacancy in his heart that nothing could fill untill it was filled by restoring the society of the same person in eternity which is the case in loosing any friend. All the remarks were vary appropriate that were made on the occasion. The Body was then conveyd to the grave in solemn silence & each as they passed by droped in a branch of evergreen into the grave the body was then coverd with earth which closed the scenery.

The City Council met at 2 oclock I stayed a litt le season & came home with a hard head ake but not withstanding this illness I set out a bed of english strawburies & 150 stocks of english red raapberrys in my garden which closed the business of the {day} {We set} (3) {ponies loose}