December 7, 1863 ~ Monday

Dec 7^th 1863

I spent the fore part of the day in the office writing. Jason Luce, killed
8. a man in the street by the name of Samuel Bunton from Origon
he cut his throat with a Bowe knife He was immediately arested
& imprisioned during the Evening G A Smith arived home bringing
8the Bodies of two deatd men viz Ira Jones Willis & his son Cornelius
John Willis. both were turned over together on a load of wood
in the creek near Lehit the waggon turned bottom side upwards &
the men were rolled up in their blankets face downwards in the
creek with the wood on top of them this was on Saturday
night quite dark the oxen came unhitched & went home were
found at the door in the morning. the bodies were found sunday
morning. Brother Willis was in the first company of saints that
gathered at Jackson County helped build the first building in
Jackson County that the saints put up. He was in the Mormon Batt-
alion & helped find the first gold in Calafornia. He was whiped
by Moses Wilfson with Hickory gads & carried the scars to the grave
He has been true & faithful unto death & will have a crown of life

December 8, 1863 ~ Tuesday

8 The bodies of Brother Ira Willis & son were brought into the
Historian office & Exeibited to the Jackson County saints & all others
who called in & were buried about 12 oclok Noon. Jason
Luce was Examined before Orrelius Miner Esqr & was committed
to be tried before the probate court next Monday

December 9, 1863 ~ Wednesday

9. I spent the day mostly at home I drained some sorgum sugar
which I made through canvass bags

December 10, 1863 ~ Thursday

10 I spent the fore noon choreing & the afternoon writing

December 11, 1863 ~ Friday

11. [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to my son Wilford at Liverpool & sent
him £6 draft on the Liverpool office. I sent him two sheets
one on Temporal & the other on spiritual things.

December 12, 1863 ~ Saturday

12 I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments
to 38 persons W. Woodruff sealed 29 couple

December 13, 1863 ~ Sunday

13. I met with my Quorum in the morning. W Woodruff prayed E Hunter
was Mouth I attended meeting at the Tabernacle W^m C Stanes spoke in the
morning O Pratt in the afternoon I met with the Twelve in the evening for prayer
O Pratt Prayed G. A. Smith was Mouth I preached in the Evening at the 13
ward followed by Joseph Smith He spoke vary well

December 14, 1863 ~ Monday

14. The Utah Lgislature met & organized today I attended

December 7, 1863 ~ Monday

Dec 7th 1863

I spent the fore part of the day in the office writing. Jason Luce, killed a man in the street by the name of Samuel Bunton from Origon he cut his throat with a Bowe knife He was immediately arested & imprisioned during the Evening G A Smith arived home bringing the Bodies of two dead men viz Ira Jones Willis & his son Cornelius John Willis. both were turned over together on a load of wood in the creek near Lehi the waggon turned bottom side upwards & the men were rolled up in their blankets face downwards in the creek with the wood on top of them this was on Saturday night quite dark the oxen came unhitched & went home were found at the door in the morning. the bodies were found sunday morning. Brother Willis was in the first company of saints that gathered at Jackson County helped build the first building in Jackson County that the saints put up. He was in the Mormon Battalion & helped find the first gold in Calafornia. He was whiped by Moses Wilson with Hickory gads & carried the scars to the grave He has been true & faithful unto death & will have a crown of life

December 8, 1863 ~ Tuesday

8 The bodies of Brother Ira Willis & son were brought into the Historian office & Exibited to the Jackson County saints & all others who called in & were buried about 12 oclok Noon. Jason Luce was Examined before Orrelius Miner Esqr & was committed to be tried before the probate court next Monday

December 9, 1863 ~ Wednesday

9. I spent the day mostly at home I drained some sorgum sugar which I made through canvass bags

December 10, 1863 ~ Thursday

10 I spent the fore noon choreing & the afternoon writing

December 11, 1863 ~ Friday

11. [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to my son Wilford at Liverpool & sent him £6 draft on the Liverpool office. I sent him two sheets one on Temporal & the other on spiritual things.

December 12, 1863 ~ Saturday

12 I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 38 persons W. Woodruff sealed 29 couple

December 13, 1863 ~ Sunday

13. I met with my Quorum in the morning. W Woodruff prayed E Hunter was Mouth I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Wm C Stanes spoke in the morning O Pratt in the afternoon I met with the Twelve in the evening for prayer O Pratt Prayed G. A. Smith was Mouth I preached in the Evening at the 13 ward followed by Joseph Smith He spoke vary well

December 14, 1863 ~ Monday

14. The Utah Lgislature met & organized today I attended