Nov 20, 1896
I spent the day in the office Met with quite a Number
of the Brethren including Brother BudgeLegrand Young & other
~ Saturday
21 I went to the Office & attended Meeting untill 2 oclok
then returned home
~ Sunday
22 Sunday I spent the day at home resting I was
quite poorly in Health
~ Monday
23. ^^ I received a Letter from SarahNewton called
upon me on his return home from ProvoMoses
Thatcher is trying to Make war upon the Twelve Apostle
& Presidency & Getting all to sympathize with him
that He can. John Haven our Architect was out of
work & out of provisions I raised him $55 from
the Church $5 in cash & $50 on Tithing office that
He might have sumthing to Eat on Thanksgiving
~ Tuesday
24 Nov I spent the day in the office President Cannon
Returned from Ogden we met with several of the
Twelve
~ Wednesday
25. I spent the day in the office we held a Meeting
with the board of the syndicate it was decided for Br
^^ G Q Cannon to go East I wrote to Sarah
~ Thursday
26 Thursday Thanksgiving we held a Meeting with
the Twelve concerning the Election of a senator to the
Congress of the U.S. After Hearing the views of the
Brethren we thought it not wisdom to Present the Name
of President George Q Cannon for fear of a
failure to Elect him Moses Thatcher case was
taken up & discussed and we all became satisfied
that He was a great Apostate & was Doing all against the Church He could
~ Friday
Nov 20, 1896
I spent the day in the office Met with quite a Number
of the Brethren including Brother BudgeLegrand Young & other
~ Saturday
21 I went to the Office & attended Meeting untill 2 oclok
then returned home
~ Sunday
22 Sunday I spent the day at home resting I was
quite poorly in Health
~ Monday
23. [FIGURE] I received a Letter from SarahNewton called
upon me on his return home from ProvoMoses
Thatcher is trying to Make war upon the Twelve Apostle
& Presidency & Getting all to sympathize with him
that He can. John Haven our Architect was out of
work & out of provisions I raised him $55 from
the Church $5 in cash & $50 on Tithing office that
He might have sumthing to Eat on Thanksgiving
~ Tuesday
24 Nov I spent the day in the office President Cannon
Returned from Ogden we met with several of the
Twelve
~ Wednesday
25. I spent the day in the office we held a Meeting
with the board of the syndicate it was decided for Br
[FIGURE] G Q Cannon to go East I wrote to Sarah
~ Thursday
26 Thursday Thanksgiving we held a Meeting with
the Twelve concerning the Election of a senator to the
Congress of the U.S. After Hearing the views of the
Brethren we thought it not wisdom to Present the Name
of President George Q Cannon for fear of a
failure to Elect him Moses Thatcher case was
taken up & discussed and we all became satisfied
that He was a great Apostate & was Doing all against the Church He could
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