March 2 1897
This Also is a vary busy day our office was crouded
with people I Attended one Meeting of the Ogden power
company I Also Attended a surgucal operation at Br
McHenrys of Dr Leslie W Snow took out a small
cancer of the Nose of Sarah Woodruff Many
of My Family went home to day
~ Wednesday
3 I met with the savings Bank I had a vary Busy
day My Son Owen Baptized a young Man at the creek
to day by the Name of [blank]
I wrote 5 Letters
5 I spent most of the day in the office I was taken quite sick
I lay down I was administered to by my councillors I felt
better but soon went home I was visited by Madam LydiaVonFinkelstein Mountfred. She gave me a history
of her Father who was a Russion but a great Man in his
day He and his family claimed to have been descended
from Ephraim He had a great amount of followers He
lost his life aparrently by visiting a Man with cholery
who died while He was wasith him & He went home & died with
it himself Madam Mountford gave quite a History of herself
~ Saturday
56th I spent the day at home writing & reading
~ Sunday
7. Sunday I met some 8000 people in the Tabernacle the majority
sabbath school children I addressed them At the close
of the Meeting all the presidency sat in Elevated chair
~ Tuesday
March 2 1897
This Also is a vary busy day our office was crouded
with people I Attended one Meeting of the Ogden power
company I Also Attended a surgucal operation at Br
McHenrys of Dr Leslie W Snow took out a small
cancer of the Nose of Sarah Woodruff Many
of My Family went home to day
~ Wednesday
3 I met with the savings Bank I had a vary Busy
day My Son Owen Baptized a young Man at the creek
to day by the Name of [blank]
I wrote 5 Letters
~ Thursday
4 We met at the Temple & talked upon a variety
of subjects Patriarcharcal order of Marriage Judge
Goodwin called upon me & had a talk
~ Friday
5 I spent most of the day in the office I was taken quite sick
I lay down I was administered to by my councillors I felt
better but soon went home I was visited by Madam
LydiaVonFinkelstein Mountfred. She gave me a history
of her Father who was a Russion but a great Man in his
day He and his family claimed to have been descended
from Ephraim He had a great amount of followers He
lost his life aparrently by visiting a Man with cholery
who died while He was with him & He went home & died with
it himself Madam Mountford gave quite a History of herself
~ Saturday
6th I spent the day at home writing & reading
~ Sunday
7. Sunday I met some 8000 people in the Tabernacle the majority
sabbath school children I addressed them At the close
of the Meeting all the presidency sat in Elevated chair
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