March 1, 1896
I spent this day at home it being Sunday and my Burth Day as the opposite Page will show. We also had
a hard snow storm through most of the Day of course
I am 89 years old this day
~ Monday
March 2 I had a celebration of my birth day at
My House this Afternoon & Night I think I had more of
my family together than I Ever Met with before at one time
I Had Fifty of my family Present. Presidents Cannon
& J. F. Smith was Also present. We had a vary interesting
Meeting and party. I had as many of my family
as I could get together and being my 89 Birthday
I did not know that I would Ever meet with them again
upon a Birth day I feel to thank God for the presirvation
of my Life untill the present time I acknowledg the Lord in it
^^ I received A vary interesting Letter from Owen to day
He was working hard is going from Berlin a while
to build up a New place He is doing a good work
He sent me a History of the whole Church in JGermany
There were 29 Branches in Germany Nombering 1121 souls
~ Tuesday
3 I spent the day in the officeG Q Cannon went to Ogden
with Mr Banigan who is about to return home He has
settled up his Bargan with us that is Entered into it so
we know what we have got to do. G. Q. Cannon is president 4And Treasurer J R Winder & Asahel H Woodruff are the
financial committee in connexion with G Q Cannon
as Treasure[r]. we are having a Hard snow storm which
is giving us a good Deal of snow in the Mountains
~ Sunday
March 1, 1896
I spent this day at home it being Sunday and my
Burth Day as the opposite Page will show. We also had
a hard snow storm through most of the Day of course
I am 89 years old this day
~ Monday
March 2 I had a celebration of my birth day at
My House this Afternoon & Night I think I had more of
my family together than I Ever Met with before at one time
I Had Fifty of my family Present. Presidents Cannon
& J. F. Smith was Also present. We had a vary interesting
Meeting and party. I had as many of my family
as I could get together and being my 89 Birthday
I did not know that I would Ever meet with them again
upon a Birth day I feel to thank God for the presirvation
of my Life untill the present time I acknowledg the Lord in it
[FIGURE] I received A vary interesting Letter from Owen to day
He was working hard is going from Berlin a while
to build up a New place He is doing a good work
He sent me a History of the whole Church inGermany
There were 29 Branches in Germany Nombering 1121 souls
~ Tuesday
3 I spent the day in the officeG Q Cannon went to Ogden
with Mr Banigan who is about to return home He has
settled up his Bargan with us that is Entered into it so
we know what we have got to do. G. Q. Cannon is president
And Treasurer J R Winder & Asahel H Woodruff are the
financial committee in connexion with G Q Cannon
as Treasurer. we are having a Hard snow storm which
is giving us a good Deal of snow in the Mountains
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