25 Christmass I had many of my family together to day &
Evening & had a Happy time
~ Saturday
26 I spent the day at home mostly reading
~ Sunday
27. Sunday I spent this day at home was not able to Attend Meeting
~ Monday
28 I spent the day in the office I wrote a Letter to
^^ Mrs Shuah C Moulton about the Death of her sister Rhoda F Scammans we were visited by a Number of
the Brethren on business
30 I spent the day in the office it was a vary important
Day in many Respects we the Presidency of the church
are so [o]verwhelmed in Financial Matters it seems
as though we should Never live to get through with it
unless the Lord opens the way in a Marvellous Manner
it looks as though we should never pay our Debts
Brother G. Q. Cannon has to go right back to
Meet with Mr Banigan
~ Thursday
31. President Cannon leaves for the East this Morning
I met with the Twelve this Morning in the Temple and
Attended to some business I looked over my Journal
& recorded on the following Page my labors during 1896
I received a Letter from Mary
25 Christmass I had many of my family together to day &
Evening & had a Happy time
~ Saturday
26 I spent the day at home mostly reading
~ Sunday
27. Sunday I spent this day at home was not able to Attend Meeting
~ Monday
28 I spent the day in the office I wrote a Letter to
[FIGURE] Mrs Shuah C Moulton about the Death of her sister
Rhoda F Scammans we were visited by a Number of
the Brethren on business
30 I spent the day in the office it was a vary important
Day in many Respects we the Presidency of the church
are so overwhelmed in Financial Matters it seems
as though we should Never live to get through with it
unless the Lord opens the way in a Marvellous Manner
it looks as though we should never pay our Debts
Brother G. Q. Cannon has to go right back to
Meet with Mr Banigan
~ Thursday
31. President Cannon leaves for the East this Morning
I met with the Twelve this Morning in the Temple and
Attended to some business I looked over my Journal
& recorded on the following Page my labors during 1896
I received a Letter from Mary
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