26. A Hard snow storm I got a card from Owen I sent a Letter to Henry & E to Nellie I also wrote a letter to Owen in care of Asahel I met with Emil Maeser who has been on a Mission to Germany
& is called to go again
~ Saturday
27 I spent the day at home mostly reading
~ Sunday
28 Sunday I spent most of the day reading the History of the
Prophet Joseph Smith And when I contrast the great changes
of the Latter Day Saints between the Persecution of the people
in Jackson, Clay, Ray, Davis, [blank] Counties Missoury and our
condition to Day in Utah in the Rocky Mountains I feel
to thank God for the condition we are in to day
~ Monday
29. I met with Professors Kingsbury, Stewart & Talmage I gave my consent to permit Professor Talmage to be
president of the State University & to suspend the Church
University believing that if we carry on our Church
colleges, Academies, & schools it will be all we can do
for Many years while the University will be occupied
by our own sons & Daughters
~ Tuesday
30 I received a Letter from Philo Dibble And Answered
it I met with Brother Robert & others on reading his
Book on the succession of Priesthood
I examined my trunk of Journals at night &
found all my Journals lost or missing from 1835 to 1847
I am in hopes to find them in the future ^F D Richards Has all these Journals.^
Jan 25 1894
we met in the Temple & took up the subject of the uniting
of the Church & state Universities did not decide
~ Friday
26. A Hard snow storm I got a card from Owen
[FIGURE] I sent a Letter to Henry & E to Nellie I also wrote
a letter to Owen in care of Asahel I met with
Emil Maeser who has been on a Mission to Germany
& is called to go again
~ Saturday
27 I spent the day at home mostly reading
~ Sunday
28 Sunday I spent most of the day reading the History of the
Prophet Joseph Smith And when I contrast the great changes
of the Latter Day Saints between the Persecution of the people
in Jackson, Clay, Ray, Davis, [blank] Counties Missoury and our
condition to Day in Utah in the Rocky Mountains I feel
to thank God for the condition we are in to day
~ Monday
29. I met with Professors Kingsbury, Stewart & Talmage
[FIGURE] I gave my consent to permit Professor Talmage to be
president of the State University & to suspend the Church
University believing that if we carry on our Church
colleges, Academies, & schools it will be all we can do
for Many years while the University will be occupied
by our own sons & Daughters
~ Tuesday
30 I received a Letter from Philo Dibble And Answered
it I met with Brother Robert & others on reading his
Book on the succession of Priesthood
FIGURES I examined my trunk of Journals at night &
found all my Journals lost or missing from 1835 to 1847
I am in hopes to find them in the future F D Richards Has all these Journals.
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