Feb 12 1870
a long speech upon the subject of . contended
that no person could have a unless He
had a plurality of wives. Speeches were made By
,
. President said there would be men
saved in the of God with one wife with
Many wives & with No wife at all.
February 13, 1870 ~ Sunday
13. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & went to the sugar
House ward with & held a meeting in the sugar House
ward A. O. Smoot Preached I followed him then dined with & went to my & found vary sick we upon her & went to the . I went to the 15 ward in the
Evening Brother spoke a short time I followed him
February 14, 1870 ~ Monday
14. I spent the day in the Legislative Council
February 15, 1870 ~ Tuesday
15 [FIGURE] I went to the field. I received 2 letters from Mr Scott on the
sheep Questions & one from I found vary sick Mrs
went went down & gave her a Lobelia emetic I spent the night
with her she spent a vary sick night 6 M[iles]
February 16, 1870 ~ Wednesday
16 I went to the got a stove Moved into the Bedroom
administered to her & returned home
February 17, 1870 ~ Thursday
17. I spent the day in the Legislature
February 18, 1870 ~ Friday
18 I spent the day in the Legislative council untill 4 ock in the
[FIGURES] morning it being the last day of the session I received
a letter from to containing $10
from to have. I wrote 2 letters one to Seth Woodruff &
one to Betsey Alvord. Our Acting Governor Sect
has signed all the Bills of this session Except a Mining Bill
& one to work Prisioners on the public roads. we got out a vary
important Bill a lengthy code of practice in civil cases which was
vary laborious on the members of the Legislature with the other Business
Mr Mann has acted most of A man of any person we have had
for govornor Except since we have been in this
Territory
February 19, 1870 ~ Saturday
19 Saturday I attended the W Woodruff prayed
spoke 52 Minutes 25 W Woodruff 15 and
Presidt 35. I attended the in the Evening