Joseph Horn & R. L. Campbell also Mrs Woodruff Horn & Southworth,
we laid hands upon them & ordained them & set them apart to their
office & callings. I then returned home & spent the evening at home with
Elder Thomas Kington we talked over all our affairs which were many

February 12, 1857 ~ Thursday

12^th My Father is getting better & it appears like a miracle that He is
a live. I spent the day in the office writing I looked over some of my
old Journals & former travels I spent the evening at home

February 13, 1857 ~ Friday

13^th My Father is quite smart today I spent the day in the office
reading History. I copy the following recept

Received at the tithing office G.S.L.C. Feb 12 1857 From Sanpete
by Bishop W. S. Snow, 848 3/4 bushels of wheat
1196 Bushels of oats, 21 3/4 bushels of Barley 1970 lbs of flour
and 1562 lbs of Lead from the Los vegus mines. The Presidency
spent the day in ^the^ House of the Lord giving Endowments & sealing I
spent the evening in the Historians office

February 14, 1857 ~ Saturday

14^th I spent the day in the office on history & Journallizing. I spent
a short time with President Young. Brother porter arived from
Rush valley with Mr Louilla Hursa from Calafornia it continues to
thaw I called upon President Young at his office & read a letter to
him I then went to his sealing room & he sealed several Couple I
then read to him Backenstos Letter containing the name of the Carthage
Grays &c which President Young said publish

February 15, 1857 ~ Sunday

15^th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. Brother
George Sims spoke in the morning, gave quite a musical Physioliogical
discourse. He was followinged by Aropene the Utah Chief he delivered
a powerful discourse & exhorted the saints in the strongest manner to
follow their leaders & do right not drink whiskey or do wrong in any thing
I followed him & told the people to lay that exertation to heart as it was
given by a Lamanite chief I spoke at length which was reported
by J. D. Watt. I was followed By D. H. Wells who bore testimony
to what had been said

I attended the prayer Meeting. President Young had the minutes read
of his discourse on the 8^th Aug 1844 at the ^re^organization of the Church
after this was read President Young said that he asked Br James to
Preached a funeral sermon he stuck up his nose about it & said if Brigham
Young wanted a funeral sermon preached he might preach it for he should
not do it. the Last time that I herd Sidney Rigdon preached He hised
for the fly & was going to take little [Queen] Vic[toria] by the nose.

He also said there
is one thing I want done I want to have these stores removed for they
gathered all the trash of the City

I went to 15 ward & preached to the people. I followed David J Russ
I had the spirit of the Lord upon me & had a good meeting

{I spoke to President Young about my daughter Phebe. He did not wish to take any more young wives but would see that she was take up in due time.}

February 16, 1857 ~ Monday

16^th I spent the day reading History & on a trial of
Graham & Porter we decided that if Graham wished
to claim the land He should pay Porter for the improvements
I attended the 70^s meetings. A. P. Rockwood spoke followed by B L Clapp
& Levi Hancock then Lorenzo Snow spoke at length & I followed Him
& had a good meeting