I spent the day scraping I met with the board of Directors in the
evening we Elected J. C. Little Treasurer & agreed to talk with Wm G. Mills for corresponding secretary & T Bullock for secretary James A Little made a good report of his Travels & lectures
~ Tuesday
8thLuke Johnson started home this morning I spent the day
scraping. I spent the evening with President Young & the
committee of the Regency they have commenced a Dictionary
are at work on Ao. I called upon Leo Hawkins He was vary poorly
~ Wednesday
9th A plesent morning I spent the day in the office scraping I
spent the night at home reading with my family
~ Thursday
10th we had a hard snow storm last night their is some 5 inches
of snow this morning I spent the day scraping which fin[ishe]d
up the winters mails. I spent the evening at Presidents Youngs exerciseing on the black board till 10 oclok
~ Friday
11th I spent the day in the office. S. M. Blair called in & said to
me that Govornor Cummings told him that He was going to
the states & thought Col Johnson was going also Govornor
Cummings has been informed that Congress intended to
repeal our organic Act organizing Utah Territory, what they intend doing with it I am not informed.
Elder G. A. Smith arived home at 7 oclok He called upon
President Young a short time. The committee of the Regency
spent the evening with President Young writing Hebrew in
the deseret Alphabet on the black board, for exercise. I spent
the evening at home teaching my Family the Deseret Alphabet
~ Saturday
12. I spent the day in the office examining letters for History I
spent the evening with the board of directors of the DA & M
Society we appointed Thomas Bullock our secretary as R Campbell
had resigned in consequence of a multiplicity of busines.
I wrote a Letter to Joseph Harris & sent 1 subscriber
~ Sunday
13th Sunday I attended meeting at the TabernacleGilbert Clements
Preached upon the first principles of the gospel was followed by
Elder O Hyde with a strong exertation He objected to any
person selling whiskey & then coming into this desk to preach
which Brother Clements had done yet he did not call him
by name. I met my Quorum my son Wilford Prayed
& I was mouth in the circle. The first Patriarch of the
Church Joseph Smith sen blessed me & my wife Phebe he
said I should have sons who should bear the Holy Priesthood
& be great men in the Earth & be honorable men in Zion
while he [Wilford] was praying I thought of my Blessing. I spent
an hour with President Young in the afternoon. He spoke upon
the subject of the Book published by Mother Smith called Joseph
Smith the Prophet He said he wished us to take up that work
& revise it & correct it that it belonged to the Historians to
attend to it that there was many fals statements made in
it and he wished them to be left out and all other statements
which we did not know to be true, and give the reason why they
are left out. G. A. Smith & Elias smith should be present
~ Monday
Feb 7
I spent the day scraping I met with the board of Directors in the
evening we Elected J. C. Little Treasurer & agreed to talk with
Wm G. Mills for corresponding secretary & T Bullock for secretary
James A Little made a good report of his Travels & lectures
~ Tuesday
8th Luke Johnson started home this morning I spent the day
scraping. I spent the evening with President Young & the
committee of the Regency they have commenced a Dictionary
are at work on Ao. I called upon Leo Hawkins He was vary poorly
~ Wednesday
9th A plesant morning I spent the day in the office scraping I
spent the night at home reading with my family
~ Thursday
10th we had a hard snow storm last night their is some 5 inches
of snow this morning I spent the day scraping which finished
up the winters mails. I spent the evening at Presidents
Youngs exerciseing on the black board till 10 oclok
~ Friday
11th I spent the day in the office. S. M. Blair called in & said to
me that Govornor Cummings told him that He was going to
the states & thought Col Johnson was going also Govornor
Cummings has been informed that Congress intended to
Repeal our organic Act organizing Utah Territory, what
[FIGURE] they intend doing with it I am not informed.
Elder G. A. Smith arived home at 7 oclok He called upon
President Young a short time. The committee of the Regency
spent the evening with President Young writing Hebrew in
the deseret Alphabet on the black board for, exercise. I spent
the evening at home teaching my Family the Deseret Alphabet
~ Saturday
12. I spent the day in the office examining letters for History I
spent the evening with the board of directors of the D A & M
society we appointed Thomas Bullock our secretary as R Campbell
had resigned in consequence of a multiplicity of busines.
[FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to Joseph Harris & sent 1 subscriber
~ Sunday
13th Sunday I attended meeting at the TabernacleGilbert Clements
Preached upon the first principles of the gospel was followed by
Elder O Hyde with a strong exertation He objected to any
person selling whiskey & then coming into this desk to preach
which Brother Clements had done yet he did not call him
by name. I met my Quorum my son Wilford Prayed
& I was mouth in the circle. The first Patriarch of the
church Joseph Smith sen blessed me & my wife Phebe he
said I should have sons who should bear the Holy Priesthood
& be great men in the Earth & be honorable men in Zion
while he Wilford was praying I thought of my Blessing. I spent
an hour with President Young in the afternoon. He spoke upon
the subject of the Book published by Mother Smith called Joseph
Smith the Prophet He said he wished us to take up that work
& revise it & correct it that it belonged to the Historians to
attend to it that there was many fals statements made in
it and he wished them to be left out and all other statements
which we did not know to be true, and give the reason why they
are left out. G. A. Smith & Elias Smith should be present
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