February 8, 1858 ~ Monday

Feb 8^th

I spent the day in the office on History H C Kimball spent a
part of the day with us

February 9, 1858 ~ Tuesday

9^th I spent most of the day in the endowment House about
50 received their endowments I have a severe cough

February 10, 1858 ~ Wednesday

10^th I spent this day in the Endowment House about 60 rececived
their Endowment I was vary unwell

February 11, 1858 ~ Thursday

11 I spent this day in the endowm[en]t House near 60 received
there Endowment I remained in the House as long as I
could I went home sick and was so filled with cold that
I had a hard shake of the ague and a high fever followed
I had a vary sick night

February 12, 1858 ~ Friday to February 13, 1858 ~ Saturday

12 & 13. I was confined to my house with sickness

February 14, 1858 ~ Sunday

14 Sunday I was confined to my house & did not attend
meeting. John Taylor & Orson Pratt in the fore noon &
E T Benson & J L Heywood in the afternoon

February 15, 1858 ~ Monday

15 I walked up to the Historians office then to the presidents
Office President Young & D. H. Wells C C Rich & C. S. Wandle
and others were present. President Young conversed upon
principle and said that all our sufferings in this life was for
our good that we might learn the contrast between good and
evil Jesus descended below all things that He might ascend above
all things all men have to pass throug the same thLaw in order to
receive the same Glory Enoch, Elijah, and Moses, who were
translated will at some time have to pass through death because
the Law is that all men must tast of Death and the Lord does
not counteract his own laws or break them. Some are
alarmed because so many of my family are sick But I have
as good a right to be sick as any body I would not wish to
escape affliction, sickness, paine & sorrow no more than others
for if we make a right use of them they will return us
Blessings.

Brother Charles Wandle related to President
Young his life since he saw him told him sins & errors
his sorrow and affliction and his missions, and that He
had tried to reform &c He was now on hand to do any
thing the servants of the Lord wanted President Young told
him some Young women for wives as his first wife had
drawn him away and was opposed to poligamy and had
kept him away from the Church a long time & had turned
to whoredom & had a child by another man He now had
better let her stay in the Church states whare she now
was. He said he had had a great Deal of sorrow on her
account and even had taken to drinking Brandy to overcome
the sorrow & to get sleep he had taken a half pint tumbler full
of strong Brandy when he went to bed to get sleep. President
Young remarked I made up my mind years ago that I would
be governed by certain principles and among them I decreed
that women should not govern me neither should my passoins
of Lust or anger But I would be boss over myself my passions

February 8, 1858 ~ Monday

Feb 8th I spent the day in the office on History H C Kimball spent a part of the day with us

February 9, 1858 ~ Tuesday

9th I spent most of the day in the endowment House about 50 received their endowments I have a severe cough

February 10, 1858 ~ Wednesday

10th I spent this day in the Endowment House about 60 received their Endowment. I was vary unwell

February 11, 1858 ~ Thursday

11 I spent this day in the endowment House near 60 received there Endowment I remained in the House as long as I could I went home sick and was so filled with cold that I had a hard shake of the ague and a high fever followed I had a vary sick night

February 12, 1858 ~ Friday to February 13, 1858 ~ Saturday

12 & 13, I was confined to my house with sickness

February 14, 1858 ~ Sunday

14 Sunday I was confined to my house & did not attend meeting. John Taylor & Orson Pratt in the fore noon & E T Benson & J L Heywood in the afternoon

February 15, 1858 ~ Monday

15 I walked up to the Historians office then to the presidents office President Young & D. H. Wells C C Rich & C. S. Wandle and others were present. President Young conversed upon principle and said that all our sufferings in this life was for our good that we might learn the contrast between good and evil Jesus descended below all things that He might ascend above all things all men have to pass throug the sameLaw in order to receive the same Glory. Enoch, Elijah, and Moses, who were translated will at some time have to pass through death because the Law is that all men must tast of Death and the Lord does not counteract his own laws or break them. Some are alarmed because so many of my family are sick But I have as good a right to be sick as any body I would not wish to escape affliction, sickness, paine & sorrow no more than others for if we make a right use of them they will return us Blessings.

Brother Charles Wandle related to President Young his life since he saw him told him sins & Errors his sorrow and affliction and his missions, and that He had tried to reform &c He was now on hand to do any thing the servants of the Lord wanted President Young told him some Young women for wives as his first wife had drawn him away and was opposed to poligamy and had kept him away from the church a long time & had turned to whoredom & had a child by another man He now had better let her stay in the states whare she now was. He said he had had a great Deal of sorrow on her account and even had taken to drinking Brandy to overcome the sorrow & to get sleep he had taken a half pint tumbler full of strong Brandy when he went to bed to get sleep. President [FIGURE] Young remarked I made up my mind years ago that I would be governed by certain principles and among them I decreed that women should not govern me neither should my passoins of Lust or anger But I would be boss over myself my passions