good place there to make a settelment of the saints I can tell you that we intend
to fill many places yet if they will let us alone. Brother Cummings
says that the mountains are much higher than here that shows that the vallies
are lower than here. Those places are filled with streams & the streams
with fish & the fish with eggs.

The subject of Claytons printing some revel-
ation, & keys came up President Young said that He thought He should
put a stop to people printing matter without his knowledge at their press
I attended the 14^th ward meetings, the House was full. Brother Hunt spoke was
followed by Capt Hooper & W. Woodruff F. D. Richards Bishop Hoagland & several
others S. W. Richards &c we had a good meeting

February 23, 1857 ~ Monday

23rd I spent most of the day in the office reading History I called upon president
Young in the morning & asked him several questions which He answered. In the
afternoon I went to President Kimball & read to him his History he did
not think it full enough. I attended the seventies meeting in the evening
the meeting was flung open to the bodey of the 70^s some 8 persons spoke
includeding Joseph Young F. D. Richards & W. Woodruff a few words we had
a good meeting

February 24, 1857 ~ Tuesday

24 I called at the office corrected one of my sermons in the morning for the press
I spent the day in the office. I attended the missionary meeting at the
office I made a few remarks was followed by G. D. Grant M. Atwood
J. Cummings D. D. Hunt F. D. Richards & W Woodruff we had a good
meeting I said that there was one principle which was a pleasure to me
as an example President Young is appointed to lead this church now
the Lord in looking upon his work when he sees him walking in the same
path & doing the same things which the Lord would do himself itf he were
here he is pleased with it And so with President Young. He is watching
this people & he is watching us as leaders & teachers & he knows almost every
thing which is going on throughout the Church & kingdom of God & if he
sees us doing the same things which he would do & teaching the same doctrin
He is pleased with us & seese that we are in the right path. It is so with me
to night the vary things which were resting upon my mind since I
have been sitting here have been preached by Broth Cummings & Brother
Richards this is a Joy to me for it shows that it is the spirit of truth
& that it reveals the same things to us all

February 25, 1857 ~ Wednesday

25 I called at the office in the morning & wrote in my Journal, & spent most
of the day in the office correcting minutes & Journal writing. I went to Br
F D Richards House & spent the evening with Mrs Phebe Woodruff
& Brother Richards family & Dr W. Richards family
we spent a plesant evening together.

February 26, 1857 ~ Thursday

26^th I went with my family into the Council House the
first time I ever took my family to the Altar in the House
of the Lord. I had my three living wives sealed to me & one that was
dead in the following order Phebe Whitmore Carter, Mary Fabyan
Carter Deceased, Emma Smith & Sarah Brown I then visited
the family of Dr W. Richards & J. M. Grant. I then went to the
office & corrected some minutes of one of my sermons in the taber-
nacle. I attended the 14^th ward meeting in the evening & herd
Brother Clements & Cummings speak I followed them & backed
up ther testimony I had the spirit of the Lord & had a good meeting

February 27, 1857 ~ Friday

27^th I spent the day in the office & corrected the minutes of Arropeene
& my speech following & gave council to Allen & willow creek Bishop.

good place there to make a settelment of the saints I can tell you that we intend to fill many places yet if they will let us alone. Brother Cummings says that the mountains are much higher than here that shows that the vallies are lower than here. Those places are filled with streams & the streams with fish & the fish with Eggs.

The subject of Claytons printing some revelation & keys came up President Young said that He thought He should put a stop to people printing matter without his knowledge at their press I attended the 14th ward meetings, the House was full. Brother Hunt spoke was followed by Capt Hooper & W. Woodruff, F. D. Richards Bishop Hoagland & several others S. W. Richards &c we had a good meeting

February 23, 1857 ~ Monday

23rd I spent most of the day in the office reading History I called upon president Young in the morning & asked him several questions which He answered. In the afternoon I went to President Kimball & read to him his History he did not think it full enough. I attended the seventies meeting in the evening the meeting was flung open to the bodey of the 70s some 8 persons spoke including Joseph Young F. D. Richards & W. Woodruff a few words we had a good meeting

February 24, 1857 ~ Tuesday

24 I called at the office corrected one of my sermons in the morning for the press I spent the day in the office. I attended the missionary meeting at the office I made a few remarks was followed by G. D. Grant M. Atwood J. Cummings D. D. Hunt F. D. Richards & W Woodruff we had a good meeting I said that there was one principle which was a pleasure to me as an example President Young is appointed to lead this church now the Lord in looking upon his work when he sees him walking in the same path & doing the same things which the Lord would do himself if he were here he is pleased with it And so with President Young. He is watching this people & he is watching us as leaders & teachers & he knows almost every thing which is going on throughout the Church & kingdom of God & if he sees us doing the same things which he would do & teaching the same doctrin He is pleased with us & seese that we are in the right path. It is so with me to night the vary things which were resting upon my mind since I have been sitting here have been preached by Broterh Cummings & Brother Richards this is a Joy to me for it shows that it is the spirit of truth & that it reveals the same things to us all

February 25, 1857 ~ Wednesday

25 I called at the office in the morning & wrote in my Journal & spent most of the day in the office correcting minutes & Journal writing. I went to Br F D Richards House & spent the evening with Mrs Phebe Woodruff & Brother Richards family & Dr W. Richards family we spent a plesant evening together.

February 26, 1857 ~ Thursday

26th [FIGURE] I went with my family into the Council House the first time I ever took my family to the Altar in the House of the Lord. I had my three living wives sealed to me & one that was dead in the following order Phebe Whitmore Carter. Mary Fabyan Carter Deceased. Emma Smith & Sarah Brown I then visited the family of Dr W. Richards & J. M. Grant. I then went to the office & corrected some minutes of one of my sermons in the tabernacle. I attended the 14th ward meeting in the evening & herd Brother Clements & Cummings speak I followed them & backed up ther testimony I had the spirit of the Lord & had a good meeting

February 27, 1857 ~ Friday

27th I spent the day in the office & corrected the minutes of Arropeene & my speech following & gave council to Allen & willow creek Bishop