January 12, 1859 ~ Wednesday

Jan 12^th

I attended the Legislature & spent the afternoon & evening
in picking up papers for Binding

January 13, 1859 ~ Thursday

13^th I attended the Legislator we went into Joint session
and appointed all the Judges & Notairey publics in
all the counties in this Territory which was organized
Luke Johnson was appointed Probate Judge of Shambip Co
& sSamuel Benyon Notary Public [of Shambip Co]
we have had a steady snow storm all day

January 14, 1859 ~ Friday

14^th I spent the day in the Legislature I wrote 4
Letters one to I. F. Carter one to Ozem T Woodruff
one to Joseph Harris Rochester New York & sent
him $6 for 16 subscribers for the Genessee Farmer
I send this letter by John Y Green I also send by
Him $186 to deliver to me in Great Salt
Lake City one of Hodges Free & Co One horse
cast Iron virtical Mill for grinding sugar cane
the wait is 650 lbs 20 cts per lb freight $130 price of
Mill $56 total $186. President Young sent the above
Money with some of his by Brother Green to Brother
Kesler to bring on the Mill for me I put $6 in gold
in the Letter to Mr. Harris & sealed it up and rush
it in the post office in the states after Brother Green
gets there or it is delivered to H. S. Eldridge to mail He will
mail all my letters on their arival

January 15, 1859 ~ Saturday

15 I wrote a Letter to J. M. Bernhisel saying that He need
not send me the sugar & coffee but send the reeds and
indigo I delivered the $186 to John Y Green for the
Mill He gave his recept for the same which is in
the hands of Thomas W Elebeck He aslso sent for a
Sacrarometer which cost $1 which I did not pay
for I attended the Legislature at the close of which I
called upon the secretary Mr Hartnet but He was to
drunk to do business with so I went home

January 16, 1859 ~ Sunday

16^th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. O Pratt continued
his lectures upon the evidences of the Book of Mormon He preached
one the most convincing interesting sermons I ever heard He
Quoted the 49 chapter of Genesis He spoke of the Blessings of Jacob
upon the Head of Joseph also pupon Ephram & Manassah [Genesis 48:5-15] and the
Blessing of Moses upon Joseph land & the word of the Lord through
Ezekiel concerning the sticks & recor[d]s of Judah & Joseph becoming
one in the Hands of the Lord in the Last days and Ephraim [Ezekiel 37:16-17] becom-
ing one a multitude of Nations in the midst of the Earth which
was in America [Genesis 48:19] He called strongly upon the Gentiles to open
their Eyes throw off the vail & prepare for the Great day of
the Lord which was nigh at the door. I opened by prayer {but I
could not pray much} I met with my Quorum for prayer Arsa Hinkly
prayed R. T. Burton was mouth. The Eastern Mail came in I
spent most of the Afternoon in the Presidents office reading the
papers I saw a copy of the Book of Mormon published by
James O Wright & Co 377 Broadway New York to sell for specula[tion] [page folded]

January 12, 1859 ~ Wednesday

Jan 12th I attended the Legislature & spent the afternoon & evening in picking up papers for Binding

January 13, 1859 ~ Thursday

13th I attended the Legislator we went into Joint session and appointed all the Judges & Notarey publics in all the counties in this Territory which was organized Luke Johnson was appointed Probate Judge of Shambip Co & Samuel Benyon Notary Public " " of Shambip Co we have had a steady snow storm all day

January 14, 1859 ~ Friday

14th I spent the day in the Legislature I wrote 4 [FIGURE] Letters one to I. F. Carter one to Ozem T Woodruff one to Joseph Harris Rochester New York & sent him $6 for 16 subscribers for the Genessee Farmer I send this letter by John Y Green I also send by [FIGURE] Him $186 to deliver to me in Great Salt Lake City one of Hodges Free & Co One horse cast Iron virtical Mill for grinding sugar cane the wait is 650 lbs 20 cts per lb freight $130 price of Mill $56 total $186. $6 in gold in the Letter to Mr. Harris & sealed it up and rush it in the post office in the states after Brother Green gets there or it is delivered to H. S. Eldridge to mail He will mail all my letters on their arival

January 15, 1859 ~ Saturday

15 [FIGURE] I wrote a Letter to J. M. Bernhisel saying that He need not send me the sugar & coffee but send the reeds and indigo I delivered the $186 to John Y Green for the Mill He gave his recept for the same which is in the hands of Thomas W Elebeck He also sent for a Sacrarometer which cost $1 which I did not pay for I attended the Legislature at the close of which I called upon the secretary Mr Hartnet but He was to drunk to do business with so I went home

January 16, 1859 ~ Sunday

16th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. O Pratt continued his lectures upon the evidences of the Book of Mormon He preached one the most convincing interesting sermons I ever heard He Quoted the 49 chapter of Genesis He spoke of the Blessings of Jacob upon the Head of Joseph alsoupon Ephraim & Manasseh and the Blessing of Moses upon Joseph land & the the word of the Lord through Ezekiel concerning the sticks & records of Judah & Joseph becoming one in the Hands of the Lord in the Last days and Ephraim becoming a multitude of Nations in the midst of the Earth which was in America He called strongly upon the Gentiles to open their Eyes throw off the veil & prepare for the Great day of the Lord which was nigh at the door. I opened by prayer {but I could not pray much} I met with my Quorum for prayer Arsa Hinkly prayed. R. T. Burton was mouth. The Eastern Mail came in I spent most of the Afternoon in the Presidents office reading the papers I saw a copy of the Book of Mormon published by James O Wright & Co 377 Broadway New York to sell for speculation