Dec. 12
A cold morning The Legislature of Utah met this morning
Brother Bentley and I drew hiBrother G. A. Smith to
the Legislative Council at the Social Hall on a hand sled
He being still vary lame with his sprained Ancle I
staid in the council untill it was organized & then returned
to the office I spent the day in the office I visited J. L. Smith &
administered to him with Lorenzo Snow
~ Tuesday
13th I spent the day in the office on H Council minutes I called
into President Youngsoffice in the evening did not see him
I spent 2 hours in Historians office, 1 one hour in Judge Smiths
office. The Eastern Mail arived we obtained a few papers but
not Much News
~ Wednesday
14th The sunshine again this morning upon our City which
has been higd for weeks by clouds & fog. I spent the day
in the office I got one letter from Ilus F Carter. I wrote
[FIGURES] to Ilus F Carter I spent the day in the office. I spent the
evening at home
~ Thursday
145th I spent the day in the office examining corresponding
letters. I called upon President Young in the evening the
subject was brought up of cold weather and freezeing
He said He said on the cold Friday in 1814 He choped timber
all day for Browse He froze his feet vary bad He put them
in cold water but He had always been troubled with
the chilsl Blains untill 1835. He was at Sister Browers
in Boston He there went & stood with his bare feet
upon the stone hearth whare there was a fire
and poured viniegar upon heris feet which boiled untill
his feet was almost boiled this cured the Chill Blai-
ns and he never was troubled with it since. We were
informed that a young man froze to death in Cash valley
on Monday
~ Friday
16th I spent the day in the office. In the evening Presidents Young & Wells with many others met in the Historians
office to read & discuss the laws got up by the code
commission at the close of the reading President Young
made some remarks upon govermental affairs He said
their would be an exertion made to take away our charter
or Organic act, the vary next best thing to our becum
ing a state would be for them to take away our charter
then we would know who would govern this Country
it would not be long before we would have an Election
~ Saturday
17th I spent the fore part of the day in the office
Hearing the code read I was quite unwel I spent the afternoon
at home I met with the Quorum of the Twelve in the
evening at the upper room, Historian Office. C C Rich A. Lyman Prayed John Taylor was mouth at the close
of Prayers we met in the Historians office Heard letters
read & discussion
~ Monday
Dec. 12
A cold morning The Legislature of Utah met this morning
Brother Bentley and I drewBrother G. A. Smith to
the Legislative Council at the Social Hall on a hand sled
He being still vary lame with his sprained Ancle I
staid in the council untill it was organized & then returned
to the office I spent the day in the office I visited J. L. Smith &
administered to him with Lorenzo Snow
~ Tuesday
13th I spent the day in the office on H Council minutes I called
into President Youngsoffice in the evening did not see him
I spent 2 hours in Historians office, 1 one hour in Judge Smiths
office. The Eastern Mail arived we obtained a few papers but
not Much News
~ Wednesday
14th The sunshine again this morning upon our City which
has been hid for weeks by clouds & fog. I spent the day
in the office I got one letter from Ilus F Carter. I wrote
FIGURES to Ilus F Carter I spent the day in the office. I spent the
evening at home
~ Thursday
15th I spent the day in the office examining corresponding
letters. I called upon President Young in the evening the
subject was brought up of cold weather and freezeing
He said He said on the cold Friday in 1814 He choped timber
all day for Browse He froze his feet vary bad He put them
in cold water but He had always been troubled with
the chill Blains untill 1835. He was at Sister Browers
in Boston He there went & stood with his bare feet
upon the stone hearth whare there was a fire
and poured vinegar upon his feet which boiled untill
his feet was almost boiled this cured the Chill Blains and he never was troubled with it since. We were
informed that a young man froze to death in Cash valley
on Monday
~ Friday
16th I spent the day in the office. In the evening Presidents
Young & Wells with many others met in the Historians
office to read & discuss the laws got up by the code
commission at the close of the reading President Young
made some remarks upon govermental affairs He said
their would be an exertion made to take away our charter
or Organic act, the vary next best thing to our becum
ing a state would be for them to take away our charter
then we would know who would govern this Country
it would not be long before we would have an Election
~ Saturday
17th I spent the fore part of the day in the office
Hearing the code read I was quite unwel I spent the afternoon
at home I met with the Quorum of the Twelve in the
evening at the upper room, Historian Office.
A. Lyman Prayed John Taylor was mouth at the close
of Prayers we met in the Historians office Heard letters
read & discussion
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," December 12, 1859 - December 17, 1859, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 18, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/nZ6l