& the Book of Mormon is true & this work is of God & yet if any thing is said
that comes contrarary to their selfish dispositions they will manifest the
most stoubern will & will not yield one hair from what their wicked
dispositions dictate. I see it in families one will growl because one
drops a mop at their door or does sumthing that does not please them
they have no disposition to do any thing ownly for their own Gratification
but this is not right you should feel like this what can I do to help
you I am not above helping my neighbor, do you want your shoes blacked
I will black them I am not to good to do it this is the way you should
feel for the Lord will reward you according to your work. their are
many in this Territory who are miserable why because they have not the
spirit of God they do wrong & get into the dark but no person should be
miserable who has received the Holy Gospel they should be happy all the time
day & night many other remarks was made which iare not now brought
to my mind

January 12, 1857 ~ Monday

12^th I spent the day in the Legislature & attended meeting with the seventies
O Hyde W. Woodruff & L. Snow of the Twelve spoke & Joseph Young who
has been sick a long time came out a long ti for the first time &
spoke to the people we were all glad to see him the spirit of the Lord was
with us & we had a good meeting

January 13, 1857 ~ Tuesday

13^th I spent the day in the Legislature & in the evening I met with
with the missionaries in the Historians office we heard the report
of the missionaries & the subject of the spirits was brought up &
discused they have begun to visit the Houses in the 16^th ward as
the spirit rapping while we were in Meeting there was a visita
tion to Mr Jarvis House by some persons who broke the windows in
& broke furniture & set fire to the House but his wife put it out

January 14, 1857 ~ Wednesday

14 I spent the day in the office & Legislature in the evening
Preston Thomas & S M Blair came in & spent a part of the eve[nin]g
the remainder of my time I spent at home with my family

January 15, 1857 ~ Thursday

15 I spent the day in the Legislature it was a snowy day I attend
ed the 14^th ward meeting several spoke F D. Richard & myself both
spoke we had a good meeting

January 16, 1857 ~ Friday

16^th It was a vary severe snow storm it fell 18 inches of snow
I spent the day in the Legislature the session closed for this year
there were many interesting remarks made by President Kimball
& others at the close there is so much snow upon hissome houses their is
danger of their breaking, people are shovelling the snow from their roofs
Bishop Hoaglands roof of a large house broke in to day with the weight
of snow. I shovelled off the snow from my houses

January 17, 1857 ~ Saturday

17^th Snow is about 3 feet deep on a level this morning it is cold
I spent the evening at home

January 18, 1857 ~ Sunday

18^th Sunday I started some messengers for Rush valley to see about our
cattle as they are dying in most parts of the valley & Territory. I then attended
meeting at the Tabernacle. Elder Lorenzo Snow, Daniel Spencer,
D. H. Wells & David Fulmer all spoke to the people & had a good
spirit. Sarah Woodruff was confined & brought forth a son
15 minuts to 2 oclok P.M. this day Mother & child doing well.

I attended the prayer circle in the evening & herd remarks made
by President Young concerning the attack made upon the House of Mr Jarvis

& the Book of Mormon is true & this work is of God & yet if any thing is said that comes contrary to their selfish dispositions they will manifest the most stoubern will & will not yield one hair from what their wicked dispositions dictate. I see it in families one will growl because one drops a mop at their door or does sumthing that does not please them they have no disposition to do any thing ownly for their own Gratification but this is not right you should feel like this what can I do to help you I am not above helping my neighbor, do you want your shoes blacked I will black them I am not to good to do it this is the way you should feel for the Lord will reward you according to your work. their are many in this Territory who are miserable why because they have not the spirit of God they do wrong & get into the dark but no person should be miserable who has received the Holy Gospel they should be happy all the time day & night many other remarks was made whichare not now brought to my mind

January 12, 1857 ~ Monday

12th I spent the day in the Legislature & attended meeting with the seventies O Hyde W. Woodruff & L. Snow of the Twelve spoke & Joseph Young who has been sick a long time came out for the first time & spoke to the people we were all glad to see him the spirit of the Lord was with us & we had a good meeting

January 13, 1857 ~ Tuesday

13th I spent the day in the Legislature & in the evening I met with with the missionaries in the Historians office we heard the report of the missionaries & the subject of the spirits was brought up & discused they have begun to visit the Houses in the 16th ward as the spirit rapping while we were in Meeting there was a visita tion to Mr Jarvis House by some persons who broke the windows in & broke furniture & set fire to the House but his wife put it out

January 14, 1857 ~ Wednesday

14 I spent the day in the office & Legislature in the evening Preston Thomas & S M Blair came in & spent a part of the evening the remainder of my time I spent at home with my family

January 15, 1857 ~ Thursday

15 I spent the day in the Legislature it was a snowy day I attend ed the 14th ward meeting several spoke F D. Richard & myself both spoke we had a good meeting

January 16, 1857 ~ Friday

16th It was a vary severe snow storm it fell 18 inches of snow I spent the day in the Legislature the session closed for this year there were many interesting remarks made by President Kimball & others at the close there is so much snow upon some houses their is danger of their breaking, people are shovelling the snow from their roofs Bishop Hoaglands roof of a large house broke in to day with the weight of snow. I shovelled off the snow from my houses

January 17, 1857 ~ Saturday

17th snow is about 3 feet deep on a level this morning it is cold I spent the evening at home

January 18, 1857 ~ Sunday

18th Sunday I started some messengers for Rush valley to see about our cattle as they are dying in most parts of the valley & Territory. I then attended meeting at the Tabernacle. Elder Lorenzo Snow, Daniel Spencer, D. H. Wells & David Fulmer all spoke to the people & had a good spirit. Sarah Woodruff was confined & brought forth a son 15 minuts to 2 oclok P.M. this day Mother & child doing well.

[FIGURE] I attended the prayer Circle in the evening & herd remarks made by President Young concerning the attack made upon the House of Mr Jarvis