February 19, 1859 ~ Saturday

Feb 19

The earth is coverd with snow this morning I spent the day on History
I met with the board of Directord of the D.A. & M.
society we regulated the premium list and appointed the
committies over the various classes

February 20, 1859 ~ Sunday

20^th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Jacob
Gates spokes first & gave a good exertation & was followed by
Elder O Pratt who spoke much to the Edefication of the people
At the close of the Meeting I met with my prayer circle A
Hoagland prayed & J. C. Little was mouth

I called upon President Young a short time TE. T. Benson
C. C. Rich Erastus Snow came in. President Young said
their was a Hand Bill stuck up in the city for a Ball with
Thomas Williams Name to it. I have had a ticket or invi-
tation to go to the Ball and it is rumoured that Col Johns-
on would attend, but if Col Johnson waits for me to make
a Ball and bear the expenses of it & invite him to in in
order to see him He will wait a good while And if Col
Johnson is the man I take him to be I do not think He will
come over to Join these rowdies in their Ball. There is
many of this Church who does not know the diference
between inviteing our Enemies, the Gentiles, ^or^ the wicked to
Join in our feast or dances, or gioing to their parties & being
under their dominion. If we invite a wicked man to
our dance we preside over him. If we go to his party He
presides over us and has an influence over us. If Col
Johnson will stay whare he is and maintain his own Group
I have no objection I mean to stay whare I am and main-
tain my own Ground by the help of the Lord

I met with the Twelve in the circle C. C. Rich prayed & E. T. Ben[son]
was mouth we made some arangments about prepareing for
a Prayer & Fasting meeting of the Twelve Apostles

February 21, 1859 ~ Monday

21^st Feb 1859 The Twelve Apostles met at the Prayer closit
in the Historians office, for Prayer & Fasting. There was
Present O. Hyde O. Pratt W. Woodruff G. A. Smith E. T. Benson
C. C. Rich Lorenzo Snow Erastus Snow & F. D. Richards

O Hyde opened by Prayer & spoke upon our position
and the day in which we live said the gospel had been
beging amoung the Gent[i]les for 30 years & he believed the
time was soon over he believed the time [was] at hand when the
Gentiles would beg for the Gospel

G. A. Smith Prayed in the spirit of the Lord and asked
for all things necessary for the Church & kingdom of God
the salvation of the Presidency, Twelve, our family & all Israel
& the destruction of our Enemies

We then sung Come all ye that love the Lord

O pratt Prayed that the Holy Ghost might be poured out
upon us, that our hearts might be filled with good desire[s]
that we might be taught to pray & what to ask of the Lord
we then sung O our Father thou that dwellest

February 19, 1859 ~ Saturday

Feb 19 The earth is coverd with snow this morning I spent the day on History I met with the board of Directors of the D. A. & M. society we regulated the premium list and appointed the committies over the various classes

February 20, 1859 ~ Sunday

20th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Jacob Gates spoke first & gave a good exertation & was followed by Elder O Pratt who spoke much to the Edefication of the people At the close of the Meeting I met with my prayer circle A Hoagland prayed & J. C. Little was mouth

I called upon President Young a short time E. T. Benson [FIGURE] C. C. Rich Erastus Snow came in. President Young said their was a Hand Bill stuck up in the city for a Ball with Thomas Williams Name to it, I have had a ticket or invitation to go to the Ball and it is rumoured that Col Johnson would attend, but if Col Johnson waits for me to make a Ball and bear the expenses of it & invite him to in order to see him He will wait a good while And if Col Johnson is the man I take him to be I do not think He will come over to Join these Rowdies in their Ball. There is many of this Church who does not know the diference between inviting our Enemies, the Gentiles, or the wicked to Join in our feast or dances, or going to their parties & being under their dominion. If we invite a wicked man to our dance we preside over him. If we go to his party He presides over us and has an influence over us. If Col Johnson will stay whare he is and maintain his own Group I have no objection I mean to stay whare I am and maintain my own Ground by the help of the Lord

I met with the Twelve in the circle C. C. Rich prayed & E. T. Benson was mouth we made some arangments about prepareing for a Prayer & Fasting meeting of the Twelve Apostles

February 21, 1859 ~ Monday

21st Feb 1859 The Twelve Apostles met at the Prayer closit in the Historians office for Prayer & Fasting. There was Present O. Hyde O. Pratt W. Woodruff G. A. Smith E. T. Benson C. C. Rich Lorenzo Snow Erastus Snow & F. D. Richards

O Hyde opened by Prayer & spoke upon our position and the day in which we live said the gospel had been beging among the Gentiles for 30 years & he believed the time was over he believed the time was at hand when the Gentiles would beg for the Gospel

G. A. Smith Prayed in the spirit of the Lord and asked for all things necessary for the Church & kingdom of God the salvation of the Presidency, Twelve, our family & all Israel & the destruction of our Enemies

We then sung come all ye that love the Lord

O pratt Prayed that the Holy Ghost might be poured out upon us, that our hearts might be filled with good desires that we might be taught to pray & what to ask of the Lord we then sung O our Father thou that dwellest