August 23, 1856 ~ Saturday

23rd I am quite unwell I spent the day in the office President Young said
while conversing upon Eternal improvement that He knew by revelation
while in England that there would be an Eternal increase in knowledge
& as we now are God once was & as he now is we shall be if we continue
faithful I told this to Br Lorenzo Snow while conversing with Brother
Wilard Richards upon the things of God it came to me that the Priesthood
is a perfect system of Government. Elder Amasa Lyman spent a
short time with us in the office in conversing upon the things of the kingdom
President Young came into the office a few moments. President
Kimball is about home attending to his business president J. M. Grant
called upon us in the evening had just returned from the north had
brought Br Thomas J Thurstin from webber valley whare he has lain
almost dead with the Rheumatism one leg is almost parished He has
suffered a great deal

August 24, 1856 ~ Sunday

24^th Sunday morning I did not attend meeting through the day I attended
meeting in the prayer circle R in the evening. President Young
spoke upon good Manners good breeding & setting a better example
before the world than they do before us we read the account of
the great Eastern ship which is the greatest ship in the world
Brother Ranay preached in the morning followed by President Young
& Samuel Woolley. Brother David Fulmer preached in the afternoon.
J. M. Grant preached in Centrevill in the morning

August 25, 1856 ~ Monday

25 I set out a large strawbury bed about 90 feet long & 8 feet wide
I set out 6 rows thrugh the length of the bed I spent most of the day in
the office I received of A Carrington a few buds of choice Apples
the strawbury or ^read^ June Eating waldwin, Green winter, 2 lb Apple
& one kind not know I budded them into my apple trees. Broth
Daniel Carter brought us one of his read core Mellon we saved the
seeds in 3 seperated parts the stem, Blossom & middle parts were
each kept separate to try an experiment & planting each severate
& make a report of it.

Presidents Young & Kimball were at home
also Brother Grant I spent most of the day in the office

August 26, 1856 ~ Tuesday

26 Brother Oliphant put in 180 buds of choice fruit into my fruit
trees to day I gave President Young 2 water mellons of my
garden & some plums I called upon him & spent some half an
hour with him I spent most of the day in the office. President
Young went into the City Creek canyon President Young Kimble
was at home also President Grant

August 27, 1856 ~ Wednesday

27^th I spent most of the day in the office in preparing matter for
History Brother Oliphant put in 13 spitzenhorgh Apple buds into one Apple tree
& 8 buds of Almonds into young peach stocks for me President Young
was at home also H. C. Kimball & J. M. Grant attending to their daily duties

August 28, 1856 ~ Thursday

28 I spent most of the day in the attending to the Correspondence. I put into
my peach Nursery 31 buds of Carringtons 1^st & 2nd Early peaches &
25 buds into my peach orchard total 56 buds this makes 400 buds
I have put in this season including Apples, peaches, Apricotts plums &
Almonds. President Young & Kimball spent the day at home during the
evening I walked with President Young & Kimball to see the New Font
for Baptizing in rear the Endowment House now being built it was
[blank] feet long & [blank] feet wide as we came out of the Temple block we saw
the Eastern Mail drive up the earliest arivel we have ever had